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The Energy Podcast Series is brought to you by the Institute of the Americas Energy Program, working to foster a deeper understanding of the most critical energy issues facing the Western Hemisphere.

INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS

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Oil Prices, Pipeline Outages and Reducing Subsidies in Ecuador: A Conversation with Julian Pastor, Partner at Sempertegui Abogados

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 24:12


As with most oil-producing countries, Ecuador has been greatly impacted by the global supply glut, demand destruction and price crash. But adding insult to injury the country has also had to manage a major landslide that crippled much of its oil pipeline infrastructure. Energy Minister Rene Ortiz has nonetheless issued a call to action for […]

Mexico Rumors Swirling About Private Sector Energy Projects

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 7:26


March 18 is a seminal date in Mexico. Indeed, this year marks the 82nd anniversary of the famed announcement by President Lazaro Cardenas to expropriate private firms and nationalize the Mexican oil industry.

“Samba” auctions, a model for Latin America

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 8:53


After a quarter of a century since Brazil started its power sector reform, there are a number of lessons learned and best practices to inform the policy debate across Latin America.

Will Argentina’s provinces have a renewed role in national energy policy under the Fernandez administration?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 8:16


Alberto Fernandez assumed the presidency of Argentina on December 10.  According to reports, the administration’s energy policy is set to be submitted to Congress for debate with the goal of concluding it before the end of the extraordinary session in February. There have been a series of meetings and statements since President Fernandez took office […]

Mexico, Clean Energy and the Paris Accord

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 7:26


Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador marks one year in office on December 1. As the milestone approaches, rhetoric and innuendo swirling around the country’s energy sector and particularly its renewable energy outlook has begun to take the form of more concrete actions and policies.

XXVIII La Jolla Conference Curtain Raiser

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 6:11


On May 22nd and 23rd the Institute of the Americas hosts the XXVIII La Jolla Energy Conference. As we count down to this year’s Conference, we’ll be raising the curtain on a few of our key topics and panels.

Argentina´s Distributed Generation Market: The Devil is in the Details

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 6:48


Last December, Argentina enacted regulations to implement law No. 27.191 to accelerate its distributed generation (DG) market, decentralize energy sources, reduce emissions and create jobs.

Venezuela’s Political Outlook: A conversation with David Mares

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 20:35


We spoke to David Mares, a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at UC San Diego to address these questions and to further understand the rapidly changing domestic and international political elements of the Venezuela crisis.

Fuels and Finance in Mexico: A conversation with Marco Cota, CEO of Talanza Energy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 28:55


ince the new year arrived in Mexico, the headlines have been dominated by the issue of gasoline theft, fuels consumption and logistics but particularly shortages. The Lopez Obrador government crackdown on the so-called huachicoleo and illegal fuels market has led to a national debate over the interconnected issues of corruption and availability of gasoline to meet the ever-growing demand in the country. We spoke to Marco Cota, CEO of Talanza Energy for his insights on the current fuels issues facing Mexico as well as the broader questions surrounding oil and Pemex and particularly finance and investment implications.

Colombia’s Renewable Energy Auction

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 21:08


Colombia has long counted a clean energy matrix thanks largely to its hydroelectric capacity. But in the last few years policymakers and investors have sought to seize the potential of other renewable energy resources across the country.

Energy and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s Inaugural Address

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 9:46


Before he reached the ten minute mark of his inaugural address, AMLO had forcefully attacked the failure of the neoliberal model of the last several decades going as far to say that it had been a calamity for Mexico.

Energy storage and its implications, an interview with John Jung, CEO of Greensmith Energy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 30:15


Successful solar distributed generation markets – transparency and certainty

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 12:44


Cecilia Aguillon, Director of the IOA’s Energy Transition Initiative (ETI) shares her insights on how to build successful solar DG markets using the principles of transparency and certainty and why they are essential for long-lasting success.

Argentina Shakes Up Energy Ministry

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 7:46


Just after the G20 energy meeting in Bariloche, Argentina, President Mauricio Macri pivoted from watching the national team play to a tie in Russia to shake-up his cabinet and make a change at the top of the energy portfolio replacing Juan Jose Aranguren as minister with Javier Iguacel.

México a la Vanguardia en Subastas Eléctricas en America Latina

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 7:03


Peace in Colombia and Energy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 4:43


La Jolla Conference 2017 Curtain Raiser

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 11:18


Sanctions, the US and Venezuela: A Conversation with David Mares

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 17:14


Prospectivity vs AMLO: Mexico’s Round 3.1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2018 7:21


La Jolla Conference 2018 Curtain Raiser

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 8:18


Sustainability in Costa Rica: A Conversation with Alberto Trejos, former Minister of Trade

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 33:18


Venezuela 2018: A Conversation with David Voght

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 27:57


Top 4 Energy Trends 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 9:37


Full Speed Ahead on Energy Argentina

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 6:50


Brazil’s Oil & Gas Auction: Measuring Success

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 6:10


Debating Mexico’s Power Sector Outlook: A Conversation with Jed Bailey

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 27:46


Brazil’s Efforts to Attract Oil & Gas Investment

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 6:33


Brazil and Mexico’s Competition for Upstream Investment

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 7:30


Decio Oddone Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017 8:46


For insights on Brazil’s oil and gas sector we spoke to former IOA Board Member, and newly-appointed ANP Director General, Decio Oddone on the sidelines of CERAWeek.

Energy Diplomacy in Central America & the Caribbean: A conversation with Robin Dunnigan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2014 16:39


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