ReutersEnter 'petro': Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrency - ReutersReutersPresident Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday Venezuela would launch a cryptocurrency to combat a U.S.-led financial "blockade," although he provided few clues …

ReutersEnter 'petro': Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrencyReutersStill, the announcement highlights how U.S. sanctions this year are hurting Venezuela's ability to move money through international banks. Sources say compliance departme …

ReutersEnter the 'petro': Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrencyReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S.-led financial sanctions, announcing on Sunday the launc …

Markets InsiderVenezuela arrests relative of powerful ex-oil boss Ramirez in graft probeReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has arrested Diego Salazar, a relative of former oil czar Rafael Ramirez, as part of an investigation into a money laundering scand …

ReutersNew Venezuela oil chief vows anti-corruption crusadeReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's new oil czar vowed on Tuesday to root out corruption in state oil company PDVSA in a combative two-minute speech during his inauguration, without offering …

ReutersMaduro taps major general to lead Venezuela's deteriorating oil industryReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday tapped a National Guard major general to lead state oil company PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] and the Oil Ministr …

ReutersMaduro says taps military officer to 'clean up' oil company PDVSAReutersLast week, six executives from U.S.-based Citgo Petroleum Corp (Citgo), a Venezuelan-owned refiner and marketer of oil and petrochemical products, were arrested in Carac …

ReutersAs Venezuela pumps below OPEC target, oil rivals begin filling gapReutersHOUSTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - As Venezuela's dilapidated energy sector struggles to pump enough crude oil to meet the country's OPEC output target, rival producers within t …

UPDATE 2-Pemex makes Mexico's biggest onshore oil find in 15 years -presidentReutersThe company said the discovery is similar in size to the field associated with the Zama well announced in July by Britain's Premier Oil, along with partners, U.S.-b …

NasdaqUPDATE 1-Top Venezuela oil executive Chacin arrested in graft probe -sourcesReutersOrlando Chacin leads PDVSA's CVP subsidiary, which looks after joint ventures with foreign partners, and was the right-hand man of the company's former preside …