Why an Argentine Court Order Against Falklands Oil Drilling May Not Bite
An Argentine judge ordered a halt to Sea Lion, a US$1.8 billion oil project off the Falklands. Enforcement is doubtful,...
September 17, 2026Section
Energy
US Oil Firms Edge Back Into Venezuela, but Exxon Has Still Not Said Yes
Venezuela rewrote its oil law to lure US firms back to the world's largest reserves. Continental signed a memorandum, but...
September 17, 2026
Nigeria Commissions 3.3MWp Solar Mini-Grid at Abuja University
Nigeria commissioned a solar hybrid mini-grid at Yakubu Gowon University in Abuja: 3.3MWp of panels, 2MWh of storage and 388...
September 16, 2026
Zimbabwe Power Utility ZESA Hires Former Eskom Operations Chief
Zimbabwe folded its three state power companies into ZESA and hired former Eskom operations chief Jan Albert Oberholzer, with a...
September 16, 2026
Petrobras Stock Hits Record Value as Oil Prices Surge
Petrobras closed Tuesday at a record R$692.35 billion, about US$134.4 billion, after Brent jumped 2.9% to US$108.75 on a Saudi...
September 16, 2026
Colombia: Promigás Warns Gas Deficit Is Now Structural
Key Facts — What happened. Promigás, Colombia’s largest gas transporter, says the country’s natural-gas shortfall has stopped being temporary and...
September 15, 2026
Argentina Takes Its Nuclear Export Plan to Vienna
Argentina presented a nuclear export strategy at the IAEA General Conference on 14 September. It concerns selling technology abroad, not...
September 15, 2026
Petrobras Raised Petrol Prices and Drivers Paid Less
Petrobras raised its refinery petrol price by R$0.44 a litre, about US$0.08. A federal tax cut left drivers paying about...
September 15, 2026
US Eases and Tightens Venezuela Sanctions in One Move
OFAC issued General Licence 52C on 14 September. It lets sanctioned PDVSA officials sign contracts and bars transactions touching Citgo...
September 15, 2026