Petróleos Nacionales de Venezuela
- Country: Venezuela
- Type: Commercial
- Website: www.pdvsa.com
- Update: 05-01
Petróleos de Venezuela (Petróleos de Venezuela), the world's leading oil refining company, is an influential player in the world's petroleum sector and a multinational energy conglomerate, established on August 30, 1975, which is the largest state-owned company in the world. As the largest state-owned enterprise, Petróleos de Venezuela operates in the exploration, development, refining, transportation and distribution of hydrocarbons, as well as in the oleo emulsification, chemical, petrochemical and coal industries.