PDVSA says six Orinoco projects will start pumping this year
Start pumping: Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez collects a crude oil sample during an August visit to a facility at the oil-rich Orinoco belt in Morichal
Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA said on Wednesday that six new projects in the Orinoco heavy oil belt were expected to start production by the end of the year, setting yet another target for development of a delay-plagued region vital to increased production in the country.
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