PRESS DIGEST 1Sep2026: VEN at 3 MMb/d in 2050; Chris Wright to CCS

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 1.Sep.2026, Words: 335) — The following briefs span company details on Eurasia Group, CAPRIMSA, Rystad Energy, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and Argentina’s Mining Secretariat, among others.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 

ARGENTINA

— the International Labour Organization (ILO) detected a structural gap between technical training and lithium jobs. [Mineria y Desarrollo]

— the Mining Secretariat replaced prior authorizations w/ digital sworn stmts and expanded the system to include used and refurbished equipment. [Mineria y Desarrollo]

— Argentina’s VP met w/ mining suppliers in San Juan. Victoria Villarruel held a meeting w/ approximately 30 business owners from CAPRIMSA. This, as the sector seeks to raise the difficulties it faces. [Mineria y Desarrollo]

VENEZUELA

— Venezuela will take decades to recover its peak oil production, according to Rystad. The firm projects the OPEC country will exceed 3 MMb/d by 2050. [Editores LatinPetroleum] 

— in a post on social media, US official Doug Burgum said “American energy dominance is shifting the global energy markets to the western hemisphere and away from geopolitical choke points, presenting an opportunity for extended prosperity & energy independence. That means reliable, secure & affordable energy for generations to come!” [Editores LatinPetroleum]

— the Trump admin. has won control of a large portion of Venezuela’s oil. That angers the South American nation’s opposition and gov’t loyalists. [Bloomberg]

— the US secretary of energy, Christopher Wright, arrived in Venezuela to finalize a series of strategic alliances. The visit seeks to promote American private investment and boost the US-Venezuelan ties. [Editores LatinPetroleum] 

— acting Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez is facing backlash after agreeing to grant the US exclusive access to Venezuela’s oil. Eurasia Group’s Risa Grais-Targow says Rodríguez must navigate both resource nationalism and accusations that she’s betraying “Chavismo’s principles.” [South China Morning Post]

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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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