CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores Latin Petroleum, 18.Aug.2026, Words: 625) — The following briefs span company details on ECOPETROL, Glencore, KABIL, Trafigura, PDVSA, Vitol, Atera Energy, bp, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), and PETROBRAS, among others. RELATED: RIGI, SET, GO … MINING […]
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Venezuela reports oil exports of $5.5bn between Jan.-Mar. 2026
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jun.2026, Words: 300) — The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) released figures on the balance of payments for the first quarter 2026. Between Jan.-Mar. 2026, the South American country’s oil exports reached $5.491bn, up 21.5% compared to Jan.-Mar. 2025, Petroguia reported on 25 […]
Luis Pérez appointed as new acting president of the Central Bank of Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2026, Words: 109) — Luis Pérez will assume the presidency of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) following the resignation of Laura Guerra. The details were revealed by Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez.
OPINION: Datanalisis’ Vicente León comments on Venezuela’s exchange rate gap
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Luis Vicente Leon, 3.Mar.2026, Words: 450) — Venezuela’s exchange rate gap remains the country’s main macroeconomic distortion, but its origin is not singular. It is a multifaceted problem. Between Jan. and Feb., approximately $800mn entered the country, plus a new transfer that could be around an additional […]
Venezuela’s inflation stood at 61.5% at YE:24: Ecoanalítica says
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jan.2025, Words: 209) — Venezuela’s accumulated inflation at the end of 2024 stood at 61.5%, which represented a slowdown compared to 2023 when accumulated inflation was 176.8%, according to Caracas-based Ecoanalítica. “By the end of 2024, accumulated inflation in Venezuela closed at […]
NRGBriefs: Ecoanalitica Sees Venezuela’s Oil Rising Between 31%-91% in 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Caracas-based Econanalitica is forecasting Venezuela’s oil production and oil income will grow in 2022 vs 2021 under three different scenarios; Argentina’s Economic Minister Martín Guzmán meeting with the Argentine Ambassador in Bolivia Ariel Basteiro to discuss issues related to a bilateral agenda […]
Brookfield Buys Remaining Interest in Gas Natural Fenosa
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 29.May.2018) ‐- Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa is finally exiting Colombia. The company sold 15.46 million shares, representing the remaining 41.89% interest in gas distributor Gas Natural ESP, to Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management, which had officially launched a takeover bid, announced the daily La Republica, citing […]
Venezuela Publishes Details About Keeping Forex in Country
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 31.May.2016) — Venezuela published details in its Official Gazette No. 40,913 which establishes that private, national and foreign companies that transport and distribute gas for collective consumption can maintain their foreign currency in banking institutions or similar entities. The private gas companies “don’t have the […]