By Henry Oporto, El Deber: This May 1st, as MAS factions celebrate a new anniversary of the 2006 hydrocarbon nationalization, the country’s demeanor will be different: instead of approval and enthusiasm, a face of frustration and discouragement will likely emerge. The era of illusions has passed; worries and fears now prevail. With the perspective of…
Category: Energy
Malfeasance managing lithium | Estafa en la gestión del litio
Editorial, Opinion: New Plundering of the Bolivian State? An audit conducted by Yacimientos del Litio Bolivianos (YLB) on the construction of the evaporation pools at the lithium plant in the Uyuni salt flats concluded that at least four crimes were committed in this project, resulting in an economic damage of 425 million Bolivianos to the…
How much natural gas do we have left? | ¿Cuánto gas natural nos queda?
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The volume of gas reserves in Bolivia is a mystery, at least for those who are not part of the state instances of the hydrocarbon sector. This lack of information violates Law 3740 of Sustainable Development of the Hydrocarbon Sector, enacted in August 2007, whose article 7 establishes that “YPFB, until March…
Moody´s: Lithium won’t be enough to offset gas revenues | El litio no será suficiente para compensar los ingresos del gas
Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: The company considers that the lack of access to the sea may increase the costs of lithium and points out that the country must promote industrialization and, at the same time, redevelop the hydrocarbon sector. The Lithium Carbonate Industrial Plant inaugurated in December 2023, in Colcha K. Photo: MHE. While…
How Socialist Bolivia Is Trying To Cash In On Lithium, To The Benefit Of China | Cómo la Bolivia socialista está tratando de sacar provecho del litio, en beneficio de China
Sergio Herrera Deza, Crunch: Bolivia believes lithium is the new “white gold,” for its role in fueling new technologies. Distrusting Western investments and technology, it’s counting on collaborations with Russia and China. But there will be problems at home that could block it all. View of the new plant for the production of lithium carbonate…
Fuel shortage due to drop in production | Escasez de carburantes por caída en la producción
Fundacion Jubileo, Brujula Digital: Jubileo: fuel shortage has nothing to do with blockades, but with the drop in production and over time it will be greater Vehicles line up to buy fuel. Photo: APG The Jubilee Foundation reported this Wednesday that the fuel shortage in the country has nothing to do with the Evista blockade,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 