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National Oil Companies and the Energy Transition: Ecopetrol's Acquisition of an Electric Transmission Company
August 2021

National Oil Companies and the Energy Transition: Ecopetrol's Acquisition of an Electric Transmission Company

By
Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas and Dr. Luisa Palacios

This commentary explores recent moves by Colombian national oil company Ecopetrol to adapt to the energy transition, especially its bid to acquire a majority stake in Interconexión Eléctrica SA (ISA), an electricity transmission company, for 14.2 trillion Colombian pesos (equal to about $3.6 billion).

Building an Energy and Climate Coalition with Latin America and the Caribbean: An Agenda for the Biden Administration
June 2021

Building an Energy and Climate Coalition with Latin America and the Caribbean: An Agenda for the Biden Administration

By
Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas and Laurie Fitzmaurice

In a new commentary, Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas and Laurie Fitzmaurice examine how the United States could utilize the tools of technology and financing focused on energy and climate to put LAC on a path toward sustained economic growth and social progress.

The COVID Reset Latin America Needs
November 2020

The COVID Reset Latin America Needs

By
Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas

The COVID-19 pandemic has done more than ravage Latin America’s economies; it has highlighted two pervasive and chronic structural weaknesses. Addressing them must be a key component of recovery efforts throughout the region.

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October 12, 2021

Financing Latin America’s Energy Transition

Dr. Luisa Palacios
Senior Research Scholar, CGEP

In this episode, host Jason Bordoff speaks with a leading expert on oil markets and the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) agenda in Latin America -- Dr. Luisa Palacios.

June 17, 2019

BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2019

Spencer Dale
Chief Economist, BP

For the past 68 years, BP has published its Annual Statistical Review of World Energy, an impressive collection of global energy data that offers a retrospective view of what...

May 27, 2019

Navigating Europe’s Oil & Gas Landscape

Maria Moræus Hanssen
Chief Operating Officer & Deputy CEO, Wintershall DEA.

Wintershall DEA became the largest independent oil and gas group in Europe following a merger last month. It bridged the international exploration and production of oil and gas company, DEA, with the energy unit of the German chemical...