About this episode

Lester Kiewit discusses the oil industry in Latin America and related geopolitical issues with Professor Lyal White.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: Latin America’s petroleum power; US-Cuba talks moving ahead with a new player from an old Cuban family; Venezuela’s information gap; Nicaragua cuts ties with Italy over extradition row.   Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show.  This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily.  Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news.  Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit.  Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays…

People in this episode

Host: Lester Kiewit

Guest: Professor Lyal White

Topics covered

• oil industry
• Latin America
• US-Iran relations
• Cuba
• Venezuela
• Nicaragua

Keywords

• oil industry
• Latin America
• Cuba
• Venezuela
• Nicaragua
• US-Iran relations
• geopolitics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gordon Institute of Business Science

Places: Latin America, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Italy

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