Sherritt's Cuba Woes Mount, as U.S. Company Sues State-Owned Energas S.A. under Helms-Burton Act

A certified Title III claim against Cuba's electricity monopoly tests recent Exxon precedent and lands a second, independent blow on Sherritt's Cuba…

Aug 14 • Manuel Reyes

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Venezuela’s Latest Oil Reform: Decree 5381 Offers Some Contractual Clarity, But OFAC Sanctions Remain Decisive

The July 2026 regulatory update redefines upstream compliance risk for international oil companies entering Venezuela’s energy sector | BRIEFING NOTE

Aug 13 • Manuel Reyes

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July 2026

The Super RIGI's Half-Passage: What Changed in the Text, and What It Means Now for Investors

BRIEFING NOTE | Chamber of Deputies | June 24, 2026 | Orden del Día 149 | Vote: 130–106–7

Jul 10 • Manuel Reyes

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June 2026

Cuba's Resources Under Maximum Pressure: Reforms Announcement vs. Sanctions Reality

Focus: Exxon Supreme Court Ruling, June 23 Sanctions, and Cuba's 176 Reform Measures | ST Monitor | June 2026

Jun 29 • Manuel Reyes

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Is Cuba’s Economy Opening? What the 176 Measures Mean for Investors

Cuba approves new economic measures as it seeks to attract foreign capital and ease tensions with the U.S. government

Jun 24 • Manuel Reyes

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Sherritt’s Collapse in Cuba Opens Path for U.S. Distressed Acquisition

BRIEFING NOTE | U.S. sanctions paralyze Sherritt’s critical minerals operation in Cuba, kickstarting a rapid U.S. acquisition

Jun 4 • Manuel Reyes

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May 2026

Resources Realignment Under Political and Market Pressures in Latin America | May 2026

Focus: Colombia’s Ecopetrol, Argentina’s Super RIGI, Guyana’s and Suriname’s Oil Industry | ST Monitor | May 2026

May 30 • Manuel Reyes

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Argentina's “Super RIGI”: A Quick Guide to the Proposed New Investment Regime for Foreign Investors

Submitted to Congress by the Executive | May 26, 2026 | Regime: Large Investments in New Industries

May 27 • Manuel Reyes

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U.S.-Brazil Relations and the Trump-Lula Summit | May 2026

Focus: USTR Investigation, Critical Minerals and Serra Verde Acquisition, China Exposure & Strategic Alignment | BRIEFING NOTE

May 11 • Manuel Reyes and Luis Vieira

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April 2026

Energy Sector Developments in Latin America | April 2026

Focus: Mexico Shale Gas, Venezuela Oil Licenses, Brazil Power Markets | ST Monitor | April 2026

Apr 26 • Manuel Reyes

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Food Security with Chinese Characteristics, or How to Make Brazil Pay for Your Soy

From farmgate to port: How China captures value in Brazil’s soy supply chain without controlling land.

Apr 10 • Manuel Reyes

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March 2026

Chubb's Climate Insurance Wars Have a Price: Ask Mexico

Six years of shareholder activism over Chubb's fossil fuel underwriting is now in federal court. The costs will be paid somewhere beyond the U.S., like…

Mar 18 • Manuel Reyes

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