| 21. | The venture, which Petroleos de Venezuela announced on Wednesday, will produce 170, 000 barrels a day of extra heavy crude, PDVSA said.
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| 22. | Oil in the reservoir is in the " extra heavy " range, with API gravity ranging from 6 to 10.5, and averaging 8.0.
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| 23. | The projects are expected to produce and upgrade 665, 000 barrels a day of heavy and extra heavy crude by 2006, PDVSA said.
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| 24. | Conoco also has begun construction on a project in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt to produce 120, 000 barrels a day of extra heavy crude oil.
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| 25. | While the reserves are overwhelmingly extra heavy crude, pockets of lighter tight oil, as well as natural gas, are also found in the basin.
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| 26. | The customer had asked for ammunition with extra heavy lead bullets, and had asked if the rounds would fit in his Italian Winchester rifles.
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| 27. | In the Orinoco belt, the government has approved six joint ventures with foreign firms, worth $ 17 billion, to tap extra heavy crude reserves.
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| 28. | The project is expected to produce 189, 000 barrels a day of extra heavy crude from the Hamaca area of Venezuela's oil-rich Orinoco Belt.
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| 29. | A major field was discovered in 1973 but contains extra heavy crude, which due to special refining needs is considered unviable at this time.
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| 30. | The venture, which had been expected, will build production in two phases to 160, 000 barrels a day of extra heavy crude, PDVSA said.
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