Venezuela: military takes control of oil
Maduro appointed PDVSA President Pedro Tellechea, a colonel, as oil minister. Only Rafael Ramírez, exiled to Italy on corruption charges, had held the two positions with Chávez
Tellechea is starring in a meteoric rise never before seen in chavismo. Only a couple of years ago, the colonel had taken over the management of the Methanol Joint Venture, then moved on to the Venezuelan aluminum industry, which unions say he helped bankrupt.