Rafael Ramírez, president of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) said the company made net profit of US$4.2B last year, down from the US$4.5B reached in 2011. PDVSA’s total revenues in 2012 were US$124.5B while in 2011 they totaled US$124.7B. Business magazine America Economia reports Ramirez saying: “We have a difference that I think is not very important, US$200M (…) in a similar environment.”