Bolivia Diesel Jumps 83% After Congress Backs IMF Loan
Bolivia ended its diesel subsidy on 19 September, lifting the price 83% to US$1.63 a litre a day after Congress...
September 19, 2026Section
Energy
Oil Slips as WTI Settles at US$100.30; Ecopetrol and YPF Gain
WTI settled at US$100.30 and Brent at US$103.87 on Friday. Petrobras fell 0.67% while Ecopetrol rose 1.15% and YPF gained...
September 19, 2026
Milei Tours Two Investment Projects in a City That Is Also a Campaign Stop
Javier Milei visited two projects worth US$765 million under Argentina's large-investment regime, as unions called protests. A Vaca Muerta pipeline
September 18, 2026
Colombia’s State Oil Giant Hands Its Board to the President’s Strategist
Ecopetrol pumps most of Colombia's oil and helps fund the state. Its new chairman ran the president's campaign, as output...
September 18, 2026
Oil Eases as Saudi Arabia Routes Crude Around Its Damaged Pipeline
Crude fell for a second session as Saudi Arabia moved exports through Oman. Petrobras signed eight offshore blocks in Côte...
September 18, 2026
Vaca Muerta Blocks Draw Bids From PCR, GeoPark and Central Puerto
Vaca Muerta blocks in Argentina drew over US$230 million in exploration pledges as Central Puerto sold its silver stake for...
September 17, 2026
Colombia Puts US$96 Million Into a Rescue Fund to Keep the Lights On in Chocó
Colombia moved 300 billion pesos, about US$96 million, into its electricity rescue fund to support DISPAC, the utility serving Choco...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Storm Cuts Power to 120,000 in the Steelmaking Vale do Aço in Minas Gerais
A storm on 16 September cut power to more than 120,000 Cemig customers in the Vale do Aço region of...
September 17, 2026
Guyana Opens Its Oil Economy to Ibero-American Investors
President Irfaan Ali invited Spanish and Latin American companies into Guyana’s oil, mining and infrastructure at the CEAPI congress in...
September 17, 2026