Low production affects separation plants … to put it simply: evo failed!

El Diario reports: Gas markets shrink, experts say PLANT IN GRAN CHACO WORKS BELOW ITS INSTALLED CAPACITY. The liquid separation plants of Yacuiba, Gran Chaco (Tarija) and Rio Grande (Santa Cruz) show lower production of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas), due to the low demand of energy by Brazil and Argentina, which In addition, the lower…

Why Energy-Rich Bolivia Is Mired In Economic Crisis

Mauricio Rios writes in Worldcrunch: Why Energy-Rich Bolivia Is Mired In Economic Crisis Like other Latin American countries, Bolivia has squandered commodity revenue and failed to make the hard reforms necessary to bolster the economy for the long haul. -Analysis- LA PAZ — People in Bolivia appear to be waiting for everything to fall apart…

Bolivian gov’s promises regarding our natural gas are blunt out lies

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The gas that we do not have President Evo Morales just said that some Central American countries would be interested in buying Bolivian natural gas. A few days earlier, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera had said that he was making the trip on board of the vice-presidential plane for…

Bolivia Natural Gas 101: what lies ahead?

Carlos Miranda writes in Pagina Siete: Our gas era and its periods In the economic history of our country, the economic eras of silver and tin are informally recorded. Now it’s up to natural gas. Our natural gas was started in May 1972 with the start of export to Argentina under a long term contract…

Who won the gas war?

Humberto Vacaflor describes the aftermath of the so called “gas war” which, day by day, as we know more, demonstrates its violent motives which were no other to take over power, to throw a democratically elected government… and it only reflects why this and Venezuela governments fit under the ochlocracy category! Humberto Vacaflor from Siglo…