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Staatsolie confirms plan to launch deepwater licensing round in Q4-2022
Staatsolie, the national oil company of Suriname, has confirmed that it still intends to launch a licensing round for deepwater acreage before the end of this year.
Guyana seeks consultant to review Uaru FDP
The government of Guyana said last week that it was searching for a suitable consulting firm to review the Uaru field development plan (FDP) prepared by an ExxonMobil (US) subsidiary.
MOSCOW BLOG: Russia and Saudi Arabia’s oil production cut is pre-emptive strike on EU’s price cap scheme
Has Riyadh just sided with Putin by agreeing to cut oil production by 2mn barrels? It's more complicated than that.
Details emerge about Mexico’s LNG plans
Mexico’s offer to help supply LNG to Europe appears to rely more on the use of existing or planned pipelines carrying gas from Texas than on boosting domestic gas production.
Stakeholders in Argentina’s oil and gas sector highlight potential obstacles to Vaca Muerta growth
Access to high-tech equipment, innovative drilling technologies and transportation capacity will be key to efforts to develop the Vaca Muerta shale formation, oil and gas industry stakeholders in Argentina say.
Trident Energy hopes to sell stakes in two fields from Pampo-Enchova cluster soon
UK-based Trident Energy has said it will soon launch the sales process for stakes in two of the 10 Campos basin fields it acquired from Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras in 2020.
AETN says Bolivia will reserve more gas for export, use renewables for local power
Bolivia will make more natural gas available for export by increasing the use of renewable energy sources for power generation, according to the country's energy regulator.
LatAmOil: Ecopetrol head says less Colombian oil is going to Asia
Colombia’s national oil company Ecopetrol is sending a smaller share of its oil exports to Asia this year, as competition for Asian market share has ramped up in recent months.
OPEC+ makes 2mn bpd cut, angering the US
Months of badgering by Western leaders counted for nought this week as OPEC+ announced a 2mn bpd quota reduction that serves to bolster prices and cover up issues raising production.
Ongoing shifts in Venezuela’s relationships with Russia, Iran
Russia’s entry into the ranks of countries sanctioned by the US appears to be damaging ties with Venezuela – and giving Venezuela reasons to expand its existing co-operation with Iran.
NGC signs deal with bpTT on domestic gas supplies
National Gas Co. of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (NGC) announced that it had finalised a “milestone” gas supply agreement with BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT), a subsidiary of BP (UK), on September 23.
Report: Swiss trader now handling majority of Venezuelan petcoke exports
Geneva-based Maroil Trading has assumed responsibility for the majority of Venezuela’s petroleum coke exports, according to documents and sources close to the matter cited by Reuters.
Lula wants Petrobras to expand refining operations, says top oil and gas advisor
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leading candidate in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election, will expand the refining arm of the national oil company Petrobras if he wins the vote on October 2.
Petrobras preparing new business plan
Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras will unveil a new strategic business development plan in November, according to Salvador Dahan, the state-owned firm’s executive director of governance.
ExxonMobil reportedly still undecided about bidding for more blocks offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil has not yet decided whether it will bid for additional blocks of the coast of Guyana.
Equinor likely to make FID on Pão de Açúcar “soon,” company executive says
Norway’s Equinor will soon make a decision on moving ahead with the development of Pão de Açúcar, a large gas and condensate field at Block BM-C-33 in the Campos basin offshore Brazil.
Ecopetrol head says Asia is absorbing lower share of Colombia’s oil exports
Colombia’s national oil company (Ecopetrol) is sending a smaller share of its oil exports to Asia this year, as competition for Asian market share has ramped up in recent months.
Neuquen governor sees Vaca Muerta investments hitting record high in 2022
Omar Gutierrez, the governor of Argentina’s Neuquen province, said on September 28 that he expected investments in the Vaca Muerta shale formation to reach a record high of $5.5bn in 2022.
Report: Pemex did not notify regulators about methane leaks in December
Mexico’s national oil company Pemex does not appear to have reported the methane leaks detected at the Ku-Maloob-Zaap oilfield cluster last December on the basis of satellite data from the European Space Agency (ESA).
CFEi sues two former executives in Texas court over gas supply contracts
A subsidiary of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), Mexico’s national power provider, has filed suit in a Texas court against two former executives who were involved in the signing of three gas contracts.
LatAmOil: Ecopetrol requests 90-day suspension of fracking projects
Colombia’s national oil company Ecopetrol has asked ANH, the country’s oil and gas regulator, to suspend its contracts for the Kale and Platero unconventional fields for 90 days.
High European gas prices don’t erase Trinidad and Tobago’s challenges
Trinidad and Tobago's ability to benefit from current European market conditions is constrained by questions about gas supply, production decline and the fate of Atlantic LNG.
TotalEnergies takes FID on Fenix gas field
TotalEnergies (France) has taken a final investment decision on the development of Fenix, a natural gas field in San Sebastian Bay that lies about 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego Province.
CADE gives Gaspetro green light for sale of stakes in four state-level gas distributors
Brazil's anti-trust agency CADE has authorised Gaspetro, a natural gas distribution firm, to proceed with the sale of stakes in four state-level distributors to Termogas, a domestic gas holding company.
Guyana’s VP pushes back against claims of government overspending on Stabroek project
Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said last week that many Guyanese citizens were overestimating the government’s influence on day-to-day activities at the offshore Stabroek block.
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