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June 20, 2025

Can Petrobras’ Plans at Foz do Amazonas Survive Scrutiny?

Petrobras views oil exploration in the northern Equatorial Margin deposit as critical to its long-term strategy. An oil platform off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state is pictured. // Photo: lazyllama via Adobe Stock.

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Ricardo A. Villalba, MIT Sloan industry advisor: “The development of renewable energy—particularly large-scale projects—in Colombia has stalled due to three key factors. First, there is a lack of clear and comprehensive regulation governing project development, including areas such as corporate incentives, community benefit-sharing mechanisms, prior consultation with ethnic communities, tariff frameworks, and other critical components. Second, institutional capacity at both national and local levels is either weak or insufficient in terms of human and financial resources, limiting the ability to implement and oversee renewable energy projects in an integrated and territory-sensitive manner. And third, social…”

Top News

Petrobras, Exxon, Chevron Win Brazil Offshore Exploration Rights
Brazil’s national hydrocarbons agency on Tuesday awarded offshore exploration rights for several blocks in deep waters near the equator.
Protesters Attack Dam in Haiti, Cause Blackout
Protesters in the Haitian town of Mirebalais this week stormed a key hydroelectric dam and damaged power infrastructure, plunging Port-au-Prince into a blackout.
Guatemala Seeks LNG Ships in Power Auction
Guatemala aims to secure contracts for at least 700 megawatts in electrical capacity from liquefied natural gas facilities, energy minister Víctor Hugo Ventura Ruiz told Reuters on Monday.

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A sister publication of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor, the weekly Energy Advisor captures fresh analysis from business leaders and government officials on the most important developments in oil and gas, biofuels, the power sector, renewables, new technologies, and the policy debates shaping the future of energy in the Western Hemisphere and beyond. To subscribe or for more information, contact Gene Kuleta, editor of the Advisor, at gkuleta@thedialogue.org.

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board of advisors

Nigel Blackaby
Global Head, International Arbitration Group,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Jimena Blanco
Chief Analyst,
Verisk Maplecroft

María José Cortés
Head of ESG,
Atlas Renewable Energy

Jeffrey Davidow
Senior Counselor,
The Cohen Group

Analia Gonzalez
Leader, Arbitration & Litigation,
Laitn America, BakerHostetler

Jonathan C. Hamilton
Partner,
White & Case

Raul Herrera
Partner, Corporate &
Securities Practice,
Arnold & Porter

James R. Jones
Chairman,
Monarch Global Strategies

Jorge Kamine
Partner, Corporate &
Financial Services,
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Craig A. Kelly
Senior Director,
Int’l Government Relations,
Exxon Mobil

Jeremy Martin
Director,
Energy Program,
Institute of the Americas

Larry Pascal
Chairman, Americas
Practice Group,
Haynes & Boone

R. Kirk Sherr
President,
Clearview Strategy Group

Daniela Stevens
Director,
Energy Transition and Climate Program,
Inter-American Dialogue

Doris Rodríguez
Partner,
Hunton Andrews Kurth

Alexandra Valderrama
Director,
International Government
Affairs, Chevron

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