08/21 Closing Prices / revised 08/24/2026 14:03 GMT | 08/21 OPEC Basket Price $94.91 +2.07 cents  | 08/21 Mexico Basket (MME)  $84.71  +0.90 cents | 01/01-06/31 2026 Promedio Venezuela Basket (Merey) 71.23  +11.57 cents 08/14 NYMEX Light Sweet Crude $ 82.40 +1.15 cents | 08/14 ICE Brent  $88.42 +1.45 cents  08/14 RBOB Gasoline NY Harbor  $3.1841 +$0.0561 cents | 08/14 Heating Oil NY Harbor  $4.2829 +$0.0323 cents | 08/14 NYMEX Natural Gas $2.722 +$0.005 cents | 08/14 Baker Hughes Rig Count (Oil & Gas U.S.) 593+5 | 08/14 USD – Dollar/MXN  17.0241 (data live) 08/14 EUR – USD  $1.1570 (data live)  08/17 US/Bs. (Bolivar) Bs 772,54410000 (data BCV) (crypto-parallel Bs.913.46-estimated) Source: berg/MarketWatch/Reuters/ Zelle/ crypto-parallel  (P2P)

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Monaldi and Satterfield: Inside Guyana’s Energy Strategy with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali

During a visit to Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy on May 4, 2026, His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali shared his perspective on the country’s rise as a global energy player. Since oil production began in 2019, Guyana has rapidly emerged as a major force in global energy markets — making its policy choices increasingly relevant far beyond its borders.

2025 Latin Oil & Gas: Uneven Progress

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U.S. Bomb Key Iran Nuclear Sites (Trump video)

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Francisco Monaldi at at the FIU 

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