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Repsol faces $1bn class action lawsuit in Peru over 2022 oil spill

Mexico’s energy regulator CRE publishes guidance on regularisation of fuel dispensers

Colombia's Petro demands shift in financing to end oil, warns about Essequibo

Mexico’s energy regulator rejects more than a third of permit requests in 2023

US LNG exports to Asia stymied by Panama Canal drought, Red Sea attacks

LNG exports from the US to Asia are facing longer journeys because of limited shipping through the drought-stricken Panama Canal and Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea.

US imports first shipment of Guyana's Payara Gold crude

Brazil’s Centre-South region ethanol stocks fall nearly 10% in late December

Constellation, HMH sign integrated BOP maintenance contract in Brazilian first

Former Petroecuador trade head alleges bribery by global commodity giants in New York trial

Mexico Pacific inks additional long-term sales and purchase deal with ExxonMobil

LNG developer Mexico Pacific agreed with US oil major ExxonMobil to an additional long-term sales and purchase agreement on January 16 for a further 1.2mn tonnes per year of LNG from its Saguaro Energia project.

NewsBase: Climate-fuelled shipping bottleneck in Panama compounds impact of Red Sea troubles

The climate-fuelled shipping bottleneck at the Panama Canal is compounding the impact of security problems in the Red Sea.

Petrobras, oil majors explore wind studies in the Pre-Salt region

Venezuelan opposition-led PDV navigates talks with Citgo creditors amidst looming US auction risks

New jacket and topsides en route to Fenix gas project offshore Argentina

Italian engineering firm Rosetti Marino has completed the construction of a jacket and topside for the Fenix wellhead platform, being used in TotalEnergies’ Fenix gas development project off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina.

Guyana seeks partners for building country's gas infrastructure

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources has released a request for proposals in search of companies to support the design, construction, finance and operation of the nation’s gas infrastructure.

Mexico, Air Liquide in dispute after Pemex facility takeover

Deer Park refinery in Texas is a bright spot for Pemex

China’s CNOOC starts up Mero2 pre-salt oilfields project

Enauta restores production from third well offshore Brazilian field

Brazil’s oil and gas player Enauta has restarted production from an additional well at an offshore field in Brazil after technical glitches

US fuel exports to Mexico to fall after Pemex’s New Dos Bocas refinery start up

Mexico state-owned energy major Pemex’s new Dos Bocas refinery is expected to significantly reduce the country's gasoline and diesel imports later this year

Petrobras concludes Carmopolis Cluster divestment

Petrobras has received the final installment from Carmo Energy for the purchase of its Carmopolis Cluster

Brazil’s Prumo Logistica to invest 15bn reals in large-scale green hydrogen hub

Prumo Logistica is to invest 15bn reals in the next ten years, with green hydrogen a key focus of the investment

Certification challenges persist in Brazilian RNG market

The certification market for Renewable Natural Gas in Brazil is still evolving, facing challenges with international standards under construction and unclear domestic demand

LatAmOil: Preliminary environmental licence issued for Parque de Baleias