<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters) - An earthquake of 4.6 magnitude shook oil-rich northwestern Venezuela on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said.</p><p>The quake occurred at 1525 local time (1955 GMT) southwest of the ...

<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's oil workers will be suspected of conspiring against President Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution if they do not join socialist workplace groups in the OPEC nation, the oil minister said on Tuesday.</p><p>Ramirez, who ...

<div><p>Venezuela's state oil company reported Sunday that it reaped a 50 percent increase in earnings in 2008 over the previous year due mainly to high oil prices.</p><p>In its annual report, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) said it ...

<div><p>Venezuela is poised to begin building the first joint Venezuelan-Chinese oil drilling platform in June, according to Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez.</p><p>"The oil drilling platform is at a very advanced stage in the (western) Orinoco Belt," Ramirez told ...