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Eni CEO U.S. production may lead oil prices to drop globally
Paolo Scaroni, CEO of ENI SpA Although many in the U.S. energy industry are still floating on the euphoria brought on by prolific oil and gas production in the nations shale plays, an Italian energy executive is warning that oil producers may have hard times ahead. Paolo Scaroni, CEO of Italys oil company Eni SpA, told the Financial Times that unless there is a boom in the global economy, oil ...
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Ten members of Venezuelan family killed as authorities fail to investigate
How many more members of the Barrios family have to die before the Venezuelan authorities take action to address the issue head on? Urgent action needs to be taken immediately to investigate these murders and protect the ...
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Seven Seas Water names South American HQ president
Claudio Baldovino has been named the new president for the South American headquarters of Seven Seas Water Corp. He previously was a partner and director of private equity for Buena Vista Capital, a private investment firm in Santiago, according to a statement. Baldovino has also worked for Rothschild Group in London, Buenos Aires, Lima and New York, the statement said. Adding Baldovino to the ...
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Harper’s South America trip complicated by Senate expenses scandal
The Senate expenses scandal is turning Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to South America into an awkward communications exercise.Harper's officials have indicated that the prime minister will finally take questions early this afternoon on the Prime Minister's Office involvement in reimbursing Senator Mike Duffy $90,000 for improper housing expense claims. But Harper will be ...
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Four-car crash impacts traffic at SE Cesar Chavez and Stark
PORTLAND, Ore. - A four-car crash shut down traffic at a southeast Portland intersection Wednesday morning. The crash happened just after 7 a.m. ...
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With even toilet paper scarce Venezuelan president warms to business
By Eyanir Chinea CARACAS | Wed May 22, 2013 10:10am EDT CARACAS May 22 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan supermarket puts a stack of toilet paper on its shop floor, and desperate consumers snatch it up within five minutes. A woman's voice over the loudspeaker reminds shoppers each person can only buy four packages. Few seemed convinced by the government's promise just days earlier that ...
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Is South America’s latest strongman a woman
LIMA, Peru - High heels and mascara may be the last things that spring to mind when talking about Latin America’s pantheon of authoritarian strongmen. Yet for her opponents, the latest controversial move of Argentina’s immaculately made-up president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has cemented her place in the region’s ...
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