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By Mariela Nava and Marianna Parraga CARACAS, June 29 (Reuters) - An explosion at a rig operated by state-run oil company PDVSA in Venezuela's Los Llanos central region left at least 17 workers ...

An explosion at a PDVSA-operated oil rig in Apure state, Venezuela, resulted in eight workers being injured. The injured ...

Three sources said on Monday that an explosion occurred late Sunday at a rig operated by the state-owned?oil 'company PDVSA, in ...

The wounded were taken to neighboring Colombia for medical treatment as the cause of the blast remains unclear.

An explosion at a PDVSA oil rig in Venezuela's Los Llanos left 17 workers injured, two critically. The incident highlights ...

Caracas, June 30 (SANA) At least 17 workers, including two who were seriously injured, were hurt in an explosion at an oil drilling rig operated by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA in the Los ...

An explosion on a PDVSA-operated drilling rig in Venezuela's Apure state has injured 17 workers, two of whom later died from their injuries, according to sources. The cause of the incident remains ...

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An explosion ripped through a Petrobras rig off Brazil Wednesday, killing three people, injuring 10 and leaving six others missing in a new blow to the embattled state oil giant. The oil workers’ ...

CARACAS, June 29 (Reuters) - An explosion at a rig operated by state-run oil company PDVSA in Venezuela's Apure state left at least eight workers injured late on Sunday, sources said on Monday. The ...