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CFE, TC Energy strike deal on construction of new gas pipeline
Mexico’s national power provider CFE said earlier this week that it had struck an agreement with TC Energy (Canada) on the construction of a new natural gas pipeline in the southern part of the country.
Mexican government will review Pemex’s pledge to preserve refinery construction site
Mexico's president has said his government will review the promises made by the national oil company Pemex to refrain from developing an area that includes the site where the Dos Bocas refinery is being built.
RdK appears pessimistic about negotiations with CORC
RdK, the government-run operator of Curaçao’s only oil-processing plant, appears to be pessimistic about its chances of striking an agreement with the Curaçao Oil Refinery Complex (CORC) consortium on the sale of its assets.
CADE agrees to push back deadlines for sale of three Petrobras refineries
Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras said last week that it had reached an agreement with CADE, the government’s anti-trust agency, on new extensions of the deadlines for sale of three refineries.
Equinor, TotalEnergies exit JV with PdVSA
Norway’s Equinor and France’s TotalEnergies have divested their minority stakes in Petrocedeño, a joint venture formed to upgrade extra-heavy crude oil from the Orinoco Belt area in Venezuela.
Eni strikes oil at Sayulita field
Italy’s Eni has found oil in Sayulita-1 EXP, an exploration well drilled at the Sayulita prospect within Block 10, which lies within the Cuenca Salina/Sureste basin offshore Tabasco State.
TotalEnergies, Apache report another discovery at Block 58
TotalEnergies (France) and Apache (US) have made their fifth discovery at Block 58 offshore Suriname.
LatAmOil: Another discovery offshore Suriname
TotalEnergies (France) and Apache (US) have made their fifth discovery at Block 58 offshore Suriname.
Moody’s cuts Pemex rating to Ba3
Moody’s Investors Service said on July 27 that it was downgrading the ratings of Mexico’s national oil company Pemex, owing to concerns about the risks facing the state-owned firm.
Petrobras, SBM Offshore sign contracts on Almirante Tamandaré FPSO
SBM Offshore of the Netherlands has signed contracts with Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras on the delivery of the Almirante Tamandaré, a FPSO that will be installed at the Búzios oilfield.
Staatsolie calls on Chevron, TOQAP to submit shallow-water exploration programmes
Staatsolie, the national oil company of Suriname, has instructed the three companies that made the winning bids in the country’s recently concluded shallow-water licensing round to submit their exploration programmes for review.
TechnipFMC confirms fibre-optic sensing contract for Payara field
TechnipFMC confirmed last week that ExxonMobil (US) had decided to use Odassea™, an advanced downhole subsea fibre-optic sensing system, at Payara, the third development target at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
CNH says independent operators brought oil production to record high in June
Mexico’s National Hydrocarbon Commission (CNH) revealed that the total volume of crude oil produced by independent operators had risen to an all-time high last month.
ExxonMobil’s busy week in Guyana
ExxonMobil has made two oil discoveries at Stabroek, and the Guyanese government is keeping watch on its gas flaring levels and use of local content.
Eagle LNG, APC, APUA begin work on LNG-to-power project in Antigua
US-based Eagle LNG Partners and its partners Antigua Power Company (APC) and the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) have begun executing an LNG-to-power project on the island of Antigua.
Brazil’s LNG imports hit record high in June
Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras reported recently that daily national LNG imports had risen to a record high in late June.
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