BOGOTĂ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 29.Sep.2026, Words: 181) â Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their technical and financial support for the energy transition in Bolivia. […]
Category: Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico reports rise in economically active population in Aug. 2026 v Aug. 2025
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 28.Sep.2026, Words: 82) â Mexicoâs president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said the economically active population totaled 62.6 million people in Aug. 2026, […]
Venezuelan energy demand exceeding 16,400 MW
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 28.Sep.2026, Words: 107) â Venezuelan energy demand exceeded 16,400 megawatts, a level not seen since 2017. The information was published by Venezuelaâs interim […]
RodrĂguez and Trinidadâs PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar talk bilateral relations
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Sep.2026, Words: 172) â Venezuelaâs interim president Delcy RodrĂguez held a bilateral meeting with the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago […]
Bolivia ranks 7th in the LATAM region for diesel cost
BOGOTĂ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 28.Sep.2026, Words: 312) â Bolivia ranks 7th among the highest diesel prices in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, after […]
ASEA updates on Amigo LNGÂ
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Sep.2026, Words: 548) â Mexicoâs National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbons Sector (ASEA) reports the environmental […]
Scientists speak out against LNG in the Gulf of California
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Sep.2026, Words: ) â Over 100 Mexican and international scientists have spoken out against the production and transport of liquefied natural […]
Amigo LNG faces delays again in MexicoÂ
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Sep.2026, Words: 154) â For the second time this year, Amigo LNG, a project that envisions the installation of infrastructure to […]
Venezuelan delegation at UN looks to boost multilateral relations
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Sep.2026, Words: 173) â The Venezuelan delegation to the UN General Assembly continues with a work agenda to strengthen bilateral and […]
Delcy RodrĂguez says sanctions affect freedom and human development
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Sep.2026, Words: 171) â During the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Venezuelaâs interim president Delcy RodrĂguez called for […]
Delcy RodrĂguez highlights Venezuela’s role in global energy stability at UN session
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Sep.2026, Words: 184) â Venezuelaâs interim president Delcy RodrĂguez, affirmed before the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the […]
Trump and RodrĂguez discuss bilateral relations on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Sep.2026) â Venezuelaâs interim president Delcy RodrĂguez held a meeting with US president Donald Trump on the side lines of the […]
Trump and RodrĂguez talk bilateral relations on sidelines of the 81st U N assembly
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Sep.2026) â Venezuelaâs interim president Delcy RodrĂguez held a meeting with US president Donald Trump on the side lines of the […]
FACT SHEET: US and Argentina launch Andes-Atlantic corridor
WASHINGTON, DC (By US Department of State, 23.Sep.2026, Words: 909) â On the margins of United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week, the US and Argentina launched today the Andes-Atlantic Corridor, a […]
EXIM inks $7bn financing with Argentina for priority sectors
WASHINGTON, DC (By US Department of State, 23.Sep.2026, Words: 200) â The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) signed a US-Argentina Build the Future Framework with the government of Argentina […]
Delcy RodrĂguez mets with JosĂ© Antonio Kast in New York
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Sep.2026, Words: 96) â Venezuelaâs interim president Delcy RodrĂguez met with the democratically elected president of Chile, JosĂ© Antonio Kast, on […]
PRESS DIGEST 22Sep2026: Woodway Energy data center deal; Vaca Muerta output
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 22.Sep.2026, Words: 425) â Company briefs spanning details on World Bank Group, Woodway Energy Infrastructure, Bolivian Chamber of Hydrocarbons and Energy (CBHE), […]
PETROBRAS announces redemption of $1bn in global notes
BOGOTĂ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 22.Sep.2026, Words: 93) â PETROBRASâ owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF) announced the early redemption price to holders of the 5.999% […]
Kootenay says 60,000m Columba project program advances in Chihuahua, Mexico
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 22.Sep.2026, Words: 136) â Kootenay Silver Inc. reported assay results from expansion drilling along the Lupe Vein at its Columba high-grade silver project […]
IMF head Kristalina Georgieva mets with Delcy RodrĂguez during UN Assembly
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Sep.2026, Words: 94) â Venezuelaâs interim president Delcy RodrĂguez met with International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines […]
ANALYSIS: stage setting, a âhistoricâ US-VEN oil deal, Mar-a-Lago kleptocracy
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 2400) â It has been a busy couple of weeks since the announcement of the âhistoricâ oil agreement between Donald […]
Halliburton inks deals to support energy development opportunities in Venezuela
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Halliburton, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 219) â Halliburton signed a memorandums of understanding (MOU) with Eneva and WESCA to support energy development opportunities in Venezuela and help customers advance projects […]
Halliburton inks MOU with Eneva and West around Venezuela energy sector
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 128) â Oil services company Halliburton announced the signing of memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the Brazilian corporation Eneva and the […]
Mexico seizes 59 million liters of stolen fuel in Guanajuato
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Sep.2026, Words: 75) â Mexico seized around 59 million liters of allegedly illicit fuel. The fuel was reportedly being stored by […]
Mexico registers 1.4% GDP growth in 2Q:26, Sheinbaum says
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 266) â Mexico registered 1.4% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter 2026, positioning itself as […]
Delcy RodrĂguez in NYC for 81st UN General Assembly.
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 116) â Venezuelaâs interim leader Delcy RodrĂguez arrived in New York to participate in the 81st United Nations General Assembly. […]
Venoil EnergĂa completes purchase of Valle del RĂo Grande and Cerro Fortunoso
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 267) â Venoil EnergĂa finalized the acquisition of Valle del RĂo Grande and Cerro Fortunoso. As such, the company completed […]
PRESS DIGEST 21Sep2026: El Niño; ESENTIA Guadalajara-Manzanillo pipeline
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 575) â Company briefs spanning details on GeoPark, Venoil EnergĂa, ESENTIA, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Vitol, PETROECUADOR, PEMEX, and […]
Former Vitol trader sentenced for bribes related to PEMEX and Petroecuador
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 130) â Javier Aguilar, a Mexican citizen residing in Houston, Texas, and a former oil trader, was sentenced in Brooklyn, New […]
Mexicoâs CFE readies for arrival of Hurricane Polo
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 91) â Mexicoâs Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) stated it is fully prepared to address any power outages resulting from Hurricane Polo. […]
ESENTIA to acquire Guadalajara-Manzanillo natgas pipeline system
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By ESENTIA, 21.Sep.2026, Words: 664) â ESENTIA Energy Development, S.A.B. de C.V. entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests of EnergĂa Occidente de MĂ©xico, […]
Provea and Clima21 call for environmental safeguards in US oil sector in Venezuela
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 20.Sep.2026, Words:) â The NGOs Provea and Clima21 called on the Venezuelan government and international companies involved in the hydrocarbon and mining […]
PRESS DIGEST 20Sep2026: electric rationing in VEN; miners die at El CallaoÂ
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 20.Sep.2026, Words: 325) â Company briefs spanning details on the Venezuelan Ministry of Electric Power, TotalEnergies EyP New Ventures, and PDVSA among […]
TotalEnergies and PDVSA ink deal in Caracas during meeting with Delcy RodrĂguez
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Sep.2026, Words: 267) â Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy RodrĂguez, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Franceâs TotalEnergies. This is the latest in […]
Venezuela registers record consumption of 16,030 megawatts
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Sep.2026, Words: 300) â Venezuela register peak electricity demand of 16,030 megawatts (MW), the highest figure in the last 9 years. This increase […]
PRESS DIGEST 19Sep2026: TotalEnergies deal in VEN; ‘huachicol’ in Guanajuato, MEX; Delcy to NYC
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 19.Sep.2026, Words: 225) â Company briefs spanning details on PETROBRAS, PDVSA and TotalEnergies among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN BRAZIL â […]
PDVSA and TotalEnergies EyP New Ventures ink MOUÂ in Caracas
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Sep.2026, Words: 128) â State-owned PetrĂłleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) and the multinational TotalEnergies EyP New Ventures signed a memorandum of understanding […]
PETROBRAS announces approval to join new economic subsidy program
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (By PETROBRAS, 19.Sep.2026, Words: 292) â PETROBRASâ board of directors, at a meeting held on 18 Sep. 2026, approved the companyâs participation in the economic subsidy program […]
PETROBRAS receives R$448mn payment related to gasolines subsidyÂ
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Sep.2026, Words: 112) â PETROBRAS received a new installment under the gasoline economic subsidy program The state-owned company received the following installment for […]
USMCA possibility advances: president Sheinbaum says
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Sep.2026, Words: 189) â The possibility of an agreement between Mexico and the government of Donald Trump is progressing, according to […]
PRESS DIGEST 18Sep2026:Â IMF deal in BOL; Colin Dick in VEN
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 18.Sep.2026, Words: 315) â Company briefs spanning details on PDVSA and TotalEnergies among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN BOLIVIA â the […]
US oilman who worked years in Venezuela is now being shut out
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Fabiola Zerpa, Bloomberg, 18.Sep.2026, Words: 395) â The veteran oil executive who oversaw Chevron Corp.‘s strategy to stay in Venezuela through years political turmoil says Caracas is now […]
Electricity outage in Agua Blanca impacts at least 80 families
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Sep.2026, Words: 139) â Some 80 families residing in the Agua Blanca sector of the San JosĂ© parish in the Valencia municipality […]
Venezuela eyes transfer of gold reserves from Bank of England
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Sep.2026, Words: 131) â The Venezuelan government and the opposition lawmakers are close to reaching an agreement to transfer gold reserves from the […]
Brava terminates deal to divest Rio Grande do Norte concessions
BOGOTĂ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores LatinPetroleum, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 190) â Brava Energia terminated a transaction related to divestment of 11 onshore oil and gas concessions located in the Potiguar […]
MEEI engages bpTT and NGC on Manakin/Cocuina cross-border gas project
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 342) â Trinidad and Tobagoâs Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) convened discussions with representatives of bp Trinidad and Tobago […]
Orvana announces first copper cathodes from its oxides stockpile project in Bolivia
TORONTO (By Orvana, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 527) â Orvana Minerals Corp.âs Bolivian subsidiary, Empresa Minera PaititĂ S.A. (EMIPA), has successfully produced its first copper cathodes from the processing of oxides stockpiled at […]
PRESS DIGEST 17Sep2026:Â LatAm political shift left-to-right; Cilia Flores hearing in NYC
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 434) â The following briefs span company details on Nucor Corporation, Steel Dynamics, North Star, Verdera Energy Corp., Flex LNG, […]
Luca to acquire El Barqueño from Agnico Eagle
VANCOUVER, BC (By Luca Mining, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 161) â Luca Mining Corp. entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement dated 17 Sep. 2026 with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, an arm’s length party to […]
ExxonMobil ponders Venezuelan reentry
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 16.Sep.2026, Words: 172) â US-based ExxonMobil Corporation is reportedly advancing talks with Venezuelan authorities to evaluate its return to the OPEC country, nearly […]