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The Southern Trade

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

February 2026

Gustavo Petro and the Abolition of Corporate Governance in Ecopetrol
Ecopetrol’s corporate governance is collapsing under CEO Ricardo Roa and President Petro, threatening shareholder value and Colombia’s fiscal stability…
Feb 28 • Manuel Reyes
U.S. Oil Embargo Forces a Reckoning with Cuba’s Economic Collapse
Electricity, fuel, and essentials evaporate as an immutable Cuba faces Washington’s latest onslaught. Yet it is the Cuban people caught in the crossfire…
Feb 13 • Manuel Reyes

January 2026

Why is Everyone so Down on Venezuelan Oil?
Venezuela is widely dismissed as "uninvestable." In fact, the country’s crude is ripe for a comeback—if Big Oil gets the right guarantees.
Jan 22 • Manuel Reyes
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