
Chile State Oil Firm to Buy Ecuador Assets
Chile's state oil company ENAP agreed to buy Pluspetrol Ecuador, with a stake in Block 10, for a US$207 million...
October 19, 2026Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.

Chile's state oil company ENAP agreed to buy Pluspetrol Ecuador, with a stake in Block 10, for a US$207 million...
October 19, 2026
Peru's mining investment reached US$4.117 billion in January–July, up 45%, and may top US$8 billion in 2026, the best year...
October 19, 2026
Pemex reported a fire at its unmanned Abkatún-H platform in the Sonda de Campeche on 19 October, with no injuries...
October 19, 2026
Mexico's Finance Ministry swapped US$12.9 billion of government debt for longer-dated bonds on 19 October, lengthening maturity by 2.9 years.
October 19, 2026
The FBI confirmed it holds records on the 2024 arrest of Sinaloa Cartel boss “El Mayo” Zambada but refused to...
October 19, 2026
Chile has expelled 1,874 foreigners in 2026 as of early October, with a tenth flight under President Kast carrying 56...
October 19, 2026
Newcastle disease on a Santa Catarina turkey farm puts Brazil's chicken exports to China, about 10% of its shipments, on...
October 19, 2026
A Peruvian Senate committee backed 27 legislative powers for President Keiko Fujimori on security and El Niño; the full Senate...
October 19, 2026
Chile's lower house voted 128 to 11 to speed expulsions of migrants in irregular status, a bill that now goes...
October 19, 2026