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Rodríguez oversees activities at Managua and Tocoma plants

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 29.Oct.2026, Words: 553) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez participated in an event which included overseeing certain modernization activities at the Managua hydroelectric […]

NABEP not obligated to pay $200bn in taxes/royalties in Venezuela: ProPublica

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 26.Oct.2026, Words: 164) — A report by the investigative news outlet ProPublica revealed the oil pact signed by US secretary of state […]

Senior US State Department official on Venezuela

WASHINGTON, DC (By US State Department, 26.Oct.2026, Words: 2886) — Remarks senior US State Department official on Venezuela via teleconference. MODERATOR: Hey guys, good afternoon. Thank you for joining today’s press […]

Marco Rubio comments on María Corina Machado’s return to Venezuela

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.OCt.2026, Words: 156) — Conditions allowing for the safe return of opposition leader María Corina Machado to Venezuela is the direct result of […]

María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Oct.2026, Words: 92) — María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela. Her first public appearance was at the Santa Rosa Church in Barquisimeto. […]

PRESS DIGEST 25Oct2026: LatAm elections; Lula leading Bolsonaro BRA; Vaca Muerta eyes Asia

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 25.Oct.2026, Words: 335) — Company briefs spanning details on Quintana, bp, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mexico’s CFE, among others. LATIN […]

Fugro Brasilis reaches Venezuela to advance Deltana platform gas project

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Oct.2026, Words: 177) — The scientific vessel M.V. Fugro Brasilis arrived in Venezuela to advance a gas project on the Deltana platform. With […]

PRESS DIGEST 24Oct2026: Betancourt in Zulia; Derwick deals; Iran-US tensions; Quintana ARG

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 24.Oct.2026, Words: 445) — Company briefs spanning details on Quintana, IDB, PEMEX, Derwick, Petropar, the World Bank, and VTV, among others. AFRICA […]

Pequiven eyes shipment of 30,000 metric tons of fertilizer to the US

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 24.Oct.2026, Words: 109) — The state-owned company Petroquímica de Venezuela formalized shipment of 30,000 metric tons of fertilizer destined for the US through […]

China Machinery to activate 600MW unit at Planta Centro next month

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 23.Oct.2026, Words: 123) — Venezuela seeks to revive one of its largest power plants with China’s help, amid an energy crisis marked by […]

Venezuela enters less visible phase of post-quake recovery

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 23.Oct.2026, Words: 300) — 4 months after the devastating dual earthquakes that shook Venezuela, the situation has entered a less visible phase, marked […]

CEPAL updates economic growth estimates for LAC region

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2026, Words: 171) — CEPAL updated its economic growth estimates for all of the countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. […]

Rising maritime rates impacts Venezuelan heavy oil marketing, exports

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 23.Oct.2026, Words: 130) — The increase in maritime transport rates is complicating the marketing and export of Venezuelan heavy crude oil to international […]

Venezuela natural gas key to optimizing SEN functionality

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 23.Oct.2026, Words: 109) — Consolidation of natural gas production is fundamental to ensuring the optimal functioning of the National Electric System (SEN) and […]

PRESS DIGEST 23Oct2026: CIA in CUB; Laguna Verde; Petroperú-Petroecuador

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 23.Oct.2026, Words: 980) — Company briefs spanning details on Jinko Holdings Limited, 晶科控股有限公司, Petroperú, EP Petroecuador, Mexico’s CFE, the National Survey of […]

Lavaca: $2.5bn-$3bn per year needed to incorporate new thermoelectric capacity

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 22.Oct.2026, Words: 140) — Venezuela needs to invest between $2.5bn-$3bn annually to incorporate new thermoelectric generation capacity and respond to the growth in […]

The Atlantic: what the US is really doing in Venezuela

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (By The Atlantic, 22.Oct.2026, Words: 198) — More than a century ago, oil was discovered in Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, the largest body of water in […]

PRESS DIGEST 22Oct2026: protests in FRA; MEX GDP growth; clashes in Ethiopia

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 22.Oct.2026, Words: 505) — Company briefs spanning details on Alianza Petrolera, the Mexican Association of Private Industrial Parks (AMPIP), Cheniere Energy, Inc., […]

FetraEnergía denounces worker “aggression” by NABEP

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 21.Oct.2026, Words: 287) — The Federation of Energy Workers of Venezuela (FetraEnergía) denounced what it labeled a “blatant aggression by North American Blue […]

PRESS DIGEST 20Oct2026: oilfield jobs in VEN; PEMEX fire; ARG energy trade

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 20.Oct.2026, Words: 395) — Company briefs spanning details on Argentina’s Energy Secretariat, Weatherford, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, PEMEX, SLB and PDVSA among others. […]

Current and former PDVSA demand better working conditions

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Oct.2026, Words: 160) — Active and retired workers of state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) gathered in Zulia state to demand improved working conditions. […]

PRESS DIGEST 19Oct2026: Eni/Repsol VEN; TotalEnergies Vaca Muerta

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 19.Oct.2026, Words: 325) — Company briefs spanning updates on PEMEX, JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., TotalEnergies, Eni, Repsol, and ECOPETROL among others. LATIN […]

Venezuela eyes infrastructure recovery, higher oil production

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Oct.2026, Words: 218) — The Venezuelan energy sector has an eye on improved operational capabilities amid actions to recover infrastructure, equipment, and spare […]

Machado excluded from talks in Caracas between Chavistas and opposition

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Oct.2026, Words: 138) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told The New York Times she was excluded by the US administration from […]

Venezuela advances fiscal and debt transparency, Ecoanalítica says

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Oct.2026, Words: 168) — Venezuela is moving toward transparency in its fiscal and debt figures after years of opacity, according to Ecoanalítica. This, […]

Carabobo College of Engineers calls for rally over power outages

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 16.Oct.2026, Words: 154) — The Carabobo College of Engineers has called for a rally this Friday at 9:00 a.m. in front of the […]

The reform of Venezuela’s Organic Hydrocarbons Law

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 12.Oct.2026, Words: 121) — The reform of the Organic Hydrocarbons Law in Feb. 2026 was a positive step forward for the Venezuelan […]

PDVSA eyes 2026 exit rate production of 1.3 MMb/d, 1.5 MMb/d by YE:27

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 12.Oct.2026, Words: 108) — Venezuela’s state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) expects its year-end 2026 exit production (at 31 Dec. 2026) to […]

Venezuelan refineries producing 350,000+ b/d for domestic supply

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 12.Oct.2026, Words: 103) — Venezuela’s refining capacity exceeds 350,000 barrels per day (b/d). This ensures the supply of fuel for the productive […]

PDVSA eyes being a key LPG supplier to the Caribbean and US by 2027

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 12.Oct.2026, Words: 151) — Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) plans to establish itself as a secure supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by […]

Obregón boasts formalization of 61 definitive alliances

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 12.Oct.2026, Words: 158) — Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) president Héctor Obregón said recently announced strategic advances related to the Venezuelan energy sector […]

PRESS DIGEST 11Oct2026: MEX Simon and post-tropical cyclone Rachel; Machado on Delcy

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 11.Oct.2026, Words: 445) — Company briefs spanning details on Vente Venezuela, the Llanos Human Rights Foundation (Fundehullan), PEMEX, the Federal Electricity Commission […]

Generator usage on the rise in power outage strickened Venezuela

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 10.Oct.2026, Words: 300) — The use of generators has become a common alternative for keeping homes, businesses, and other establishments operational during power […]

Norway’s growing $2tn oil empire and Venezuela’s lost opportunity

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Sep.2026, Words: 130) — Impressive total market value (2024) of 19.7T NOK in Norway. This, according to the Norge Bank Investment Management‘s […]

Venezuela eyes raising $12bn in financing over next 2 years

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 9.Oct.2026, Words: 103) — Venezuela could raise an estimated $12bn in financing over the next 2 years with its return to the […]

Venezuela boasts 105 strategic agreements with PDVSA in 2026

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 8.Oct.2026, Words: 111) — Venezuela boasts negotiations on 105 strategic agreements associated with state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in less than a year. […]

Rodríguez prioritizes monetary sovereignty and exchange stability

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 8.Oct.2026, Words: 190) — During the installation of the 82nd annual assembly of Fedecámaras, Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez announced efforts to prioritize […]

Rodríguez addresses 82nd Fedecámaras annual assembly, talks around reforms

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores LatinPetroleum, 8.Oct.2026, Words: 260) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez reported on the progress of judicial reforms, parliamentary dialogue, and a legislative package aimed at […]

PDVSA reports, controls fire at Cardón refinery

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 6.Oct.2026, Words: 190) — Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) said a natural gas pipeline supplying the boilers at the Cardón refinery, part of […]

Doubts around Planta Centro restart of Unit 6

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 5.Oct.2026, Words: 216) — The restart of operations at Unit 6 of the Planta Centro power plant represents the possibility of adding 600 […]

PRESS DIGEST 5Oct2026: BRA elections runoff; Cenovus deal

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 5.Oct.2026, Words: 285) — Company briefs spanning details on the Cenovus, Athabasca Oil Corporation, New York Times and Siena University, among others. […]

PRESS DIGEST 4Oct2026: EVs in COL; Baker Hughes delegation in VEN

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 4.Oct.2026, Words: 425) — Company briefs spanning details on Baker Hughes and SLB, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA — […]

Baker Hughes delegation visit with Delcy in Venezuela

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 3.Oct.2026, Words: 170) — Representatives from US company Baker Hughes, led by its CEO, Lorenzo Simonelli, travelled to Venezuela to meet with Venezuela’s […]

PRESS DIGEST 3Oct2026: VEN inflation; EVs in COL

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 3.Oct.2026, Words: 205) — Co. briefs spanning on the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), among others as well as details on electric […]

Venezuela continues to reject 1899 Paris arbitral award

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 3.Oct.2026, Words: 174) — The Venezuela government reaffirmed before the international community its “historic, firm, and irrevocable position of rejection of the illegitimate […]

Trump consulted Grok in Dec. 2025 about capturing Maduro

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 1.Oct.2026, Words: 164) — Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company, was reported consulted in Dec. 2025 by […]

PRESS DIGEST 1Oct2026: PEMEX oil; Perla field output; Trump on VEN elections

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 1.Oct.2026, Words: 291) — Company briefs spanning details on the Global Environment Facility (GEF), ECOPETROL, PEMEX, Repsol, Glencore, Peabody, Drummond, Venture Global, ConocoPhillips, […]