MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2026, Words: 323) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span country specific updates from the US, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana to Venezuela, among others.
Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy.
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LATIN AMERICA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
— bilateral meetings were held between Trinidad and Tobago’s PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana president Irfaan Ali.
VENEZUELA
— the US is considering lifting sanctions on Venezuela’s central bank (BCV) to facilitate the flow of billions of USD into the country’s battered economy, according to Bloomberg.
NORTH AMERICA
— the US is on the cusp of a humiliating strategic defeat in its war w/ Iran, writes the NYT editorial board.
— “US president Donald Trump got elected on an energy dominance agenda, and he got elected to represent 342 million Americans, every American in every state-including in California,” announced US energy secretary Chris Wright in a post on social media. “We don’t care what state you’re from; we want every citizen to have access to affordable energy.”
— Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) chief and council commented on the decision from the Alberta Court of King’s Bench to issue a stay in the Alberta separation referendum campaign: justice Leonard’s decision to issue a stay means that Alberta’s chief electoral officer cannot certify the separation petition until after the court has issued a decision in the court cases launched by ACFN, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy.
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By editors at Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) reporting from Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Caracas, Houston, Monterrey, Mexico City, Panama City, and Bogota. Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) does not provide investment advice. © 1999-2026 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
