The president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, indicated that the reform of the Organic Hydrocarbons Law must be adapted to the needs and expectations of Venezuelans.
“What I am trying to point out is that we cannot believe that the laws of the Republic are a type of the 10 commandments, that they are a type of religious mandates that cannot be adapted to the needs of the people, of society, of culture, of the economy, of politics and of current events as well. It is exactly the opposite.”
He stated that people should not worship the laws, but rather that “the laws have to be at the service of the people, so that they work for the people, so that they can advance according to a certain condition or current situation.”
He highlighted that in the first article of the reformed Hydrocarbons Law, the entire range that includes this energy resource will be expanded.
“The Hydrocarbons Law, in its first article, broadens the scope to all products, not only oil and fuels, but all products derived from this oil.”
For his part, the president of the Permanent Hydrocarbons Commission of the AN, Orlando Camacho, pointed out that more than 80 proposals have already been reviewed. He explained that the proposals are being reviewed within the commission and subcommittee and “were collected via mail and physically through public consultations carried out towards the reform of the Hydrocarbons Law.”
The main objectives of the law reform are to boost the Venezuelan oil industry and increase national and international investments for the development of the country.
