Oil Tanker Off Venezuela at Risk of Sinking
Venezuela reportedly is finding it difficult to secure a vessel on which to empty an oil tanker at risk of sinking off its coast because of U.S. sanctions. (Bloomberg) — Continue Reading
Exclusive: Brazil Amazon fires likely worst in 10 years, August data incomplete, government researcher says
The official August data on the number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon needs to be corrected and will likely show an increase over last year, meaning that blazes surged to Continue Reading
Argentina’s YPF to redeploy rigs in Vaca Muerta on export potential: governor
Argentina’s state-backed energy company YPF plans to redeploy 46 rigs in the Vaca Muerta region over the next six months, helping to revive oil and natural gas output from the Continue Reading
Venezuela Faces The Real Possibility Oil Production Dropping To Zero
Venezuela once considered one of Latin America’s prosperous countries has plunged into the abyss. Years of economic mismanagement, cronyism and corruption have sparked a monumental economic collapse which saw the Continue Reading
Chile seeks to turn solar boom into green hydrogen bonanza
Less than a decade ago energy companies scoffed at Chile’s drive to develop its renewables sector, rejecting it as too expensive even though the Andean country boasts some of the Continue Reading
Venezuela Moves From Oil To Gold
As Venezuela’s near-nothing oil industry slinks further into nothingness, a new commodity is taking shape in the crisis-stricken Latin American country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves: gold. According Continue Reading
Covid: Venezuela seeks testers for Russian vaccine
Earlier this month, President Maduro said he would be the first to get vaccinated Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has announced he will be asking for volunteers to test the Covid-19 Continue Reading
Covid-19 Forces 100,000 Venezuelan Migrants Back to Broken Country
Haggard and hungry, Nelson Torrelles took a midmorning breather at a truck stop after walking for hours with his wife and 5-year-old daughter along a Colombian highway leading back to Continue Reading
Colombia’s Oil Industry At Risk As National Security Crisis Worsens
In a surprise move roughly one month ago Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the house arrest of former President Àlvaro Uribe after allegations of witness tampering. The considerable controversy this has Continue Reading
Venezuelans fight virus in secret to avoid isolation centers
Velacio Vicuña began to cough incessantly and felt feverish. But the tire salesman avoided getting a test for the new coronavirus, fearing that if it was positive, soldiers would take Continue Reading