Venezuela: Oil partners to be chosen next year/ Para 2010 proceso del bloque Carabobo

Venezuela has set a new timetable to select foreign partners for seven areas of its Orinoco Oil Belt after repeated delays. Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez says bidding will take place on Jan. 28. He said in a statement Thursday that Venezuela's state oil company will finalize the terms of the contracts by next month (full information)/ Pdvsa seleccionará en 2010 a los socios con los cuales desarrollará el último proyecto de explotación de hidrocarburos en la faja oriental del Orinoco ( información completa)