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YPF to invest $150bn in Argentina's Vaca Muerta
Argentine national oil company YPF has unveiled a $150bn investment programme targeting the Vaca Muerta shale formation, positioning the operator to scale production dramatically.
Brazil to begin B20 biodiesel blend tests in May amid push to cut fossil fuel dependence
Brazilian researchers will begin testing the viability of raising the mandated biodiesel blend in diesel fuel to 20% next month, a step the industry says could open the door to a significant expansion of the country's biofuels market.
Brazil proposes expanding oil and gas regulator's powers to cover hydrogen, carbon capture
Brazil's mines and energy ministry is drafting a decree that would significantly broaden the powers of national oil and gas regulator ANP, extending its remit to cover hydrogen, carbon capture and synthetic fuels.
Advent International's Brazilian chemicals unit probed over alleged supply of methanol to crime syndicate
US private equity firm Advent International-owned Caldic, a chemicals distributor, is under criminal and regulatory investigation in Brazil over its alleged role as the primary supplier of methanol to a multibillion-dollar fuel fraud scheme.
British Aviva, climate impact partners back Colombia afforestation to generate carbon credits
A planned afforestation and land restoration initiative in Colombia is set to generate carbon removal credits under a partnership between Climate Impact Partners and Aviva Investors
Colombia, Venezuela agree intelligence sharing in post-Maduro talks
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s acting leader Delcy Rodríguez agreed to deepen intelligence-sharing and expand energy and trade cooperation during talks in Caracas on April 24
Ecopetrol moves on Brazil stake
Ecopetrol has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire about 26% of Brazil-based Brava Energia, marking a step towards a controlling stake, the company said in a press release.
Brazil turns to waste oil for jet fuel
Brazilian refiners are seeking to import used cooking oil (UCO) to support sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) output, citing limits in domestic supply and tracking, according to industry participants and officials.
Colombia's Ecopetrol moves toward Brazil expansion with Brava Energia stake deal
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol has agreed to acquire a roughly 26% stake in Brazil’s Brava Energia, marking a strategic push to expand its regional footprint, according to company disclosures reported
54 nations convene in Colombia for world's first fossil fuel phase-out conference, sidelining US, China and Russia
Representatives of 54 countries opened the world's first dedicated conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta on April 24, with high-level ministerial talks scheduled for April 28–29, as co-hosts Colombia and the Netherlands
Latin America's unfinished battle with inflation leaves the region exposed to the Iran shock
The Middle East conflict has landed on Latin America at an awkward moment. After two years of gradual progress bringing inflation under control, the region's central banks now face the prospect of that effort being undone by an external conflict.
SLB and Baker Hughes eye Latin America deepwater surge as Middle East conflict reshapes oil investment
The world's two largest oilfield services companies said they expected a rise in upstream oil and gas spending.
Rystad sees up to 90,000 b/d upside from debottlenecking at three Guyana Stabroek projects
Rystad Energy has identified up to 90,000 barrels per day of additional production potential across three future Stabroek Block developments in Guyana through debottlenecking.
Mexico's Pemex and Brazil's Petrobras outline collaboration on deepwater exploration
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on April 26 that she had met with Petrobras leadership, headed by chief executive Magda Chambriard, to discuss establishing a collaboration between the Brazilian state oil company and Pemex.
Mexico's antitrust regulator sues 53 LP gas companies over decade-long price collusion scheme
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta gas push hinges on infrastructure as export ambitions grow
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale is entering a new phase where infrastructure, rather than production capacity, is emerging as the key constraint on growth, according to industry executives
Venezuelan business group pushes for $800mn monthly FX support plan
Venezuela’s leading commerce association has called on the government to channel up to $800mn a month from oil revenues into the foreign exchange market
Mexico's Pemex payments arrive "like clockwork" as Weatherford says debt mechanism taking hold
US oilfield services company Weatherford International said activity at Mexican crude oil fields had normalised and it was beginning to receive regular payments from Pemex.
Mexico to export 1mn barrels of crude to Japan in July as Tokyo diversifies energy supply
Mexico tightens fuel price caps as Brent hits $107 but compliance cracks emerge
Mexico's federal government and fuel retailers formally renewed and tightened their voluntary price containment agreement on April 17.
Russia weighs further oil supplies to Cuba amid deepening energy crisis
Russia is prepared to consider additional oil shipments to Cuba if required, as the Caribbean nation grapples with a worsening fuel shortage following tighter US restrictions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksander Pankin said
Bolivia eyes tax overhaul to revive gas sector and lure foreign investment
Bolivia is preparing a sweeping reform of its hydrocarbons framework, seeking to reverse a prolonged decline in production by offering clearer rules and competitive taxation to international energy firms.
Bolivia reshuffles energy leadership as fuel crisis deepens and state oil firm falters
Bolivia’s mounting fuel crisis has triggered a sweeping overhaul of its energy leadership, as President Rodrigo Paz appointed a new hydrocarbons minister amid fresh turmoil at state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB).
Burford moves YPF dispute to ICSID after New York setback
Burford Capital has notified Argentina that it will take the long-running YPF expropriation dispute to the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal after losing a key case in New York.
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