Wilmer Ruperti (born December 7, 1959) is a Venezuelan -born shipping business magnate . Since 2003, he has captured a major share of the market in physically exporting oil from Venezuela to the rest of Latin America , and has become one of Venezuela's wealthiest persons.
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36-515: A tanker master for Venezuelan oil company, Maraven, S.A., an industry affiliate of Venezuela's state-owned oil company , Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA). He later studied shipping in Plymouth, England , before returning to Caracas, Venezuela , to set up his own small shipbroking firm. Ruperti's big break in the shipping business came in late 2002 when he shipped gasoline to Venezuelan ports , using tankers chartered from Russia , during
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90-2206: A city Wilmer, British Columbia , Canada, a settlement Surname [ edit ] Wilmer [ edit ] Clive Wilmer (born 1945), British poet Douglas Wilmer (1920–2016), English actor Elizabeth Wilmer , American mathematician Emmanuel Wilmer (died 2005), Haitian killed in political violence Franke Wilmer (born 1950), American politician Heiner Wilmer (born 1961), German Roman Catholic bishop James Jones Wilmer (1750–1814), Episcopal priest and U.S. Senate chaplain Richard Hooker Wilmer (1816–1900), Bishop of Alabama Val Wilmer (born 1941), British photographer and writer William Holland Wilmer (1782–1827), Episcopal priest, author and president of College of William and Mary Wilmers [ edit ] Mary-Kay Wilmers (born 1938), British journal editor Robert G. Wilmers (1934–2017), American banker Wilhelm Wilmers (1817–1899), German Jesuit professor of philosophy and theology Given name [ edit ] Wilmer Aguirre (born 1983), Peruvian football player Wilmer Allison (1904–1977), American tennis player Wilmer Azuaje (born 1977), Venezuelan politician Wilmer L. Barrow (1903–1975), American electrical engineer Wílmer Cabrera (born 1967), Colombian football player Wilmer Calderon (born 1975), Puerto Rican-American actor Wilmer Carter (born 1941), California State Assemblywoman Wilmer Crisanto (born 1989), Honduran football player Wilmer Difo (born 1992), Dominican baseball player Wilmer D. Elfrink (1893–1948), American football and basketball coach Wilmer Fields (1922–2004), American baseball player Wilmer Clemont Fields (1922–2018), American Southern Baptist executive, newspaper editor, and author Wilmer Flores (born 1991), Venezuelan baseball player Wilmer Font (born 1990), Venezuelan baseball player Wilmer Angier Jennings (1910–1990), African American printmaker Wilmer Kousemaker (born 1985), Dutch footballer Wílmer López (born 1971), Costa Rican football player Wilmer McLean (1814–1882), grocer from Virginia, associated with
108-2100: A settlement Surname [ edit ] Wilmer [ edit ] Clive Wilmer (born 1945), British poet Douglas Wilmer (1920–2016), English actor Elizabeth Wilmer , American mathematician Emmanuel Wilmer (died 2005), Haitian killed in political violence Franke Wilmer (born 1950), American politician Heiner Wilmer (born 1961), German Roman Catholic bishop James Jones Wilmer (1750–1814), Episcopal priest and U.S. Senate chaplain Richard Hooker Wilmer (1816–1900), Bishop of Alabama Val Wilmer (born 1941), British photographer and writer William Holland Wilmer (1782–1827), Episcopal priest, author and president of College of William and Mary Wilmers [ edit ] Mary-Kay Wilmers (born 1938), British journal editor Robert G. Wilmers (1934–2017), American banker Wilhelm Wilmers (1817–1899), German Jesuit professor of philosophy and theology Given name [ edit ] Wilmer Aguirre (born 1983), Peruvian football player Wilmer Allison (1904–1977), American tennis player Wilmer Azuaje (born 1977), Venezuelan politician Wilmer L. Barrow (1903–1975), American electrical engineer Wílmer Cabrera (born 1967), Colombian football player Wilmer Calderon (born 1975), Puerto Rican-American actor Wilmer Carter (born 1941), California State Assemblywoman Wilmer Crisanto (born 1989), Honduran football player Wilmer Difo (born 1992), Dominican baseball player Wilmer D. Elfrink (1893–1948), American football and basketball coach Wilmer Fields (1922–2004), American baseball player Wilmer Clemont Fields (1922–2018), American Southern Baptist executive, newspaper editor, and author Wilmer Flores (born 1991), Venezuelan baseball player Wilmer Font (born 1990), Venezuelan baseball player Wilmer Angier Jennings (1910–1990), African American printmaker Wilmer Kousemaker (born 1985), Dutch footballer Wílmer López (born 1971), Costa Rican football player Wilmer McLean (1814–1882), grocer from Virginia, associated with
126-804: Is a keen golfer and has set up a youth golf school in Caracas. At an unreported date, Ruperti bought two gold-plated Napoleonic -era pistols which were once owned by Simón Bolívar , the Venezuelan-born Latin American 19th century independence leader, at an auction in New York, for $ 1.6m. It was later reported that he planned to donate the pistols to the Venezuelan government, but Ruperti denied this in his Wall Street Journal interview, saying he would leave them to his children. However, Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez Frías confirmed that he received
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162-463: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wilmer Ruperti Lloyd's List International described Ruperti in 2004 as a man who transformed himself from a shipping master into a leading player in Venezuela's billion-dollar oil business, and that “everything Wilmer Ruperti touches appears to turn to gold”. Ruperti's career began in 1987 as
180-410: Is of Italian ancestry , and quoted him as saying that he supported Chávez because he is “the only person who has identified himself with the poor”. The article also described Ruperti's lifestyle, noting that he has two South Korean bodyguards , moves around Caracas in a bullet-proof BMW , owns a private jet , and in 2005 sponsored a charity concert held in Caracas by Luciano Pavarotti . Ruperti
198-547: The Caribbean . The Venezuelan business news portal Descifrado.com reported in June 2006 that Ruperti was setting up a maritime investment fund, and was planning to raise $ 500m for the construction of eight new oil tankers. Ruperti has recently moved into other areas of business. He owns a private television channel in Venezuela called Canal i , formerly called Puma TV. In December 2006, The Wall Street Journal profiled Ruperti, who
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#1732880430886216-461: The Venezuelan general strike of 2002–2003 , which featured a strike by thousands of employees at PDVSA. The strike by PDVSA staff severely reduced oil production and exports, and cut domestic fuel supplies before it failed. As a result of his successful shipping arrangements, Ruperti was able to consolidate his business relationship with PDVSA and the government. Although his business acumen earned him
234-757: The American Civil War Wilmer Mizell (1930–1999), American baseball player Wilmer Ruperti (born 1960), Venezuelan-born shipping business magnate Wilmer Stultz (1900–1929), American pilot Wilmer W. Tanner (1909–2011), American zoologist Wilmer Valderrama (born 1980), American actor Wilmer Vásquez (born 1981), Venezuelan boxer Wilmer Velásquez (born 1972), Honduran football player Wilmer Cleveland Wells (1839–1933), Canadian rancher, lumberman and politician Wilmer Cave Wright (1868–1951), British-born American classical philologist Other uses [ edit ] Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital Wilmer Cook,
252-682: The American Civil War Wilmer Mizell (1930–1999), American baseball player Wilmer Ruperti (born 1960), Venezuelan-born shipping business magnate Wilmer Stultz (1900–1929), American pilot Wilmer W. Tanner (1909–2011), American zoologist Wilmer Valderrama (born 1980), American actor Wilmer Vásquez (born 1981), Venezuelan boxer Wilmer Velásquez (born 1972), Honduran football player Wilmer Cleveland Wells (1839–1933), Canadian rancher, lumberman and politician Wilmer Cave Wright (1868–1951), British-born American classical philologist Other uses [ edit ] Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital Wilmer Cook,
270-678: The disdain of the PDVSA employees who went on strike and were later dismissed, Chávez decorated Ruperti with the Star of Carabobo, a Venezuelan medallion usually awarded to military officers for distinguished service. Ruperti's ship-owning company, Suramericana de Transportes de Petróleo, owns a fleet of oil tankers and other vessels, and his ship management business is called Global Ship Management. Ruperti has become deeply involved in Chávez's policy of shipping discounted oil to Argentina and numerous countries in
288-644: The pistols in national TV in July 2011. In said video , President Chávez states clearly that Ruperti "donated" the pistols. On 11 October 2016, Ruperti is said to have paid for the legal defence of two people accused of trying to smuggle cocaine to the United States from Haiti : Efraín Antonio Campo Flores and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, both nephews of the Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores , wife of President Nicolas Maduro , Efraín and Franqui are represented by Randall W. Jackson, John T. Zach, Joanna Wright of
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