Patricia Garip
Rising sea levels and intensifying hurricanes underline the urgency of transforming Caribbean energy systems, which are oil-based, costly and vulnerable.
Landmark legislation has the potential to unlock a wave of investment in renewable energy in Peru, but political dysfunction could get in the way.
Argentina’s gas surge is at once accelerating Bolivia’s demise as a gas supplier and reinforcing South America’s dependence on fossil fuels.
The South American nation is making a $4 billion bet on hydrogen-based e-fuels, mainly for export to the EU.
A new gas-to-power project, dubbed a fossil fuel “bridge,” poses a challenge in a country that is especially vulnerable to climate change.
Southern Chile’s green hydrogen development has exposed the challenges in harmonising new energy sources with local communities and fauna.
Chile’s green hydrogen plans and renewable energy potential position it as a significant exporter of the fuel to markets including Europe.
By the end of 2023, state-run YPF plans to drill one or two horizontal wells in the new shale play Palermo Aike, targeting 6.6 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources.
Petrobras is setting records for CO2 injection from its pre-salt oil production offshore, but is the Brazilian state-controlled company just rebranding old-fashioned field re-injection to keep the oil flowing?
