Gustavo Baquero is a Venezuelan engineer, professor and oil industry executive.[1] S&P said he would be named by Juan Guaidó's administration to be president of PDVSA (Venezuela's state-run petroleum company).[1]

Raised in Caracas in a family of doctors,[2] Baquero did undergraduate studies at Venezuela's Andres Bello Catholic University (UCAB) and graduate studies at Harvard University.[1] He has taught petroleum economics at UCAB and business management of hydrocarbons at IESA in Caracas.[1] He was described by Americas Quarterly as an oil expert who would someday help rebuild Venezuela.[2] Together with Leopoldo López, he wrote Venezuela Energética.[2]

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  • Leopoldo López, Gustavo Baquero (2017). VENEZUELA ENERGÉTICA: Propuesta para el bienestar y progreso de los venezolanos (La Hoja del Norte) (in Spanish). Cyngular Asesoría 357, C.A. / Editorial Dahbar. ISBN 978-9804250163.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Venezuela's Guaido to appoint oil industry veteran Baquero as PDVSA president: sources". S&P Global, Platts. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Lenton, Christopher. "10 People Who Will (One Day) Rebuild Venezuela: The Oil Expert". Retrieved 5 February 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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