#TeExplicamos
La Asamblea Nacional aprobó en segunda discusión este 29 de enero la reforma parcial de la Ley Orgánica de Hidrocarburos

TL;DR
- The reform allows private companies to participate in oil exploration, extraction, and commercialization under state supervision.
- It reintroduces concepts from before the 1976 nationalization of the oil industry.
- Joint ventures (empresas mixtas) will have a maximum duration of 25 years, extendable for another 15.
- Minority shareholders in joint ventures will have greater operational and commercialization freedom.
- Productive Participation Contracts (CPPs) are formalized, allowing private operators to manage integral activities at their own cost and risk.
- A new extraction tax is introduced, equivalent to one-third of the value of all liquid hydrocarbons extracted.
- The state's royalty share remains at 30%, with provisions for adjustments in non-profitable scenarios.
- The reform aims to reverse the decline in oil production experienced since the 2006 law.