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What Will AMLO and Bolsonaro Do To Energy Markets?
Center for Strategic & International Studies
New leaders in Mexico and Brazil may mean big changes to their respective energy sectors. Lisa Viscidi tells Richard Miles of CSIS that a Mexican delay on offshore bidding could have a major impact, but that Brazil is likely to maintain the status quo. Venezuela could take years to recover production once it emerges from its current crisis, given the massive investment required to reverse declining oil output.
Listen to the full episode of 35 West, the podcast of the CSIS Americas Program, here.
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