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Colombia plans gas market overhaul as imports rise and prices surge

12 May 2026

Colombia’s government is preparing new rules to intervene in the natural gas market, seeking to curb price speculation and strengthen supply security as rising imports and tighter domestic output push up energy costs

Continental Resources formally enters Argentina’s Vaca Muerta through Río Negro shale block

12 May 2026

Continental Resources has formally entered Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale development after the provincial government of Río Negro approved the transfer of a 13% stake in the Loma Guadalosa block from Pan American Energy.

Ecuador fuel shortages deepen as refinery disruption fuels price concerns

12 May 2026

Motorists across Ecuador are facing growing fuel shortages as supply disruptions linked to refinery problems and rising import dependence coincide with an expected increase in domestic fuel prices.

CNOOC views Guyana as key asset for company growth

12 May 2026

CNOOC Vice President Keith Henderson stated that Guyana's offshore oil developments now rank among the Chinese energy company's top-performing assets globally.

Chevron and ExxonMobil tension as US balances Guyana, Venezuela support

12 May 2026

Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali addressed a strategic paradox facing his country whereby the United States attempts to promote Guyanese oil interests through ExxonMobil and Venezuelan ambitions through Chevron.

Fitch holds Peru's gas pipeline operator TGP at BBB+ despite Camisea rupture fallout

12 May 2026

Fitch holds TGP at BBB+ stable after Peru's Camisea pipeline rupture triggers a national gas emergency.

Chevron plans $10 bn investment project in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta under RIGI scheme

12 May 2026

Chevron plans to submit a $10bn investment project in Argentina under the government’s large-scale investment incentive programme, economy minister Luis Caputo said.

Liberty Bay weighs Argentina or Mexico for $1bn floating LNG project

12 May 2026

US-based Liberty Bay FLNG is finalising plans for a $1bn floating liquefied natural gas project that could be built in either Argentina or Mexico, targeting start-up in late 2029 or early 2030, as the company seeks to capitalise on rising demand.

Shell awards Brazil offshore contract

12 May 2026

Shell has selected New Wave Offshore Energy to deliver marine warranty survey services for the Orca development in Brazil’s pre-salt Santos Basin.

Cuba targets 40% renewable energy share by 2035 amid fuel crisis

11 May 2026

Cuba said it expects renewable sources to account for 15% of national electricity generation in 2026 as the Caribbean island accelerates a long-term energy transition strategy aimed at reducing fuel imports and chronic power shortages

Colombia crosses 70% clean energy threshold, ranks fourth in South America

11 May 2026

Colombia's clean energy share surpassed 70% of its total power mix as of May 9, making it the fourth country in South America by renewable energy uptake, according to the Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME)

World oil inventories falling fast towards hard operational floor

11 May 2026

The world's oil buffer is disappearing faster than at any point in recorded history. Two months into the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, global inventories are drawing down at a pace that has already exceeded the previous quarterly record.

Vaca Muerta growth fails to offset oil sector job losses in Argentina

11 May 2026

Argentina’s booming Vaca Muerta shale formation has boosted oil production, exports and foreign currency inflows under President Milei’s administration, but the expansion has yet to translate into sustained job creation in the energy sector.

Vista Energy closes $712mn acquisition of Equinor assets in Vaca Muerta

11 May 2026

Vista Energy said on May 7 it had completed the acquisition of non-operating stakes in two oil and gas blocks in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation from Equinor in a deal valued at $712 mn.

YPF prepares major RIGI application for Vaca Muerta LNG expansion

11 May 2026

Argentina’s state-controlled energy company YPF is preparing to submit a major application under the government’s RIGI investment incentive regime for natural gas developments linked to its liquefied natural gas export strategy in Vaca Muerta.

Argentina’s YPF returns to profit in Q1 on stronger oil prices and shale growth

11 May 2026

Argentina’s state-controlled oil company YPF posted a net profit of $409 mn in the first quarter of 2026, reversing a $10 mn loss recorded a year earlier.

PetroTal triples profit forecast as Peru oil field gears up for drilling comeback

11 May 2026

PetroTal triples its 2026 profit forecast after a strong first quarter, as Peru's top oil producer prepares a major drilling campaign to push output back towards 20,000 bopd by 2027.

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