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LatAmOil: Terminal fire could plunge Cuba into an energy crisis

15 August 2022

Cuba may be heading for an energy crisis following a devastating fire that destroyed at least 40% of the Matanzas Supertanker Base, the country’s largest crude oil and petroleum product import terminal and storage depot.

Rising freight rates driving Mexico’s fuel bills higher

11 August 2022

Increasing worldwide freight costs are driving Mexico’s fuel costs upward as the country looks to satisfy high domestic demand.

Fire could plunge Cuba into an energy crisis

11 August 2022

Following a blaze that has destroyed at least 40% of the Matanzas Supertanker Base, Cuba stands to run low on power plant fuel. The consequences could lead the US to reconsider sanctions policy.

Guyana’s president sees gas cutting regional power generation costs by 40%

11 August 2022

Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali said on August 4 that natural gas had the potential to reduce electricity generation costs in the Caribbean region by approximately 40%.

Panama Canal Authority reports LNG tanker transits down 30% in last nine months

10 August 2022

The deputy administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) has said that the number of LNG tankers passing through the Panama Canal had dropped by nearly a third over the last nine months.

Acorn International confirms contract award for EIA of Uaru project

9 August 2022

Acorn International, a Houston-based risk management consultancy, has been contracted to carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Uaru, the fifth development project at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.

IADB report: Guyana’s oil export revenues set to rise in 2022 and beyond

9 August 2022

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) said in a new report that it expects Guyana’s oil export revenues to continue rising in 2022 and beyond.

Appointment of new energy minister may signal that Argentina is preparing to cut gas, power subsidies

9 August 2022

Argentina’s government appears to be moving closer to making a decision on scaling back domestic subsidies for natural gas and electricity following a reshuffle at the Energy Secretariat.

Colombian utility says PdVSA has proposed gas deliveries via closed cross-border pipeline

9 August 2022

Grupo Energia Bogota (GEB), one of Colombia’s largest electricity providers, has received a proposal from Venezuela for the resumption of gas deliveries via a cross-border pipeline after a hiatus of seven years.

PdVSA reportedly diverts Iranian crude to another refinery because of quality issues

8 August 2022

Venezuela’s national oil company (NOC) PdVSA has reportedly not been able to process crude received from Iran at its 140,000 barrel per day (bpd) El Palito refinery as planned because of quality issues.

Tullow reports disappointing results from Beebei-Potaro-1 well at Kanuku block

8 August 2022

Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) said on August 5 that drilling operations had been completed at Beebei-Potaro-1, an exploration well at the Kanuku block offshore Guyana, without the discovery of any hydrocarbons.

LatAmOil: Perenco steps up efforts to collect settlement from Ecuador

8 August 2022

Perenco (UK/France) has stepped up its efforts to collect a settlement of at least $374.3mn related to a decade-old lawsuit over profit-sharing from the government of Ecuador.

Progress report: Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy project

4 August 2022

ExxonMobil has recently awarded two “substantial” contracts for the Gas-to-Energy project, and Guyana’s government has issued two RFPs for project management services.

Repsol touts “new dynamic” in relationship with PdVSA after Venezuelan crude supplies resume

4 August 2022

Spanish energy and petrochemical company Repsol is exploring a “new dynamic” for its business in Venezuela, the company’s CEO Josu Jon Imaz announced last week.

Hess CEO says ExxonMobil has begun FEED work on Uaru project

4 August 2022

ExxonMobil (US) has begun front-end engineering and design work for the Uaru oilfield, its fifth development target at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, according to John Hess, the CEO of Hess.

ANP extends exploration period by nine months for four blocks operated by ExxonMobil

3 August 2022

Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) said earlier this week that it had agreed to extend the first exploration period of four offshore blocks assigned to ExxonMobil (US).

Perenco steps up efforts to collect legal settlement from Ecuador

3 August 2022

Perenco (UK/France) has stepped up its efforts to collect a settlement of at least $374.3mn related to a decade-old lawsuit over profit-sharing from the government of Ecuador.

Petrobras exec: Brazilian refinery sales attracting more interest the second time around

2 August 2022

Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras says foreign investors have been showing more interest in three refineries that were put back on the market for a second time in late June.

Pemex offers to invest heavily in Zama if Talos accepts its terms

2 August 2022

Pemex says it is prepared to invest heavily in the development of Zama, a large oilfield offshore Tabasco State, if Talos Energy, the US-based firm that first found it, accepts the Mexican government’s decision to transfer operatorship.

Tullow expected to submit Orinduik drilling programme soon

1 August 2022

Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) is reportedly moving closer to submitting its exploration drilling programme for the Orinduik offshore block to the government of Guyana, according to UK-based Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas.

Indian government gives BPCL green light to invest $1.6bn more in Brazilian deepwater project

1 August 2022

The government of India has authorised Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) to invest another $1.6bn in BM-SEAL-11, a deepwater Brazilian oil block.

Petrobras, Ecopetrol find gas at Uchuva-1

1 August 2022

Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras and its Colombian counterpart Ecopetrol have discovered natural gas in Uchuva-1, an exploration well drilled at the Tayrona block offshore Colombia.

LatAmOil: ExxonMobil makes two new finds at Stabroek

1 August 2022

US-based ExxonMobil has made two finds at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, bringing the total number of discoveries made at the licence area this year up to seven.

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