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Argentina extends RIGI to 2027, adds new oil and gas projects
The government of President Javier Milei extended by one year the deadline to join its large investment incentive scheme and expanded its scope to include new onshore oil and gas developments, setting a minimum investment threshold of $600mn.
YPF CEO says shale investment safe from oil price drop as Vaca Muerta drive intensifies
YPF SA is setting aside funds to sustain investment in Argentina’s fast-growing Vaca Muerta shale basin even if oil prices fall this year, Chief Executive Horacio Marín said.
Argentina's Vaca Muerta oil output hits record 610,720 bpd in January
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation produced a record 610,715 barrels per day of oil in January 2026, marking a 32.01% year-on-year increase and underscoring the growing weight of non-conventional output in the country’s energy matrix.
Quintana Energy, TSB advance Vaca Muerta exploration in Mendoza with $44mn plan
Quintana Energy and TSB are carrying out a $44mn unconventional pilot plan in the Cañadón Amarillo block in Mendoza province, deploying 3D seismic surveys over 202.5 square kilometres.
Argentina’s rising gas exports poised to reshape regional market, Fitch says
Argentina’s expanding natural gas production and new pipeline infrastructure could accelerate exports from the Vaca Muerta basin and reshape regional energy markets, Fitch said in a report.
Argentina’s Río Negro to build largest fractionation plant for Vaca Muerta gas
Argentina’s Río Negro province will build the country’s largest onshore gas fractionation plant to process output from Vaca Muerta, as part of the Argentina GNL project, Governor Alberto Weretilneck said.
Mexican president's U-turn on fracking tests green credentials as energy sovereignty takes priority
Brazil begins formal process to join IEA as full member
Brazil has launched the formal accession process to become a full member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) after a unanimous decision by ministers at the agency's biennial ministerial meeting in Paris on February 19.
Brazil's ANP shuts down Vibra fuel base after ethanol tank explosion leaves one injured, two missing
Brazil's oil and gas regulator ANP has shut down Vibra Energia's fuel distribution base in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro state, after an explosion and fire broke out in one of the facility's ethanol storage tanks in the early hours of February 22.
Venezuela and Colombia deepen energy talks as trade gradually recovers
The discussions, which included acting president Delcy Rodríguez, focused on strengthening bilateral ties and identifying concrete projects aimed at boosting regional energy security and supporting economic growth in both countries
Repsol cuts Venezuela exposure as impairments mount despite new US licences
The Spanish energy group said in its annual report that the remaining exposure is largely tied to receivables from state-owned PDVSA, financing provided to Petroquiriquire and stakes in projects including Cardón IV
US widens sanctions relief to allow tax payments by oil firms in Venezuela
To qualify, companies must route those payments into an account overseen by the United States
African Energy Chamber sends Venezuela mission to bolster cross-Atlantic oil and gas links
The visit is aimed at expanding cooperation in oil and gas, encouraging bilateral trade and identifying investment opportunities at a time when both sides are seeking to reinforce energy security
Geoex MCG releases offshore seismic data to support renewed exploration in Venezuela
The initial datasets are being offered under a specific licence from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control, in line with recent US measures that ease restrictions on energy-sector services
Shell steps up Venezuela gas project after US licenses ease energy curbs
The licenses allow the company to move forward with tangible activity at the Dragon field, a discovery in Venezuelan waters estimated to hold about 127bn cubic metres of gas, according to a company spokesperson
BP strikes massive Brazil find
British Petroleum said it has identified a major oil accumulation in the Pau-Brasil field, with potential resources of up to 8bn barrels of oil equivalent, following drilling work in the Santos Basin.
Tidewater expands bet on Brazil offshore
Tidewater has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações and its affiliate Atlantic Offshore Services for an enterprise value of about $500mn, including assumed debt.
Cuban fuel crisis: a Russian tanker is on route. Will Trump let it through?
A tanker widely believed to be carrying Russian fuel is heading towards Cuba, potentially setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between Moscow and Washington as the island struggles under a de facto US fuel embargo.
Colombia's Petro limits Venezuelan oil imports to light Apure-Barinas crude for Barrancabermeja refinery
Colombian president Gustavo Petro ruled out broad Venezuelan crude imports, saying only light oil from Venezuela's Apure and Barinas fields might be processed at the Barrancabermeja refinery
ExxonMobil presses $1bn Cuba claim at US supreme court as Helms-Burton scope tested
ExxonMobil argued that it is entitled to more than $1bn in compensation from Cuban state conglomerate CIMEX for oil and gas assets seized in 1960, urging the US Supreme Court to eliminate sovereign immunity protections
Colombia, Venezuela advance energy integration talks amid gas supply concerns
Colombia and Venezuela moved forward with plans to deepen bilateral energy cooperation after Colombian Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma met Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas to discuss joint projects
US energy diplomacy and Venezuela’s oil future
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrived in Venezuela on February 11 for a three-day visit and opened discussions with officials on the oil country's dilapidated oil sector and the future of state-owned oil company PDVSA.
Cuba strangled by oil embargo but official talks with Trump administration have started
Cuba is confronting one of the gravest energy and humanitarian crises in decades as oil imports have collapsed to zero, public services falter and geopolitical tensions intensify between Havana and Washington.
Venezuela is again the US’s fifth-largest oil supplier but uncertainties remain
Venezuela has regained its position as the fifth-largest supplier of crude oil to US refineries during the first week of February 2026, according to data from the US government’s Energy Information Administration.
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