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Argentina to hold second RIGI investment round focused on hydrocarbons in December
Argentina's Economy Ministry will hold a second business round under the country's Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) on December 2, focusing on the hydrocarbons sector and bringing together companies and suppliers at Tecnópolis.
Argentina begins welding work on $1.3bn Vaca Muerta gas pipeline to Río Negro coast
Construction of the San Matías Pipeline, a 472-km gas link designed to carry natural gas from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation to the coast of Río Negro for liquefied natural gas exports.
Argentina to challenge UK-backed Falklands oil project at November hearing in Hamburg
Argentina will present its case against oil exploration in waters around the Falkland Islands at a hearing before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg on November 10 and 11.
Argentina's oil production nears 1mn bpd as Vaca Muerta output surges
Argentina's crude oil production reached 973,700 barrels per day in September 2026, up 15.5% from a year earlier, bringing the country within 26,300 barrels of the one-million-barrel threshold.
YPF prepares $2bn pipe tender for Argentina LNG project as Techint seeks comeback
Argentina's state-controlled oil company YPF is preparing to launch a $2bn tender for steel pipes for two gas pipelines linking the Vaca Muerta shale formation with the coast of Río Negro.
Colombia's Ecopetrol $2bn bond plan gets BB rating from Fitch
Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB' rating to a planned sale of up to $2bn in senior unsecured notes by Colombia's state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), the agency announced
Colombia's Ecopetrol delays third-quarter results to November 12 as profit rebound looms
Ecopetrol has postponed the release of its third-quarter financial and operational results by two days to November 12, with earnings expected to recover sharply on higher oil prices and the consolidation of Brazilian producer Brava Energia
US' Phillips 66 opens first Latin American office in Bogotá
US refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has set up a commercial office in the Colombian capital Bogota, its first anywhere in Latin America
ONGC seeks control of two Venezuelan oil projects in six months
India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. is negotiating to assume operational control of two Venezuelan oil projects
Colombia pushes to restart gas pipeline with Venezuela
Colombia has added the idle Antonio Ricaurte gas pipeline to Venezuela to its list of priority national projects, aiming to speed up repairs as domestic fuel supplies tighten, Pipeline Journal reported
Venezuela oil export shift boosts Aframax tanker demand, BRS says
Venezuela’s changing oil trade is reshaping shipping demand, with shorter-haul exports increasing the use of Aframax tankers while reducing the role of very large crude carriers (VLCCs)
Colombia's oil and gas production falls again in September
Colombia produced an average of 729,593 barrels of oil per day (bpd) in September, down 2.92% from a year earlier, Reuters reported on November 6, citing figures from the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). Crude output also slipped from 732,717 bpd
Venezuela’s oil industry moves beyond PDVSA as private operators gain control
Venezuela’s oil sector is undergoing its biggest structural change in decades, with new agreements allowing private companies to take direct responsibility for production and reducing the operational role of state-owned PDVSA
Colombia fears Venezuela is exploiting its oil resources as migrant tensions mount
Colombian oil producers are losing capital, rigs and skilled workers to Venezuela as sanctions relief opens up its fields, and competition for equipment and technical staff has reached multi-year highs.
NABEP plans $5bn reinvestment to overtake Chevron in Venezuela
North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) plans to channel almost all its cash flow into expanding Venezuelan oil production, with founder Alejandro Betancourt targeting output of more than 1mn barrels per day (bpd) by 2033
NABEP installs 1,149 kilometres of pipelines in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo
North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) has installed 1,149 kilometres of flexible pipelines along the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo since starting operations in the area in 2024
Brazil posts record October trade surplus as oil exports more than double
Brazil posted a trade surplus of $9.32bn in October, the largest for the month since records began in 1989, driven by higher exports of oil, fuels, farm products and minerals.
Brazil oil output seen peaking at 5m bpd in 2028, says EPE
Brazil's oil production is expected to peak at about 5mn barrels per day in 2028, driven mainly by new units starting up in the pre-salt layer, according to a government energy plan.
Brazil’s Petrobras starts drilling second well in Campos Basin's North Brava block
Petrobras has begun drilling a second well in the North Brava block, in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin.
RINA secures $12.3mn Petrobras subsea contract in Brazil
Petrobras (NYSE: PBR, B3: PETR4) has handed RINA a contract lasting three years and valued at $12.3mn, under which RINA will evaluate subsea infrastructure off Brazil, examining its integrity and upkeep as well as its eventual decommissioning.
Norway’s DOF extends Petrobras contract for Skandi Olinda vessel to 2028
DOF Group has secured a 304-day extension to the long-term contract of its pipelay support vessel Skandi Olinda with Petrobras.
Italy's Rina wins $12.3mn Petrobras subsea decommissioning contract
Rina has signed a three-year contract worth about $12.3mn with Petrobras to support work on the integrity and decommissioning of subsea systems.
Lloyd's Register approves Brazil’s Petrobras FPSO concept for Tupi revitalisation
Lloyd's Register has granted Approval in Principle to the conceptual design of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras' project to revitalise its Tupi field.
Brazil sets terms for national fossil fuel transition roadmap
Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has issued a resolution containing 18 directives to guide the country's roadmap for moving away from fossil fuels.
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