Venezuela crude output back up to 2 mln bpd - PDVSA's Rodriguez
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CARACAS (AFX) - Daily crude production has risen to 2 mln barrels and the government has regained control of the country's main oil installations, said Ali Rodriguez, president of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA.
New managers, supervisors and workers are now in place to run the sites, daily El Nacional quoted him as saying on its website.
President Hugo Chavez said Friday that production would be ramped up to 2 mln bpd within a month.
Venezuelan oil output, normally around 2.8 mln bpd, has been brought close to standstill in recent weeks by a long-running strike.
Strike organisers have consistently estimated daily production levels at far below the figures the government has claimed.