LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas

25 February 2022

Phoenix Development Co. awards FEED contract for proposed gas and LNG hub offshore Suriname

23 February 2022

Houston-based Phoenix Development Co. (PDC) has signed a contract with Dallas-based Schwob Energy Services (SES) for front-end engineering and design services on a gas hub and LNG plant offshore Suriname.

SENER moves to put restrictions on fuel import permits back into place

23 February 2022

Mexico’s Energy Secretariat (SENER) has issued a decree lifting a court ruling that suspends the enforcement of a regulation designed to make fuel import permits harder to obtain.

Cayman Islands power provider considers switching from diesel to gas

22 February 2022

Caribbean Utilities Co. (CUC), the national power provider of the Cayman Islands, is reportedly considering switching from diesel to regasified LNG as its main fuel for electricity generation.

TotalEnergies reports new oil discovery in Krabdagu-1 well offshore Suriname

22 February 2022

TotalEnergies (France) and its US-based partner APA Corp. have reported a new discovery in the Krabdagu-1 exploration well at Block 58 offshore Suriname.

LatAmOil: TotalEnergies strikes oil again offshore Suriname

22 February 2022

TotalEnergies (France) and its US-based partner APA Corp. have reported a new discovery in the Krabdagu-1 exploration well at Block 58 offshore Suriname.

AMLO’s ambitions for energy security heading for a brick wall

18 February 2022

Mexico's president wants to make the country self-sufficient by letting state-run companies dominate the oil, gas and power sector, but he may be encouraging higher dependence on imports.

Argentinian court orders YPF, Shell, Equinor to put offshore seismic survey plans on hold

18 February 2022

An Argentinian court has blocked YPF and its partners from moving ahead with seismic surveys at offshore blocks located off the coast of Mar del Plata.

Brazilian gas executives say lack of access to pipelines, processing facilities is slowing reforms

18 February 2022

Executives from several Brazilian companies said last week that natural gas reforms were running into challenges because of questions about access to pipelines and processing facilities.