Rafael Ramirez
Rafael Ramirez
biggest country exploiting framework legal petroleum reserves respect understand
understand that there is a legal framework that has to be respected, and that if they want to be exploiting petroleum in a country with one of the biggest reserves on the planet, they have to respect our laws.
agreed believe mistake total
Of the 32 (companies), we have agreed with 30. We believe this was a mistake on the part of Total and Eni.
barrels possible shortest time
We're working to put those barrels in place in the shortest time possible
growth harvard mexico
We need growth and money, not revolutionary ideology. Calderon is very Harvard and that's good. We want a Mexico of the 21st century.
relations strategic
bastion for forging relations with new strategic partners.
evaluate good
We will evaluate if it's a good opportunity.
barrels building million
Everyone is building inventories, Japan, the U.S., and that is very dangerous. There is an oversupply of one million barrels a day.
price stay structural
We have said that this is a structural issue, not a short-term factor, and the price is going to stay the same,
defend prepared ready stand
We are prepared to do that, and we stand ready to defend our rights,
barrels clear market million possible step
We are removing two million barrels a day from the market and we will make it clear that this is the first step to another possible reduction,
cash class handing majority power shares
We are not handing out cash in any of these deals. The state's shares are class A, the majority and with a different power of decision-making.
contract contracts supply
Any contract (of sale) will have long-term supply contracts for Venezuelan oil.
adjusting allow companies country itself resist
This country does not allow itself to be blackmailed. These two multinational companies resist adjusting to our law. Our sovereignty isn't under negotiation.
cut ready
OPEC should be ready to cut at this meeting.