energy infrastructure Archives

Recovery of Venezuela’s oil industry will require at least US$100 billion and a decade of work

August 8, 2026August 8, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Rebuilding Venezuela’s energy infrastructure, which has suffered severe damage from corrosion and years of accumulated deterioration, will require multibillion-dollar investments that industry estimates place between US$100 billion and US$220 billion. Economist Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, estimates that the minimum […]

U.S. technical team conducts assessment of Guri Dam

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal – Technicians from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) assessed the Guri Dam, Venezuela’s main source of electricity generation, which supplies more than 60% of the country’s power. The assessment falls under the U.S. Department of State’s Power Sector Program. It represents part of the three-phase […]

Venezuela has the gas, but it still needs to build the market

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

By Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief — Venezuela’s map of gas transportation projects reveals far more than a network of pipelines. It illustrates the scale of the challenge the country faces in transforming its vast natural gas resources into an efficient supply for households, industries, power plants, petrochemical complexes, and eventually, export markets. The first conclusion […]