Petrobras Announced a Fuel Price Rise and Cancelled It Four Hours Later
A late-night increase became an overnight cut once the tax change was counted. The diesel rise is still waiting on...
September 12, 2026Section
Energy
Puerto Rico Had 15 Load Shedding Events in Two Months, the Grid Operator Says
July and August almost matched the whole of last summer. The grid operator says the island is short of about...
September 12, 2026
Colombian Power Company Grupo Energía Bogotá Starts Paperwork for a US Listing
The board called a shareholder vote on Friday to authorise a US registration. The city still owns two-thirds of the...
September 12, 2026
Cuba Now Requires a Permit and an Architect’s Report Before You Can Put Up Solar Panels
Approval from physical planning, an architectural project and neighbours' consent. Cubans answered in the comments under the government's own posts.
September 12, 2026
Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy Plant Is Three Months From Start-Up, and Siemens Will Run It
The prime minister met Siemens Energy on operational readiness for the 300-megawatt Wales plant. First fire is expected around 4...
September 12, 2026
Venezuela Power Crisis Casts Shadow Over Washington’s Oil Deal Timetable
Repeated blackouts across Venezuela this week expose the gap between Washington's oil deal ceremony and a grid running some 2,000...
September 11, 2026
Ecopetrol Purge Reaches the Subsidiaries as Colombia’s Oil Giant Heads for a Full Board Vote
The Ecopetrol purge has swept out Petro-era executives across five vice presidencies; on 15 September shareholders elect a whole new...
September 11, 2026
Fuse Failure Shuts 161 Ecuador Oil Wells at Referendum-Hit ITT Block
A blown fuse triggered emergency shutdowns at 161 wells of Ecuador's Block 43-ITT between September 5 and 7, 2026, costing...
September 10, 2026
Brent Crude Oil Breaks US$105 as Saudi Output Sinks to 1990 Low
Brent crude oil broke above US$105 after the biggest tanker-attack wave of the Iran war and data showing Saudi crude...
September 10, 2026