PRESS DIGEST 23 APR. 2026: ECOPETROL-Brava deal; Pan Global private placement

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Apr.2026, Words: 221) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span company details on ECOPETROL, Baker Hughes, Alpayana, Pan Global and Brava Energia, among others.

Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy. 

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 

BRAZIL

— Brava Energia updated on a notice rec’d regarding the acquisition of shares by state-owned Ecopetrol.

RELATED: BRAVA ENERGIA RECEIVES LETTER FROM ECOPETROL REGARDING SHARE ACQUISITION

NORTH AMERICA

— the Baker Hughes BODs declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23/shr of class a common stock payable on 15 May 2026, to holders of record on 5 May 2026. Baker Hughes expects to fund its quarterly cash dividend from cash generated from operations, the co. said. 

— Pan Global announced a $7.2mn private placement w/ strategic investor Alpayana to acquire 45,000,000 common shrs of the co. at a price of C$0.16/shr for aggregate gross proceeds of C$7,200,000.

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