BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 28.Sep.2026, Words: 312) — Bolivia ranks 7th among the highest diesel prices in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, after […]
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Mexico to hold regular gasoline at MXN 24/liter for another 6 months
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 20.Aug.2026, Words: 239) — The government of Mexico and representatives of most of the country’s service stations and gas station brands […]
Anapo warns of potential impact to Bolivian agricultural sector from diesel shortages
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Aug.2026, Words: 115) — The Association of Oilseed and Wheat Producers (Anapo) warned about potential consequences related to diesel shortages. RELATED: BOLIVIA […]
Fuel shortage in Bolivia impacts international transport operations
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Sep.2025, Words: 297) — The Bolivian transport sector is feeling the pressure of a fuel shortage. This as the International Passenger Transport […]
Petrobras on Commercial Strategy for Diesel and Gasoline
(Petrobras, 16.May.2023) — Petrobras informs that its Executive Board approved yesterday, 15 May 2023, the commercial strategy to define Petrobras’ diesel and gasoline prices, replacing the pricing policy for gasoline […]
ExxonMobil Moves Forward with Largest Renewable Diesel Facility in Canada
(ExxonMobil, 26.Jan.2023) — ExxonMobil announced its majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd, will invest about $560mn to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada. The project […]
Diesel Prices in 2023? Don’t Expect Much Relief
(Investor’s Business Day, 29.Dec.2022) — U.S. diesel prices hit all time highs in 2022 as demand surged and supplies of the critical heating and transportation fuel tightened. However, analysts expect […]
PDVSA Extends Diesel Sales in Dollars, Cutting Subsidy
(Reuters, 30.May.2022) — Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA has ordered over a hundred stations to begin selling diesel in dollars, reducing a subsidy that had allowed truckers and public transportation drivers to […]
YPF Taking Steps to Provide Diesel to Farmers Amid Shortage Concerns
(S&P Global, 30.Mar.2022) — YPF, the biggest oil producer and refiner in Argentina, said late March 29 that it is taking steps to meet farmers’ diesel demand during the spring […]
Petrobras On Record S-10 Diesel Sales
(Petrobras, 13.May.2021) — Petrobras reports that in April it registered total diesel sales of around 824,000 bpd, representing 59% growth in comparison with sales in April 2020. In the comparison […]
Petrobras Reports Rise In S-10 Diesel Sales
(Petrobras, 1.Apr.2021) — Petrobras informs that in March it recorded total diesel sales in the amount of 791 thousand bpd, representing growths of 35% and 17% when compared to sales […]
LatAm Briefs: Ambar Eyes Bolivian Gas, PDVSA Shuts Cardón Refinery
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Mar.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean regions Bolivia and Venezuela including Ambar executives seeking a deal for piped gas from Bolivia’s YPFB, PDVSA […]
YPFB To Boost Fuel Supplies For “Todos Santos” Weekend
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Oct.2020) — Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YFB) announced plans to boost fuel volumes to supply the general population over the weekend and through the “Todos Santos” holiday, […]
Fuel Shortages Persist Across Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Oct.2020) — Venezuela continues to suffer from severe shortages of fuel from gasoline to diesel and across the entire country despite the recent arrival of three Iranian […]
Petrobras Reports Record S-10 Diesel Production, Sales
(Petrobras, 7.Oct.2020) — Petrobras reports that in September, for the fourth month in a row, it surpassed the record production of S-10 low sulfur diesel, reaching the 1.89 million m³ […]
ANP To Temporary Reduce Biodiesel Mixture To 11%
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Oct.2020) — The ANP Collegiate Board approved on 7 October 2020 the exceptional and temporary reduction of the mandatory mixture of biodiesel-to-diesel oil to 11% from 12% […]
Brazil Updates Biodiesel Auction Details
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Oct.2020) — An updated schedule for the 76th Biodiesel Auction has been published on the auction page on the website of Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural […]
Petrobras Reports Record S-10 Diesel, LPG Production
(Petrobras, 9.Sep.2020) — Petrobras announced that, for the third month in a row, it has broken the production record of S-10 Diesel, low-sulfur diesel. In August, the company’s refineries processed […]
Ecuador Applies Fuels Price Band
EP PetroEcuador will apply the fixation and publication of prices in Ecuador’s clean products terminals in compliance with executive decree no. 1054 of 19 May 2020, by means of which the “regulation of prices of petroleum derivatives” was amended.
Guaido Team Promises Fuel Surge In Venezuela
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s US-backed political opposition is promising to restore stable fuel supply in two weeks if it takes power, kicking off with crude-for-products swaps. In an initial stage, […]
Venezuela’s Gasoline System Fails To End Epic Lines
(Reuters, 7.Jun.2020) — Hundreds of Venezuelans queued up in miles-long lines to try to fill their cars with subsidized gasoline over the weekend, a week after President Nicolas Maduro launched […]
Venezuela, In Historic Shift, Scales Back Fuel Subsidy
(WSJ, 31.May.2020) — The regime of Nicolás Maduro, grappling with intense gasoline shortages, said it will scale back its longstanding fuel subsidy and privatize service stations, in a significant shift […]
US Seeks Ways To Halt Iran’s Oil Sales To Venezuela
(Wall Street Journal, 20.May.2020) — The Trump administration is weighing new sanctions and other legal steps to disrupt Iranian oil exports to Venezuela, U.S. officials said, in response to what […]
Iran’s Oil Supply To Venezuela Eases Glut
(Argus, 19.May.2020) — Iran’s gasoline shipments to Venezuela are helping to ease a supply glut at home, where demand has collapsed because of strict measures to check the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Argentina Extends Diesel, Gasoline Frice Freeze
(Argus, 30.Jan.2020) — Argentina’s government said Thursday it has extended a freeze on diesel and gasoline prices until the end of February, as it tries to reel in one of […]
YPFB Guarantees Fuel Supplies Across Bolivia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Jan.2020) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) guaranteed residents in La Paz and interior portions of the land-locked country that there […]
YPFB Dispatches Fuel, LPG From Senkata Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 23.Nov.2019) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos announced the dispatch of 1.8 million liters of gasoline and diesel and 10,119 bottles (cylinders) […]
Petrobras Says Daily Gasoline And Diesel Prices Available On Website
(Petrobras, 22.Apr.2019) — Petrobras informs that as of today, the daily prices of gasoline and diesel in each of its points of sale throughout the national territory are available on […]
Petrobras Informs About Studies Of Caixa Econômica Federal To Sell Its Shares
(Petrobras, 17.Apr.2019) — Petrobras says it has received correspondence from Caixa Econômica Federal informing that it is studying the possibility of selling shares that they hold issued by Petrobras, having […]
Bolivia Eyes 30% Increase In Hydrocarbon Subsidy In 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 1.Dec.2018) — Bolivia envisions a 30% increase in its hydrocarbon subsidy due to the rise in the price of oil in international markets. The higher […]
Petrobras Announces Adjustment Of Diesel Sale Price
(Petrobras, 29.Nov.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 29, 2018 informs that, due to the methodology established in the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Resolution no. 743 […]
PetroEcuador To Open Envelopes For Import Of 3 MMBbls Of Premium Diesel
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart and Ian Silverman, 28.Nov.2018) — EP PetroEcuador will open envelopes related to the importation of 3,120,000 barrels plus or minus (+/-) 2% of Premium Diesel […]
EP Petroecuador To Open Envelopes For Diesel No. 2 Tender
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 13.Nov.2018) — EP Petroecuador will open envelopes today related to the import of 3,120,000 barrels (plus or minus 2%) of No. 2 Diesel Oil No. […]
Is Your Gasoline Burning Out Faster?
(Trinidad Express, Sandhya Santoo, 7.Nov.2018) — Is super gasoline burning faster? This is the claim by some motorists who are insisting that the fuel is burning faster, leading to lower […]
Mexico’s Next Government Faces Bind In Pemex Ethane Deal
(Reuters, Diego Oré, 17.Oct.2018) — Mexico’s incoming government will soon inherit a costly dilemma over an ethane supply contract between national oil company Pemex and a consortium led by a […]
Pemex Rolls Out New Fuel Additive To Protect Gasoline Engines
(Pemex, 11.Oct.2018) — Pemex introduced the new gasoline additive that will be added into Pemex Magna and Pemex Premium fuels, the additive will be promoted under the brand name of […]
Khan: No Fuel Supply Disruption
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 26.Sep.2018) — Energy Minister Franklin Khan has assured there would be no disruption in fuel supply to the travelling public with the closure of […]