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Archer secures $90m drilling rig contract from YPF for Vaca Muerta expansion
Oilfield services company Archer has been awarded an additional five-year contract by YPF to supply a super-spec drilling rig for Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation, expanding its fleet in one of the world's busiest unconventional oil and gas.
Pemex repairs third fuel oil pipeline leak in Salina Cruz in less than a month
Mexican state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) announced it had completed its third repair in less than a month on a fuel oil pipeline on July 8. The leak was in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, in the Jardines neighborhood.
Petroleum coke exports from Pemex's Dos Bocas rebound after troubled period
Market participants said the availability of petroleum coke produced at Petróleos Mexicanos’s (Pemex) Olmeca refinery at Dos Bocas in Tabasco has risen in recent weeks. This is after technical problems have curbed exports for much of this year.
Ecopetrol faces governance scrutiny as Colombia's incoming government targets pipeline subsidiary
Colombia's incoming government has launched its first anti-corruption probe against Ecopetrol's pipeline subsidiary Cenit, raising fresh governance questions around Latin America's largest listed oil producer.
TotalEnergies ships first LNG cargo from new Mexican Pacific coast facility
TotalEnergies, French-based energy firm, has shipped the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from ECA LNG Phase 1, a newly commissioned export terminal in Ensenada, Baja California, marking the opening of Mexico’s first LNG export facility.
OPEC’s leverage narrows as war and exits reshape supply
Sanctions on Iran, war‑time disruptions and the UAE’s departure from OPEC have eroded the cartel’s capacity to shape prices, leaving it increasingly reactive and internally constrained
Carlos Slim expresses strong optimism for the future of Mexican oil
Carlos Slim, chairman of Grupo Carso and Latin America's richest man, said on July 8 he expected Mexico's oil production to recover to between 2mn and 2.5mn barrels per day (MMb/d) in the coming years, a reversal from remarks he made five weeks ago.
Pumpco-Bonatti consortium wins $1.2bn Argentina's Vaca Muerta LNG pipeline contract
A consortium led by US-based Pumpco and Italy's Bonatti has been awarded the contract to build Argentina's largest-ever gas pipeline, a $1.2bn project that will link the Vaca Muerta shale formation to an LNG export terminal in Sierra Grande.
Argentina posts record first-half energy trade surplus as exports surge
Argentina recorded its largest-ever energy trade surplus for a first half, reaching more than $6.98bn between January and June 2026, as higher hydrocarbon production and rising exports drove the sector's strongest performance on record.
Saipem-Subsea 7 merger to face EU probe
Italian energy services group Saipem's proposed merger with Norway's Subsea 7 is expected to face a full European Union antitrust investigation over competition concerns.
Colombia's outgoing government to submit fracking ban bill ahead of transition
Colombia's Ministries of Mines and Energy and of Environment will submit a bill to Congress on July 20 seeking a definitive ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the country, Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma said.
Acquittal of five defendants in Argentina's Plaza Huincul refinery explosion case becomes final
A court ruling acquitting five defendants charged over the 2022 explosion at the New American Oil refinery in Plaza Huincul has become final after neither prosecutors nor private plaintiffs filed appeals within the legal deadline.
War in Iran set to weigh on Latin America throughout 2026, ECLAC warns
The war between the US, Israel and Iran will continue to weigh on Latin American and Caribbean economies for the rest of 2026, even if last month's fragile ceasefire holds, the UN's regional economic body has warned.
Argentina's Neuquén enacts law backing YPF LNG project with 30-year fiscal stability
Argentina's Neuquén Province has enacted legislation approving an agreement with state-controlled energy company YPF to support the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project linked to the Vaca Muerta shale formation.
Argentina abolishes special gas transport tariff regime, moves to unified pricing system
Argentina's government has overhauled the country's natural gas transport tariff framework by eliminating a long-standing special pricing regime and introducing a unified tariff system for pipeline infrastructure through an emergency decree.
YPF targets 2027-2028 for Uruguay offshore drilling as Ancap urges caution
Argentina's state-controlled oil company YPF plans to drill an exploratory well in the OFF-5 offshore block off Uruguay's coast between late 2027 and early 2028, chief executive Horacio Marín said, but Uruguay's ANCAP president tempered expectations
Venezuela faces pressure to fast-track landmark debt overhaul after earthquakes
The government aims to complete the initial stages of restructuring sovereign and PDVSA debt, launched in May, by November to unlock foreign investment in sectors including oil and power
Wildcatters rush into Venezuela oil bet despite earthquake fallout
Independent oil investors are pressing ahead with plans to re-enter Venezuela following the US capture of Nicolás Maduro, betting they can revive the country's struggling energy sector despite the disruption caused by earthquakes
Venezuela uses oil windfall and tight liquidity to bring exchange rates closer
Venezuela has reduced the difference between its official exchange rate and the parallel market by combining larger dollar sales with tighter monetary policy, easing pressure on prices even as the economy faces fresh disruption from two earthquakes
Karoon lifts Brazil oil output after well restart
Equinor advances Brazil gas project
Brazil’s PetroReconcavo June output edges higher
PetroReconcavo produced 24,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in June, up 0.8% from the previous month but 10.4% below the level recorded a year earlier, the Brazilian independent oil producer said.
Russia diesel ban poses limited near-term risk for Brazil
Russia's temporary ban on diesel exports has raised concerns for Brazil, one of Moscow's largest overseas buyers, but the immediate impact is expected to be limited.
China pullback hits Brazil oil prices
Weaker Chinese demand for Brazilian crude and rising output from Brazil have pushed cargo prices to their lowest levels in more than six years, according to traders and refining sources cited by Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights.
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