CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 20.Sep.2026, Words: 325) — Company briefs spanning details on the Venezuelan Ministry of Electric Power, TotalEnergies EyP New Ventures, and PDVSA among others.
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MEXICO
— from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo recalled during a speech broadcast on national television that her country “always defends its sovereignty, the dignity of its people and its independence; therefore, interference, subordination, and surrender are not accepted.” [Editores LatinPetroleum]
VENEZUELA
— 2 miners died Saturday after a landslide at a gold mine in El Callao, Bolívar state, local authorities reported. The accident occurred in the pit known as El Tobogán mine, located in the Caratal sector of the El Perú community. [El Nacional]
— residents of at least 11 states across Venezuela reported an increase in electricity rationing, w/ outages rising from 6-8hrs daily, following the release of a report from the Ministry of Electric Power indicating record consumption. The prolonged power outages are affecting various circuits in the states of Zulia, Táchira, Mérida, Barinas, Apure, Trujillo, Lara, Aragua, Carabobo, Portuguesa, and Guárico, according to reports. [El Nacional]
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