Energy at Risk | Energía en Riesgo

By El Diario: War in the Middle East Affects the Hydrocarbons Sector Between Distrust and the Risk of Returning to the Past The increase in the price of oil on the international market will cause fuel prices to rise, which will affect the final commercialization value. After more than 100 days of Rodrigo Paz’s government,…

Fuel Additives Under Fire | Aditivos bajo sospecha

By Gigavision, Eju.tv: “If vehicles are damaged after additives, YPFB must disappear,” says former minister Ríos He also proposed that Bolivia should move toward opening the fuel market to end the state monopoly. According to Ríos, within one to two years the country should have different fuel brands so consumers do not depend on a…

Gasoline More Bitter than Sweet | Gasolina más amarga que dulce

By Francesco Zaratti: Since 2018, Bolivia has marketed the so-called “green gasoline,” a blend of base gasoline with anhydrous ethanol, a byproduct of sugarcane, within the framework of an agreement that obliges YPFB to purchase ethanol from sugar mills and mix it with domestically produced or imported gasoline. The virtues of this program have been…