Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks during a ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks during a ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas February 10, 2010. Venezuela was to award the largest oil investment of President Hugo Chavez's 11-year rule on Wednesday, drawing tens of billions of dollars of much-needed foreign finance to the Orinoco Belt just three years after the leftist leader nationalized operations there. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS)