Number: RL33693
Title: Latin America: Energy Supply, Political Developments, and U.S. Policy Approaches
Authors: Mark P. Sullivan, Clare M. Ribando, and Rebecca G. Rush, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report examines Latin America's current political environment and its apparent effect on energy production in the region. It also discusses efforts to help many Latin American and Caribbean countries dependent on energy imports, including Venezuela's preferential oil programs, the Mexico-led Meso-American Energy Integration Program, and U.S.-Brazilian cooperation on biofuels. The report also examines policy approaches that have been proposed for increased hemispheric energy cooperation, congressional interest in the topic of hemispheric energy security, and related legislative initiatives: S. 193 (Lugar), the Energy Diplomacy and Security Act of 2007, and S. 1007 (Lugar), the United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007.
Pages: 22
Date: April 23, 2008