(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 23.Jul.2018) – Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) plans to drill the Mayaya Centro (MYC-X1) stratigraphic investigative well in 2019 with an...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jul.2018) – Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean fell for a third straight year in 2017, reported the Economic Commission for...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jul.2018) – The Bolivian government is still analyzing Argentina's request to increase natural gas export volumes during the winter season and reduce them in summer....
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.Jul.2018) – This figure is according to the most recent study results, and excludes protected areas. The figure climbs to a bit over 60,000 megawatts...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.Jul.2018) – Citizens in the city of Trinidad, located in department of Beni, continue to protests elevated electricity rates. As a result, the Beni Electricity...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 28.Jun.2018) – Gazprom confirmed it will invest $1.22 billion in the Bolivian petroleum sector. The Russian company’s investments will be destined towards exploration activities at...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 24.Jun.2018) – Bolivia has named as a new director at YPFB Transporte. Luis Arce, who served as Bolivia’s Economic and Finance Minister from January 23,...
[caption id="attachment_893" align="alignnone" width="800"] Luis Poma and Vitaly Markelov at signing ceremony. Source: Gazprom[/caption] (Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 16.Jun.2018) – Russian oil giant Gazprom remains attracted to the hydrocarbon...
(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 14.Jun.2018) – Argentina will begin exporting natural gas to neighboring Chile before the end of the year, the energy ministers of both countries said on Thursday, as...
(Efe, 13.Jun.2018) – Bolivia’s President Evo Morales met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as part of a two-day visit to Moscow aimed at consolidating the countries’ bilateral energy partnership....
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 24.May.2018) – Energy Analytics Institute, formerly LatinPetroleum Inc., continues to promote its “Energy Education Initiative” in the Americas, also known as “NRG ED.” NRG ED...
(World Bank, 11.May.2018) – How do you turn on a light at night when you’ve left the power grid far, far behind? In Bolivia, the solution is solar power. This...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 5.May.2018) – Bolivia plans to construct a gas liquefaction plant in the Peruvian port of Ilo in order to consolidate LNG exports. The decision, announced...
(Efe, 4.May.2018) – Bolivia announced on Friday it was halting plans to spend $683 million on natural gas exploration work in an area of the southern province of Tarija due...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 3.May.2018) – Bolivia’s Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) selected ACI Systems GmbH as its partner to create a joint venture company in charge of industrialization...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 1.May.2018) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, also known as ECLAC or CEPAL by its Spanish acronym, projects economic...
(Efe, 30.Apr.2018) – A new natural gas well that began production Monday in the southern region of Tarija is expected to contribute $90 million to the public coffers over the...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 30.Apr.2018) – Bolivia and Denmark plan to invest $193.9 million on wind complexes in Warnes, San Julián and El Dorado in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz department....
(Reuters, Alexandra Alper, 27.Dec.2017) — Bolivia hopes surging global lithium demand can lure foreign investors to the country where nearly a decade of state-led development has left output far short...
(Reuters, Alexandra Alper, 27.Dec.2017) — Bolivia hopes surging global lithium demand can lure foreign investors to the country where nearly a decade of state-led development has left output far short...
(Energía16, 30.Nov.2017) — Bolivia began exporting granulated urea to Brazil. Approximately 65 percent of the country’s urea production comes from YPFB’s Bulo Bulo plant, in Cochamba. Bolivia’s first delivery will...
(PanAmPost, Karina Martin, 13.Sep.2017) — On Thursday, September 14, the Ammonia and Urea Plant of the state-owned Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) will be inaugurated in Cochabamba, Bolivia, in one...
(Tecpetrol, 24.May.2017) — Tecpetrol S.A. sold its interest in Tecpetrol de Bolivia S.A. to its parent company, Tecpetrol Internacional S.L.U., for $189,000 on May 23, 2017. Through the above mentioned...
(World Fertilizer, Louise Mulhall, 22.Mar.2017) — Over the coming days, 500 special containers will be shipped to the ammonia and urea plant, which will be used to export granular urea...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 10.Mar.2017) – The entire population of the city El Alto will have access to domestic gas service in 2018. Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 11.Jul.2016) – The 6th version of the congress will take place from July 12-13, 2016 at the Los Tajibos Hotel in Santa Cruz de la...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 17.Jun.2016) – YPFB and Gazprom signed an agreement for the evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of three areas reserved for YPFB. The agreement was signed...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 11.Jun.2016) – Officials from YPFB and its Paraguayan counterpart PetroPar meet with LPG distributors in Paraguay to evaluate the expansion of sales and purchase agreements....
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 8.Jun.2016) – Royal Dutch Shell, which ceased to operate in Bolivia in June of 2008, has laid out exploration and exploitation plans for the small...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 7.Jun.2016) – Bolivia plans investments of $21.350 billion on hydroelectric projects that have potential to generate an estimated 8,575 megawatts (MW) of energy. Bolivia is...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 7.Jun.2016) – Bolivia's Central Bank approved a credit for YPFB for 12,858.26 million Bolivian bolivianos to finance construction of a propylene and polypropylene plant in...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 7.Jun.2016) – YPFB plans to sign exploration contracts with its Argentine and Brazilian counterparts in July. YPFB will sign exploration agreements with its Argentine counterpart...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 6.Jun.2016) – Bolivia has the capacity to produce 61 million cubic meters per day of natural gas to cover demand in the internal market and...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 5.Jun.2016) – Bolivia has capacity to generate 40,000 megawatts of energy from hydroelectric projects. "According to studies from international organizations Bolivia has capacity to generate...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2016) – YPFB plans to increase the number of LPG cylinders in Santa Cruz to 45,000 per day from 37,000 per day in order to...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 25.May.2016) – YPFB will increase the supply of LPG cylinders to an average 158,000 per day from 130,000 per day to guarantee supply of the...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.May.2016) – Bolivia's natural gas exports reached $3.771 billion in 2015, up 867 percent compared to just $390 million in 2003, reported the daily newspaper...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.May.2016) – Bolivia's National Electricity Company plans to send energy from Santa Cruz to Marbán del Beni to benefit communities in the area. Energy from...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.May.2016) – Argentina's state oil company Enarsa signed a contract to purchase natural gas from Chile at a price 53 percent higher than the LNG...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.May.2016) – Brazil's Vice President of Foreign Affairs and Deputy in the Brazil National Defense Chamber of Brazil Luis Carlos Auli announced he wants an...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 19.May.2016) – Bolivian exports to Brazil reached 24 million cubic meters per day on May 12, 2016 compared to 30 million cubic meters per day...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 18.May.2016) – The political situation that is affecting Brazil with the suspension of its President Dilma Rousseff will not affect negotiations with Bolivia regarding a...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 9.May.2016) – YPF has plans to participate in the Boyuibe and Ibibobo areas in Bolivia, reported the daily newspaper La Razón, citing Bolivia's Hydrocarbon Minister...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 9.May.2016) – Repsol President Antonio Brufau visited Bolivia to discuss overall investments in the small landlocked country with officials from YPFB and investments in three...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 9.May.2016) – France's Total plans to boost natural gas production by 6.7 million cubic meters per day at Aquio Incahuasi. The French company also plans...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 9.May.2016) – Bolivia's Margarita field is producing 20 million cubic meters per day of gas, reported the daily newspaper La Razón, citing Bolivia's Hydrocarbon Minister...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 9.May.2016) – Bolivia's National Electricity Company signed a contract with Siemens AG for $397.5 million to boost energy production in Termoeléctrica del Sur to 480...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.May.2016) – YPFB is planning activities in 86 exploration projects in 63 areas which will require an estimated investment of $2.4 billion, reported the daily...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.May.2016) – YPFB Corporation reported profits of $364.1 million in 2015, down 72 percent compared to $1,299.5 million in 2014, reported the daily newspaper La...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.May.2016) – With oil prices below $50 per barrel, YPFB plans investments of $12.681 billion during 2016-2020 under its Economic and Social Development Plan (PDES...
(Reuters, 15.Mar.2016) — Far from the soy and cattle that dominate its vast fertile pampas, Argentina harbors another valuable commodity that is rocketing in price and demand and luring newly...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Oct.2015) – The Warnes Thermoelectric Plant, located in Bolivia's Santa Cruz department, will provide 200 megawatts (MW) of energy to the country's electric grid during its first...
(El Diario, 17.Sep.2015) – Results from the Lliquimuni exploration well are expected to be ready in late-October or early-November, reported the daily newspaper El Diario, citing Bolivia's energy minister Luis...
(Efe, 28.Aug.2015) — Bolivian President Evo Morales said South Korean conglomerate Samsung must finish construction of an ammonium and urea plant by the July 2016 deadline specified in its contract....
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 24.Mar.2015) – Argentina is considering importing 200 megawatts of energy from Bolivia in 2015, announced Bolivia's President Evo Morales. The official also announced Brazil was...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 24.Mar.2015) – Bolivia is considering exporting energy to Brazil and Peru, reported the daily newspaper La Razón, citing National Electricity Company (ENDE Corporación) National and...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 15.Mar.2015) – We want to build relations with the United States based on respect, announced Bolivia's Vice President Alvaro García Linera. “When we got into...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2013) – Information in this section, provided by Energy Analytics Institute editors and reporters, is hearsay and thus should be treated as such. The names of our...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Sep.2013) – The urea plant in Bulo Bulo, Cochabamba will generate 3,000 jobs, reported the daily newspaper La Razon, citing Vice Minister of Industrialization, Commercialization,...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 11.Sep.2013) – Gas To Liquid International (GTLI) is in the process of returning four exploration areas to Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). There are 104...
(Council on Foreign Relations, Carin Zissis, 12.May.2006) — In a region seen as turning leftward, forging alliances would seem a natural course of events. But Bolivian President Evo Morales’ decision...