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Oil Theft

Posted inNews Venezuela

Theft and Corruption Hinder Venezuela’s Oil Industry

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 26 Jun 202313 Oct 2023
Black market gasoline salesemen hocking contraband fuel in Zulia, Venezuela
Posted inNews Venezuela

Inside the Evaporating Black Market for Gasoline in Zulia, Venezuela

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 12 Apr 202313 Oct 2023
Mexican military personnel stand guard over oil pipelines as the government attempts to reduce oil theft -- or huachicol.
Posted inNews Mexico

Violence Rising in Hidalgo, Mexico’s Oil Theft Center

by Peter Appleby 17 Nov 202213 Oct 2023
An army soldier watches over a town in Mexico
Posted inNews Elites and Crime

Three Criminal Revelations from Mexico’s Defense Ministry Leaks

by Chris Dalby 10 Oct 202213 Oct 2023
Gas station in Mexico with no gasoline left
Posted inNews

High Gas Prices Make Fuel Theft Profitable in Mexico

by Henry Shuldiner 23 May 20223 May 2024
Three oil rigs painted in Venezuela's colors
Posted inNews

The Smuggler’s Dilemma – Black Market Oil from Venezuela or Colombia

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 2 Feb 202213 Oct 2023
A policeman stands guard after a prison break in Hidalgo, Mexico
Posted inNews

Daring Prison Break Shows Ongoing Influence of Oil Thieves in Mexico

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 7 Dec 202113 Oct 2023
Haiti gang leader, Barbecue, stands with his men, holding rifles, outside Terminal Varreux
Posted inNews

A Faustian Bargain: The Cost of Restoring Haiti’s Fuel Supply

by Mark Wilson 18 Nov 202113 Oct 2023
A gun lies in the foreground in a gutter while a number of black cars and people go past in the background
Posted inNews

Why are Criminal Dynamics Constantly Changing in Tamaulipas, Mexico?

by Chris Dalby 8 Nov 202113 Oct 2023
An ELN fighter stands with a mask emblazoned with his armed group's name.
Posted inNews

The ELN’s Power Move: Pipeline Bombings in Colombia’s Santander

by Mark Wilson 29 Oct 202113 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

The Impressive Tunnelling Skills of Mexico’s Gas Thieves

by Dario Zuza 16 Apr 202116 Apr 2021
Posted inNews

Venezuela Oil Crisis May Set Limits on PDVSA Impunity

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 25 Feb 202125 Feb 2021

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