CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 28.Aug.2026, Words: 425) â The following briefs span company details on YPFB, and the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research, among others.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
BOLIVIA
â the govât increased from Bs 1bn to Bs 2bn the amount that can be transferred to YPFB to cover the difference between the cost of importing fuels and their price in the domestic mkt. [El Diario]
â president Rodrigo Paz acknowledged the state is having difficulties importing and supplying fuel in the land-locked country, and therefore supported the decision of the governor of Santa Cruz to import fuel for sale in that dpmt. [La RazĂłn]
VENEZUELA
â 3 low-intensity tremors were recorded in Venezuela in the early hours of Friday morning, according to a report by the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research on its website. [El Carabobeño]
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