Ukrainian companies to develop Venezuelan fields/ Chávez firma acuerdos con el presidente de Ucrania en materia energética y aeronáutica

On 18 October Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych met with his Venezuelen counterpart Hugo Chavez to discuss energy co-operation. The two leaders signed an agreement opening Venezuelan oil and gas fields for development by Ukraine’s state-owned energy companies, and confirmed Kiev would act as transit route for Venezuelan oil shipped to Belarus. “President Hugo Chavez and I have agreed that Ukraine will start oil and gas extraction in Venezuela,” Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said at a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart in Kiev ( more...)/ El presidente Hugo Chávez y yo hemos convenido que Ucrania va a extraer petróleo y gas en territorio venezolano, declaró Yanukovich durante una rueda de prensa con su invitado.Ambos mandatarios abordaron además el tema del transporte de petróleo venezolano a través de Ucrania hacia Bielorrusia, su vecina, que comenzó en mayo (más...)