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May 15, 2026

Can Chile Continue Its Momentum on Battery Storage?

Earlier this year, Chile surpassed its nationally determined target of installing two gigawatts of new battery storage capacity in the country by 2030. // File Photo: The Desert Photo via Adobe Stock.

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Top News

Petrobras Reports $6.7 Bn in Profit For First Quarter
Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, on Monday reported net income of $6.7 billion for the first three months of this year, a decline of 7 percent from 2025.
Oil Spill Has Caused Serious Damage: Venezuelan Gov’t
An oil spill that originated earlier this month in Trinidad and Tobago has caused serious damage to the environment, Venezuela’s government said on Saturday.
Petroperú Gets Authorization for $2 Bn in Loans
Peru’s government on Monday issued a decree allowing state-run Petroperú to access as much as $2 billion in financing from international lenders. No public funds will be used in this package, said Prime Minister Luis Arroyo.

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ABOUT THE Energy ADVISOR

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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Gene Kuleta
Editor
202.463.2920
gkuleta@thedialogue.org

Jack Quinn
Reporter

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Lori Rampani
Reporter

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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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