MALVINAS ISLANDS Filmus renews Malvinas claim with eye trained on Brexit fallout 09-01-2021 09:10 Government official says sovereignty claim over disputed islands is once again “state policy” under President Alberto Fernández
Bloomberg Oil companies wonder if it’s worth looking for oil anymore 17-08-2020 15:07 As the coronavirus ravages economies and cripples demand, European oil majors have made some uncomfortable admissions in recent months: oil and gas worth billions of dollars might never be pumped out of the ground.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope voices 'outrage' over Amazon exploitation 12-02-2020 12:35 In a highly anticipated text, Argentine pontiff on Wednesday pleaded for social justice and environmental respect for the Amazon basin – but failed to recommend the controversial idea of married priests.
Bloomberg Lithium battery dreams get rude awakening in South America 11-10-2019 09:08 Lithium refining and battery-assembling facilities could help kickstart economies. But so far, public and private initiatives in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile have failed to deliver even a single lithium cell factory. And none are set to be built through 2025.
VACA MUERTA Government tasks Gendarmerie with protecting Vaca Muerta shale formation 17-09-2019 13:36 Security Ministry orders Argentina's border guards to guarantee security of activity at geological formation located in Neuquén basin.
MINING Bolivia, with huge untapped reserves, gears up for soaring lithium demand 16-09-2019 11:40 While it sits at the apex of the region's "lithium triangle," along with Chile and Argentina, Bolivia has not had the capacity to produce the metal on a commercial scale. That's about to change.
BLOOMBERG – FEATURE Chile's glaciers may have a bigger problem than climate change 15-08-2019 10:34 Chile has one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water outside the north and south poles, but the abundant glaciers that are the source of that precious commodity are melting fast. That’s not just an ecological disaster in the making – it’s rapidly becoming an economic and political dilemma for the government of Latin America’s richest nation.