PRESS DIGEST 15 MAR. 2026: Chris Wright on gasoline prices; Ali Moshiri, Venezuela and Delcy

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Mar.2026, Words: 190) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 15 Mar. 2026 across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond, as compiled by editors from Energy Analytics Institute (EAI).

EAI has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

US

— US energy secretary Chris Wright declared on Sunday during the television broadcast Meet the Press that there is “a very good chance” that gasoline prices will fall below $3 a gallon by summer, predicting that within “a few more weeks” the US will have “eliminated the risk” posed by Iran’s continued threat to the global energy supply.

VENEZUELA

— after retiring from the US oil giant Chevron Corporation, Ali Moshiri warned the Trump administration it would face a morass if it tried to replace Maduro with the democratic opposition, according to the WSJ.

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