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Fitch affirms Vista Energy Argentina at BB- after bond reopening
Vista Energy Argentina S.A.U.'s reopening of its senior notes due 2038 will not alter the company's 'BB-' long-term foreign- and local-currency issuer default ratings, Fitch Ratings said on September 21.
Argentina's San Antonio Este port speeds up Vaca Muerta pipeline work
Argentina’s San Antonio Este port in Río Negro has completed the unloading of 3,340 pipes for the San Matías Pipeline in 53 hours, ahead of the arrival of two more vessels scheduled for October, as construction advances on the 472-kilometre pipe
Argentina’s TGN plans $2.2bn Vaca Muerta gas pipeline
Argentina's Mendoza awards two oil exploration blocks with $6mn investment commitment
Argentina’s Mendoza province has awarded the Río Atuel and Atuel Exploración Sur hydrocarbon exploration blocks to Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia (PCR) and Hattrick Energy, respectively.
Argentina's Vaca Muerta bidders offer more than $410mn for eight new areas in Neuquén
Oil companies have offered more than $410mn in bonuses and exploration commitments for eight new areas in Vaca Muerta as part of the first round of Neuquén’s 2026 Exploration Plan.
YPF’s Marín says Argentina LNG is company’s top project, targets 2026 FID
YPF Chief Executive Horacio Marín said the $24bn Argentina LNG project being developed with Eni and XRG is now his and the company’s most important undertaking, with a final investment decision expected by the end of 2026.
Brazil’s Petrobras eyes diesel self-sufficiency, new frontiers in Colombia, Amazon and Ivory Coast
Brazil's Petrobras is pursuing self-sufficiency in diesel production and plans to announce significant new gas discoveries in Colombia.
Chevron bets on new seismic data to evaluate Brazil’s Amazon River estuary blocks
SLB and Shearwater GeoServices will begin a multi-client 3D seismic survey in ultra-deep waters off the Brazilian state of Amapá, in the Amazon River Mouth Basin, to assess the potential for oil and gas discoveries, US oil major Chevron said.
Argentina's TGN to invest $2.2bn in Vaca Muerta gas pipeline expansion
Transportadora de Gas del Norte (TGN) plans to invest about $2.2bn in a new pipeline system to expand the evacuation and distribution of natural gas from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation
Guyana's oil lifts from Stabroek block to double in 2026
Guyana is projected to receive 84 one-million-barrel oil lifts from the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block this year, more than double the 40 anticipated when the 2026 budget was drawn up.
Asset manager Copernico says US pivot makes Venezuela a strategic investment case
Uruguayan asset manager Copernico said Washington's growing interest in Venezuelan oil and minerals is changing how the country's assets should be valued, arguing that some of the risks that have long depressed prices are receding.
TotalEnergies-led GranMorgu project in Suriname on course for mid-2028 start-up
TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE) and its partners are still aiming to begin production at the $12 bn GranMorgu development off Suriname in mid-2028, Staatsolie chief executive Annand Jagesar said on September 19.
Halliburton signs Venezuela MOUs with Brazil's Eneva and WESCA
Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) said it has signed memorandums of understanding with Brazil's Eneva (BVMF:ENEV3) and with WESCA to support energy development in Venezuela's oil and gas sector.
US crude imports from Venezuela hit nine-year high of 782,000 bpd
US crude imports from Venezuela jumped to 782,000 barrels a day (b/d) in the week to September 11, the highest since August 2017, Energy Information Administration (EIA) data show.
Brazil’s Petrobras expands African footprint with new exploration blocks in Ivory Coast
Brazil's Petrobras said its subsidiary Petrobras Netherlands BV had signed production-sharing agreements for eight offshore exploration blocks in Côte d'Ivoire, deepening its push into Africa's equatorial margin.
Brazil’s Braskem stock to underperform, debt restructuring carries dilution risk of up to 95%, says UBS
TotalEnergies is officially planning a return to Venezuela
French major TotalEnergies is the latest international oil producer to sign an agreement to return to Venezuela
Harbour Energy sees Argentina as growth market, with focus on Vaca Muerta and LNG
Harbour Energy sees Argentina as one of its main markets for future growth, with Chief Executive Linda Cook highlighting the potential of Vaca Muerta and liquefied natural gas as the British oil producer expands its operations.
Milei sends tougher Falklands sanctions bill to Congress as Argentina-UK tensions rise
Argentine President Javier Milei sent Congress on September 17 a bill to strengthen sanctions against companies and individuals involved in unauthorised natural-resource activities around the Falkland Islands amid growing tensions.
Argentine court orders halt to Sea Lion oil project in Falkland Islands
An Argentine federal court on September 16 ordered Israeli oil company Navitas Petroleum and Britain’s Rockhopper Exploration to halt work needed to develop the Sea Lion offshore oil project in the Falkland Islands (also known as Malvinas).
Exxon in talks to return to Venezuela's Orinoco Belt after nearly 20 years
ExxonMobil is negotiating a return to Venezuela nearly two decades after exiting the country, showing interest in the Petromonagas heavy-oil project in the Orinoco Belt and adjacent areas of the Carabobo block
Chile eyes ethanol blend to cut $107mn fuel bill as oil prices squeeze budget
Chile is weighing adoption of ethanol-blended petrol as this year's oil price spike strains the economy and public finances
Colombia industrial output rises 1.5% through July as power sector leads
Colombia’s industrial production increased 1.5% in the first seven months of 2026, led by electricity and gas supply, even as output fell 0.3% year-on-year in July
Colombia's Ecopetrol bylaws overhaul clears way for full board resets, CEO decision expected next week
Ecopetrol shareholders approved a reform to Article 20 of the company's bylaws on September 15, scrapping a rule that required at least three members of the outgoing board to remain in place
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