Erwin Cifuentes is a Contributing Editor for Southern Pulse Info where he focuses on politics, economics and security issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has worked as a writer for The Latin Americanist blog since 2005 and is the social media editor for the website's Twitter page. Erwin is also a graduate of Florida International University, and a member of the Association of Latino Professionals for America along with the Jackie Robinson Foundation Alumni Association.
On Tuesday November 8, millions of voters will head to the polls in the United States to choose who will be the next president. That…
The Brazilian government on Friday reported that its oil and gas production rose to record levels in September with a total oil equivalent of 3.36…
Export of crude oil from Venezuela to the United States (US) plummeted by 23 percent in October, according to Thomson Reuters trade flows data published…
A senior executive for Royal Dutch Shell claimed demand could reach its peak as early as 2021, which is much sooner than anticipated by other…
Federal authorities in the United States will look into the possible effects of a failed rocket launch by SpaceX on the planned construction of liquid…
According to an analysis by Reuters published on Monday, oil production among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will likely reach another record…
Hacktivist collective Anonymous has reportedly issued a strong warning against North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple in relation to the protests against the Dakota Access pipeline…
The Nigerian presidency on Tuesday issued a statement affirming that Royal Dutch Shell will resume exports from the Forcados terminal in the Niger Delta region.…
Approximately one hundred people gathered on Monday in the Canadian capital city of Ottawa to protest against the planned expansion of the Trans Mountain oil…
The Iraqi oil ministry will negotiate directly with international oil companies (IOCs) and consortiums in the upcoming bidding of a dozen small- to medium-sized fields…
Average natural gas production in the mainland United States (US) is expected to fall for “the first year in a long while,” wrote energy industry…
At least one person died and six are missing following an explosion and fire at BASF’s biggest production site in Germany, Reuters reported on Monday.…
The Kuwaiti government gave the go-ahead to a request by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to create what would be the country’s largest oil company,…
In 2014, United States presidential candidate Hillary Clinton purportedly accused the Russians of running fake anti-fracking and environmentalist groups who were trying to upend major…
The leaders of Russia and Turkey on 10 October 2016 officially signed an agreement on the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project. Russian…
Venezuela’s lagging oil industry may have received a much-needed boost from Repsol after accepting a US$1.2 billion credit line for a Petroquiriquire joint venture between…
Natural gas futures in the United States (US) on 7 October rose to its highest point since June 2015 as investors anticipate a boost in…
The thirty-six energy firms on the Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) list have gained US$316 billion in market value since West Texas Intermediate crude…
The government of Scotland on 6 October requested the revoking of six licenses to fund underground coal gasification (UCG), citing concerns from analysts over possible…
Colombian military authorities believe the ELN, the country’s second-largest guerilla army, was behind the bombing of the Caño Limón-Coveñas oil pipeline on Tuesday morning. As…