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BP strikes massive Brazil find
British Petroleum said it has identified a major oil accumulation in the Pau-Brasil field, with potential resources of up to 8bn barrels of oil equivalent, following drilling work in the Santos Basin.
Tidewater expands bet on Brazil offshore
Tidewater has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações and its affiliate Atlantic Offshore Services for an enterprise value of about $500mn, including assumed debt.
Cuban fuel crisis: a Russian tanker is on route. Will Trump let it through?
A tanker widely believed to be carrying Russian fuel is heading towards Cuba, potentially setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between Moscow and Washington as the island struggles under a de facto US fuel embargo.
ExxonMobil presses $1bn Cuba claim at US supreme court as Helms-Burton scope tested
ExxonMobil argued that it is entitled to more than $1bn in compensation from Cuban state conglomerate CIMEX for oil and gas assets seized in 1960, urging the US Supreme Court to eliminate sovereign immunity protections
Colombia, Venezuela advance energy integration talks amid gas supply concerns
Colombia and Venezuela moved forward with plans to deepen bilateral energy cooperation after Colombian Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma met Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas to discuss joint projects
Colombia's Petro limits Venezuelan oil imports to light Apure-Barinas crude for Barrancabermeja refinery
Colombian president Gustavo Petro ruled out broad Venezuelan crude imports, saying only light oil from Venezuela's Apure and Barinas fields might be processed at the Barrancabermeja refinery
US energy diplomacy and Venezuela’s oil future
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrived in Venezuela on February 11 for a three-day visit and opened discussions with officials on the oil country's dilapidated oil sector and the future of state-owned oil company PDVSA.
Cuba strangled by oil embargo but official talks with Trump administration have started
Cuba is confronting one of the gravest energy and humanitarian crises in decades as oil imports have collapsed to zero, public services falter and geopolitical tensions intensify between Havana and Washington.
Venezuela is again the US’s fifth-largest oil supplier but uncertainties remain
Venezuela has regained its position as the fifth-largest supplier of crude oil to US refineries during the first week of February 2026, according to data from the US government’s Energy Information Administration.
Venezuela’s oil sector attracts significant foreign interest but TotalEnergies opts out
This follows the US administration's capture of Maduro in January.
Mexican authorities uncover tunnel tapping Pemex pipeline in fuel theft crackdown
Mexican authorities raided a tunnel used to steal fuel from a state-owned pipeline in rural Hidalgo state, offering a rare glimpse into a long-running battle against a black-market trade dominated by organised crime.
Brazil misses deadline for fossil fuel phase-out roadmap as transition financing added to scope
Brazil's government has missed a self-imposed deadline to deliver a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels, while simultaneously expanding the plan's ambition to include how the country intends to finance its energy transition.
Brazil to ramp up LNG and Argentine shale gas imports as Bolivian supplies dwindle
Brazil is preparing to significantly increase imports of LNG and Argentine shale gas over the coming years as supplies from Bolivia decline faster than previously projected, according to the country's draft Ten-Year Energy Plan (PDE) 2035.
Brazil’s Petrobras to open bids for 523 km umbilical supply contract in March
Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras is preparing to open bids on March 3 for a tender to supply up to 523.2 kilometres of electro-hydraulic umbilicals for its offshore operations.
Guyana aids Trinidad in $200mn push to restart Petrotrin refinery
Talks facilitated by Georgetown have connected Trinidadian officials with Arab investors, local banks and refining firms to explore joint ventures for the restart
Trinidad sees Venezuela gas projects advancing after political shift
The projects are slated to be operated by Shell, BP and Trinidad’s National Gas Company, and are viewed as critical to supporting the twin-island nation’s energy sector
Repsol targets sharp rise in Venezuela oil output as operations restart
Speaking after the presentation of the company’s 2025 results, Imaz said the group is positioning itself to fully resume day-to-day operations in the country
Pecom to acquire YPF’s Manantiales Behr field in Argentina
Pecom has agreed to acquire the Manantiales Behr oilfield in Argentina’s Chubut province from state-controlled energy company YPF after a previously agreed $575mn sale to Limay Energía, linked to Rovella Capital.
Argentina’s RIGI scheme draws over $52bn in pledged mining and energy investments
Argentina’s large investment incentive regime, known as RIGI, has attracted more than $52bn in pledged investments across mining and energy projects.
Cuba authorises private companies to import fuel as crisis deepens under US embargo
Cuban authorities authorised private companies to import fuel for the first time, ending the government's decades-old monopoly as the island confronts its worst energy crisis following the halt of Venezuelan oil deliveries and US tariff threats
Colombia becomes 33rd IEA member after five-year accession process
Colombia received a unanimous invitation to join the International Energy Agency as its 33rd member country, marking the first Latin American nation to achieve full membership in the Paris-based organisation
US refiners weigh direct Venezuelan crude purchases to lift margins
The shift follows January approvals that allowed trading houses Trafigura and Vitol to export Venezuelan crude under a $2bn bilateral framework
Venezuela bonds hover in low 40s as oil recovery bets clash with heavy risks
Prices imply investor optimism about recovery, even as the macroeconomic backdrop remains weak, marked by scarce official data and an external debt burden described as extreme
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