This is reported by TASS with reference to Bloomberg data.
The lawyer of one of the detainees, Harold Guerreiro, noted that the employees were transferred to Caracas, law enforcement agencies are investigating the preparation of an attack on one of the company's facilities.
PDVSA and the Oil Ministry declined to comment.
In Spain, the former head of Venezuela's military intelligence Hugo Carvajal, who has been on the wanted list since 2019, was previously detained.