Fixing the Venezuelan oil industry will take time, money, and—most importantly—institutional change open.substack.com/pub/fmonaldi...

“The central problem facing Venezuela’s oil sector is therefore not technical or geological. It is political and institutional. These realities are often obscured by wishful thinking or by actors seeking quick profits.” - @fmonaldi.bsky.social

Fixing the Venezuelan oil industry will take time, money, and—most importantly—institutional change open.substack.com/pub/fmonaldi...

"Francisco J. Monaldi, director of the Latin America energy program at Rice University, predicted it would take at least a decade — and investments of more than $100 billion @fmonaldi.bsky.social #Venezuela www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...

Teenage me who decided to become an oil reporter in '03 because of the Iraq war 🤝 this moment Here's NPR's explainer about Venezuela's oil industry🇻🇪 🛢️ (and Guyana's too 🇬🇾 🛢️) Featuring @paashamahdavi.com @fmonaldi.bsky.social and more

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.

Lots of talk on here this morning about Trump’s war and Venezuela’s national oil company. Highly recommend this NPR interview with Francisco Monaldi (@fmonaldi.bsky.social) last month for a quick primer. www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n...

🎙️ NEW PODCAST 🎧 The US has built up a *massive* military force off Venezuela’s coast and feels poised to strike In the latest episode of the Oil Ground Up podcast, I spoke with @fmonaldi.bsky.social to help me understand what’s happening and what’s at stake for VZ’s oil industry.

With my commentary www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/c...

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.

🎙️ New #LatAmFocus: Energy and Security Go Hand in Hand in the Caribbean As tensions rise in the south Caribbean, Sarah-Ann Lynch outlines Guyana’s geopolitical importance, and @fmonaldi.bsky.social of the @bakerinstitute.bsky.social analyzes the region’s energy sector. Listen: ow.ly/PQ9F50X5FOr

With my commentary REACTION: Irfaan Ali Claims Reelection Victory in Guyana americasquarterly.org/article/reac...

Two Paths to Prosperity | Princeton University Press press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Please check out my view on the recent events in the Venezuelan oil sector for the @The_Dialogue 's Latin America Energy Advisor. Do not wait to read it because everything could change with a social media post! 😉

Join us for this discussion to understand the impact of U.S. measures on #Venezuela. I am excited to host this conversation with experts Drs. @fmonaldi.bsky.social @antuliorosales.bsky.social and Luisa Palacio. See details here 👇

¿Quiénes serán los afectados si Trump impone aranceles a los productos de países que le compren petróleo a Venezuela? Responde hoy en "Y esto no es todo" desde Houston un experto: @fmonaldi.bsky.social del Baker Institute de la Universidad de Rice. Óigalo aquí: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FHh...

With my comments www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

With my comments @economist.com www.economist.com/the-americas...

How Maduro Stole Venezuela's Vote by Javier Corrales and Dorothy Kronick muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Proud to share that I have been named Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Latin American Energy Policy, an endowed chair, at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. I am honored and grateful to receive this recognition. riceconnect.rice.edu/emailviewonw...

Always a pleasure to talk about Venezuela with @IanMastersmedia.bsky.social

How Maduro Stole Venezuela's Vote by Javier Corrales and Dorothy Kronick muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

With my comments www.lepoint.fr/monde/commen...

“I think this is a ploy to negotiate something,” said @fmonaldi.bsky.social, fellow at Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies and @bakerinstmexico.bsky.social. He called the proposed #tariffs “reckless.” energiesnet.com/trumps-tarif...

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the Panama Canal is charging “exorbitant prices and rates of passage” on US naval and merchant ships, and he demanded that fees be lowered or else Panama should return the canal to the US.

Houston keeps growing fast

Power law!

With populism on the rise in Europe and North America and a self-coup attempt -Fujimori style- in South Korea, all politics is becoming Latin American politics. World domination of peronismo 😉

US imports of Venezuela crude oil

Así estamos…

It was an honor to present in the Tulane Future of Energy Forum last week

Remembering our panel at the La Jolla Energy Conference

Bye, Bye, Bye: Energy Regulators in Mexico Set For Game Change naturalgasintel.com/news/bye-bye...

The dark market oil...

Some political prisoners were freed nearly three months after Venezuela's authoritarian government arrested roughly 2,000 people in a crackdown following a disputed presidential election. Experts say it may have been an attempt by the country’s autocrat to send a signal to President-elect Trump.

Mexico’s U.S. Gas Reliance Possible Pressure Point for Trump, Monaldi Says: “Though I doubt that Trump will ever stop flows of natural gas or refined products to Mexico, I do think that he might threaten to do so, which of course could create a very negative effect,” Francisco Monaldi, director of…