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Other Charitable projects include the building of a sports area for 15,000 families in [[Caucaguita]] and the participation in the Loyola-Tauca project for the protection of the cultures and traditions of the indigenous people of [[Puerto Ordaz]]. |
Other Charitable projects include the building of a sports area for 15,000 families in [[Caucaguita]] and the participation in the Loyola-Tauca project for the protection of the cultures and traditions of the indigenous people of [[Puerto Ordaz]]. |
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==Venezuela== |
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==Corruption claims and legal activity== |
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Sidor Planta A - Puerto Ordaz, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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On September 13, 2012, Derwick Associates Corp. and its co-founders, Leopoldo Betancourt López and Pedro Trebbau López, filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, charging that it had suffered severe damage to its reputation as a result of actions by the Caracas-based bank [[Banco Venezolano de Crédito|Venezolano de Credito SA Banco Universal]], by the bank's president and chairman, Oscar García Mendoza, and by Rafael Alfonzo Hernandez, a member of the bank's board. Other named defendants include Cesar Briceño Lopez, Venecredit Securities Inc., Oscar Jose Garcia-Nevett, Joel Alejandro Cloralt Flores, and The Z Company.com, Inc. The suit, according to one account, “alleged defamation of Derwick, Betancourt and Trebbau; tortious interference with contract and with business relationships; deceptive and unfair trade practices; and civil conspiracy. The company is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions as well as monetary damages.”<ref name=Law/> |
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La Raisa I – Estado Miranda, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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The damages specified in the lawsuit were $300 million.<ref name=Analitica>{{cite web |url=http://www.analitica.com/va/economia/opinion/3752001.asp |title=Derwick Associates demanda a Banco Venezolano de Crédito y a Oscar García Mendoza |author= |date= |publisher= analitica.com|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> The premise of the lawsuit is that García Mendoza and Alfonzo Hernandez are connected with www.wikianticorrupcion.org.<ref name=ElMundo>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/demandan-al-banco-venezolano-de-credito-y-a-su-pre.aspx |title=Demandan al Banco Venezolano de Crédito y a su presidente |author= |date= |publisher= El Mundo |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> Betancourt López said: “This legal action is not against freedom of expression, but against the practice of anonymous defamation. We have been the object of a campaign based on absolutely false charges.”<ref name=Analitica/> García Mendoza denied that he, the bank, or Alfonzo Hernandez had done any of the things they were charged with.<ref name=ElMundoDos>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/oscar-garcia-mendoza---tomaremos-las-acciones-que-.aspx |title=Oscar García Mendoza: “Tomaremos las acciones que sean necesarias” |author= |date= |publisher= El Mundo |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name=ElMundoTres>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/perfil---el-banquero-que-no--negocia-con-la-revolu.aspx |title=PERFIL: El banquero que no negocia con la revolución |author= |date= |publisher= El Mundo|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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La Raisa II – Estado Miranda, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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César Batiz{{who?|date=December 2012}} sued the Venezuelan Minister of Minerals and Petroleum in March 2012 for information on the contracts granted by the Venezuelan government including the contracts granted by Corpoelec, Electricidad de Caracas, Pdvsa and CVG to the following companies: Iberdrola, Elecnor Durofelguera, Derwick Associates de Venezuela. The [[Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela)|Venezuelan Supreme Court]] dismissed the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tsj.gov.ve/decisiones/spa/Abril/00384-25412-2012-2012-0372.html |title=El tribunal supremo de justicia |author= |date= |publisher= Venezuela Supreme Court |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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Guarenas I - Estado Miranda, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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Picure – Estado Vargas, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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Arismendi Plant – Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Fuel Conversion Project |
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Las Morochas – Estado Zulia, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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Barinas I – Estado Barinas, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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El Furrial – Estado Monagas, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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Morichal – Estado Monagas, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 18:46, 21 January 2013
Native name | Derwick Associates de Venezuela SA |
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Industry | Energy |
Founded | April 7, 2003 |
Founder | Leopoldo Betancourt López Pedro Trebbau López |
Headquarters | |
Products | Electrical power Natural gas |
Services | Engineering Power-plant construction |
Website | derwickassociates |
Derwick Associates is a firm with a Venezuelan subsidiary. It “provides engineering, procurement and power-plant construction services". Derwick won several contracts to construct and provide supplies for a number of power plants in Venezuela.[1]
Corporate history
Derwick had subsidiaries in Panama, Barbados, Venezuela, and Spain, and is registered in the U.S.[citation needed]
In Venezuela, where it was registered in October 2009, it is called Derwick Associates de Venezuela SA. In Spain, where it was incorporated in January 2011, it is called Derwick Associates International SRL. [1] In the U.S., it was registered in December 2010 under the name Derwick Associates USA LLC.[2][1]
In a lawsuit filed in 2012, Derwick directors said that the Venezuela subsidiary was founded in 2007.[2]
Notable Projects
It is best known for its design work for the energy environment. Projects to which it has contributed include La Raiza I and II which is largely credited with launching Derwick into the premier league of engineering consultancies.
Social & Charitable Projects
Through the Hermogenes Lopez Foundation, Derwick Associates has led and participated in Social and Welfare Projects over the years.
During 2012 Derwick Associates donated its expertise towards the creation of the Carmen Salles School in Ciudad Bolivar on behalf of Congregación de las Religiosas Concepcionistas de la Enseñanza to reach an estimated number of 1600 students in the city of Nazareth in Ciudad Bolivar.
During 2012 the firm donated over 200 school kits for 200 children in Charallave as part of a larger project designed to “significantly improve” the access to educational resources for those communities local to a Derwick Engineering Project.
Other Charitable projects include the building of a sports area for 15,000 families in Caucaguita and the participation in the Loyola-Tauca project for the protection of the cultures and traditions of the indigenous people of Puerto Ordaz.
Venezuela
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Sidor Planta A - Puerto Ordaz, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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La Raisa I – Estado Miranda, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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La Raisa II – Estado Miranda, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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Guarenas I - Estado Miranda, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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Picure – Estado Vargas, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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Arismendi Plant – Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Fuel Conversion Project
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Las Morochas – Estado Zulia, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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Barinas I – Estado Barinas, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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El Furrial – Estado Monagas, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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Morichal – Estado Monagas, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
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Sidor Planta A - Puerto Ordaz, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. Energy Plant Project
References
- ^ a b c César Batiz (September 26, 2011). "Compras con sobreprecio en la emergencia eléctrica". Ultimas Noticias. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "Defamation Suit Seeks $300 Million in Damages From Venezuelan Bankers". law.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.