This AS/COA Energy Action Group issue brief describes the recent reforms to the management of Brazil’s pre-salt oil reserves and the challenges ahead for new President Rousseff as she works to implement the changes.

"As long as the United States needs oil and Canada needs a market, I think we have a match," writes COA's Nicole Spencer regarding the Canadian oil sands in Poder360.

AS/COA hosted the seminar in which speakers presented different perspectives on oil and gas management in Latin America, highlighting countries that have been increasing their reserves and production by implementing reforms that attract investment, and the challenges that remain.

Protests in southern Chile over proposed fuel increases cast a spotlight on rising energy costs and echoed recent Bolivian demonstrations.

This Energy Action Group paper tells the story of how Colombia has revived its once flailing energy sector over the course of the last decade, developing into one of Latin America’s foremost destinations for investment in the oil and gas sector and securing a steady supply of electricity for its growing population.

Last week’s announcement that Paraguay could contain the world’s biggest titanium reserves may bring a mining boom to the country and attract Chinese investment.

Americas Society and Council of the Americas and the Center for Dialogue and Analysis on North America hosted the conference “North American Energy Markets: Meeting Our Needs and Facing the Challenges Ahead.”