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Latin America loses upstream attraction
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
oil and energy trends
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1744-7992
pISSN - 0950-1045
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7992.2005.300613.x
Subject(s) - latin americans , upstream (networking) , investment (military) , government (linguistics) , attraction , business , economic policy , international trade , economics , economy , international economics , political science , politics , engineering , law , telecommunications , linguistics , philosophy
Government policies in many Latin American countries are discouraging upstream investment. After opening up to private investment in the 1990s, several countries are bringing in policies that are making them increasingly unattractive to international oil and gas companies. One country, Argentina, already faces an energy crisis as a result.