Energy Analytics Institute (EAI)

Vizsla updates on Copala resources at Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico

VANCOUVER, BC (By Vizsla 13.Jan.2026, Words: 339) — Vizsla Silver Corp. reported results from 11 geotechnical drill holes targeting the Copala resource area at its […]

EAI analysis: Venezuela’s 55,000 km2 Orinoco Belt of Faja

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Pietro D. Pitts with Ana Sanches and Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jan.2026, Words: 400) — The Hugo Chávez Orinoco Heavy Oil […]

EAI brief: the insignificance of Venezuela’s 930 R/P ratio or 930 year reserve life index

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jan.2026, Words: 210) — Venezuela boasts crude oil reserves of 303 billion barrels, even surpassing reserves held […]

EAI brief: Venezuela’s Merey averaged $56.68/bbl in 2025, down 13.6% v 2024, OPEC says

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jan.2026, Words: 128) — The average price of Venezuela’s Merey crude oil in 2025 was the lowest […]

Luca reveals new surface results at Campo Morado in Guerrero, Mexico

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jan.2026, Words: ) — Luca Mining Corp. announced new surface and underground drill results from its ongoing […]

EAI brief analysis: the problem with Venezuela’s nameplate 1.3 MMb/d refining capacity

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jan.2026, Words: 278) — Despite Venezuela’s claim to fame that it holds the world’s largest oil reserves, […]

Chevron’s 4 Venezuelan JVs producing 200,000 b/d, 22% of OPEC country’s total output

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Pietro D. Pitts and Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jan.2026, Words: 382) — Houston-based Chevron Corporation is currently contributing around 200,000 barrels […]

Venezuela producing 900,000 b/d, Chevron contributing 200,000 b/d: Guerra says

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jan.2026, Words: 190) — Venezuela, home to the world’s largest oil reserves, is producing around 900,000 barrels […]

Venezuela bondholder group eyes authorisation to start debt restructuring talks

LONDON/NEW YORK (By Reuters, 9Jan.2026, Words: 449) — A key group of Venezuelan bondholders said on Friday they were ready to start debt restructuring talks with […]

EAI brief: uncertain headwinds still face foreign investors and FDI in Venezuela’s oil sector

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jan.2026, Words: 276) — Venezuela – a founding member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or […]

EAI short analysis: Venezuelan oil infrastructure related risks and 4 things to consider

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jan.2026, Words: 250) — In the immediate aftermath of US military actions to remove Venezuela’s leader Nicolàs […]

EAI short analysis: Venezuela under Delcy Rodríguez , María Corina Machado or Edmundo González?

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart and Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jan.2026, Words: 670) — Less than a week after the US executed a military […]

EAI brief: a renewed desire to exploit Venezuela’s Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt or Faja

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jan.2026, Words: 399) — Venezuela’s oil sector is again in the spotlight. This time in the immediate […]

Venezuela strike can’t extinguish dumpster fire in crude market: East Daley Analytics says

DENVER, COLORADO (By East Daley Analytics, 7.Jan.2026, Words: 473) — Crude oil has failed to gain traction in the days since the US launched a military […]

Ecopetrol updates on collective bargaining agreement with Colombian labor groups

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jan.2026, Words: 155) — Colombian labor organizations Adeco, Sindispetrol, Asopetrogas, Asteco, Trasine, Asintrahc, Sintramen, Sup, and Utipec […]

EAI brief: US detains M/T Sophia tanker in international waters

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jan.2026, Words: 152) — In a pre-dawn action on 7 Jan. 2026 the US Department of War, […]

EAI brief: Mexico surpasses Venezuela to become Cuba’s largest oil supplier

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jan.2026, Words: 148) — Mexico surpassed Venezuela in 2025 to become the largest supplier of crude […]

US senator Bernie Sanders on the wrongs of Trump’s capture of Maduro

WASHINGTON, DC (By Bernie Sanders, 7.Jan.2026, Words: 264) — US senator Bernie Sanders laid out 6 reasons why a attack on Venezuela to capture its leader […]

EAI brief: PDVSA advances negotiations sale oil to the US

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jan.2026, Words: 140) — Venezuela’s state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) is currently in negotiations with the […]

Oil and gas investments could reach Venezuela in 3 waves

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 201) — Under the right environment, 3 waves of investments could return to Venezuela and […]

PDVSA rejects US military actions, supports new Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 187) — Venezuela’s state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) “firmly rejects the military aggression of […]

Washington Post polls Americans on US actions in Venezuela

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 193) — The Washington Post texted 1,000 Americans to hear their thoughts about US actions […]

EAI brief: Chevron said to have sent 11 oil tankers to Venezuela

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 188) — Houston-based oil company Chevron Corporation, the only authorized exporter of Venezuelan crude oil, […]

EAI brief: work on Salina Cruz refinery to be completed in 2027

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Jan.2026, Words: 110) — Work on the Salina Cruz refinery in Oaxaca will be completed next […]

EAI brief: UN comments on US military actions against Maduro in Venezuela

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 110) — The United Nations human rights office warned that US military intervention in Venezuela on […]

EAI brief: US energy stocks from Exxon to Chevron rise on Venezuelan oil sector prospects

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 181) — Select US energy stocks were on the front foot on major stock exchanges on […]

Trump says interim authorities in Venezuela to turn over 30-50 MMbbls to the US

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 178) — US president Donald Trump said interim authorities in Venezuela will turn over between 30 […]

China says “no country should act as the world’s police or judge,” referring to the US

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 504) — China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning spoke to reporters regarding Venezuela during her […]

Pemex warns of investor fraud, fake job offers

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jan.2026, Words: 221) — Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) warned the general public against investment fraud and false […]

US oil companies gain after Trump signals access to Venezuela’s reserves

WASHINGTON, DC (By Arunima Kumar, Reuters, 5.Jan.2026, Words: 350) — U.S. oil companies’ shares jumped on Monday, fueled by the prospect of access to Venezuela’s vast […]

EAI brief: Pemex recovers refining capacity, Sheinbaum Pardo says

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Jan.2026, Words: 156) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo oversaw the modernization of Tula refinery in […]

Sheinbaum says Pemex refining capacity exceeds 1 MMb/d

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Jan.2026, Words: 420) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo oversaw the installation of a naphtha hydrodesulfurization […]

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez denounces US kidnapping of Maduro and his wife

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jan.2026, Words: 215) — Venezuela’s executive vice president Delcy Rodríguez denounced the “unprecedented military aggression” by the […]

Colombian government rejects armed US actions against Venezuela and its leader Maduro

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jan.2026, Words: 370) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Colombian government, expressed “its […]

Trump Says US to Be ‘Strongly Involved’ in Venezuela Oil Industry

WASHINGTON, DC (By Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 3.Jan.2026, Words: 810) — President Donald Trump told Fox News on Saturday the United States will aim to be “strongly […]

Pemex to serve 6 communities in Carmen with mobile medical unit

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Jan.2026, Words: 157) — The mobile medical unit (UMM) of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will provide free health […]

GoldMining on resignation of president Paulo Pereira, new role in Brazil

SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Jan.2026, Words: 199) — GoldMining Inc. president Paulo Pereira resigned from his role to assume the […]

EAI brief: LatAm conflicts to watch in 2026 (from Colombia and Mexico to Venezuela)

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Jan.2026, Words: 361) — Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) expects the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region to continue […]

OFAC reveals Chinese company additions to SDN list, Venezuelan vessel designations

WASHINGTON, DC (By OFAC, 31.Dec.2025, Words: 342) — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revealed recent actions updates for the US Department of the […]

EAI brief: US Southern Command announces another strike in Eastern Pacific

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Dec.2025, Words: 112) — US Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a […]

Frontera inks new $120mn prepayment and commercial deal with Chevron

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Dec.2025, Words: 170) — Frontera Energy Corporation‘s Colombian subsidiary entered into a $120mn prepayment and commercial agreement […]

EAI brief: Ecopetrol says it is assessing alternatives in Brazil

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Dec.2025, Words: 135) — Colombia’s Ecopetrol S.A. confirmed it is currently assessing alternatives in the Brazilian oil […]

Ecopetrol updates on rengotiations of collective bargaining agreement with USO

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Dec.2025, Words: ) — The Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) started the early collective bargaining process with state-owned […]

Pemex and JICA to implement energy efficiency project at Cadereyta refinery in Nuevo León

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Dec.2025, Words: 423) — State-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), through […]

EAI brief: Argentina authorizes mobile fuel stations

SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Dec.2025) — Argentina’s national government has authorized mobile fuel stations. This approach will allow for quick, […]

bp and Stonepeak ink deal for Castrol valued at $10.1bn

LONDON, ENGLAND (By bp 24.Dec.2025, Words: 746) — Following a comprehensive strategic review of Castrol, bp reached an agreement to sell a 65% shareholding in […]

EAI brief: Stonepeak to buy 65% stake in Castrol from bp

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Dec.2025, Words: 121) — bp reached an agreement to divest a 65% shareholding in Castrol. The enterprise value […]

EAI brief: US Southern Command strikes another low-profile vessel

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Dec.2025, Words: 157) — The Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on another […]

EAI brief: Venezuelan oil tanker pursued by US Coast Guard

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Dec.2025, Words: 109) — The oil tanker Bella 1 is being pursued in international waters near Venezuela […]

Caturus inks purchase order for major equipment amid imminent Commonwealth LNG FID

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Caturus, 22.Dec.2025, Words: 282) — Caturus authorized full purchase orders to key industry partners supporting development of its 9.5 million tonnes per […]