China-Latin America energy alliances, renewable energy and climate change are debated at "La Jolla Energy Conference"

For the 19th year, leaders from industry, government and academia traveled to the Institute of the Americas’ oceanfront home of La Jolla for two days of intense discussions on the Latin American energy scene.

The high-level conference attracted company presidents, energy ministers, senior government officials and regulators, as well as bankers and representatives of NGOs. This year’s conference drew speakers and participants from across Latin America and the world.

Speakers included the ministers of energy from Mexico and Panama, Pemex’s CEO, two senior officials from the Brazilian government, executives from Colombia and Bolivia’s national oil companies and a long list of company executives including representatives from AES, Statoil, Chevron, Schlumberger and Pluspetrol. China & Latin America.

The conference began with a detailed look at the emerging role of the Chinese in Latin America’s energy sector. Beijing’s geopolitical strategy to assure a diversified energy supply to meet skyrocketing demand (China’s oil demand will more than triple by 2030) was thoroughly analyzed during a session which included a discussion of China’s partnership strategies.

The opening session featured a presentation of a partnership in Peru between a Chinese national oil company and an independent Argentine oil company.