INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES BLOG

News, trends, discussions and information about international developments in the area.

Leonardo Sempertegui appointed General Legal Counsel of OPEC

With effect August 14, 2018, I was appointed General Legal Counsel of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) based in...

In the last few days, news spread around the world about California becoming the first U.S. state to require the installation of solar...

More and more we realize that good questions matter more than answers. (Subsecretaría de Energías Renovables - República Argentina) A few...

As offered in the previous post, I continue to highlight the reasons why major oil and gas corporations are going to thrive in a...

Based on all the trends existing towards strongly promoting generation and use of renewable energies, a common citizen might fall in the...

A few days ago, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) organized its annual Convention, Trade Show & Investors...

Has Chinese investment improved or deteriorated rule of law conditions around the world?

Sorprende, para un observador externo, la distancia marcada entre los distintos países de Latinoamérica respecto al modelo de manejo de...

Some characteristics of the new oil & gas Uruguayan round, where 17 offshore blocks are available for private investors.

Some ideas about how to fight corruption using international and non-local strategies