Ministries of Hydrocarbons and Science and Technology sign cooperation agreement with INTEVEP

Published at: 17/10/2026 08:04 PM

The Ministry of Popular Power of Hydrocarbons, INTEVEP, S.A. (Technological Branch of PDVSA) and the Ministry of People's Power for Science and Technology, signed an institutional cooperation agreement with a validity of five years.

The signing of the agreement was led by the Minister of Hydrocarbons, Paula Henao; together with the Deputy Minister of Petrochemistry and President of INTEVEP, Carlos Canelón and the Minister for Science and Technology Yván Gil, who during the protocol ceremony highlighted the strategic value of this alliance, which will promote key projects in the areas of artificial intelligence, data management, petrochemistry and the environment.

Under the guidance of the President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, this strategic collaboration will put the entire science and technology system at the service of hydrocarbon production.

In this way, research, development and innovation (R+D+i) programs will be comprehensively enhanced in areas essential to industry and related sectors, as well as technological transfer and the protection of sovereign intellectual property.

In this regard, the Minister of Hydrocarbons, stressed that the meeting was very useful, with concrete goals and scope in the short and medium term, so that we can “scale up all those prototypes and advances that we have in terms of research and development for use in our industry”.

For his part, Minister Gil stressed that the meeting seeks to advance a variety of projects that are already under way and that are part of this scientific research and technology agenda in the field of hydrocarbons and energy.

With this agreement, the institutions reaffirm their commitment to working in a coordinated manner to build high-impact technological solutions that directly contribute to sustainable development and to the nation's socio-economic progress.

Mazo News Team