CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jul.2026, Words: 665) — The following briefs span company details on AZIO AI Holdings, Inc., Enbridge, Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Canada’s Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Nature, Canada Nickel Company Inc., ExxonMobil, Petroindependencia, S.A., Petropiar, S.A., Chevron Corporation, OXY, and Hess Corporation, among others.
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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.
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
GUYANA
— Exxon’s fifth Guyana FPSO set sail w/ production startup on plan for 4Q:26, increasing capacity by 250,000 b/d. [EAI]
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MEXICO
— state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) reported total hydrocarbon production averaged 2,447 MMboe/d in the 2Q:26, up 4.6% v the 2Q:25. PEMEX reported industrial transformation advances w/ increases of 2.9% in crude oil processing and 3.4% in petroleum product production, strengthening domestic supply. [EAI]
VENEZUELA
— Chevron’s agreement in Venezuela aims to expand its heavy oil interest in the Petroindependencia, S.A. JV while it also has rights to develop the adjacent Ayacucho 8 area at the Petropiar, S.A. JV in the Orinoco heavy oil belt or Faja, according to the Houston-based co. [EAI]
— Chevron boosted production from 3 JVs in Venezuela by 15% in the last 6 mths to 280,000 b/d. [Argus]
— US sec. of state Marco Rubio “runs” Venezuela, but not alone. Now his right-hand man, Mauricio Claver-Carone, is out after ruffling feathers w/ his heavy-handed approach and relationship w/ Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who the US has been using as an intermediary. [Reuters]
NORTH AMERICA
— Chevron Corp. delivered $1.5bn of annual run-rate synergies related to the Hess Corporation acquisition within 1 year of closing, according to Chevron CEO Mike Wirth. [EAI]
— excluding the Middle East, Exxon delivered its highest production in over 2 decades – roughly 4.1 MMboe/d. Exxon said upstream earnings improved, w/ record Permian production of over 1.8 MMboe/d in the 2Q:26 and the absence of operational disruptions in Kazakhstan, partly offset by the Middle East disruptions. [EAI]
— over the next 4yrs, Exxon plans to invest a further $71bn in the US, w/ over $6bn invested in our US refineries. [EAI]
— Occidental (OXY) said Brad Pollack has been appointed SVP and general counsel, effective 1 Aug. 2026, overseeing the company’s global legal dpmt. Pollack will succeed Sylvia Kerrigan as part of a planned transition. Kerrigan will remain SVP and chief legal officer through YE:26 and serve as a senior strategic adviser through 2027. [EAI]
— Enbridge signed an exclusive option to acquire the TTC Connector Pipeline, which will connect Enbridge’s Tres Palacios gas storage facility to Freeport LNG and is expected to enter service by YE:26, according to Enbridge Greg Ebel, President and CEO. [EAI]
— AZIO AI Holdings, Inc. executed a master services agreement (MSA) w/ AT&T to provide enterprise fiber connectivity supporting the co.’s initial 500MW Texas AI infrastructure platform. [EAI]
— Canada’s Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Nature issued a positive decision stmt for Canada Nickel Company Inc.’s Crawford nickel project. This marks the first mining project to receive a decision stmt under Canada’s amended Impact Assessment Act, 2019, the co. said. The project is estimated to contribute approximately $70bn to Canada’s GDP and support ~185,000 person-years of employment. [EAI]
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