MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Apr.2026, Words: 283) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span company details on Chevron Venezuela, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR), and Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), among others.
Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MEXICO
— Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR), an int’l airport group w/operations in Mexico, the US, and Colombia, said total passenger traffic rose 1.9% YOY, driven by 11% increase in Colombia, while Mexico remained flat and Puerto Rico fell 2.2%.
— state-owned PEMEX launched a comprehensive maintenance program for buildings and biomedical equipment at its healthcare facilities, w/ an investment of MXN 1.612bn pesos, the co. announced in a stmt. It specified that the program will be implemented nationwide and will conclude in Dec. 2026.
VENEZUELA
— Chevron and Venezuela agreed to a mutually beneficial asset swap that expands the Houston-based co.’s heavy oil focus. The agreement expands Chevron’s heavy oil position in 2 key JVs in the OPEC country, the co. reiterated in an e-mailed stmt.
NORTH AMERICA
— X-Bow Systems Inc, a non-traditional producer of solid rocket motors (SRMs), sub-orbital launch solutions and defense technologies, announced a significant industry milestone at the Sea-Air-Space Expo 2026: the successful firing of an SRM ignitor using its in-house designed electronic ignition safety device (eISD), the co. said.Â
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