Countries heavily dependent on imported oil to power a significant portion of their electricity generation are especially vulnerable to high and volatile oil prices. In net oil-importing countries worldwide, high and volatile oil prices ripple through the power sector to numerous segments of the...

A scenario with higher oil prices has important implications for diverting from oil-based technologies to renewables, as well as gas, coal, and nuclear alternatives. By 2030, energy demand in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is expected to double from 2008 levels. A key issue is deciding on...

A description is presented which contains the factors to be considered in the establishment of a fiscal regime for the oil & gas activity, which assures an adequate exploitation of natural resources. There is a description of the fiscal regime applicable to Pemex until 2005, which also presents...