Brent Closes Above US$90 as US-Iran Strikes Resume and Wall Street Slips
Brent settled at US$90.49 after the first US-Iran strikes in a month. Stocks fell, gold hit a two-week low, and...
September 1, 2026Section
Energy
Vaca Muerta Exports Push Argentina Toward a Record Year
Vaca Muerta exports power Argentina toward a record US$103.2 billion in 2026 sales abroad, with crude oil now the top...
August 31, 2026
Oil Jumps 3% as Iran Reports Tanker Fire in the Strait of Hormuz and Denies Trump’s Kharg Claim
Oil jumped nearly 3% as the US and Iran resumed strikes over the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran reported a tanker...
August 31, 2026
Venezuela’s Crude Will Refill the US Strategic Reserve ‘Very Soon’, Trump Says — Caracas Publishes Its Price per Barrel
Trump says Venezuelan oil will refill the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve 'very soon'. Delcy Rodríguez answered with the terms: about...
August 31, 2026
US and Iran Trade Direct Attacks as the Strait of Hormuz Empties Again — What Latin America Pays
US strikes on Larak Island and Iranian missiles over Jordan are emptying the Strait of Hormuz again. What higher oil...
August 31, 2026
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Now Produces 70% of National Oil as LNG Pipeline Wins US$900 Million
Argentina ’ Vaca: What happened: Southern Energy has secured close to US$900 million in bank financing for Argentina s first...
August 29, 2026
Oil Wrap: WTI Eases as Brazil’s Petrobras Rises on Búzios
Latin America oil: WTI eased and Brent settled at US$89.18 on Friday, while Petrobras gained 1.53% on Búzios pre-salt news...
August 29, 2026
Bolivia Diesel Shortage Paralyses Freight as Parallel Dollar Nears Bs12
Bolivia's diesel shortage has idled around 60 percent of foreign-trade trucks and feeds a black market, while the parallel dollar...
August 28, 2026
Bolivia Finds US$75.1 Million in Damage at State Biodiesel Plant
Bolivia's government reported US$75.1 million of damage at the state biodiesel plant in Santa Cruz and filed criminal complaints against...
August 28, 2026