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Venezuela investment developments and workforce opportunities.
Explore announced projects and business developments, understand their potential workforce needs, and scope the team behind your own Venezuela plans.
Each record separates what the source confirms from workforce needs we infer; an announcement is not a tender, a client relationship or money already spent, and figures from different records are not comparable or additive.
Last reviewed: 8 September 2026.
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Energy & oilfield services
Chevron — Expanded Venezuela joint-venture position
- Announced:
- 2 September 2026
- Stage:
- Agreement signed / planned investment
Confirmed development
- Chevron announced an expanded position in Venezuela, including additional acreage.
- The announcement refers to joint-venture plans of more than USD 7 billion over five years.
- This is an announced investment plan, not spending that has taken place.
Potentially relevant workstreams, SIVEN analysis
- Field and maintenance services
- HSE and supervision
- Materials and contract administration
Potential workforce implications, SIVEN analysis
- Service contractors supporting operators of this size typically recruit field, maintenance and supervision crews.
- Contract administration, HSE and materials roles usually scale with activity.
Workforce question for a contractor
Which work packages, crew assumptions and local support roles belong in the bid before any award or mobilization is assumed?
Energy & oilfield services workforce support
Recommended starting point: Venezuela Bid Workforce Brief.
Engineering & infrastructure
GE Vernova — Power restoration agreements with PDVSA and Corpoelec
- Announced:
- 2 September 2026
- Stage:
- Agreements announced
Confirmed development
- Agreements with PDVSA and Corpoelec covering power restoration work were reported.
- No financial amount was disclosed.
Potentially relevant workstreams, SIVEN analysis
- Electrical engineering
- Protection and controls
- Commissioning and site supervision
Potential workforce implications, SIVEN analysis
- Power restoration work generally draws on electrical, protection and controls engineering.
- Commissioning, start-up and site supervision capabilities are commonly required by the suppliers involved.
Workforce question for a contractor
Which engineering and commissioning capabilities must be sourced locally, and which responsibilities remain with the equipment or project contractor?
Engineering, power & infrastructure workforce support
Recommended starting point: Venezuela Mobilization Workforce Plan.
Technology & telecommunications
SLB — Digital enablement memorandum of understanding with PDVSA
- Announced:
- 10 June 2026
- Stage:
- Framework agreement (not an implementation award)
Confirmed development
- An MoU covering digital enablement, predictive models, AI workflows and workforce development was announced.
- The announcement describes a framework, not an awarded implementation contract.
Potentially relevant workstreams, SIVEN analysis
- Data and integration
- AI workflow delivery
- Training and workforce development
Potential workforce implications, SIVEN analysis
- Programmes of this type usually need data engineering, integration and analytics capability.
- Training and workforce-development delivery roles may be required locally.
Workforce question for a contractor
Which implementation roles would be required if the framework advances into an awarded programme, and what evidence would confirm that stage?
Technology, AI & telecommunications workforce support
Recommended starting point: Venezuela Bid Workforce Brief.
Technology & telecommunications
Digitel, Soutec and Genesys — Collaboration on AI customer-experience capability
- Announced:
- 21 November 2025
- Stage:
- Collaboration agreement
Confirmed development
- A collaboration agreement on AI-driven customer experience was announced.
- No budget was disclosed.
- This agreement predates 2026 and is not new foreign capital.
Potentially relevant workstreams, SIVEN analysis
- Platform integration
- Contact-centre technology
- Training and local operations support
Potential workforce implications, SIVEN analysis
- Customer-experience platform work typically needs integration engineers and contact-centre technology specialists.
- Local support, training and operations roles are commonly involved.
Workforce question for a contractor
What delivery scope, user volumes and local support responsibilities would need confirmation before converting the collaboration into a workforce plan?
Technology, AI & telecommunications workforce support
Recommended starting point: Your First Venezuela Team.
Technology & telecommunications
Movistar (Telefónica) — Announced network investment plan for 2025–2026
- Announced:
- 3 February 2025
- Stage:
- Announced investment plan
Confirmed development
- An investment of USD 500 million across 2025 and 2026 was announced.
- How much of that plan has been executed is not verified here.
Potentially relevant workstreams, SIVEN analysis
- Field deployment
- Network operations
- Procurement, logistics and vendor coordination
Potential workforce implications, SIVEN analysis
- Network programmes normally require field deployment, network operations and site coordination roles.
- Procurement, logistics and vendor-management support is often needed alongside them.
Workforce question for a contractor
Which deployment regions, work packages and programme dates are confirmed, rather than inferred from the announced investment envelope?
Technology, AI & telecommunications workforce support
Recommended starting point: Venezuela Bid Workforce Brief.
Industrial equipment & maintenance
Gold Reserve and Augusta Capital — Earn-in agreement covering Venezuelan mining assets
- Announced:
- 14 May 2026
- Stage:
- Conditional development agreement (binding term sheet)
Confirmed development
- A binding term sheet was signed for a USD 200 million milestone-based earn-in.
- The announcement states discussions with the government were ongoing.
- This is a conditional agreement; mine construction is not described as underway.
Potentially relevant workstreams, SIVEN analysis
- Engineering studies
- HSE and early works
- Field service, parts and maintenance
Potential workforce implications, SIVEN analysis
- Equipment suppliers serving mining projects generally need local field service, parts and maintenance teams.
- Study and early-works phases typically need engineering, HSE and administrative support.
Workforce question for a contractor
Which conditions must be met before early works begin, and which workforce quantities belong only in a planning scenario today?
Industrial equipment & maintenance workforce support
Recommended starting point: Venezuela Bid Workforce Brief.
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