Bolivia Hydrocarbon Sector Investments 2016-2020

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.May.2016) – With oil prices below $50 per barrel, YPFB plans investments of $12.681 billion during 2016-2020 under its Economic and Social Development Plan (PDES by its Spanish acronym) with assistance from private operators. The majority of the investments, $7.2 billion or 57 percent of […]

GTLI to Return Areas to YPFB

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 11.Sep.2013) – Gas To Liquid International (GTLI) is in the process of returning four exploration areas to Yacimientos PetrolĂ­feros Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). There are 104 areas reserved for YPFB, reported La Razon, citing YPFB President Carlos Villegas. Of these areas, 53 have been designated for […]

Bolivia’s Nationalization of Oil and Gas

(Council on Foreign Relations, Carin Zissis, 12.May.2006) — In a region seen as turning leftward, forging alliances would seem a natural course of events. But Bolivian President Evo Morales’ decision to nationalize the oil and gas industry is exposing tensions, causing experts to say there is more diffusion than alliance-building […]