CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jul.2026, Words: 565) — The following briefs span company details on Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V., PDVSA, PEMEX, Ceragon Networks Ltd., Custom Engineered Wheels (CEW), Riley Exploration Permian, and Colson Group among others.
The briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond. Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MEXICO
— former PEMEX director Victor Rodriguez left prison after the pretrial detention order against him was modified, although the trial was not suspended despite receiving a pardon. [El Financiero]
— Ceragon Networks Ltd., a solutions provider of end-to-end wireless connectivity, has been awarded a 2yr, $3.4mn dollar managed services contract w/ a major mobile operator in Mexico. The contract covers SLA-based support for a large multivendor network environment comprising approximately 2,290 links, the co. said. [EAI]
— Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. announced publication of its 2025 sustainability rpt. The co. also announced the publication of its 2025 sustainability-related financial disclosures rpt, prepared in accordance with IFRS S1 and IFRS S2.
— Ceragon Networks Ltd. has been awarded a 2yr, $3.4mn managed services contract w/ a major mobile operator in Mexico. The contract covers SLA-based support for a large multivendor network environment comprising approximately 2,290 links, the co. said. [EAI]
— Colson Group announced acquisition of Custom Engineered Wheels (CEW), a manufacturer of engineered wheels and injection-molded components. The expanded footprint increases manufacturing flexibility, supports regional production strategies, and improves our ability to serve customers with speed, scale, and operational efficiency, according to Colson. [EAI]
— Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo highlighted during her morning presser that a meeting w/ her Panamanian counterpart José Raúl Mulino Quintero will allow for deepening and relaunching cooperation between both nations in strategic areas such as trade, investment, connectivity, infrastructure, security, the fight against crime, mobility, tourism, education, and innovation. [EAI]
VENEZUELA
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— Venezuela’s dual quakes expose a leadership vacuum in a country still rich in oil, gas and other minerals, but poor in governance, writes LatAm energy sector analyst Pietro D. Pitts. [EAI]
— the death toll from dual earthquakes in Venezuela on 24 Jun. 2026 has reached 4829, according to the Venezuelan gov’t. [EAI]
MIDDLE EAST
— geopolitical tensions remain in focus after the US started a new wave of strikes against Iran after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to curb more regional energy exports. [Reuters]
NORTH AMERICA
— Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. announced its BODs approved a cash dividend on the co.’s common stock in the amount of $0.40/shr. The dividend is payable on 12 Aug. 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on 29 Jul. 2026, the co. said. [EAI]
— Realta Fusion, a magnetic mirror fusion energy co., announced a commitment from the state of Wisconsin and the city of Madison for up to $55mn to develop its corporate headquarters and fusion research facility at OM Station, the site of the iconic former Oscar Mayer plant. Realta expects to create over 600 jobs at this facility, including both technical and non-technical roles, the co. said. [EAI]
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