CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Aug.2026, Words: 425) — The following briefs span company details on Intermoor, Nemak, PETROBRAS, ECOPETROL, OPEC, Acteon, and United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), 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
BRAZIL
— Intermoor inks 3yr PETROBRAS contract in Brazil for mooring and subsea asset services. [EAI]
COLOMBIA
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— state-owned PETROBRAS and its Colombian counterpart ECOPETROL S.A. confirmed a new natgas find w/ drilling of the Sandía-1 exploratory well, located in the GUA-OFF-O block in deep waters off the Colombian coast. [EAI]
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MEXICO
— Nemak placed MXN 7.4bn pesos in the BMV to strengthen its finances and hedge against Forex. The co., dedicated to the development and manufacture of multi-material components for the automotive industry, revealed 2 issues: “NEMAK 26”, at a fixed rate w/ a term of 7yrs, and “NEMAK 26-2”, at a variable rate w/ a maturity of 4yrs. [La Jornada]
VENEZUELA
— after 12+yrs of fruitless dialogues, Venezuelans view w/ skepticism the new rapprochement between the gov’t and a sector of the opposition, which began over the week end w/ the backing of the US. [EFE]
— Leancy Clemente, president of the Venezuelan Nuclear Society, asserted that the problems w/ the electricity service are due to accumulated deterioration over the yrs and to the fact the OPEC country’s hydroelectric production is operating at 50% of its capacity. [Correo del Caroní]
— Egypt sent 5 tons of medicine to Venezuela to address the earthquake emergency. [El Nacional]
— Diosdado Cabello, first VP of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), stated the political organization supports the dialogue table between representatives of the National Assembly elected in 2015 and the Chavista delegation. During the PSUV’s weekly press conference, Cabello asserted that the outreach and negotiations w/ sectors of the Venezuelan opposition have been promoted by the ruling gov’t. [El Nacional]
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