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Bahamas Petroleum Co. secures extension for Goudron contract in Trinidad

Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) said last week that its service contract for the Goudron field in Trinidad and Tobago had been extended until the end of the year.

Peruvian activists occupy state-run pipeline infrastructure

Indigenous activists in Peru have begun occupying facilities belonging to state-controlled Northern Oil Pipeline (ONP), demanding better healthcare and social benefits in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Iranian ships bring more fuel to Venezuela

Three tankers filled with Iranian petroleum products have arrived in Venezuela during the last week, bringing desperately needed supplies to the South American country.

Italy’s Iveco to supply 100 CNG-fuelled trucks to Argentina

The Italian manufacturing firm Iveco, an affiliate of the US-Italian CNH Industrial group, has won a contract to deliver 100 CNG-powered trucks powered to NRG Argentina, a supplier to the oil and gas industry.

Argentina, Brazil press ahead with talks on $1.2bn gas pipeline

Argentina has held another round of discussions with Brazil on plans for the construction of a pipeline to transport gas from unconventional fields in the Vaca Muerta shale formation to southern Brazil.

NRG: Oil enters choppy waters

Iran tweaks Washington’s nose with further fuel deliveries to Venezuela

Total sees oil demand peaking in 2030

Ups and downs as OPEC+ levels broadly maintained

Local content in Brazil

Brazil began phasing in local content requirements for the oil and gas sector in 1997 but has revised its expectations somewhat in the last few years.