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May 8, 2026

Is Venezuela’s Oil Sector Really Open for Business Again?

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Featured Expert Commentary:

Valeria Dezi CajigalHead of upstream at Energy Aspects
Sudan I. MaccioPartner at Haynes Boone
Mário BragaLatin America analyst at RANE Network

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Top News

Brazil Cancels 3.6 GW Worth of New Solar Projects
At firms’ requests, Brazilian regulatory agency ANEEL recently revoked permits for solar projects in at least five states with a total planned generating capacity of 3.6 gigawatts.
Trump Approves Partial Revival of Keystone XL
U.S. President Donald Trump on April 30 approved a key permit for a proposed 550,000-barrel-capacity crude oil pipeline connecting western Canada and the central United States.
Pemex Posts Multi-Billion-Dollar Loss in Q1
Mexican state-run oil company Pemex, which is led by CEO Víctor Rodríguez, posted a net loss of more than $2.5 billion in the first quarter, which the firm attributed to debt repayment costs.

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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. 

The Energy Advisor has two sister publications, the Latin America Advisor and the Financial Services Advisor. 

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Merike Blofield
Professor of Political Science,
University of Hamburg

Joyce Chang
Global Head of Research,
J.P. Morgan

Marlene Fernández
Corporate Vice President for Government Relations, Arcos Dorados

Peter Hakim
President Emeritus,
Inter-American Dialogue

Donna Hrinak
Director,
Adtalem Global Education

Jon E. Huenemann
Council Member,
GLG Inc.

James R. Jones
Chairman,
Monarch Global Strategies

Craig Kelly
Senior Director,
Int’l Gov’t Relations,
Exxon Mobil

John Maisto
Director,
US Education Finance Group

Nicolas Mariscal
Chairman,
Grupo Marhnos

Thomas F. McLarty III
Chairman,
McLarty Associates

Ernesto Revilla
Head of Latin American Economics, Citi

Gustavo Roosen
President,
IESA

Andrés Rozental
President, Rozental &
Asociados

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The Advisor serves a range of audiences spanning Fortune 500 companies to individual readers. If you are an academic institution, nonprofit organization, or individual reader please reach out to Development and Partnerships Manager, David Mauer, for discounted subscription pricing.

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The Latin America Advisor
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Each additional newsletter – the Energy Advisor and the Financial Services Advisor

Members of the Dialogue’s Corporate Program receive unlimited access to the Advisor publications and archive access. To learn more about the benefits of the Corporate Program, please reach out to David Mauer.

Board of Advisors

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

Alfonso Blanco
Program Director, Energy Transition & Climate, Inter-American Dialogue

Jimena Blanco
Chief Analyst,
Verisk Maplecroft

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

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

James R. Jones
Chairman,
Monarch Global Strategies

Jasper Jung
Executive Director, Global Strategic Initiatives, General Motors

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

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

Jeremy Martin
Vice President, Energy & Sustainability,
Institute of the Americas

Martin Menski
Partner,
White & Case

Larry Pascal
Chairman, Americas
Practice Group, Haynes Boone

Mariana Sánchez Ramírez
Latin America Policy Advisor,
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