CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 445) — Company briefs spanning details on Venoil Energía, ESENTIA, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Vitol, PETROECUADOR, PEMEX, and Argus among others.
NORTH AMERICA
— the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has broken a 60yr record for the latest start to hurricane formation since satellite tracking began in 1966. This unprecedented quiet period is primarily driven by a very strong El Niño producing high wind shear that prevents Atlantic storms from organizing. [Weather Channel]
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
— widespread adoption of AI could make the LatAm economy grow by 5.1% over a decade, but wages could fall by up to 20.9% if workers fail to access the jobs created by AI, according to a forthcoming study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). [Reuters]
ARGENTINA
— Venoil Energía took over new operations in Malargüe, consolidating its growth in Argentina. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
BOLIVIA
— Gold mining, currently operated by cooperatives, faces a dilemma as it must address 2 main issues — environmental protection versus continued development. The industry is taking the opportunity to present an agreement aimed at changing operational practices and eliminating illegal activity. [El Diario]
MEXICO
— ESENTIA announced execution of an agreement to acquire the Guadalajara-Manzanillo natgas pipeline system, connecting existing system to the Port of Manzanillo. [ESENTIA]
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— Mexico has maintained a “pragmatic” stance and made several changes in its talks w/ the US, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said. “Mexico has been quite pragmatic. We’ve had many private conversations. We don’t conduct our negotiations in public. They’ve made a lot of changes,” the official told Bloomberg. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
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VENEZUELA
— Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez held a working meeting w/ reps of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) w/ the purpose of reviewing and strengthening the mechanisms of technical, financial and multilateral cooperation between the nation and the int’l organization. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
UK
— Argus launched the first FuelEU Maritime pooling spot price and bio-LNG abatement prices, bringing transparency to this rapidly growing compliance market. The new mkt has been developed by mkt participants to meet obligations under the FuelEU Maritime regulation, which is in its second compliance yr and requires ships of above 5,000 gross tonnage operating in EU waters to progressively cut greenhouse gas emissions. [Argus]
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The briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond. Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy.
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