2018 will be a pivotal year for energy in Latin America, as the region’s top oil producers are set to hold presidential elections that could lead to sweeping policy changes.Read more +
Mexico held a highly successful auction for oil and gas contracts in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico on December 5, giving a boost to its plans to lift production and investment in the country's failing oil sector.Read more +
The arrival of business-friendly Kuczynski, more commonly known as PPK, promises to bring important changes to the energy and mining sectors.Read more +
Rebecca O’Connor, Tamara Lorenzo
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Prolonged droughts caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon combined with the impacts of climate change are exposing Latin America's severe vulnerability to reliance on hydropower. Read more +
While Brazil’s political future hangs in the balance, Petrobras – the state oil company at the center of Brazil’s largest corruption scandal – is also facing great uncertainty. Read more +