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Pemex subsidiary reportedly suspends new contracts with Trafigura
PMI Comercio International, a commercial trading subsidiary of Pemex, has put a freeze on new deals with Swiss-based Trafigura, the world’s largest independent commodity trader.
OFAC extends licence barring seizure of Citgo shares
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a division of the US Treasury Department, has extended the term of a licence that bars the seizure of shares in Citgo.
TPHL seeks expressions of interest in second attempt to sell Petrotrin refinery
Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Ltd (TPHL) has taken the first step towards making another attempt to sell the Petrotrin oil refinery in Point-a-Pierre.
CGX Energy says work on Berbice Deep Water Port is progressing on schedule
Canada’s CGX Energy says that work on the Berbice Deep Water Port (BDWP), which will support oil and gas projects in Guyana’s offshore zone, is proceeding on schedule.
CFE, WhiteWater Midstream spar over three gas contracts
Mexico’s national power provider has been sparring publicly with Whitewater Midstream, a US-based natural gas trader and pipeline operator, over three contracts signed in 2016 and 2017.
Staatsolie MD urges Guyana to support efforts to gather, share offshore seismic data
Annand Jagesar, the managing director of Suriname’s national oil company (NOC) Staatsolie, has urged Guyana to promote efforts to gather and share more seismic data from the Guyana-Suriname offshore basin.
EEPGL begins surveying route of GTP pipeline
EEPGL, an affiliate of the US-super-major ExxonMobil, was due to begin surveying the route of the pipeline that will pump associated gas from the Liza-1 and Liza-2 sections of the Stabroek offshore block to shore this week.
Advocate of greater state control over gas to become Peru’s new president
Peruvian election officials have proclaimed Pedro Castillo, the candidate of the leftist Peru Libre party, as the winner of the presidential run-off election held on June 6.
YPF, Vista aim to reduce emissions while developing Vaca Muerta
Representatives of the two main companies working in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation said last week that they were working to reduce their net CO2 emissions as they moved forward with upstream development projects.
BP sends first carbon-offset LNG cargo to ECA terminal in Mexico
BP (UK) has made its first carbon-offset delivery of LNG to the Energía Costa Azul (ECA) terminal in Mexico under a contract with two subsidiaries of US-based Sempra Energy.
LatAmOil: Carbon-offset LNG cargo arrives in Mexico
BP has made its first carbon-offset delivery of LNG to the Energía Costa Azul terminal in Mexico under a contract with two subsidiaries of US-based Sempra Energy.
Cartel compromise: OPEC+ members reach agreement
The consequences of AMLO’s energy policy
The Mexican president’s efforts to ensure that state-owned companies dominate the fuel and energy sector are putting pressure on downstream operators.
Enauta takes two wells offline at Atlanta
Brazilian independent Enauta Participações has taken two development wells offline at the Atlanta oilfield, leaving only one well in operation.
NFE launches Pichilingue LNG terminal
US-based New Fortress Energy (NFE) has brought a new LNG import terminal on stream in Pichilingue, a port at the southern tip of Baja California Sur State.
GlobalData sees Trinidad and Tobago’s gas output dropping after 2024
GlobalData, a UK-based data analytics and consulting company, has said it expects Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas production to start declining after 2024.
US government authorises LPG shipments to Venezuela
The US government has slightly loosened the sanctions regime that restricts trade in Venezuelan crude oil and petroleum products to permit deliveries of LPG, which is widely used as cooking fuel in the South American country.
Limetree Bay Refining files for bankruptcy
Limetree Bay Refining, the owner of the Limetree Bay refinery near St Croix in the US Virgin Islands, has filed for bankruptcy.
Lasso unveils new oil policy
Guillermo Lasso, the president of Ecuador, has issued a decree with the aim of facilitating private investment in the country’s oil industry.
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