
Bolivia's Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy, Marcelo Blanco, smiles during a press conference at the Casa Grande del Pueblo in La Paz on September 2, 2026. The Bolivian government ordered the nationalization of the state-owned oil company YPFB amid a severe fuel supply crisis, according to a decree published in the official gazette. (Photo by Aizar RALDES / AFP via Getty Images)

