Pedro Tellechea Explained

Pedro Tellechea
Birth Date:5 November 1975
Birth Place:Caracas, Venezuela
Alma Mater:Military Academy of Venezuela
Universidad Santa María
Military Academy of the Bolivarian Navy
Predecessor:Tareck El Aissami
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Allegiance:Venezuela
Office:Minister of Popular Power for Petroleum
Term Start:20 March 2023
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Data1:President of Petroquímica de Venezuela (17 September 2020 – 31 August 2023)
President of Petróleos de Venezuela (since 8 January 2023)

Pedro Rafael Tellechea Ruiz (born 5 November 1975) is a Venezuelan military officer, politician, and mechanical engineer, who holds high government positions as Minister of Popular Power for Petroleum and President of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). In addition, from 2020 until 2023, he held the presidency of Petroquímica de Venezuela.[1] [2] [3] [4]

He also served as General Manager of the Mixed Company Metanol de Oriente, Metor S.A.; and President of the Venezuelan Aluminum Industry (CVG Venalum).[5] [6]

Biography

He was born in the capital city of Caracas, son of José Rafael Tellechea Oranoz. He graduated in 1992 as a high school student from the Monseñor Jáuregui Military High School, located in La Grita (estado Táchira). In 1993, he enlisted in the Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army (AMEB), where he graduated in 1998 with a degree in military science and arts in the promotion of Cnel. Vicente Campo Elías. Later, after several years, he achieved the rank of colonel in the Bolivarian Army of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB).[7] [8]

Tellechea studied a specialization in public finance at the Universidad Santa María (2002–2004) and a master's degree in naval operations in the postgraduate program of the Bolivarian Navy Military Academy (2005–2007). He was sent to Buenos Aires to obtain a degree in mechanical engineering with a specialization in armament at the Higher Technical School of the Argentine Army (currently General Division Nicolás Manuel Savio Army Engineering Faculty) (2008-2013). He worked for a while in the Venezuelan Anonymous Company of Military Industries (CAVIM).[9] [10] [11]

Civil and political career

Tellechea has held various positions in the public administration, initially in Emsoven, and later in the general management of the Mixed Company Metanol de Oriente, Metor S.A.; and the presidencies of the Venezuelan Aluminum Industry (CVG Venalum), Petroquímica de Venezuela (Pequiven) and later Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Among his actions, he appointed new management to the subsidiary company Monómeros Colombo Venezolanos S.A., based in Barranquilla, Colombia.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

On January 6, 2023, he was appointed president of PDVSA, replacing Asdrúbal Chávez, according to Official Gazette No. 42.542, and initiated a general audit. On March 21, 2023, he was appointed by the government of Nicolás Maduro as the new Minister of the Ministry of Popular Power for Petroleum, 22 a position held by politician and criminologist Tareck El Aissami, who resigned via Twitter on the same day following accusations of "corruption and money laundering" by his workgroup. Tellechea stated that the goal for the Venezuelan petroleum industry in 2024 is to produce 1,759,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). On August 31, 2023, he left the presidency of Pequiven, which was replaced by Ninoska La Concha.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-22 . Huella digital - Pedro Tellechea, el "hermano de vida" de El Aissami que pasa a ocupar su puesto . 2023-03-30 . Runrun.
  2. Web site: 2023-01-08 . DESIGNADO EL CNEL. PEDRO TELLECHEA COMO PRESIDENTE DE PDVSA . 2023-03-30 . PDVSA.
  3. Web site: 2019-08-27 . Pedro Tellechea recibe presidencia de Pequiven . 2023-03-30 . Pequiven.
  4. Web site: 2023-01-07 . ¿Pdvsa pasa a manos más capaces?: Conoce el perfil de Pedro Rafael Tellechea . 2023-03-30 . El Nacional.
  5. Web site: 2020-09-19 . Pedro Tellechea deja presidencia de Venalum con un cúmulo de promesas operativas sin cumplir . 2023-03-30 . Correo del Caroní.
  6. Web site: 2023-01-07 . Ninoska La Concha nueva presidenta de PEQUIVEN . 2023-03-30 . El Nacional.
  7. Web site: 2023-03-22 . PERFIL - Tellechea, el coronel que preside Pdvsa y fue nombrado ministro de Petróleo . 2023-03-30 . Poderopedia.
  8. Web site: 2021-03-22 . Promoción 1998 . JuanGomez.
  9. Web site: 2023-03-22 . Conoce quién es el nuevo ministro de Petróleo Pedro Tellechea . La Verdad de Monagas.
  10. Web site: 2023-03-22 . Pedro Rafael Tellechea el nuevo hombre más poderoso de la industria petrolera venezolana . Bloomberglinea.
  11. Web site: 2023-03-22 . Pedro Rafael Tellechea Ruiz . Linkedin.
  12. Web site: 2020-12-15 . Gaceta Oficial N°42.029, Decreto N° 4.389, mediante el cual se nombra a la Junta Directiva de la Empresa Petroquímica de Venezuela, S.A. (PEQUIVEN). . 2023-09-13 . . pdf . Decreto N° 4389 se nombra presidente de la junta directiva Pedro Tellechea Ruiz.
  13. Web site: 2023-02-14 . Gaceta Oficial N° 42570, Decreto N° 4.781, mediante el cual se nombra a la Junta Directiva de la Empresa Petroquímica de Venezuela, S.A. (PEQUIVEN), la cual queda conformada por las ciudadanas y ciudadanos que en él se indican . 2023-05-09 . . pdf . Decreto N° 4.781 presidente de la junta directiva Pedro Tellechea Ruiz C.I. 13.762.922.
  14. Web site: 2023-01-07 . ¿Quién es Pedro Tellechea? . 2023-03-30 . Banca y Negocios.
  15. Web site: 2023-01-07 . Maduro nombra a Pedro Tellechea nuevo presidente de la estatal PDVSA . 2023-03-30 . El Periódico de la Energía.
  16. Web site: 2023-01-06 . ¿Quién es Pedro Rafael Tellechea, el nuevo presidente de PDVSA designado por el régimen? . 2023-03-30 . El Diario.
  17. Web site: 2022-09-20 . Pedro Tellechea llegó a Monomeros para tomar el control de la empresa . 2023-03-30 . Primicia.
  18. Web site: 2023-01-05 . Gaceta Oficial N° 42.542, Decreto N° 4.764, mediante el cual se nombra al ciudadano Pedro Rafael Tellechea Ruiz, como Presidente de la Empresa Estatal Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA); y de su Junta Directiva. . 2023-05-01 . . pdf . Decreto N° 4.764.
  19. Web site: 2023-01-06 . Maduro destituye a Asdrúbal Chávez y designa a Pedro Tellechea como nuevo presidente de PDVSA . Finanzas Digital.
  20. Web site: 2023-01-07 . Perfil, ¿Quién es Pedro Rafael Tellechea, el nuevo presidente de PDVSA? . Banca y Negocios.
  21. Web site: 2023-01-09 . Maduro reestructura a PDVSA con la designación de nueva junta directiva . Banca y Negocios.
  22. Web site: 2023-03-21 . Gaceta Oficial extraordinaria N° 6740, Decreto N° 4789 mediante el cual se nombra al ciudadano Pedro Rafael Tellechea Ruiz, como ministro de Petróleo . 2023-05-04 . . pdf . Decreto N°4789.
  23. Web site: 2023-03-21 . Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro acepta la renuncia de Tareck El Aissami . 2023-03-31 . DW.
  24. Web site: 2023-03-22 . ¿Quién es Pedro Tellechea, el nuevo ministro de Petróleo de Venezuela? . 2023-03-30 . CNN en Español.
  25. Web site: 2023-03-22 . Pedro Tellechea ahora tiene tres cargos petroleros: superó al "zar" Rafael Ramírez . 2023-03-30 . TalCual.
  26. Web site: 2023-03-22 . ¿Quién es Pedro Rafael Tellechea Ruiz, nuevo presidente de Pdvsa? . 2023-03-30 . Mundour.
  27. Web site: 2023-07-21 . Pedro Tellechea: Meta de producción de crudo de PDVSA para 2024 es de 1.759.000 bpd . Banca y Negocios .
  28. Web site: 2023-08-31 . Designan a Ninoska La Concha como nueva presidenta de Pequiven . 2023-08-31 . Globovisión.

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