Petro-Geographies and Hydrocarbon Realities in Latin America

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Editorial

Department or Administrative Unit

Geography

Publication Date

10-2018

Abstract

Despite the lofty goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and the growing availability of renewable sources of energy, the current spatial extent and social implications of oil and natural gas production and consumption are at their largest ever. With more than two million active wells and over 2.5 million km of pipelines around the globe (CIA, 2017; World Oil, 2017), the expanding hydrocarbon extraction footprint (Allred et al., 2015) includes the development of new fields, new governance structures, and new territorialization processes throughout Latin America. This is the first JLAG issue fully dedicated to the geographies of oil and natural gas in Latin America. As the research articles, book reviews, and conclusion demonstrate, the “habits of oil rule” (Lu et al., 2017) and the global reach of hydrocarbons actively (re)create petro-geographies and hydrocarbon realities throughout Latin America.

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Journal of Latin American Geography

Language

English

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