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STRATEGIC ADVISORY · ENERGY AND MINING · LATIN AMERICA

Energy & Mining Advisory for Latin America

We support companies and investors in making informed decisions across the region's most complex markets, combining senior executive experience with the technical, commercial, and institutional expertise of AWIRE's team of specialists.

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    Coverage across gas, LNG, liquids, power, and mining

From engineering to executive advisory

AWIRE integrates technical discipline with senior executive experience in capital allocation, commercial strategy, and government relations across Latin America.

AWIRE began operations in 2007 as a consultancy for energy and petrochemical project development. Its practice evolved with the addition of Gabriela Aguilar and a team of senior experts with decades of experience in market entry, regulatory strategy, competitive analysis, project development, and institutional positioning.

Today, AWIRE advises energy and mining companies on the decisions that define their presence in the region: where to invest, how to enter a new market, who to partner with, how to evaluate regulatory and political risk, and how to sustain long-term institutional relationships.

Nearly two decades of project discipline, joined with more than thirty years of capital allocation and institutional experience across Latin America's energy and mining markets.

Coverage
  • 01Gas
  • 02LNG
  • 03Liquids
  • 04Power
  • 05Mining

What we do

Strategic Advisory

Executive judgment for boards and leadership teams.

  • Advisory to boards and executive committees
  • Second opinion on investment and business-structure decisions
  • Support during transformation or market-entry processes
  • Strategic and regulatory risk assessment
  • Guidance on local landing: institutional setup, governance, early positioning

Market Intelligence & Opportunity Mapping

Projects, assets, counterparts, and regulatory risk with investment-grade analysis.

  • Mapping of strategic projects, assets, and market players
  • Supply, demand, and competitive dynamics
  • Identification and qualification of potential partners
  • Regulatory and political risk assessment
  • Early-stage project development insights (commercial, regulatory, institutional)

Market Entry & Regional Expansion

The sequence of decisions required to enter and establish a sustainable presence.

  • Market viability assessment and prioritization
  • Entry strategy design and sequencing
  • Identification of partners, counterparts, and local teams
  • Institutional presence design
  • Local landing: approvals, stakeholder mapping, operational setup

Government & Institutional Affairs

Long-term engagement with governments and regulators.

  • Relationship management with authorities and state-owned companies
  • Regulatory monitoring and early-warning systems
  • Institutional positioning in chambers and sector forums
  • Licensing and approval processes
  • Support for institutional landing

Corporate Representation

Executive-level representation before governments and key stakeholders.

  • Institutional and commercial representation
  • Engagement with clients, partners, and critical counterparts
  • Monitoring of competitive processes and tenders
  • Coordinated reporting to headquarters
  • Representation during market entry and landing phases

Regional Commercial Strategy

Commercial strategy designed for Latin American markets.

  • Regional commercial and positioning strategy
  • Structuring of long-term supply contracts
  • Business model and commercial policy definition
  • Development and management of regional commercial pipelines
  • Commercial setup for local landing
Pipeline crossing the Patagonian steppe at sunset.
Infrastructure

From the pipeline to the market — decisions made at continental scale.

Decisions that shaped markets

The following projects involved direct executive responsibility in the decision, structuring, or execution phases that determined their outcome.

Floating LNG Terminals

Bahía Blanca & Escobar

Argentina

First floating FSRU import terminals in the region — project development & legal set-up, federal & regional approvals, commercial structuring, and simultaneous operation of 4 LNG terminals.

Floating LNG Terminals

Guanabara Bay & TRBA Bahia

Brazil

First floating FSRU import terminals in the region — project development & legal set-up, federal & regional approvals, commercial structuring, and simultaneous operation of 4 LNG terminals.

Onshore LNG Terminal

Quintero LNG

Chile

First onshore LNG import terminal in the region.

Infrastructure

Cruz del Sur Pipeline

Argentina · Chile

Cross-border pipeline.

LNG to Market

SEQUOIA Charter Agreement

Brazil

Long-term FSRU charter, LNG supply contract, and gas sales into the Brazilian market — tied to TRBA.

Gas to Power

Cuiabá

Brazil

Gas-fired generation · 480 MW.

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Why AWIRE

Executive Experience

Direct responsibility for investment and business decisions across Latin America's energy and mining sector.

Technical + Business Perspective

Project discipline combined with senior executive experience in capital allocation.

Institutional Network

Long-standing relationships with governments, regulators, operators, and financiers.

Independence

No structural conflicts of interest. Judgment aligned solely with each client's mandate.

Who we are

Professional portrait of Gabriela Aguilar

Gabriela Aguilar

Managing Director

Senior executive with more than thirty years in the energy industry, including a decade in C-level roles and leadership of major LNG and gas infrastructure investments across Latin America.

Former Vice President for Latin America and Country Manager for Argentina and Brazil at Excelerate Energy, with teams of more than 400 professionals.

Previously held regional leadership roles at Occidental Petroleum, British Gas, and Enron, including three years on the board of Metrogas and co-launching Metroenergia, a joint venture integrating regulated distribution with non-regulated gas marketing.

AWIRE Experts

A network of senior specialists in:

  • Regulatory strategy
  • Project development
  • Commercial strategy
  • Institutional and government affairs
  • Market intelligence and competitive analysis

This structure ensures multidisciplinary expertise in every mandate.

For legal structuring and contract negotiation, AWIRE works through strategic partnerships with specialized firms.

Aerial view of an open-pit mine in the Atacama desert.

Frequently Asked Questions

Each mandate is designed according to the client's objective and timing, from sustained support during market entry or transformation to targeted advisory on high-impact decisions.

Energy and mining companies, investment funds, trading houses, and project developers operating in Latin America or evaluating entry.

AWIRE helps determine market viability, potential partners, and regulatory/institutional risk. Support continues until the local operation is established.

No. AWIRE's origins are in project development, but its current practice focuses exclusively on strategic advisory, market intelligence, project development insights, and institutional representation.

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Mexico, and others. Coverage includes natural gas, LNG, liquids, electricity, and mining.

Begin the conversation

If your company is evaluating an investment decision, entering Latin America's energy or mining markets, or requires senior-level institutional engagement, contact us. Every conversation begins by understanding your challenge and the institutional context in which you operate.

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