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Uruguay holds fuel prices steady for second consecutive month

2 September 2026

Uruguay's government kept retail fuel prices unchanged for September, the second straight month it has frozen prices despite pressure from international oil markets to raise them, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Economy and Finance said

Brazil's Raizen completes $1.42bn sale of Argentina downstream operations to Mercuria units

2 September 2026

Raizen has completed the sale of its Argentine operations to Latam Downstream Holdings and Silver Projects I, companies owned by Mercuria Energy Group, for a total enterprise value of $1.42bn.

Argentina lawyers, veterans file lawsuit against British-Israeli oil project off the Falklands

2 September 2026

Argentine environmental lawyers and veterans of the 1982 war against Britain have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the Sea Lion offshore oil project backed by Israeli energy company Navitas Petroleum and Britain's Rockhopper Exploration.

Asian refiners turn to Argentine crude as Iran war disrupts Middle East supply

2 September 2026

Asian refiners in Japan, South Korea and China have increased purchases of Argentine Medanito crude in recent weeks as disruptions linked to the Iran war intensify competition for Middle Eastern oil and encourage buyers to diversify supply.

US-backed firm to displace Chinese and Russian oil operators in Venezuela

2 September 2026

A US-backed energy company is set to assume control of Venezuelan oil projects that have been run by Chinese and Russian interests

Trump signals ExxonMobil return to Venezuela as oil industry reopens to foreign firms

2 September 2026

ExxonMobil may be preparing to re-enter Venezuela, nearly 20 years after leaving the country, as the Trump administration pushes to revive its oil industry and bring international energy companies back

India boosts Venezuelan oil imports to highest level since 2020

2 September 2026

India sharply increased purchases of Venezuelan crude in August, taking shipments from the South American producer to their highest level since 2020 as refiners responded to the easing of US sanctions

Chevron plans Venezuela expansion as Trump pushes new oil deal

2 September 2026

Chevron is preparing to expand its operations in Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump accelerates efforts to bring American companies back into the country’s oil industry

Venezuela may leave OPEC, Trump says it is up to Caracas

2 September 2026

Venezuela is mulling whether it should leave OPEC, Bloomberg has reported, citing sources. Venezuela is one of five founding members.

Venezuela Communist Party rejects US oil pact, calls it ‘savage plunder’

2 September 2026

Venezuela’s Communist Party rejected a 25-year oil agreement between Caracas and Washington, accusing the government of transferring control over the country’s resources without public scrutiny or constitutional oversight

Machado casts Venezuela as energy ally as oil deal reshapes sector

2 September 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said the country could become a major driver of energy and commercial growth across the Western Hemisphere

Pentagon takes stake in Venezuelan oil venture as details of Trump's deal emerge

1 September 2026

Controversial businessman Alejandro Betancourt's NABEP wins 100-year rights to 17 fields, but contradictions over ownership terms and unresolved legal questions cloud the "biggest oil deal in history."

Eni backs Venezuela energy revival as US expands oil role

1 September 2026

Eni SpA said it is engaging with Venezuelan authorities as the country prepares for a major reshaping of its energy industry, with the US seeking a larger share of control over crude production

Brazil lands new offshore support deal

1 September 2026

Floatel International has secured a letter of intent to deploy its Floatel Triumph unit for maintenance and safety services offshore Brazil for between four and eight months, with operations due to begin in the first quarter of 2027.

Ted Cruz calls for Venezuela elections to advance alongside US oil deal

1 September 2026

US Senator Ted Cruz called for free and democratic elections in Venezuela to move forward alongside a new oil agreement with Washington, arguing that economic cooperation should not delay the country’s political transition

China seeks protection for oil interests in Venezuela after US deal reports

1 September 2026

China called on August 31 for its interests in Venezuela to be protected after reports suggested a landmark oil agreement between Caracas and Washington could alter control of fields operated by Chinese companies

US Energy Secretary Wright heads to Caracas as Venezuela oil deals accelerate

1 September 2026

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is scheduled to travel to Caracas as Washington moves to deepen its involvement in Venezuela’s oil industry, with a series of agreements expected to be unveiled during the visit

Bolivia's Paz defends fuel subsidy cuts as government inaugurates $6.4mn gas well

1 September 2026

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira defended the elimination of fuel subsidies as a response to the country's energy crisis while inaugurating drilling at a gas well in Santa Rosa del Sara, Santa Cruz department, on August 28.

Pemex's debt reduction traced entirely to government capital injections, analysis finds

1 September 2026

Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has only reduced its financial debt because of direct capital transfers from Mexico's federal government, according to an analysis by the Observatorio Ciudadano de la Energía.

Mexico's Pemex, financial intelligence unit join forces against fuel theft

1 September 2026

Mexico's Finance Ministry (SHCP), through its Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF), has signed a collaboration agreement with state oil company Pemex to combat financial crime and hydrocarbon theft.

Petroecuador taps new horizontal well as it eyes 380,000 bpd target

1 September 2026

State oil firm Petroecuador has brought online a new horizontal well, Shushufindi-240H ST2, in the Shushufindi field in Sucumbíos province, adding 1,289 barrels of oil per day (bpd) to national output, the company said.

Petroperú moves to secure $475mn as legal uncertainty clouds restructuring

1 September 2026

Petroperú is moving to secure a $475mn bridge loan, but the financing comes as Peru’s Constitutional Court reviews the legal framework behind its restructuring, exposing the state oil company to both financial and regulatory risk.

Brazil set for new Búzios production boost

1 September 2026

Singapore-based Seatrium will send two floating production, storage and offloading vessels to Petrobras’ Búzios field in Brazil within weeks of each other, adding up to 450,000 barrels per day of production capacity when both enter service.

Brazil oil export tax faces fresh legal uncertainty

1 September 2026

Brazil’s 12% tax on crude oil exports faces renewed uncertainty after a federal court suspended the levy on the same day the government extended it for another 60 days, setting up a dispute with oil producers.

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