Sheinbaum and Honduras’ Castro Sarmiento talk bilateral relations and energy

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Nov.2025, Words: 220) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo hosted her counterpart from Honduras, Xiomara Castro Sarmiento at the National Palace to discuss issues spanning bilateral relations to energy cooperation. During their meetings, the 2 female Latin American leaders reaffirmed their governments’ […]

NRGBriefs: Argentine Pipeline Tender, Lebanon Summit

(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2021) — Energy briefs including Argentina revealing plans for a tender for the start of the process for the construction of the first stage of the NĂ©stor Kirchner Gas Pipeline and the Transport.Ar National Production Gas Pipeline System; the EU welcoming the “largely calm and peaceful atmosphere” […]

Central America’s Private Sector Plays A Big Role In Corruption, Too

(World Politics Review, 27.Jul.2021) — The word corruption tends to evoke images of self-dealing politicians and bureaucrats, and for good reason. In Central America, graft is so endemic among public officials that it constitutes a “root cause” of out-migration from the region, according to U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration.  But […]

Fallout From Sweet Oil Deal For Venezuela’s Neighbors

(NPR, 20.Jul.2019) — It sounded like such a good idea at the time. The year was 2005. Global oil prices were climbing dramatically. Countries in the Caribbean were facing major fuel shortages. Venezuela, one of the world’s largest producers of crude, offered to ease the staggering fuel costs faced by […]

OPEC Releases MOMR With Data Thru Feb. 2019

(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 14.Mar.2019) — OPEC announced publication of its Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) as of 14 March 2019 with details on producers in Latin America and the Caribbean from Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. *** © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI)

Honduras Awaits Initial PetroCaribe Shipments

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 13.Sep.2013) – Honduras does not expect to receive its first shipment of oil from Venezuela under PetroCaribe until Dec.2013, reported El Universal, citing Honduras’ Vice Minister of Commerce Melvin Redondo. Venezuela will not be ready to ship the oil as originally planned due to the […]