Venezuelan Embassy - Newsletter No.22

PDVSA sends first RFG blendstock to US (9th June)
CANTV granted $109 mln for ADR dividend (9th June)
Venezuelan referendum set for August 15 (9th June)
Venalum smelter aluminum output in May 37,305 tons (8th June)
Hecla to finance small-scale mining (8th June)
Venezuela offers buyback of 6-month dollar notes (7th June)
President Hugo Chávez agrees to respect recall vote (4th June)
Edelca starts up Caruachi, Guri turbines (3th June)
Enagas to call for bids on 5 gas fields by year-end (28th May)
ChevTex sees great opportunity for US LNG market (28th May)
US$959 million to be invested in thermal electricity (26th May)
Citgo receives safety awards (26th May)
Rusal to invest US$480mn in alumina plant (26th May)
Foreign credit card spending reaches US$31.8mn (26th May)
Yacambu-Quibor dam update (25th May)
Mercantil targets funds to up corporate sector (24th May)
Foreign investments grow 72.38% (22nd May)
Statoil to invest $100M in Venezuelan gas block (21st May)
CAF to finance projects for US$600 million (21st May)
Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela move closer to cross-border gas agreement (20th May)
Total eyes new $6Bn heavy crude project in Venezuela (19th May)
Venezuela's GDP jumps 29.8 pct in 1st qtr (18th May)
PDVSA reports revenue of US$46 billion in 2003 (18th May)
Ambassador: China to invest US$300mn in Venezuela(18th May)
Argentina receives first shipment of Venezuelan fuel oil (14th May)
ConocoPhillips to drill Venezuela field this year (13th May)
Hecla Gold will develop Mina Isidora in Venezuela (10th May)
Venezuela buys back $257 million of domestic debt (7th May)
Minfra to spend US$2bn on transit (7th May)
Global Payment Technologies appoints distributor for Venezuela (7th May)
Vhicoa pumps US$22mn into Deltana shipyard (6th May)
Washington Group extends coal contract (6th May)
First phase of Venezuela's US$470 million natural pipeline inaugurated (3th May)
Unido proposes tech revamp for CVG (3th May)

Venezuelan director won Mahler Conducting Competition

Piano Llanero at the Bolívar Hall

Venezuelan Llanos among the 10 best holidays days in the world