El Deber: The environmentalist of the platform “United for Tariquia, José Humacata says that more than 55% of the protected area will be destroyed at the confluence of important rivers. YPFB Chaco says that the intervention will only be 0.004% YPFB Chaco, a subsidiary of YPFB Corporación, reaffirmed that the intervention in the Astillero oil…
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Bolivia: returns to hydrocarbon deficit | vuelve al déficit en hidrocarburos
Editorial, El Deber: After 30 years, what was seen to come and what those who know were warning about finally happened: Bolivia has a deficit between exports and imports of hydrocarbons; this means that more is spent on buying fuel from abroad than what is earned from the sale of natural gas. According to official…
Why Russia should not win the bid for Bolivia’s lithium (commentary) | Por qué Rusia no debería ganar la licitación por el litio de Bolivia (comentario)
Mongabay: Commentary by Joseph Bouchard on 7 June 2022 The government of Bolivia is currently negotiating with various foreign companies from countries including Argentina, the United States, China, and Russia, for the handling of its lithium extraction. Results of the bidding process should be announced within the next two weeks. A top contender is Russia: Moscow-based Uranium…
Laguna Colorada: Geothermal plant – Planta Geotérmica
Alexander Richter, Think Geoenergy: Bolivia to explore future of Laguna Colorada geothermal project build out Laguna Colorada construction update (source: video screenshot, Sacyr website) A new hiring process is to kick start for evaluation work on the build out of the Laguna Colorada geothermal project in Bolivia. Latin America’s leading energy news platform BN Americas…
In Bolivia, Indigenous groups fear the worst from dam project on Beni River
by Iván Paredes Tamayo on 11 January 2022 | Translated by Max Radwin, Mongabay: More than 5,000 Indigenous people would be impacted by flooding from the construction of two dams in Bolivia, according to Indigenous organizations and environmentalists. Successive governments have mulled the Chepete-El Bala hydroelectric project for more than half a century, and the current administration of…
Green-Energy Race Draws an American Underdog to Bolivia’s Lithium
By Clifford Krauss, The New York Times [lectura en español]: SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia — The mission was quixotic for a small Texas energy start-up: Beat out Chinese and Russian industrial giants in unlocking mineral riches that could one day power tens of millions of electric vehicles. A team traveled from Austin to Bolivia in late…
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