Patricia Garip

Santiago

Freelance correspondent. @WSJ @ForeignPolicy @gasoutlook @WPReview @AmerQuarterly @GlobalAmericans @CNTraveler @UChicago @Villanova Ex-Argus,EIG,Rtrs,VenEconomy

Articles

Clean hydrogen’s tricky path to production

3 weeks ago | ciphernews.com | Bill Spindle |Patricia Garip

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — Along the wind-battered Straits of Magellan in the far reaches of southern Chile, the final pieces of a unique demonstration project by Chilean energy company HIF were recently falling into place. The project’s sole wind turbine was getting a tune up. An electrolyzer, a machine that uses electricity to separate hydrogen from water, was up and running.
U.S. to Grant Chevron License to Preserve Oil Assets in Venezuela

1 month ago | wsj.com | Patricia Garip |Brian Schwartz |Collin Eaton

Company would be able to maintain key infrastructure but be barred from importing oil from the South American countryThe Trump administration is set to grant Chevron CVX 0.94%increase; green up pointing triangle a narrow license to preserve its oil-producing assets in Venezuela after the company’s Biden-era waiver to pump oil there expires Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter.
委内瑞拉释放一名美国空军退伍军人，向特朗普示好

1 month ago | cn.wsj.com | Patricia Garip

委内瑞拉希望此举能改善双边关系，并鼓励特朗普政府允许西方石油公司继续在该国运营。近几个月来，委内瑞拉还一直接收来自美国和洪都拉斯的遣返航班。委内瑞拉向美国官员移交释放一名被监禁的美国空军退伍军人，该国政府希望此举能改善双边关系，并鼓励特朗普(Trump)政府允许西方石油公司继续在委内瑞拉运营。知情人士称，美国总统特朗普的特使里克·格雷内尔(Ric Grenell)周二在安提瓜和巴布达与委内瑞拉当局进行交接时，监督了约瑟夫·圣克莱尔(Joseph St. Clair)的获释。周二晚些时候，圣克莱尔乘坐一架私人包机抵达华盛顿地区。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅热门文章热门视频
5/21/25 National Security News and Commentary

1 month ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Patricia Garip |Vera Bergengruen |Shelby Holliday |Giulia Petroni

Quotes of the Day:“Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed to ignore, totally, all the patient findings of thinking minds through all the centuries since the Bible was written. And it is these ignorant people, the most uneducated, the most unimaginative, the most unthinking among us, who would make themselves the guides and leaders of us all; who would force their feeble and childish beliefs on us; who would invade our schools and libraries and homes.
Exclusive | Venezuela Frees U.S. Air Force Veteran in Overture to Trump

1 month ago | wsj.com | Patricia Garip |Vera Bergengruen

Caracas wants the U.S. president to allow oil companies to stay in the country. Nine Americans remain detained. Venezuela released an imprisoned U.S. Air Force veteran to American officials, people familiar with the negotiation said, a move Caracas hopes could improve bilateral relations and encourage the Trump administration to allow Western oil companies to continue operating.
U.S. scuttles Trinidad’s bet on Venezuelan gas - Gas Outlook

1 month ago | gasoutlook.com | Patricia Garip

The Trump administration has scuttled an incipient tie-up between gas-rich Venezuela and its gas-hungry Caribbean neighbour Trinidad and Tobago, the latest punch in a revived U.S. campaign to isolate Caracas. The U.S. Treasury Department has revoked two licenses that had authorised Trinidad to tap Venezuela’s abundant offshore gas reserves to help sustain its exports of LNG, ammonia, methanol, and other gas-based products.
A New Stage in the Race to Develop Latin America’s Ports

2 months ago | americasquarterly.org | Patricia Garip

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis article is adapted from AQ’s special report on GuatemalaThe latest postcard from the gusty shores of Punta Arenas in far southern Chile shows off the same picturesque vista as a year ago: ships, whales, a crimson sunset—and few ports. The goal of transforming this region into a green energy hub and a major gateway to the Antarctic is behind schedule, but some local projects are now picking up steam.
Chile Has Bold Tech Ambitions

2 months ago | americasquarterly.org | Patricia Garip

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis article is adapted from AQ’s upcoming special report on Guatemala. SANTIAGO — As China’s AI dark horse DeepSeek was trampling U.S. tech stocks in late January, this corner of South America lit up. “I think it’s phenomenal,” said David Laroze, a Chilean physicist who heads up a $10 million supercomputing project in the Atacama Desert.
Chile to Cut Copper Prices in Sign of Global Economic Slowdown

2 months ago | wsj.com | Patricia Garip

A copper processing facility in Chile (Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg News)Chile, the world´s top copper producer, is preparing to slash its official price estimate for 2025, another worrying sign for the global economy. The Chilean government will cut the estimated average price to $3.90 to $4 a pound from a current projection for the year of $4.25 a pound, according to a person familiar with the preliminary calculations. Chile will publish its revised 2025 price estimate at the end of April.
South American Countries See Potential Gains for Wine, Salmon From Tariff Split

2 months ago | wsj.com | Patricia Garip

Americans are likely to swap Spanish Rioja and Norwegian salmon in favor of Chilean Carménère and Patagonian salmon as a result of differing rates in Trump's tariff plan, local producers said. Wine makers Argentina and Chile were hit with a 10% tariff in contrast to the 20% leveled against EU compe