Francisco J. Monaldi
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Director, Latin America Energy Program & Wallace S. Wilson Fellow @CES_Baker_Inst @BakerInstitute @RiceUniversity | International Faculty @IESA | 🇻🇪 🇦🇷 🇮🇹
Houston, TX
Joined August 2010
Does Venezuela have the largest PROVEN oil reserves in the world (some 300 billion barrels), as it is generally (and officially) claimed? The short answer is NO. Venezuela has massive RESOURCES on the ground. The US Geological Survey estimates about 500 billion barrels of
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Major Aduro Collaboration News with Ecoce https://t.co/ShzaeL2sGI
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Venezuela's oil exports surpass 900,000 bpd despite US pressure, data shows
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Venezuela's oil exports rose slightly to some 921,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November, the third-highest monthly average so far this year, as the country used more diluents to produce exportable...
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It's not the climate, it's the fuel. https://t.co/fHqW2IMs4j
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More foresters step forward to correct the record on wildfires
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Swipe! Distintas formas de ver y entender el territorio. Aquí una muestra de la vialidad y la hidrografía del país. Visita https://t.co/P0q436NsEy para consultar todas las capas que tenemos en el catálogo de datos.
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Today is #GivingTuesday —a global day to support the causes that matter most. At CES at @RiceUniversity, we advance #research and dialogue shaping resilient #EnergyPolicy—and we support future leaders, including 55 fully supported #GraduateStudents. https://t.co/oNAp9ZrFbT
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Saudi Arabia now controls 60% of all OPEC+ spare oil capacity This is the single biggest source of real market power in today’s oil system. • #SaudiArabia : 9.95 mb/d production + 2.2 mb/d spare • #UAE : 3.65 mb/d + ~0.8 mb/d spare • Kuwait: 2.65 mb/d + ~0.5 mb/d spare •
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What's at Stake with Venezuela's Oil Industry as US Military Activities Escalate - Clear Commodity Network
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The Trump Administration has gotten increasingly aggressive in its relations with Nicholas Maduro's government in Venezuela, accumulating a historic volume of US military capability in the Caribbean...
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OPEC+ set out its methodology for a sweeping review of how much members will be capable of pump in years ahead, turning to a consultant that once audited the reserves of Saudi Aramco.
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OPEC+ members are expected to agree on a procedure for an upcoming review of their individual oil production capacities, which will help set output quotas in 2027.
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SEAHORSE (9266750) arrived safe and sound to Venezuela. We shared fresh photos of her (which we took from shore) with our clients. She arrived from Matanzas, Cuba with naphtha which Venezuela requires in order to dilute its very heavy oil ahead of an export. #OOTT
A sanctioned Russian oil tanker made a U-turn on the way to Venezuela after a U.S. warship intersected its route near the country’s coast, according to Bloomberg tanker tracking, raising questions about whether Washington could step in to curtail Moscow’s energy aid to Caracas.
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Tanker Seahorse reaches Venezuela after US Navy standoff The crude oil #tanker Seahorse has arrived in Venezuela after multiple attempts to enter were blocked by the USS Stockdale. The Comoros-flagged vessel, sanctioned by the UK and EU, was reportedly carrying naphtha to Puerto
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US judge approves bid from Elliott affiliate for Citgo Petroleum parent -
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A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved a $5.9 billion bid from an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management in the court-organized auction of Citgo Petroleum's parent, clearing the way to order the sale...
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OIL MARKET: JPMorgan releases 2027 oil market S/D and price forecasting, arguing that he glut of 2026 will go into a second year. Absent an (OPEC+) intervention, the bank says the back-to-back oil glut will drive Brent into the low $50s by next year and the $30s in 2027.
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Shale rigs idle, layoffs rise as $60 oil tests resilience of Permian -
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The largest U.S. oilfield has weathered previous downturns, but Trump's policies have added to the slide in producers' per-barrel profitability.
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Russian tanker diverts course amid US naval presence A sanctioned Russian oil tanker has made three failed attempts to reach Venezuela after a US Navy destroyer blocked its route. According to #MarineTraffic data, the Seahorse departed from the Port of Matanzas in Cuba on
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