From Nationalization to Decline: YPFB Enters 2026 With Less Gas, Lower Production and a New Intervention
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- Bolivia faces falling reserves, production and exports, as well as growing dependence on imported fuels, two decades after nationalizing its hydrocarbons sector.
- Rodrigo Paz’s government has intervened in YPFB and is preparing to restructure the state energy company.
YPFB is entering 2026 with less gas, lower production and a new intervention, exposing the decline of Bolivia’s hydrocarbons sector two decades after nationalization.
The 2006 measure returned control of hydrocarbons to the state. Since then, Bolivia has faced a sharp drop in reserves, production and exports, while becoming increasingly dependent on imported fuels.
Against that crisis, Rodrigo Paz’s government intervened in YPFB and is preparing to restructure the state energy company.
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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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