Oil Theft

Theft and Corruption Hinder Venezuela’s Oil Industry

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 26 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

Black market gasoline salesemen hocking contraband fuel in Zulia, Venezuela

Inside the Evaporating Black Market for Gasoline in Zulia, Venezuela

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.

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

News 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

News

High Gas Prices Make Fuel Theft Profitable in Mexico

by Henry Shuldiner 23 May 202213 Oct 2023

Three oil rigs painted in Venezuela's colors

News

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

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 2 Feb 202213 Oct 2023

A policeman stands guard after a prison break in Hidalgo, Mexico

News

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

News

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

News

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.

News

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

by Mark Wilson 29 Oct 202113 Oct 2023

News

The Impressive Tunnelling Skills of Mexico’s Gas Thieves

by Dario Zuza 16 Apr 202116 Apr 2021

News

Venezuela Oil Crisis May Set Limits on PDVSA Impunity

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 25 Feb 202125 Feb 2021

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