November 22, 2024
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LATAM Highlights
Brazil
Brazil secures $690 million loan from China’s development bank (Reuters)
Colombia
Colombia’s Addi secures $100 million to grow buy now, pay later services (Reuters)
Argentina
Milei seeks Trump’s support to “Make Argentina Great Again” (WSJ)
Chile
Chile’s SQM sees Q3 profits fall 73% due to lower lithium prices (América Economía)
Peru
Peru’s state oil firm may open to private investment in 2025 (Reuters)
Venezuela
Blinken recognizes Venezuela’s Gonzalez as ‘president-elect’ (Reuters)
Guyana
Modi’s visit to Guyana highlights its growing importance (Economic Times)
Mexico
Mexico cautions about the impact of Trump tariffs on US firms (Reuters)
Global Energy Watch
Impact of stopping Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine (Reuters)
US sanctions Russia’s Gazprombank (Financial Times)
European power prices reach highest level in 20 months (Oil Price)
Deal Watch
Ovintiv to buy Canadian oil assets from Paramount for $2.4B
Nuclear startup Radiant raises $100M in Series C led by DCVC
DT Midstream to acquire natural gas pipelines from Oneok for $1.2B
Must Read
DW reports on COP29, where a renewable energy boom offers hope for stabilizing CO2 emissions, but a new climate ranking reveals countries are still too reliant on fossil fuels.
Featured Podcast
The Columbia Energy Exchange podcast covers the latest World Energy Outlook, highlighting rising electricity demand, geopolitical tensions, and the challenges of reaching net-zero targets in the energy transition.
Data Insight
The Visual Capitalist chart tracks ChatGPT's global traffic growth, surpassing 3 billion visits in September 2024, compared to its AI chatbot competitors.
LinkedIn Roundup
- Read more on the G20's lack of clear support for the fossil fuel transition and its impact on COP29 discussions.
- China has benefited from U.S. inaction in Latin America. Find out more here.
- Why Big Oil is scaling back renewables investment—learn more here.
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