MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 10.Oct.2026, Words: 220) — Company briefs spanning details on Petrojam, PDVSA, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Teikoku Databank, among others as well as comments from Canada’s PM Mark Carney.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
ARGENTINA
— Argentina lost 32,300 businesses and 437,000 jobs since Javier Milei came to power. [El Economista]
CUBA
— Cuba owes Venezuela over $20bn after 25yrs of an oil agreement. It is estimated PDVSA sent between 30,000 and 60,000 bbls of crude oil to the island daily, although there were periods of higher shipments. [El Noticiero Televen]
JAMAICA
— opposition senator Ramon Small-Ferguson has painted a bleak picture of what the state of Jamaica looks like from the perspective of the kitchen table, the petrol pump and the small business struggling to keep its doors open. Small-Ferguson used a powerpoint presentation to show that a Nissan AD wagon motorcar w/ a 45-litre tank using Petrojam’s announced price for 87-octane gasoline would set the owner back $7,180 to fill the tank in early Oct. 2025. [Jamaica Observer]
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NORTH AMERICA
— at least 12 people were killed and 50 more were injured in a Houthi attack on an airport in the Saudi capital, officials said. The strike was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the US-Israeli war with Iran began in Feb. [The New York Times]
— “Welders. Electricians. Crane operators. We need more skilled trades workers to help deliver on our plan to double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050. That’s why we launched Team Canada Strong — to help recruit, train, and hire up to 100,000 Red Seal skilled trades workers in the next five years to get the job done.” [Canada PM Mark Carney]
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— coming soon: the IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability Report looks at why financial stability risks remain elevated despite resilient markets, and what policymakers can do now. [IMF]
— the Pentagon acknowledged that the number of troops who have died in the Middle East during its operations against Iran is higher than previously reported, and updated the official count to include two more noncombat deaths. [The Washington Post]
ASIA
— Japanese cos. are leaving China in record numbers, as a slowing Chinese economy and a diplomatic freeze force businesses to reassess their presence in the world’s second-largest economy. The number of Japanese cos. operating in China fell to a historic low, standing at 10,118 as of Jun. That’s down 22% from June 2024 and about 30% below the 2012 peak, Teikoku Databank data showed.[CNBC]
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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.
The briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond. Not all the briefs have been verified and therefore EAI and Editores Latin Petroleum CA do not vouch for their accuracy.
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