(Efe, 5.Aug.2018) – Bolivia is on the verge of producing bioethanol at a mass scale in an effort to phase out the country’s reliance on […]
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Sproule To Publish Bolivian Reserve Report
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Jul.2018) – Sproule International Limited, the foreign consortium that will quantify and certify Bolivia’s hydrocarbon reserves, plans to publish its […]
Chuquisaca Signs Multi Billion Oil Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Jul.2018) – The agreement, signed between the Bolivian government and authorities from the department of Chuquisaca provides for initiation of […]
Bolivian Groups Strike Over Electric Rates
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 26.Jul.2018) – Different social organizations in the city of Trinidad, capital of Beni, staged a 24-hour civic strike to reject […]
Bolivia To Start Work on Transmission Line to Argentina
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 26.Jul.2018) – In two or three weeks, Bolivia expects to start work on an electrical transmission line that will allow […]
YLB Expects Lithium Certification in December
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 26.Jul.2018) – Bolivia announced the international certification for the country’s lithium reserves in Salar de Uyuni will be delivered in […]
YPFB to Drill $35 Mln MYC-X1 Study Well
(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 […]
FDI in LAC Region Falls for Third Straight Year
(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, […]
Bolivia, Argentina to Meet Over Gas Volumes
(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 […]
Bolivia’s Hydroelectric Potential 38,000 MW, CAF Says
(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 […]
ENDE to Investigate High Electricity Rates
(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 […]
Gazprom to Invest $1.2 Bln in Bolivia
(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 […]
Luis Arce Named New Director at YPFB Transporte
(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 […]
Gazprom Reiterates Interest in Bolivia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 16.Jun.2018) – Russian oil giant Gazprom remains attracted to the hydrocarbon opportunity set in Bolivia in South America. A working […]
Argentina to Export Natural Gas to Chile by YE:18
(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 […]
Bolivia, Russia Consolidate Energy Partnership
(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 […]
Energy, Education, and Learning Through NRG ED
(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 […]
Solar Power Lights Up Rural Bolivia
(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 […]
Bolivia Looks to Build Gas Liquefaction Plant in Ilo
(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 […]
Bolivia Shifts Gas Investment Plans Amid Protests
(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 […]
Bolivia’s YLB and ACI Systems to Build $1.3 Bln Lithium Plant
(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 […]
ECLAC Ssays Venezuela’s Economic Activity to Fall 8.5% in 2018
(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 […]
Bolivian Govt Expects $90 Mln Return from New Gas Well
(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 […]
Bolivia, Denmark Invest $193.9 Mln in Santa Cruz Projects
(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 […]
Bolivia Seeks Investors to Power Up Lagging Lithium Output
(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 […]
Bolivia Seeks Investors To Power Up Lagging Lithium Output
(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 […]
Bolivia Says El Alto to Have Gas in 2018
(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 […]
Resilience: Actions of the Gas and Oil Industry
(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 […]
YPFB, Gazprom to Evaluate Potential of 3 Areas
(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, PetroPar and LPG Distributors Discuss Contracts
(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 […]
Shell Announces Return to Bolivia
(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 […]
Bolivia to Invest $21.4 Bln in Hydro-Electric Projects
(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 […]
Central Bank Approves Funding Plant in Yacuiba
(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 […]
YPFB to Sign Contracts with YPF and Petrobras
(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 […]
YPFB Has Capacity to Produce 61 MMcm/d
(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 […]
Bolivia Has 40,000 MW Hydroelectric Capacity
(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 […]
YPFB Guarantees LPG Supply in Santa Cruz
(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 […]
YPFB to Boost LPG Supply During Winter Period
(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 […]
Value of Bolivian Gas Exports Up 867%
(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 […]
Bolivia to Send Energy from Santa Cruz to Beni
(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 […]
Enarsa to Import Gas From Chile
(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 […]
Lawmaker Wants Investigation into Brazil-Bolivia Deals
(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 […]
Bolivia Exported 24 MMcm/d to Brazil
(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 […]
Rousseff Issues Will Not Affect Gas Deals
(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 […]
YPF to Participate In Two Areas in Bolivia
(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 […]
Repsol Visits Bolivia to Discuss Investments
(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 […]