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Atera Energy commits $350mn to Mexico as nearshoring fuels distributed generation push
Atera Energy, the energy efficiency and self-generation venture launched in 2025 by Colombia's Celsia and Brookfield, has begun operations in Mexico with a minimum investment of $350mn earmarked through 2030.
Fuel demand slumps across Mexico's border states as US refinery closures loom over Pacific supply
Retail fuel demand across four northwestern Mexican states fell sharply in June, with combined gasoline and diesel sales dropping 13% year-on-year to around 137,500 b/d from 158,500 b/d.
Bolivia scraps diesel subsidy for bulk buyers, prices jump 84%
Diesel prices for large consumers in Bolivia rose by almost 84% from this week, after a supreme decree ended remaining subsidies for those buying more than 120 litres a month. The measure aims to align domestic fuel prices with international costs.
Peru’s diesel subsidy tests the limits of fiscal intervention
Peru’s $31mn diesel subsidy may contain transport inflation, but its three-month deadline will test whether Lima can prevent emergency fuel support from becoming a recurring fiscal burden.
Guyana’s Stabroek windfall enters a new phase
Guyana’s Stabroek oil revenues are entering a new phase as cost recovery falls and the government’s production entitlement rises to 39.8%. The shift could transform public finances while intensifying scrutiny of the country’s oil dependence.
Venezuela refining recovery gains pace as fuel output covers domestic demand
Venezuela’s battered refining industry is showing signs of recovery, with state oil company PDVSA saying its plants are now processing about 350,000 barrels of crude a day and supplying enough petrol to meet domestic consumption
Hilli Episeyo cleared for Argentina LNG project after eight years offshore Cameroon
Golar LNG's Hilli Episeyo floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit has completed its disconnection from the Kribi field offshore Cameroon after eight years of operations, clearing the vessel to move towards its next assignment.
US investors deepen their push into Argentina's Vaca Muerta oil and gas field
US companies, investment funds and billionaires are increasing their exposure to Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation, with Peter Thiel's Thiel Macro acquiring $75.9mn in shares of Vista.
Iberia extends Cuba flight suspension to June 2027 amid fuel shortages
Spanish carrier Iberia has extended the suspension of its flights to Cuba until June 30, 2027, as the island grapples with fuel shortages amid a US oil blockade
Colombian stock exchange BVC pitches Ecopetrol privatisation and stablecoin debate to De la Espriella government
Venezuela pitches US investors on oil and gas projects after legal overhaul
Venezuela is seeking to broaden its appeal to US energy companies beyond its traditional heavy-crude business, offering opportunities in lighter oil fields and natural-gas projects as Caracas seeks to attract capital under a revised legal framework
US targets Venezuela oil interests with sanctions on Sargeant-linked firm
The US has sanctioned a British Virgin Islands company linked to businessman Harry Sargeant III, adding pressure on corporate structures associated with Venezuela’s oil industry as Washington tightens its scrutiny of private-sector energy interests
Cisneros heirs accuse Venezuela of seizing oil rights for US company
The family of late Latin American businessman Oswaldo Cisneros has accused Venezuela’s government of improperly taking control of oil-drilling rights and preparing to hand them to a US producer
Venezuela growth accelerates as oil drives second-quarter expansion
Venezuela’s gross domestic product increased 7.14% from a year earlier in the three months through June, according to figures released by the Central Bank of Venezuela
Venezuela signs Hunt, SLB deals to develop eastern oil and gas fields
Venezuela signed an agreement with US-based Hunt Oil to develop two oil and gas fields in the eastern part of the country, as the government seeks to increase production from existing assets
US says half of Venezuela oil output now heads to American refineries
About half of Venezuela’s oil production is now being shipped to the US, US Energy under Secretary Kyle Haustveit said on August 18, underscoring a growing energy trade between the two countries
Mexico's Banco Multiva raises $300mn AT1 bond to back $14.7bn project pipeline
Mexican lender Banco Multiva has raised $300mn in international Additional Tier 1 capital to underpin a project financing pipeline exceeding MXN250bn spanning energy, infrastructure, government, real estate and agribusiness.
Vaca Muerta recoverable oil estimate is doubled
Argentina has nearly doubled its estimated recoverable oil in the Vaca Muerta shale formation to 30.17bn barrels, up from 16.22bn barrels in 2013
Braskem Idesa files Chapter 11 in US, parent eyes Brazil debt restructuring
Mexican petrochemical firm Braskem Idesa, a joint venture between Brazil's Braskem and Mexico's Grupo Idesa, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States after striking agreements with creditors and shareholders to cut debt.
Peru fuel subsidies expose gap between short-term relief, energy policy
Peru’s fuel subsidies offer short-term relief, but the deeper problem is structural: domestic gas remains underused while infrastructure and investment needed to lower regional energy costs remain stalled.
Guyana's oil boom has lifted it past the US on GDP per capita
Six years after its first barrel, Guyana has the fastest-growing income per head in the world - and has overtaken the United States on the measure.
Guyana's government earns over $343mn in oil revenues in July
Guyana's Natural Resource Fund earned approximately $343.4mn in oil revenues during July 2026, the Bank of Guyana’s July report showed.
Brazil targets B20 biodiesel approval by early 2027 as producers push for faster increase
Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy expects to complete technical feasibility tests for biodiesel blends of up to 20% in diesel by February 2027, with potential regulatory approval by then or by August 2027 if specification adjustments are needed.
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