CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 16.Sep.2026, Words: 566) — The following briefs span company details on Antel, Kootenay Silver Inc., Continental Resources, NOVVA Group, PDVSA, ECOPETROL, Venezuelan-German Institute of Applied Ecological Sciences (IVACEA) and ABO Energy, among others.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
COLOMBIA
— ECOPETROL reveals resolutions adopted by the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on 15 Sep. 2026, and duly convened in accordance w/ applicable legal requirements and the co.’s bylaws [ECOPETROL]
MEXICO
— Kootenay Silver Inc. reported assay results from expansion drilling along the D Vein at its Columba high-grade silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico where the co. is advancing a staged 60,000m drill program at Columba, w/ over 29,700m completed. Results from 42 holes have now been reported, with an additional 14 holes awaiting assays. [Kootenay]
URUGUAY
— Antel’s president, Alejandro Paz, announced that the state-owned co.’s next-generation data center in Las Piedras will operate with “zero water consumption” during its normal operation, a definition that seeks to dispel growing concerns about the environmental impact of expanding these infrastructures in Uruguay. [LaRed21]
VENEZUELA
— Continental Resources inked an agreement w/ PDVSA to operate in Venezuela. The agreement is currently a MOU but opens the door to a long-term contract that both parties intend to negotiate in the coming weeks, Continental said in a stmt.
— over 5 decades after its declaration as a national park, Morrocoy faces sustained environmental pressure from oil spills, wastewater discharges, and pollutants from the Puerto Cabello–Boca de Aroa industrial corridor, reported the Falcón-based newspaper La Mañana. This is evidenced by a recent satellite assessment conducted by the Venezuelan-German Institute of Applied Ecological Sciences (IVACEA), whose results show alterations in the sea surface associated w/ the presence of hydrocarbon compounds. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
— from the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez, received the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Michelle Muschett. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
ASIA
— Gastech 2026 has seen memoranda of understanding, supply agreements and investment commitments with a combined estimated value of $40bn announced or advanced in Bangkok – DMG events. Major agreements spanning LNG supply, power generation, upstream development, petrochemicals and shipping show how decisions made at Gastech 2026 are translating directly into new supply, infrastructure and industrial capacity. The strategic conference continued to advance the discussions on policy, capital and infrastructure that are required to sustain this momentum and deliver secure, affordable and reliable energy at the scale global growth demands. [Gastech]
EUROPE
— NOVVA Group announced execution of a binding framework agreement in Paris to acquire a 3.17 GW heritage renewable energy portfolio in Argentina from German developer ABO Energy. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
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