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Venezuela gives Exxon ultimatum
By Greg Morsbach
BBC News, Caracas
Venezuela has given the world's biggest oil company, ExxonMobil, until the
end of this year to enter a joint venture with the state. Failure to do so will
almost certainly result in Exxon losing its oil field concessions in the
country. Venezuela's socialist government has now signed new agreements with
almost all foreign petroleum companies. After months of pressure from left-
wing leader Hugo Chavez most foreign oil firms working there have caved in.
They have agreed to hand over a controlling stake of their oil interests to the
Venezuelan state. This means that Venezuela now calls the shots in what the
foreign guests can and cannot do. In addition, the companies which have signed
the new contracts - such as Chevron, BP, Shell and Total - will in future be
presented with much higher tax bills by the government.
Foreign unease
But Venezuela says it is only fair that the foreigners are made to pay up as
they have got away lightly in the past. Much of the oil revenue in Venezuela
goes into social projects in shanty towns and poor rural areas. But the US oil
giant, ExxonMobil, is digging in its heels and is so far refusing to agree to
the terms of the new deal. Exxon risks losing Venezuelan operations if it fails
to comply. There is growing unease among foreign energy companies based Latin
America that they may be forced to become junior partners by a string of left
wing governments. In the case of Bolivia and the apparent shift to the left
there following elections on Sunday, it is possible that the new government
will decide to follow Venezuela's example and renegotiate oil and gas contracts
with foreign investors. Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/4544390.stm
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