CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jul.2026, Words: 178) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span company details on PETROBRAS, EnergyX, and Eni, among others.
Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy.
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
BRAZIL
— PETROBRAS received pmt of additional installments under the diesel economic subvention program.
CHILE
— Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc. (EnergyX) announced a $225mn strategic investment from Eni, the Italian-based global energy co., for a minority stake in Project Black Giant™, one of the world’s largest lithium resource projects located in Antofagasta, Chile.
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CUBA
— the island’s electrical grid collapsed again, according to CNN, as the country faces an ongoing energy crisis and US blockage on fuel shipments.
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