Venezuela’s Boscan Oilfield Shut by Protest, Universal Reports

(Bloomberg) — Venezuela’s Boscan oilfield, which typically produces 108,000 barrels a day, suspended operations yesterday after a worker protest, El Universal reported.

About 200 oil workers blocked the road to the field, preventing about 750 workers from reaching their posts, the newspaper said, citing Rafael Ramirez, a member of the oil workers’ union.


The field is run by a joint venture called Petroboscan, which is 60 percent owned by Petroleos de Venezuela SA and 39.2 percent by San Ramon, California-based Chevron Corp. Venezuelan oilfield service company Inelectra Saca holds the remainder, according to the Petroleos de Venezuela Web site.