Greasing the wheels

Greasing the wheels

Chavez gets Russian oil investment—and a puppy from Putin
Published Sep 28, 2012 at 8:00 am (Updated Sep 28, 2012)


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(From The Houston Chronicle) CARACAS, Venezuela — Russia agreed to deepen its investments in Venezuela to tap new oilfields, while President Hugo Chavez thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for a personal gift — a puppy.

Venezuelan and Russian officials signed eight agreements to boost cooperation in energy projects Thursday. Igor Sechin, the CEO of Russia's state-controlled Rosneft oil company, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying he also gave Chavez a 3-month-old black terrier puppy as a present from Putin.

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