Thus, El Tigre currently shows an increase in the establishment of companies of services to the oil industry that is constantly growing and have also been presented innumerable construction projects for new shopping malls, business buildings or towers and other works for the significant activation of tourism.

[3] The oil discovery led to the founding of El Tigre on February 23, 1933 when Mene Grande established their offices in Campo Oficina.

By 1940 a road and an oil pipeline had been constructed to connect El Tigre with Puerto La Cruz.

La Voz de EL Tigre[5] it was the first radio station in amplitude modulated (AM) installed in the city, by Don Carlos Poleo, January 9, 1948.

With the development of the frequency modulation (FM) are many radio stations that have been installed, among the most representative.

El Tigre is the shire town of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality in Anzoátegui.