President Hugo Chavez announced the sinking on Twitter, saying: "To my sorrow, I inform you that the Aban Pearl gas platform sank moments ago. The good news is that 95 workers are safe." ...

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The explosion that tore through Venezuela's biggest oil refinery, killing at least 24 people, is the Opec nation's worst industrial accident in recent memory.

Also in 2010, a natural gas exploration rig, the Aban Pearl, sank in the Caribbean. All 95 workers were rescued safely. Recommended ...

Because many of PDVSA’s blunders go unreported, and many of the mismanagement incidents (such as the sinking of the natural gas exploration rig “ Aban Pearl ”) cannot be quantified in terms ...

The Aban Pearl rig, owned by Chennai, India-based Aban Offshore Ltd, sank on May 13 because of a faulty floatation system, without causing injuries or fatalities.

Chennai-based Aban Offshore Ltd lost an entire rig, Aban Pearl, in 2010 as it sank off the coast of Venezuela following an accident. The local company had to write off the entire investment and is ...

Although Mr. Chavez has remained untarnished – his loyalists see him as innocent of the clientelism around him – he faced a particularly embarrassing incident in 2010 when the Aban Pearl ...

Although Mr Chávez has remained untarnished – his loyalists see him as innocent of the clientelism around him – he faced a particularly embarrassing incident in 2010 when the Aban Pearl ...

PDVSA blamed thieves who it accused of sabotaging facilities to steal equipment The Aban Pearl, a natural gas exploration rig, sank in the Caribbean sea. All 95 workers were rescued safely.

The death toll from an explosion at Venezuela's biggest oil refinery on Saturday has risen to 39, with dozens more wounded and operations halted at the facility.