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Colombia’s oil industry faces severe challenges

5 June 2024

Colombia’s oil industry is experiencing significant turmoil, compounded by recent government decisions and long-standing structural issues. Petro’s administration has implemented controversial policies, including a ban on new hydraulic fracturing

Vaca Muerta operations drive Argentine oil production in April

5 June 2024

Argentina's oil and gas production surged by 3.4% April compared to the previous month, driven by operations in the Vaca Muerta shale formation.

Petrobras rejects call for extraordinary shareholders meeting to elect new CEO

5 June 2024

Brazil's national oil company (NOC) Petrobras has rejected a request from minority shareholders to hold an extraordinary general shareholders meeting to discuss the election of Magda Chambriard as the new CEO.

Venezuela rejects Caricom's stance on Essequibo dispute, alleges warmongering

4 June 2024

Venezuela's Foreign Ministry has rebuffed the latest statement from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) regarding the long-standing territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region, which has been under Guyana's administration since 1899.

Guyana to introduce draft oil spill legislation within a week

4 June 2024

Guyana's Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, announced that his government is in the process of drafting legislation to address oil spill liabilities.

Subsea 7 secures contract with Petrobras for offshore Búzios 9 field development

4 June 2024

Engineering services company Subsea 7 has been awarded a significant contract by Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras for the development of the offshore Búzios 9 field.

PGS begins Petrobras' 4D survey offshore Brazil

4 June 2024

Norwegian seismic firm PGS has secured all necessary permits for Petrobras' extensive 4D survey over the Barracuda Caratinga fields, located offshore Brazil.

Petrobras divests 30% stake at Brentech thermoelectric plant fror $2mn

4 June 2024

Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras has completed the sale of its 30% stake in the Brentech Energía thermoelectric plant to Enegen, the majority owner with a 70% stake, for $2mn.

Mexico to resume oil exports to Cuba after stoppage

3 June 2024

Mexico is set to resume oil shipments to Cuba after a three-month pause, aiming to alleviate power outages and fuel shortages on the island.

Arrow Exploration announces strong Q1 2024 interim results

3 June 2024

Arrow Exploration has released its Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended 31 March 2024.

Trinidad and Tobago has 10 years of gas production left from current fields

3 June 2024

Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Energy Stuart Young announced that the nation’s natural gas reserves could sustain production for roughly another decade, with current reserves totalling less than 339,802,159,104 cubic metres.

U.S. Treasury Department grants BP and Trinidad's NGC gas development license with Venezuela

3 June 2024

BP and Trinidad and Tobago’s national oil company NGC have been granted a two-year license from the U.S. Treasury Department to negotiate and develop the Cocuina-Manakin gas fields with Venezuela, Trinidad's energy minister announced.

Guyanese vice president addresses uncertainty regarding FPSO operations in Stabroek Block

3 June 2024

Guyanese Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo addressed uncertainty regarding oil reserves in the offshore Stabroek Block, clarifying that the government’s approved number of Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels remains at six.

ExxonMobil recognises Guyana as crucial to company's strategic growth

3 June 2024

ExxonMobil emphasised Guyana's pivotal role in its strategic growth plans in its 2023 annual report, making specific reference to the completion of 12.6 net exploratory and development wells in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone.

India halts Venezuelan oil imports amid US sanctions

3 June 2024

India ceased oil purchases from Venezuela last April, coinciding with the United States' decision not to extend sanctions relief on Venezuelan crude, according to the spokesperson for Indian Foreign Minister Randir Jaiswal.

India’s Jindal Power partners with Venezuela's PDVSA in crude venture amidst US sanctions

3 June 2024

India's Jindal Power Ltd. is set to collaborate with Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA in a crude venture shortly after securing a contract to oversee the country's largest iron-ore complex despite the return of US sanctions, sources revealed.

BP and Trinidad's NGC get US licence for gas field talks with Venezuela amid sanctions

3 June 2024

BP and Trinidad and Tobago’s state energy firm NGC have secured a two-year licence from the US Treasury Department to negotiate and develop the Cocuina-Manakin gas fields with Venezuela, Trinidad’s Energy Minister Stuart Young announced.

Trinidad court clears ConocoPhillips to enforce $1.33bn claim against Venezuela

3 June 2024

A court in Trinidad and Tobago has authorised US oil giant ConocoPhillips to enforce a $1.33bn claim against Venezuela for past expropriations, a development that could complicate prospective offshore gas ventures between Trinidad and Venezuela.

Argentina gradually overcoming natural gas deficit

2 June 2024

Argentina’s natural gas supply began stabilising after Petrobras started unloading gas from a ship that was previously blocked by the Argentine government.

Progress in the reorganisation of PDVSA Gas Colombia

30 May 2024

The Superintendency of Companies announced on May 28 that the reorganisation process of PDVSA Gas Colombia is advancing.

UK’s CRP Subsea secures contract for deepwater oil project in Brazil

30 May 2024

UK-based company CRP Subsea, a subsidiary of AIS group, has secured a contract off the coast of Brazil to supply modular buoyancy modules for a deepwater oil field development in the Santos Basin.

Yinson Production refinances FPSO Anna Nery with $1bn bond issuance

30 May 2024

Yinson Production has issued $1.035bn in senior secured notes to refinance the floating, production, storage, and offloading vessel Anna Nery, which operates for Petrobras in the Marlim field, offshore Brazil.

Hess shareholders approve $53bn Chevron deal despite dispute over Guyana assets

30 May 2024

A majority of Hess shareholders on May 28 approved the company’s pending $53bn acquisition by Chevron, despite a dispute over Hess’ lucrative Stabroek stake off the coast of Guyana.

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