Latin America to attract 2020s upstream investment dollar
The region is well-placed to shrug off any transition headwinds, according to Welligence
The best upstream oil and gas opportunities will attract investment over the coming decade, despite headline-grabbing messaging around the energy transition. And a flurry of business development activity in recent years which have seen the industry’s largest E&P firms rapidly build exposure to some of the best resource opportunities around, from the Brazilian pre-salt to Argentina’s unconventionals, reinforce that Latin America will remain an attractive destination for investment While political risk in the region is, admittedly, never far from the surface, the industry’s appetite for what the region has to offer is clear. Exploration and development With uncertainty persisting around oi
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