Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The Mutún gasometer The Mutún steel project is not working, it is true, but plays an irreplaceable role: used to know how much natural gas is available to Bolivians after the demand for Argentina and Brazil has been serviced. The “gas war” that was fought earlier this century, has…
Category: Energy
Enough with blunt out lies and cheap demagogue of current gov!
Pagina Siete Reports: ELECTRICITY Analyst: We can not be an energy hub The former Minister of Hydrocarbons, Carlos Miranda Pacheco, yesterday questioned the argument that the country will become an energy hub because electricity generation is minimal in relation to the countries of the region. “To talk about a medium size energy hub is ridiculous…
Bolivia under The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015
The World Economic Forum presents: The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015 [here the findings for Bolivia]: The Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. The Report series remains the most comprehensive assessment of national competitiveness worldwide. . . For more detailed information that…
The thin line between CSR or just mitigation/remediation of environmental and social impact
The following article prompted an analysis of what really is Corporate Social Responsibility [Responsabilidad Social Empresarial – RSE] vis-a-vis development work need to restore the social/environmental conditions of a given site as a result of economic activities, in this case under the hydrocarbon industry. People in Bolivia tend to use the wording RSE to “demonstrate”…
Will Argentina stop paying for our gas, one more time?!
Carlos Miranda writes in Pagina Siete: SPEAKING OF ENERGY Good buyer, but bad payer Argentina was our first buyer of natural gas in large volumes and for long-term. YPFB inherited that contract with fixed prices. As soon took over that condition changed. Argentina refused to agree on a formula for automatic settings. They preferred to…
Under the presidency of the coca grower: Bonanza, waste and poverty
Wilfredo Ramirez writes in El Diario: Bonanza, waste and poverty After 9 years in power, the plurinational Government was unable to correct its deficiencies. By their nonsense or “gaffes” that blush Bolivian society and seriously compromise its administration, the ship of state runs the risk of capsize at any moment, before continuing social conflict of…
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