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YPF’s export agenda
YPF's plan to build Argentina’s biggest oil export terminal in Rio Negro may not be enough to ensure that Vaca Muerta realises its full potential.
Barbados prepares to offer all 22 open offshore blocks to investors in licensing round
Barbados will offer all 22 available blocks in its offshore zone to international oil companies in a bidding round in the fourth quarter of this year.
Bank of Guyana working with local insurers to form consortium for oil spill coverage
The Bank of Guyana has confirmed that it is working with local insurance companies to help establish a consortium to provide coverage for the government in the event of a crude spill at the Stabroek offshore block.
Brazil’s energy minister criticises Lula’s opposition to Petrobras sell-off
Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy Adolfo Sachsida has criticised Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the top-polling candidate in the upcoming presidential election, for his call to keep Petrobras under government ownership.
Recent finds at Stabroek make Orinduik more attractive, analyst says
ExxonMobil’s most recent finds at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana are good news for Tullow Oil, the operator of the neighbouring Orinduik block, according to an analyst for the UK consultancy Align Research.
LatAmOil: APA announces find at Block 53 offshore Suriname
US-based APA Corp. has made its first discovery of hydrocarbons at Block 53 offshore Suriname in the Baja-1 exploration well.
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