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Summary: The Energy Podcast Series is brought to you by the Institute of the Americas Energy Program, working to foster a deeper understanding of the most critical energy issues facing the Western Hemisphere.
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Some energy stories dominated the headlines for months at a time – think Mexico’s road to energy reform – while others might already be forgotten – like Ecuador. The IOA Energy team pulled together five key energy stories of 2013 as a way to reflect on what’s happened in our hemisphere this year.
Despite sitting atop the world’s fourth largest shale oil and gas reserves, Argentina has failed to attached sufficient investment for exploration and production, leaving the country to import 20 percent of its energy needs. A recent compensation agreement with Repsol, and investment deals with Chevron and Dow Chemical may be signs of a reversing trend. Francisco Olivera, columnist at La Nación in Argentina, remains cautiously optimistic, particularly under a new government in 2015, seeing “no alternative” but to enact policy changes to avoid an energy crisis (in Spanish).
By Jeremy Martin While Mexico’s energy reforms dominate headlines, most attention has focused on the country’s oil and gas players yet dramatic changes are also in store for Mexico’s electric sector and state-owned utility, CFE. In this interview, Nick Puga of Bates White urges patience as electric reforms require both time and massive investment.
Mexico’s energy debate is back in the news as President Enrique Peña Nieto seeks to pass his reform agenda by year’s end. The Institute of the Americas spoke to Juan Pardinas, president of IMCO, about Pemex, nationalism , and the need to monetize Mexico’s natural resources.
Heading into this Sunday’s presidential vote in Chile, there is one word that best sums up the energy policy debate in the Andean nation: Diversification. That is to say that like one’s own personal investment strategy, Chile is seeking an energy policy that brings increased diversity to its matrix.
We caught up with Duncan Wood, Director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, to get his take on Mexico’s fiscal and energy outlook.
As Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto advances the country’s energy reform agenda, the Institute of the Americas spoke to Roger Tissot about Mexico’s emerging petroleum model and whether the reforms will be sufficient to reboot Mexico’s oil and gas development.
Brazil held its inaugural pre-salt auction yesterday. The Institute of the Americas spoke to former ANP Director, John Forman about the results of the Libra bid round and the implications for the future of Brazil's pre-salt development and the country's oil & gas outlook more broadly.
On October 2, the Institute of the Americas hosted the 2nd Annual Forum on Prospects for LNG and Natural Gas in Central America. On the sidelines, Energy Program Director Jeremy Martin and Energy Policy Associate Alexis Arthur spoke to presenters about some of the salient issues to emerge from the discussions (in Spanish).
On October 2, the Institute of the Americas hosted the 2nd Annual Forum on Prospects for LNG and Natural Gas in Central America. On the sidelines, Energy Program Director Jeremy Martin and Energy Policy Associate Alexis Arthur spoke to presenters about some of the salient issues to emerge from the discussions (in Spanish).
On October 2, the Institute of the Americas hosted the 2nd Annual Forum on Prospects for LNG and Natural Gas in Central America. On the sidelines, Energy Program Director Jeremy Martin and Energy Policy Associate Alexis Arthur spoke to presenters about some of the salient issues to emerge from the discussions (in Spanish).
On October 2, the Institute of the Americas hosted the 2nd Annual Forum on Prospects for LNG and Natural Gas in Central America. On the sidelines, Energy Program Director Jeremy Martin and Energy Policy Associate Alexis Arthur spoke to presenters about some of the salient issues to emerge from the discussions (in Spanish).
On October 2, the Institute of the Americas hosted the 2nd Annual Forum on Prospects for LNG and Natural Gas in Central America. On the sidelines, Energy Program Director Jeremy Martin and Energy Policy Associate Alexis Arthur spoke to presenters about some of the salient issues to emerge from the discussions (in Spanish).
On October 2, the Institute of the Americas hosted the 2nd Annual Forum on Prospects for LNG and Natural Gas in Central America. On the sidelines, Energy Program Director Jeremy Martin and Energy Policy Associate Alexis Arthur spoke to presenters about some of the salient issues to emerge from the discussions (in Spanish).
Unlike the original tectonic-shifting announcements of the pre-salt several years ago, the anticipation surrounding Brazil’s inaugural pre-salt auction has been surprisingly muted. Bidders have until September 18 to register for the Oct 21 auction. The outcome could have far-reaching implications for the future of Brazil’s efforts to exploit the pre-salt reserves.