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Brazil, Bolivia to accelerate Petrobras-YPFB gas talks, Lula says

2 July 2026

Brazil and Bolivia will speed up negotiations between state-owned oil companies Petrobras and Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) to boost natural gas production, Lula da Silva said after meeting his Bolivian counterpart Rodrigo Paz.

Brazil, Bolivia to accelerate Petrobras-YPFB gas talks, Lula says

2 July 2026

Brazil and Bolivia will speed up negotiations between state-owned oil companies Petrobras and Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) to boost natural gas production, Lula da Silva said after meeting his Bolivian counterpart Rodrigo Paz.

Venezuela bonds slide as earthquake damage clouds debt restructuring outlook

2 July 2026

Venezuelan sovereign bonds and debt issued by state-owned PDVSA have extended their decline after last week's earthquakes, as investors reassess the country's economic prospects and brace for a tougher debt restructuring

Venezuela oil output poised to recover as US broadens export authorisations

2 July 2026

Expanded US authorisations for companies trading Venezuelan crude are set to lift the country's oil production back to levels seen before Washington's December naval blockade by the end of the second quarter of 2026

Brazil advances new equatorial oil blocks

1 July 2026

Brazil's oil regulator approved the nomination of 86 offshore exploration blocks for technical studies that could lead to their inclusion in future licensing rounds under the Permanent Concession Offer (OPC).

Colombia's biggest companies lift profit as commerce dominates revenue

1 July 2026

Colombia's 10,000 largest companies generated combined net profit of COP138.6 trillion (about $40.9bn) in 2025 as operating revenue rose 5% to COP1,853 trillion (about $546.3bn), broadly equivalent to the country's nominal gross domestic product

Italy’s Eni and UAE’s XRG acquire upstream assets of Argentina LNG

1 July 2026

Italian energy firm and United Arab Emirates’ energy company XRG have acquired stakes in the upstream assets of Argentina LNG.

TotalEnergies to commence new drilling offshore Suriname

1 July 2026

TotalEnergies confirmed that it is expanding its exploration footprint offshore Suriname with a multi-well drilling campaign that could unlock additional discoveries alongside its $10.5bn Gran Morgu project.

Petronas confirms new gas discovery offshore Suriname

1 July 2026

Petronas has found a new gas discovery at Suriname's offshore Block 52, marking the Malaysian national oil company's eighth successful exploration well in the acreage.

TotalEnergies begins training for Suriname's GranMorgu development

1 July 2026

TotalEnergies is sending Surinamese engineers to train overseas producing assets in preparation for the upcoming GranMorgu development in 2028, Artur Nunes da Silva, General Manager of TotalEnergies Suriname confirmed.

SBM Offshore locks in $465mn financing for Mexico's Trion FSO

1 July 2026

Deepwater financial engineering: SBM Offshore locks in a unique $465mn hybrid package for Mexico's Trion field, blending commercial debt, institutional capital, and Chinese export credit insurance to slice sovereign risk thin.

Mexico, US and Canada to hold virtual talks on USMCA review

1 July 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the United States and Canada will hold a virtual meeting to review the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1. The Mexican government seeks to secure a 16-year extension.

Venezuela says oil output holds at 1.2mn barrels a day despite earthquakes

1 July 2026

Venezuela's crude production has remained steady at 1.2mn barrels a day despite the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24, Hydrocarbons Minister Paulo Henao said

Energy statistics show we remain an overwhelmingly fossil fuel-based world

30 June 2026

Renewables are growing fast, but oil and gas by far still dominate the global energy system.

Argentina's energy inflows ease pressure on agriculture as profit remittances rise

30 June 2026

Argentina’s energy and mining sectors are playing an increasingly important role in generating foreign currency inflows, reducing the economy’s dependence on agricultural exports.

YPF brings in Eni and XRG for Vaca Muerta LNG export venture

30 June 2026

Argentine state oil firm YPF has signed agreements with Italy’s Eni and Abu Dhabi-based XRG to join the upstream development of Argentina LNG, a $20bn liquefied natural gas export project linked to Vaca Muerta.

Brazil's antitrust watchdog clears Subsea7-Saipem merger without conditions

30 June 2026

The general superintendence of Brazil's antitrust regulator CADE has approved the proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem without restrictions.

Brazil's ANP publishes qualified bidder list for October oil and gas auctions

30 June 2026

Brazil's oil and gas regulator ANP released the list of companies qualified to participate in the next cycles of the Permanent Sharing Offer and the Permanent Concession Offer, both scheduled for October 7.

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