EnergiesNet https://energiesnet.com Latam Energies News Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:26:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://energiesnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Logo-en-ALTAS-final-2-32x32.png EnergiesNet https://energiesnet.com 32 32 Venezuela’s Oil Land Grab: Mature Fields Go to Operators Who Aren’t Even Wildcatters https://energiesnet.com/venezuelas-oil-land-grab-mature-fields-go-to-operators-who-arent-even-wildcatters/ https://energiesnet.com/venezuelas-oil-land-grab-mature-fields-go-to-operators-who-arent-even-wildcatters/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:24:00 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37243 These aren’t explorers risking capital to find oil — they’re untested operators, backed by Washington, taking over fields already proven and producing. The major oil companies, with far more to lose, are following a separate, more cautious legal path. By Elio Ohep, Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet SAN DIEGO, CA Petroleumworld.com/EnergiesNet.com 09 02 2026 Since late August, almost as …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/venezuelas-oil-land-grab-mature-fields-go-to-operators-who-arent-even-wildcatters/feed/ 0 Do the Numbers Add Up? Royalties, Equity, and $19 a Barrel in the New U.S.-Venezuela Oil Deal https://energiesnet.com/do-the-numbers-add-up-royalties-equity-and-19-a-barrel-in-the-new-u-s-venezuela-oil-deal/ https://energiesnet.com/do-the-numbers-add-up-royalties-equity-and-19-a-barrel-in-the-new-u-s-venezuela-oil-deal/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:08:28 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37235 Between a 16% royalty, a 55% U.S. equity stake, and an arithmetic error already circulating online, here’s what the official figures on the Venezuela deal say — and don’t yet say.   By Elio Ohep, Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet SAN DIEGO, CA Petroleumworld.com/EnergiesNet.com 09 01 2026 Since Donald Trump announced the oil deal on August 28, a handful …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/do-the-numbers-add-up-royalties-equity-and-19-a-barrel-in-the-new-u-s-venezuela-oil-deal/feed/ 0 Still Unknown: What’s Really Behind Trump’s “BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” https://energiesnet.com/still-unknown-whats-really-behind-trumps-biggest-oil-deal-in-world-history/ https://energiesnet.com/still-unknown-whats-really-behind-trumps-biggest-oil-deal-in-world-history/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:39:10 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37221 Yesterday we said this ran on leases, not ownership. Trump says otherwise now — but his words and what’s actually being signed may not be the same thing. By Elio Ohep, Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet SAN DIEGO, CA Petroleumworld.com/EnergiesNet.com 08 29 2026 Trump posted the news Friday night on Truth Social. He named the officials involved but gave …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/still-unknown-whats-really-behind-trumps-biggest-oil-deal-in-world-history/feed/ 0 Betting on Venezuela, But Not Through “Ownership Stake” https://energiesnet.com/betting-on-venezuela-but-not-through-ownership-stake/ https://energiesnet.com/betting-on-venezuela-but-not-through-ownership-stake/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:37:01 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37212 What’s actually being negotiated is a lease, not a takeover — and it only works if Big Oil believes Venezuela’s courts and institutions will hold up this time, through the democratic changes now underway.                               By Elio Ohep, Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet SAN DIEGO, …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/betting-on-venezuela-but-not-through-ownership-stake/feed/ 0 Delta Finance, PetroDelta, and the Proof That Venezuela Still Isn’t Safe for Investors https://energiesnet.com/delta-finance-petrodelta-and-the-proof-that-venezuela-still-isnt-safe-for-investors/ https://energiesnet.com/delta-finance-petrodelta-and-the-proof-that-venezuela-still-isnt-safe-for-investors/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:56:15 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37197 While Caracas pitched Houston on a new era of legal certainty, it quietly finished stripping one investor of a 40% stake — and may be closing in on a second.   By Elio Ohep, Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet SAN DIEGO, CA Petroleumworld.com/EnergiesNet.com 08 24 2026 On August 19, Venezuela’s hydrocarbons minister, Paula Henao, stood before roughly 600 executives …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/delta-finance-petrodelta-and-the-proof-that-venezuela-still-isnt-safe-for-investors/feed/ 1 Argentina’s Critical Minerals Wealth Faces an “Execution Test,” Institute of the Americas Report Finds https://energiesnet.com/argentinas-critical-minerals-wealth-faces-an-execution-test-institute-of-the-americas-report-finds/ https://energiesnet.com/argentinas-critical-minerals-wealth-faces-an-execution-test-institute-of-the-americas-report-finds/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:58:45 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37180 Lithium, copper, and potash give the country a rare hand to play, but permitting, financing, water governance, and workforce gaps will decide whether resource potential turns into reliable global supply By Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet SAN DIEGO, CA Petroleumworld.com/EnergiesNet.com 08 20 2026 Buenos Aires/San Diego — A new report from the Institute of the Americas concludes that Argentina’s …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/argentinas-critical-minerals-wealth-faces-an-execution-test-institute-of-the-americas-report-finds/feed/ 0 The Price of Admission: What’s Really Moving in Venezuela’s Energy and Mining Sector https://energiesnet.com/the-price-of-admission-whats-really-moving-in-venezuelas-energy-and-mining-sector/ https://energiesnet.com/the-price-of-admission-whats-really-moving-in-venezuelas-energy-and-mining-sector/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:16:24 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37167 A reference guide to the size, structure, and risk of the deals signed since January 3, 2026 By Elio Ohep, Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet SAN DIEGO, CA Petroleumworld.com/EnergiesNet.com 08 20 2026 Eight months after the U.S. captured Venezuela’s strongman Nicolás Maduro and installed D. Rodríguez as acting president, the headlines sound like a gold rush: six oil majors …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/the-price-of-admission-whats-really-moving-in-venezuelas-energy-and-mining-sector/feed/ 2 Venezuelan Gas: Forty Years of Promises, and the First Real Chance to Act on Them https://energiesnet.com/venezuelan-gas-forty-years-of-promises-and-the-first-real-chance-to-act-on-them/ https://energiesnet.com/venezuelan-gas-forty-years-of-promises-and-the-first-real-chance-to-act-on-them/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:46:16 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37138 Reserves of 195 trillion cubic feet, almost half the gas produced is flared or vented, and a new regime in Caracas is handing out licenses faster than at any time since the 2019 sanctions. By Elio Ohep, Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet SAN DIEGO, CA Petroleumworld.com/EnergiesNet.com 08 19 2026 Editorial note: Petroleumworld-EnergiesNet has covered this story since 1999. Over …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/venezuelan-gas-forty-years-of-promises-and-the-first-real-chance-to-act-on-them/feed/ 0 La Jolla Energy Conference Marks 35 Years of Hemispheric Dialogue https://energiesnet.com/la-jolla-energy-conference-marks-35-years-of-hemispheric-dialogue/ https://energiesnet.com/la-jolla-energy-conference-marks-35-years-of-hemispheric-dialogue/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:46:38 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37129 October 13–15, 2026, La Jolla Energy Conference will Address Latin America’s Transition Challenges EnergiesNet-Petroleumworld La Jolla, California petroleumworld.com 08 14 2026 The La Jolla Energy Conference, organized by the Institute of the Americas, will celebrate its 35th anniversary this fall. Since its creation in 1991, the conference has become one of the most influential hemispheric …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/solidarity-with-colombia-after-earthquake/feed/ 0 Monaldi and Satterfield: Inside Guyana’s Energy Strategy with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali https://energiesnet.com/podcast-monaldi-and-satterfield-inside-guyanas-energy-strategy-with-president-mohamed-irfaan-ali/ https://energiesnet.com/podcast-monaldi-and-satterfield-inside-guyanas-energy-strategy-with-president-mohamed-irfaan-ali/#respond Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:46:33 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=37069 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.

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