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US-backed firm to displace Chinese and Russian oil operators in Venezuela
A US-backed energy company is set to assume control of Venezuelan oil projects that have been run by Chinese and Russian interests
Trump signals ExxonMobil return to Venezuela as oil industry reopens to foreign firms
ExxonMobil may be preparing to re-enter Venezuela, nearly 20 years after leaving the country, as the Trump administration pushes to revive its oil industry and bring international energy companies back
India boosts Venezuelan oil imports to highest level since 2020
India sharply increased purchases of Venezuelan crude in August, taking shipments from the South American producer to their highest level since 2020 as refiners responded to the easing of US sanctions
Chevron plans Venezuela expansion as Trump pushes new oil deal
Chevron is preparing to expand its operations in Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump accelerates efforts to bring American companies back into the country’s oil industry
Venezuela may leave OPEC, Trump says it is up to Caracas
Venezuela is mulling whether it should leave OPEC, Bloomberg has reported, citing sources. Venezuela is one of five founding members.
Venezuela Communist Party rejects US oil pact, calls it ‘savage plunder’
Venezuela’s Communist Party rejected a 25-year oil agreement between Caracas and Washington, accusing the government of transferring control over the country’s resources without public scrutiny or constitutional oversight
Machado casts Venezuela as energy ally as oil deal reshapes sector
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said the country could become a major driver of energy and commercial growth across the Western Hemisphere
Pentagon takes stake in Venezuelan oil venture as details of Trump's deal emerge
Controversial businessman Alejandro Betancourt's NABEP wins 100-year rights to 17 fields, but contradictions over ownership terms and unresolved legal questions cloud the "biggest oil deal in history."
Eni backs Venezuela energy revival as US expands oil role
Eni SpA said it is engaging with Venezuelan authorities as the country prepares for a major reshaping of its energy industry, with the US seeking a larger share of control over crude production
Brazil lands new offshore support deal
Floatel International has secured a letter of intent to deploy its Floatel Triumph unit for maintenance and safety services offshore Brazil for between four and eight months, with operations due to begin in the first quarter of 2027.
Ted Cruz calls for Venezuela elections to advance alongside US oil deal
US Senator Ted Cruz called for free and democratic elections in Venezuela to move forward alongside a new oil agreement with Washington, arguing that economic cooperation should not delay the country’s political transition
China seeks protection for oil interests in Venezuela after US deal reports
China called on August 31 for its interests in Venezuela to be protected after reports suggested a landmark oil agreement between Caracas and Washington could alter control of fields operated by Chinese companies
US Energy Secretary Wright heads to Caracas as Venezuela oil deals accelerate
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is scheduled to travel to Caracas as Washington moves to deepen its involvement in Venezuela’s oil industry, with a series of agreements expected to be unveiled during the visit
Bolivia's Paz defends fuel subsidy cuts as government inaugurates $6.4mn gas well
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira defended the elimination of fuel subsidies as a response to the country's energy crisis while inaugurating drilling at a gas well in Santa Rosa del Sara, Santa Cruz department, on August 28.
Pemex's debt reduction traced entirely to government capital injections, analysis finds
Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has only reduced its financial debt because of direct capital transfers from Mexico's federal government, according to an analysis by the Observatorio Ciudadano de la Energía.
Mexico's Pemex, financial intelligence unit join forces against fuel theft
Mexico's Finance Ministry (SHCP), through its Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF), has signed a collaboration agreement with state oil company Pemex to combat financial crime and hydrocarbon theft.
Petroecuador taps new horizontal well as it eyes 380,000 bpd target
State oil firm Petroecuador has brought online a new horizontal well, Shushufindi-240H ST2, in the Shushufindi field in Sucumbíos province, adding 1,289 barrels of oil per day (bpd) to national output, the company said.
Petroperú moves to secure $475mn as legal uncertainty clouds restructuring
Petroperú is moving to secure a $475mn bridge loan, but the financing comes as Peru’s Constitutional Court reviews the legal framework behind its restructuring, exposing the state oil company to both financial and regulatory risk.
Brazil set for new Búzios production boost
Singapore-based Seatrium will send two floating production, storage and offloading vessels to Petrobras’ Búzios field in Brazil within weeks of each other, adding up to 450,000 barrels per day of production capacity when both enter service.
Brazil oil export tax faces fresh legal uncertainty
Brazil’s 12% tax on crude oil exports faces renewed uncertainty after a federal court suspended the levy on the same day the government extended it for another 60 days, setting up a dispute with oil producers.
El Salvador's Energía del Pacífico receives 40th LNG cargo
Tristar targets Guyana’s growing offshore logistics market
Guyana’s oil boom is increasingly driving investment onshore, as Tristar plans a 50-acre logistics hub on the West Bank Demerara to support offshore operators, cargo handling and industrial activity.
Argentina oil output hits record in July as Vaca Muerta drives production
Argentina’s oil production reached a record 916,200 barrels per day in July, up 17.2% from a year earlier, as Vaca Muerta accounted for about 70% of national crude output and continued to drive the expansion of the country’s energy sector.
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal puts Betancourt at centre of US energy push
The proposed arrangement would give the US an effective 55% share of production from the venture, while NABEP would manage operations
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal faces legal hurdles before $100bn investment
President Donald Trump’s sweeping oil agreement with Venezuela is facing questions over its legal foundation and ability to survive political changes, UBS said in a note.
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