LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas

GeoPark seeks to withdraw from Morona block in Peru

GeoPark has announced plans to withdraw from the Morona block in Peru.

Pandemic having disproportionate impact on Brazil’s offshore oil workers

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic appears to be having a disproportionate impact on offshore oil and gas personnel in Brazil.

Petrobras pre-qualifies international, local companies to bid for Bahia LNG lease

Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras has pre-qualified 10 companies to participate in a bidding contest for the right to lease the underutilised Bahia LNG terminal, along with an associated pipeline.

Pemex, US-led consortium ordered to unitise Zama oilfield

Mexico’s state oil company Pemex and a US-led private consortium have been told they must establish a joint development plan for the Zama oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.

ANP to resume offers of open access to Gasbol pipeline

Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) is preparing to offer open access to the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline (Gasbol) once again.

IOCs said to be mulling bids for Brazil’s offshore Golfinho cluster

As Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras moves forward with plans to sell the Golfinho cluster, it is on track to receive bids from several international oil companies (IOCs), including Norway's BW Offshore and DBO Energy.

US oil imports from Mexico surge to 8-year high

The volume of crude oil imported from Mexico into the US jumped to its highest level in more than eight years in early June.

Argentina looking to revive plans for expansion of gas pipelines

Argentina’s natural gas regulator Enargas is taking steps to revive a pipeline expansion programme that has been on hold.

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What next for US-Mexico energy relations?

As a new free trade agreement takes effect in North America, some industry observers remain concerned about Mexico’s willingness to remove obstacles to US investors.

Sonangol makes advance payment to Melbana Energy for Cuban project

Australia’s Melbana Energy is moving closer to finalising an agreement that will allow Sonangol, the national oil company (NOC) of Angola, to join an upstream project in Cuba.

Aruba seeking new operator for San Nicolas refinery

The government of Aruba has confirmed that the search for a new operator for the San Nicolas refinery, a 235,000 barrel per day plant formerly owned by Valero, is underway.

Pemex reportedly looking to delay payments to contractors until 2021

Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex is reportedly seeking to defer payments to some of its contractors.