Hugo Chavez

Two sources said the offer was part of a larger package put to Rosneft as PDVSA seeks to raise money for major debts with providers and bond payments.

At Chavez's birthplace, Maduro swears to win Venezuela vote

Venezuelan acting President Nicolas Maduro made a pilgrimage to late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's birthplace on Tuesday and pledged to win the April 14 election in his honor.

After Chavez, Latin America's ideological battle may ease

Hugo Chavez's exit from the world stage may take the sting out of an ideological battle that has enveloped Latin America since a new batch of leftists started taking power about 15 years ago to challenge US "imperialism".

In slum of Chavez's political birth, tomb, baseball diamond

Slum dweller Juan Carlos Villamizar bid farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday, crediting the late Venezuelan leader with saving his life in the same poor district where Chavez saw the birth of his own political rise.

Champagne, relief as Chavez's detractors yearn for new era

As throngs of mourners pay homage to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, his opponents are praying his self-declared socialist revolution will die with him, and some are even breaking out the champagne.

More investments may increase oil production: Platts

Robert Perkins, Senior News Correspondent, Platts gives us his analysis on what the impact of Hugo Chavez's death will be on the Venezuelan oil industry as well as the global oil markets.

Iran declares day of mourning for anti-US ally Chavez

Iran declared a day of national mourning on Wednesday after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who shared the Islamic Republic's loathing for US "imperialism".

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies of cancer

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after his battle with cancer, ending the socialist leader's extraordinary 14-year rule of the OPEC nation.

Public funeral for Venezuela's Chavez to be held on Friday

The corpse of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will lie in state through Friday when a public funeral will be held with invited guests from across Latin America, foreign minister Elias Jaua said late on Tuesday.

Hugo Chavez: Socialist showman who transformed Venezuela

Chavez died in hospital on Tuesday, finally succumbing to the cancer after four operations in Cuba. His death ended 14 years of charismatic, volatile rule that turned him into a major world figure.

Obama faces skeptical leaders at Americas summit

Three years after being feted by star-struck Latin American leaders, U.S. President Barack Obama faces skepticism and disappointment at this week's Summit of the Americas for failing to meet promises of a new era in relations with the region.

Venezuelan gold mines to be nationalised: Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is all set to nationalize the country's gold industry, moving its international reserves out of western countries.

Chavez wants higher OPEC quota for Venezuela

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez urged the OPEC producer group on Friday to raise its quota for the South American nation given its vast reserves in the Orinoco heavy crude belt.

Shakira gives Venezuela's Chavez signed, red guitar

Colombian pop star Shakira has given Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez an autographed electric guitar that is painted red, the color of the leader's socialist political movement.

Crude may go past $120 on Middle East tension: Barclays Cap

Amrita Sen of Barclays Capital, in an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Udayan Mukherjee and Sonia Shenoy, spoke about the rumblings in the crude market.

Will Libyan crisis end in war or peace?

A ray of hope has emerged that maybe some resolution could be found to the Libyan crisis. Katerina Dalacoura, Lecturer at the London School of Economics, in an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Menaka Doshi, gave her view on how this situation is going to develop over the course of the next few days.

Libya crisis: Is peace in the offing?

There is a ray of hope that the Libyan crisis may be resolved soon. This after Libyan president Gaddafi, and the Arab league president agreed on a peace plan put forward by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

Chavez says no plans to takeover Spanish bank unit

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday he had no plans to nationalize the local unit of Spanish bank BBVA because a senior company official had apologized for his comments during a testy exchange.