Arpel

Arpel-Naturgas Week: Colombia pivots to Venezuelan gas despite offshore bounty

An announcement this week at the Arpel-Naturgas conference in Cartagena suggests that the administration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro is putting more emphasis on Venezuelan gas than domestic alternatives.

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Argentina gas surge hastens exit of Bolivian gas

Argentina’s gas surge is at once accelerating Bolivia’s demise as a gas supplier and reinforcing South America’s dependence on fossil fuels.

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Guyana’s climate credentials tested by fossil fuel “bridge”

A new gas-to-power project, dubbed a fossil fuel “bridge,” poses a challenge in a country that is especially vulnerable to climate change.

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Venezuela gas flaring in spotlight as nation gradually re-opens

The recent gradual easing of U.S. sanctions on the country is calling attention to Venezuela's gas flaring.

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Brazil fossil fuels plan under Lula may not transpire

Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants to reassert some form of state control over motor fuel prices and steer state-run Petrobras back into refining, but analysts say he will have limited political and economic scope for major near-term fossil fuels policy changes.

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Caribbean energy

Caribbean energy grids need overhaul to wean off oil: study

Rising sea levels and intensifying hurricanes underline the urgency of transforming Caribbean energy systems, which are oil-based, costly and vulnerable.

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Political turbulence stifles renewable energy in Peru

Landmark legislation has the potential to unlock a wave of investment in renewable energy in Peru, but political dysfunction could get in the way.

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Guyana’s climate credentials tested by fossil fuel “bridge”

A new gas-to-power project, dubbed a fossil fuel “bridge,” poses a challenge in a country that is especially vulnerable to climate change.

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LNG exporter Peru’s crisis slows energy transition

Deepening political and social unrest in Peru, a major LNG exporter, are deepening delays to the country's energy transition.

Energy Transition

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Peat-rich Falkland Islands risks greenwashing oil project

Israeli energy firm Navitas plans to take a final investment decision this year on whether to move ahead with an oil-for-peatlands restoration concept in the Falkland Islands.

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Political turbulence stifles renewable energy in Peru

Landmark legislation has the potential to unlock a wave of investment in renewable energy in Peru, but political dysfunction could get in the way.

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Chile green hydrogen puts nation in energy vanguard

Chile’s green hydrogen plans and renewable energy potential position it as a significant exporter of the fuel to markets including Europe.

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LNG exporter Peru’s crisis slows energy transition

Deepening political and social unrest in Peru, a major LNG exporter, are deepening delays to the country's energy transition.

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Green hydrogen sector in Chile demands state action

Chile needs to accelerate legal, regulatory and marketing groundwork for green hydrogen if it hopes to meet ambitious production and export targets, executives in the fledgling industry say.

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Colombia’s new government eyes Venezuelan gas

Colombia’s new government is racing to wind down the oil and gas industry but also signalling that it could resort to neighbouring Venezuela to replenish gas supply.

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Uruguay carves dual path of hydrocarbons and hydrogen

Uruguay is the latest South American country to unveil a green hydrogen roadmap, but unlike some other aspiring producers and exporters of the emerging resource, the government has not yet relinquished plans to drill for oil and gas.

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Chile green hydrogen lag pits birds vs blades

Southern Chile’s green hydrogen development has exposed the challenges in harmonising new energy sources with local communities and fauna.

Brazil’s voters weigh resource nationalism, climate agenda

Leftist frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is polling ahead of hard-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the run-up to the 2 October election.