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YPF plans two more RIGI projects as Argentina targets $154bn in investment

9 September 2026

Argentina's state-controlled oil company YPF plans to submit two additional projects to the government's Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) in coming months, potentially taking the value of projects presented by the company and its partners.

Shearwater and SLB launch 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil’s Amapá state

9 September 2026

Shearwater Geoservices and SLB have launched a multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Amapá in northern Brazil's Equatorial Margin as exploration interest in the region grows following the state-owned oil company Petrobras' Morpho oil discovery.

Oil States Brasil wins three-year subsea services contract with Petrobras

9 September 2026

Oil States Brasil has secured a three-year contract with Petrobras to provide maintenance and technical assistance services for subsea equipment, covering the company's exploration and production operations and the consortia in which it participates.

Brazil's environmental regulator approves three new wells near Amazon oil discovery

9 September 2026

Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama has granted Petrobras permission to drill three additional wells in the block where the company made an oil discovery earlier this year, a decision experts said would help assess the scale of the find.

YPF-led consortium launches $2bn pipeline tender for Argentina LNG project

9 September 2026

A consortium led by Argentina's YPF, Italy's Eni and Abu Dhabi investment firm XRG has launched a tender worth about $2bn to procure pipes for two 48-inch gas pipelines and a 24-inch products pipeline that will form part of its planned LNG project.

Argentina files criminal complaints against Navitas, Rockhopper over disputed Falklands oil field

9 September 2026

Argentina has ramped up its campaign against the Sea Lion offshore oil project near the Falkland Islands, with President Javier Milei pursuing criminal complaints, sanctions and tougher legislation against companies linked to the development.

SLB rules out Falklands oil work as Argentina tightens sanctions

9 September 2026

Oilfield services giant SLB has said it will not participate in hydrocarbon projects in the Falkland Islands (also known as Malvinas) or surrounding waters, following Argentina's decision to tighten sanctions against companies operating there.

Americans split over Trump’s Venezuela oil deal as sovereignty concerns mount

9 September 2026

Americans are sharply divided over President Donald Trump’s agreement with Venezuela

Venezuela OPEC exit seen as likely eventually but not imminent

9 September 2026

Venezuela is likely to leave OPEC eventually as Caracas restructures its oil industry around closer ties with Washington, though the move would have little immediate effect on crude markets

Growing corporate interest in Venezuela stands out

9 September 2026

Venezuela is drawing renewed attention from companies across a range of industries, with more than 25 firms considering market entries, investments or new ventures eight months after Nicolás Maduro was removed from power in a US operation

China draws line over US oil push in Venezuela

9 September 2026

Mao Ning, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said that Chinese-Venezuelan cooperation is independent of other countries and should not be subject to outside involvement

Cuba brings 21.9MW solar park online in Guantánamo

8 September 2026

Cuba has brought the 21.875MWp El Algarrobo solar park in Guantánamo into service, with the facility becoming the first project in the country’s current photovoltaic programme to be synchronised with the national grid entirely by Cuban technicians

US sanctions squeeze Cuba’s shift to solar power

8 September 2026

Cuba’s push to expand renewable electricity is being constrained by difficulties securing fuel and importing equipment, as tighter US sanctions add pressure to an already strained power system, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez

Brazil eyes $4.4bn from 2027 pre-salt oil auction

8 September 2026

Brazil’s government expects to raise BRL22.4bn ($4.4bn) from an extraordinary pre-salt oil auction in 2027, according to an annex to the federal budget proposal submitted to Congress.

Chinese energy giants deepen presence in Brazil’s oil sector

8 September 2026

Chinese energy companies are expanding their presence in Brazil as they seek to secure crude supplies and gain greater access to the country’s prolific offshore oil resources.

Mexico widens net on fuel theft with tax and financial intelligence push

8 September 2026

Mexican authorities seized 37.1mn litres of illicit fuel and identified nearly 2,000 illegal pipeline taps between September 2025 and June this year, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum's second annual report to the nation.

Eni sees Venezuela expansion improving prospects for $2.3bn debt recovery

8 September 2026

Italian energy major Eni's new agreement to operate Venezuela's giant Junin 5 heavy oilfield could improve its prospects of recovering $2.3bn in outstanding receivables from state-owned PDVSA.

Guyana is hurtling toward its 2030 oil output target with Uaru leading the charge

8 September 2026

Guyana’s government wants oil production to reach 1.7mn barrels per day by the end of the decade; a target that appears possible due to the upcoming Uaru project.

Peru’s exploration collapse exposes a deeper hydrocarbons problem

8 September 2026

Peru’s hydrocarbons sector faces a reserve-replacement problem as exploration investment collapses 99%, putting future production and gas-based industrial development under pressure.

Peru cuts oil royalties to make Amazon oil investment more competitive

8 September 2026

Peru is cutting oil royalties at Block 131 to attract new investment, betting that lower fiscal costs can unlock production in mature and underexplored fields.

Falklands oil dispute escalates as Milei targets Sea Lion and UK-backed companies

8 September 2026

Argentina has moved to intensify its campaign against offshore oil development near the Falkland Islands (also known as Malvinas), with President Javier Milei seeking tougher sanctions against companies involved in the Sea Lion project.

Eni deal improves chances of recovering $2.3bn Venezuela debt

8 September 2026

After almost 30 years in Venezuela, Eni has accumulated substantial receivables from PDVSA while maintaining operations through political turmoil, economic crisis and US sanctions

Gilinski group takes control of GeoPark with Venezuela oil deal

8 September 2026

Jaime Gilinski is expanding his business empire into Venezuela’s oil industry, signing an agreement with interim President Delcy Rodríguez that gives GeoPark a 25-year operating contract for the Bare block in the Orinoco Belt

Venezuela targets Orinoco oil revival with foreign investment and technology

8 September 2026

The country has about 303bn barrels of reserves, according to PDVSA Vice President Jovanny Martínez, with approximately 270bn concentrated in the Orinoco region

Venezuela oil deal offers 2.5mn-barrel recovery path, Oxford says

8 September 2026

A new US-Venezuela oil agreement could put the country's battered economy on a stronger growth path and improve its fiscal and debt position, Oxford Economics said

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