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Chile lithium disputes may mean a missed opportunity

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CHILE

The case illustrates Chile’s difficulties in developing its abundant, cost-efficient reserves of lithium in order to preserve its global market share when demand is booming. Fears…

Action plan will boost Chile's green hydrogen hopes

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CHILE

Chile was a global frontrunner in exploring the potential of green hydrogen, but progress in developing the industry has stalled in recent years. Delays in laying out clear rules…

Clean energy brings Latin American hopes and obstacles

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LATIN AMERICA

The forecast acceleration in the energy transition provides an opportunity for Latin America to boost growth by producing fuels, materials and products used to drive the adoption…

Mexico is unlikely to become a lithium powerhouse

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MEXICO

Within 48 hours, Congress instead approved a plan to nationalise exploitation of lithium, prohibit new concessions and create a state-owned enterprise (SOE) to monopolise the…

Lithium deal aims to avoid missed opportunity in Chile

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CHILE

Among other objectives, the deal seeks to increase lithium output rapidly in response to concern that Chile is not taking full advantage of a demand boom that, as technology…

New Brazil legislation may bolster Petrobras

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BRAZIL

A key factor in determining the prospects for Brazil's fragile economy is the state of its huge oil industry. This is dominated by Petrobras, itself beset by problems arising…

Chile's lithium strategy will not bring rapid results

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CHILE

It was welcomed in principle by potential investors as a pathway through legal restrictions that have impeded the development of most of Chile’s vast lithium reserves. However…

Copper may face long-term output decline in Chile

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CHILE

This is preventing the country from taking full advantage of strong copper prices to the benefit of both the trade balance and fiscal revenues. Recent figures from Codelco, the…

Suriname oil find raises both opportunities and risks

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SURINAME

The impact of a potential major oil find.

Informal and illegal gold mining to endure in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

This sector has grown substantially with the rise in recent years of the world gold price, contributing to the rapid deforestation of the rainforest in the north of the country…