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Bolivia's Energy Minister Admits Gas Reserves Are Insufficient, Sets 10-Day Report Deadline

Bolivia's hydrocarbons minister admitted gas reserves are insufficient as an overdue certification report is set to confirm a decade-long structural decline.

Latin Times · 13h ago

Bolivia's Ethanol Mandate Targets 15% Blend by November Amid Its Worst Fuel Crisis in Decades

Bolivia and its sugar mills signed a two-phase deal to raise the ethanol blend to 15% by Nov. 1, 2026, and 18% by April 2027 to cut a $3.2B fuel import bill.

Latin Times · Oct 21

Bolivia Bets $12 Million on Unlocking Trapped Gas to Ease Fuel Crisis

Bolivia tested hydraulic stimulation for the first time at its Montecristo 9 well, chasing a 13% gas boost as reserves shrink and imports loom.

Latin Times · Sep 19

Growing Discontent Amid Dollar, Fuel Shortages In Resource-rich Bolivia

Bolivian long-haul driver Gerardo Salluco prepares to spend his second night in a snaking queue of buses, waiting for fuel at a service station under military guard.

International Business Times · Jul 3, 2024

Power to the people? Bolivia’s hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities

Fossil fuel exports were meant to fund a revolutionary leftist agenda. But the state’s move to drill in Tariquía reserve has led to bitter conflict and diminishing returns

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024

Bolivia looks to curb fuel smuggling with help of armed forces

Bolivia's government has called on the armed forces to tighten border controls to curb the smuggling of state-subsidized fuels, a move it believes will save state coffers some $250 million per year.

Reuters · Apr 13, 2023