LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
Peruvian judge requests ban on oil exploration, development in Amazon region
Peruvian judicial authorities ordered that oil exploration and exploitation be suspended in a region of the Amazon that has a large indigenous population last week
Trafigura takes 6% stake in Latin-focused President Energy
The global commodities trader Trafigura has taken a 6% stake in President Energy, a London-listed producer that has oil and gas assets in Argentina and Paraguay.
Gas troubles in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago's gas sector is under pressure, both at home and in the export market.
ExxonMobil loads first 1mn barrel cargo of Guyanese oil
ExxonMobil said it had loaded and dispatched its first cargo of crude oil from the first stage of Liza, a field that lies offshore Guyana, on January 20.
Pemex issues $5bn worth of 11- and 40-year bonds
Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex said on January 21 that it was issuing $5bn worth of new medium- and long-term bonds denominated in US dollars.
Chevron secures 90-day extension of US sanctions waiver
The US Treasury Department has extended Chevron’s exemption from sanctions that limit investment in the Venezuelan oil and gas industry for 90 days.
Brasco, APM Terminals will set up logistics base to support Premier Oil
Brasco, an affiliate of Brazil’s Wilson Sons Group, is teaming up with APM Terminals of the Netherlands to establish a temporary logistics base for offshore work in the Ceará Basin.
Wärtsilä to carry out gas-to-power project in Brazil
Finland’s Wärtsilä has agreed to work with Rio Amazonas Energia (RAESA) on a project that will expand natural gas consumption in Brazil.
Equinor installs new fixed wellhead platform at Brazil’s Peregrino field
Norway’s Equinor said last week that it had installed a new platform at the Peregrino field offshore Brazil.
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