LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas

7 May 2021

Pemex points to problems with schedule, budget for Dos Bocas refinery project

6 May 2021

Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex has said it does not expect work on the 340,000 barrel per day Dos Bocas refinery to be completed on time or within budget.

Chilean NGO to set up green hydrogen fund

6 May 2021

Fundacion Chile, a Chilean non-government organisation (NGO), has unveiled plans for funding green hydrogen projects in order to accelerate the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.

Petrobras calls tender for newbuild FPSO to be installed at Búzios

6 May 2021

Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras has called a tender for the acquisition of a new FPSO that will be deployed at Búzios, an offshore oilfield in the pre-salt section of the Santos basin.

Enauta settles legal dispute with Dommo Energia over BS-4 block

6 May 2021

Brazilian independent Enauta Participações said last week that it had settled its legal dispute with Dommo Energia, another privately owned Brazilian firm, over the offshore licence area that contains the Atlanta oilfield.

Guyana to adopt new model for awarding oil contracts

6 May 2021

Irfaan Ali, the president of Guyana, has announced plans to introduce a new model for assigning oil blocks to investors.

IEnova comments on impact of changes in Mexican energy laws

6 May 2021

IEnova, the Mexican unit of California-based Sempra Energy, has expressed cautious optimism about its prospects for expansion, despite recent shifts in the regulatory environment.

Prospects for a revival of Russian interest in Venezuelan oil

4 May 2021

Concerns about US sanctions appear to have convinced Rosneft and its main shareholder, the Russian government, to maintain a low profile in Venezuela’s oil sector.

LatAmOil: Guyana to adopt new model for awarding oil contracts

4 May 2021

Guyana is moving away from direct negotiations with international oil companies (IOCs) and will instead conduct licensing rounds.

More oil discovered at Stabroek

30 April 2021

ExxonMobil Guyana has found crude in Uaru-2 and is hinting at an increase in the Stabroek block’s estimated reserves.

ANP sees Brazilian drilling activity soaring in 2021

30 April 2021

Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has indicated that it expects the number of exploration wells drilled in the country to rise by nearly 200% this year.

Guyanese officials reveal details of GTP project

30 April 2021

Guyana’s government has revealed more details about its plans for a gas-to-power (GTP) project that will use associated gas from Liza-1, an offshore oilfield within the Stabroek block, as fuel for electricity generation.