PRESS DIGEST 1Oct2026: PEMEX oil; Perla field output; Trump on VEN elections

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 1.Oct.2026, Words: 291) — Company briefs spanning details on PEMEX, Repsol, Glencore, Peabody, Drummond and Heeney, among others.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

MEXICO

— PEMEX produced 1.64 MMb/d of crude oil and condensates in Aug. 2026, a mthly decrease of 2.2% and an annual decrease of 0.43%, and its exports fell 39% mthly and 45% annually. [El Norte]

VENEZUELA

— Repsol said its natgas production from the Perla field in Venezuela, one of the largest gas fields in LatAm, was stead at 580 MMcf/d. [Editores LatinPetroleum]

— the Consulate General of the Dominican Republic in Caracas reopened its doors and began providing services, after remaining closed for 2+ yrs following Santo Domingo’s questioning of the results of the July 2024 elections in Venezuela. [Efe]

NORTH AMERICA

— US president Donald Trump said Venezuela could hold elections, but noted it’s still too early to do so. “They could hold elections. Although I think it’s still too soon,” the president said in a wide-ranging interview w/ Time Magazine published on 1 Oct. [Efe]

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By freelancers reporting for Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) and its 100% owned Venezuelan affiliate Editores Latin Petroleum CA reporting from Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Caracas, Houston, Monterrey, Mexico City, and Bogota.

The briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond. Not all the briefs have been verified and therefore EAI and Editores Latin Petroleum CA do not vouch for their accuracy.

EAI and Editores Latin Petroleum CA do not provide investment advice.

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