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Venezuela’s Present and Future Energy Landscape: From collapse to recovery.

EnergiesNet — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:40:47 +0000

Por Francisco J. D’Angelo Ohep y Rafael Daryanani D. This year, when discussing Venezuela’s financial and energy issues, the main topic is balancing the country’s budget after many years of opacity and imbalances. To achieve this, it was necessary to consider eliminating expenses and increasing revenues, taking into account a previous budget structure based on …

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Venezuela’s oil: Betancourt’s bargain, Washington’s partner

EnergiesNet — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:58:50 +0000

Same oil, same men, new flag: the questionable partnership behind Venezuela’s first cargo to Texas. By Elio Ohep, EnergiesNet-Petroleumworld SAN DIEGO, California EnergiesNet.com 11 01 2026 On October 27, two tankers carrying one million barrels of Venezuelan crude arrived in Corpus Christi, Texas. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio went to the …

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From Vaca Muerta to Mexico: Latin America and the Caribbean’s Energy Boom Hinges on Stability

EnergiesNet — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:22:25 +0000

The region’s top energy leaders met in La Jolla for the conference’s 35th edition and agreed: the resources are there, and long-term legal stability will decide the rest By Elio Ohep, EnergiesNet-Petroleumworld La Jolla, California EnergiesNet.com 10 24 2026 When the La Jolla Energy Conference started, the energy debate in the region was about privatization …

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Venezuela’s piñata: how an almost free oil contract became US$515 million

EnergiesNet — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:31:00 +0000

“Access is the asset in today’s Venezuela, and the premium goes to the intermediary, not the State.”

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Drilling Waste Starts Before the Waste Stream

EnergiesNet — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:48:30 +0000

Why the real cost of drilled solids is often created inside the circulating system before the material ever reaches the waste-handling stage By Othman Soliman | Founder, SC DrillTech HOUSTON, TX Petroleumworld.com The waste problem begins much earlier When drilling waste is discussed, the conversation often starts at the end of the process: cuttings at …

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IOA Brings Out the Big Guns: Energy Heavyweights Converge on La Jolla, Venezuela in the Spotlight

EnergiesNet — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:18:32 +0000

More than 45 CEOs, regulators, former ministers and top analysts converge on La Jolla, October 13–15 Watch the Institute of the Americas’ conference video here. La Jolla: Where the Americas’ Energy Future Is Debated. EnergiesNet-Petroleumworld La Jolla, California petroleumworld.com 09 27 2026 When the Institute of the Americas opens the 35th edition of its La …

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Venezuela’s Oil Land Grab: Mature Fields Go to Operators Who Aren’t Even Wildcatters

EnergiesNet — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:24:00 +0000

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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Do the Numbers Add Up? Royalties, Equity, and $19 a Barrel in the New U.S.-Venezuela Oil Deal

EnergiesNet — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:08:28 +0000

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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Still Unknown: What’s Really Behind Trump’s “BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY”

EnergiesNet — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:39:10 +0000

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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Betting on Venezuela, But Not Through “Ownership Stake”

EnergiesNet — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:37:01 +0000

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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Delta Finance, PetroDelta, and the Proof That Venezuela Still Isn’t Safe for Investors

EnergiesNet — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:56:15 +0000

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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Argentina’s Critical Minerals Wealth Faces an “Execution Test,” Institute of the Americas Report Finds

EnergiesNet — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:58:45 +0000

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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