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US, Canada, Mexico talk up joint methane strategy plans
The first trilateral North American summit in five years ends with a pledge from Biden, Trudeau and Lopez Obrador to establish a North American strategy for methane and carbon emissions.
US confirms co-ordinated SPR release
The US has teamed up with China, India, South Korea, Japan and the UK to co-ordinate releases from their strategic petroleum reserves.
LatAmOil: Braskem Idesa JV reports US ethane imports up in September
Braskem Idesa (BI), the Brazilian-Mexican joint venture that owns the Nanchital petrochemical complex in Veracruz State, saw ethane import volumes climb to an all-time high in September of this year.
Shell signs PSC for Manatee gas field
The government of Trinidad and Tobago has finalised a production-sharing contract (PSC) with Shell (UK) for Manatee, an offshore natural gas field.
KGL awards contract for FEED-related services on NewGen green hydrogen project
UK-based io consulting, formed by Baker Hughes and McDermott International (US), has won a contract for services related to front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on a green hydrogen project in Trinidad and Tobago.
Thieves seeking gasoline for drug trade targeting Colombian oil pipelines
Colombian oil pipelines are reportedly becoming more attractive targets for criminal gangs seeking crude oil for use the drug trade.
Quito will not block New Stratus from buying 35% stakes in two blocks from Repsol
Ecuador’s government has signalled that it does not intend to block New Stratus Energy, an independent Canadian company, from acquiring minority stakes in two heavy crude oil blocks from Repsol (Spain).
Non-commercial discovery reported at Bonboni-1
TotalEnergies of France and its US-based partner APA have discovered non-commercial reserves of crude oil in Bonboni-1, an exploration well drilled in the northern section of Block 58 offshore Suriname.
ExxonMobil unit orders fourth FPSO for Stabroek
EEPGL has contracted SBM Offshore to build a 250,000 bpd vessel that will be installed at Yellowtail, the fourth development target in Guyana’s offshore zone.
Bermeo says Ecuador’s oil output will top 500,000 bpd by year-end
Ecuador’s Energy Minister Juan Carlos Bermeo has said that the country is on track to see oil production top 500,000 barrels per day by the end of 2021.
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