Venezuelan state oil monopoly PdVSA recorded revenue of $124.8B in 2011,
up 31% from previous year, company reports in audited full-year results.
Profit
rose by 43% to $4.5B as country benefited from record high oil prices last
year, company says. Extra income also allowed PdVSA to ramp up significantly
spending on social programs spearheaded by President Hugo Chavez, who is
seeking reelection in October.