Oil and gas production in Latin American and Caribbean countries has experienced an average increase of 9% since February 2022 in response to the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Carlos Garibaldi, the executive secretary of the Association of Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy Companies of Latin America and the Caribbean (Arpel), […]
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