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.
Chevron and its partners at the Vaca Muerta site in Argentina are close to meeting their spending goals due to a 20 percent annual drop…
Ecopetrol, Colombia’s largest state-run oil company, has announced its plans for an electronic auction of twenty gas and oil blocks to be held on 30…
Venezuela’s sliding oil output may be tumbling at a rate faster than initially anticipated and production could soon reach a 27-year low. As mentioned by…
The Colombian government and FARC rebels are close to ending their decades-long armed conflict following the anticipated signing of a bilateral ceasefire. The announcement of…
Rosneft’s Igor Sechin rejected rumors alleging that the Russian company would sell the government’s 19.5 percent stake to a consortium of Chinese and Indian oil…
The latest American Petroleum Institute (API) report published on 21 June 2016 indicated a bigger-than-expected draw on U.S. oil inventory. As reported by CNBC, U.S.…
Oil exports from Saudi Arabia tumbled to their lowest point in six months according to the latest Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) published on 20…
A flare-up was reported at Chevron’s Richmond oil refinery located in California, San Francisco Bay on 19 June. According to accounts on social media, some…
Marathon Oil Corporation agreed on 20 June 2016 to pay US$888 million in order to purchase PayRock Energy Holdings LLC. Venture capital firm EnCap Investments…
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a magnitude-3.7 earthquake hit the oil-rich state of Oklahoma early on 20 June 2016. The tremor was detected…
A key U.S. Congressman believes that the actions by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) regarding oil production could lead to regime change in…
Petrobras claimed on Wednesday to have discovered its largest find at its Libra field located off Brazil’s southeast coast. According to the state-run oil producer,…
Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov said that his company is seriously considering reentering the Iranian energy market following the removal of international sanctions earlier this year…
Canadian natural gas producers will most likely continue to face increased short-term difficulties due to the twin factors of lower prices and stronger competition from…
Italy has leapfrogged Turkey to become the second-largest importer of Russian gas, according to Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller on 15 June. "In 2016, Italian consumers…
A delayed natural gas pipeline between Bulgaria and Romania that was supposed to be completed in 2013 will purportedly become operational later in 2016. "The…
Eduardo Cunha, the suspended speaker of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and one of the main forces behind the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff could soon…
Venezuela registered its sharpest monthly drop in oil production yet, as unrest continues over political divisions and economic difficulties. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its latest monthly report believes that oil production will decline in non-member countries this year. According…
An armed group seeking to secede from Nigeria, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), continued their attacks against oil pipelines in the west African nation on…