MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 24.Oct.2026, Words: 445) — Company briefs spanning details on Quintana, IDB, PEMEX, Derwick, Petropar, the World Bank, and VTV, among others.
AFRICA
— an oil rig sank off Gabon’s coast. [Agencies]
NORTH AMERICA
— droughts and floods caused by El Niño can impact the regional economy, so countries are already activating emergency plans and funds. [The World Bank]
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
ARGENTINA
— Santa Cruz adds new equipment and drilling to hydrocarbon activity The operator Quintana is launching a 4-well campaign in the Aguada Bandera Anticline, as part of a committed work plan that anticipates a total estimated investment of $39.4mn through 2035. The program will continue with new drilling targeting the D-129 formation. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
— the IDB approved a $200mn guarantee for electric transmission expansion projects. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
MEXICO
— Juan Carlos Carpio Fragoso, highlighted the progress made in strengthening PEMEX to consolidate Mexico’s energy sovereignty. “Through the stabilization of production, refining, and the provision of strategic inputs such as fertilizers and petrochemicals, we guarantee the energy necessary to drive national industry and the well-being of Mexican families,” Carpio said during his participation in the daily presser hosted by Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
PARAGUAY
— a harvest continues to make history in Troche. “Behind these results lies commitment, effort, and great teamwork between Petropar and the cane farmers. We are already working on the challenges of the 2027 harvest with our sights set on continuing to grow and strengthen production,” Petropar said in a post on social media. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
VENEZUELA
— Alejandro Betancourt reappeared this wk smiling in Zulia, accompanied by high-ranking US diplomats (Daniel Kennedy and John Barrett). The event was also broadcast on VTV w/ Delcy RodrĂguez from CCS. Betancourt visited a region crippled by power outages, while facing investigations in 5 countries for money laundering and breach of electricity contracts w/ Derwick. [La Gran Aldea]
— the US Embassy in Venezuela took a major step, announcing all its staff is now working from the embassy in Caracas. “From Valle Arriba, we continue to promote the three-phase plan of [president Trump] and secretary of state Marco Rubio,” the Embassy said in a post on social media. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
MIDDLE EAST
— the US is rushing to move diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as intel warns of Iranian plots targeting American personnel. [CNN]
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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.
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