Venezuela now has a gold problem. The South American country, which is trying to stave off a bond default in the wake of oil's swoon, had 68…

MEXICO CITY – An explosion and a fire erupted on an offshore oil platform operated by Mexico's Pemex on Wednesday, killing at least four workers, injuring 16 and…

WASHINGTON D.C. —  U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday ordered fresh sanctions against senior Venezuelan officials involved in cracking down on the opposition. Venezuela responded angrily, recalling its…

CARACAS, Venezuela — By packing bags for $1 a day and tips at a Caracas supermarket, Luis has managed to save up for a Japanese sports motorbike.…

Costa Rica's National Oil Refinery, RECOPE, is set to start a new feasibility study on a Chinese-funded oil refinery in the Caribbean province of Limón, according to…

CARACAS, Venezuela — Since becoming Venezuela's president 18 months ago, Nicolás Maduro has contended with chronic shortages of everything from toothpaste to medicine, the world's fastest inflation…

For 140 years, the Rockefellers were the oil industry's first family, scions of a business empire that spawned companies called Exxon, Mobil, Amoco and Chevron. So it…

MEXICO CITY – President Enrique Peña Nieto on Monday formally opened Mexico's state-controlled energy industry to private investment, saying the nation will accelerate steps for the first round…

President Luis Guillermo Solís extended the country’s ban on petroleum exploration and extraction until 2021 as well as adding guidelines for energy efficiency in government agencies. Solís…

As Costa Rica’s gasoline prices reach record highs, politicians are scrambling to find a way to curb costs at the pump. Members of the leftist Broad Front Party…