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Argentina secures LNG cargo from Naturgy to reinforce winter gas supply
Argentina has awarded a LNG cargo to Spain’s Naturgy Aprovisionamientos to replenish supplies at its Escobar floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), as authorities prepare for higher energy demand during colder months
Venezuela oil services firms reactivate idle rigs amid contract overhaul
Oilfield service providers are beginning to mobilise long-idled drilling equipment in Venezuela as a sweeping review of oil and gas contracts fuels expectations of renewed upstream activity following January’s reform of the hydrocarbons law
Argentina authorises multiple firms to export natural gas to Brazil
Argentina has authorised six energy companies to export up to 12.25mn cubic metres per day (Mm³/d) of natural gas to Brazil, highlighting growing regional integration in the energy market and the country’s expanding export capacity.
Bolivia reshuffles YPFB leadership as fuel crisis deepens and imports strain economy
Bolivia’s government has installed a new interim head at state oil firm YPFB, marking the third leadership change in just five months as mounting fuel shortages and quality concerns expose structural weaknesses in the energy sector.
Cuba turns to homegrown technology to unlock heavy crude potential
Cuba is advancing efforts to reduce its reliance on imported fuels by developing domestic technology capable of processing its challenging heavy crude reserves, marking a shift in the island’s energy strategy amid a de facto US oil blockade.
Trafigura defends YPFB fuel contracts amid Bolivia procurement probe
Global commodities trader Trafigura has stated it fully honoured its contractual obligations with Bolivia’s state oil company YPFB, as scrutiny intensifies over fuel procurement practices in the country, Reuters reported.
Argentina and Eni advance LNG export project as Venezuela boosts gas output plans
Italy’s Eni is advancing a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Argentina alongside state-run YPF while also pushing to increase gas production in Venezuela, highlighting its growing role in Latin America’s energy sector.
GeoPark reports quarterly production growth in Argentina and Colombia
Latin American oil and gas producer GeoPark Ltd said its average production reached 27,249 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in the first quarter of 2026, supported by output increases in Argentina and Colombia.
Pluspetrol plans largest Argentine oil project under RIGI regime to date
Pluspetrol SA's $12bn Bajo del Choique-La Invernada project is set to become the largest oil development yet to seek admission into Argentina's Large Investment Incentive Regime.
Brazil lifts ethanol mix
Brazil will raise the share of anhydrous ethanol in gasoline to 32% from 30% in a temporary move aimed at reducing fuel imports, Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira said in Uberaba, Minas Gerais state.
YPF to invest $150bn in Argentina's Vaca Muerta
Argentine national oil company YPF has unveiled a $150bn investment programme targeting the Vaca Muerta shale formation, positioning the operator to scale production dramatically.
Brazil to begin B20 biodiesel blend tests in May amid push to cut fossil fuel dependence
Brazilian researchers will begin testing the viability of raising the mandated biodiesel blend in diesel fuel to 20% next month, a step the industry says could open the door to a significant expansion of the country's biofuels market.
Brazil proposes expanding oil and gas regulator's powers to cover hydrogen, carbon capture
Brazil's mines and energy ministry is drafting a decree that would significantly broaden the powers of national oil and gas regulator ANP, extending its remit to cover hydrogen, carbon capture and synthetic fuels.
Advent International's Brazilian chemicals unit probed over alleged supply of methanol to crime syndicate
US private equity firm Advent International-owned Caldic, a chemicals distributor, is under criminal and regulatory investigation in Brazil over its alleged role as the primary supplier of methanol to a multibillion-dollar fuel fraud scheme.
Colombia, Venezuela agree intelligence sharing in post-Maduro talks
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s acting leader Delcy Rodríguez agreed to deepen intelligence-sharing and expand energy and trade cooperation during talks in Caracas on April 24
British Aviva, climate impact partners back Colombia afforestation to generate carbon credits
A planned afforestation and land restoration initiative in Colombia is set to generate carbon removal credits under a partnership between Climate Impact Partners and Aviva Investors
Ecopetrol moves on Brazil stake
Ecopetrol has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire about 26% of Brazil-based Brava Energia, marking a step towards a controlling stake, the company said in a press release.
Brazil turns to waste oil for jet fuel
Brazilian refiners are seeking to import used cooking oil (UCO) to support sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) output, citing limits in domestic supply and tracking, according to industry participants and officials.
Colombia's Ecopetrol moves toward Brazil expansion with Brava Energia stake deal
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol has agreed to acquire a roughly 26% stake in Brazil’s Brava Energia, marking a strategic push to expand its regional footprint, according to company disclosures reported
54 nations convene in Colombia for world's first fossil fuel phase-out conference, sidelining US, China and Russia
Representatives of 54 countries opened the world's first dedicated conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta on April 24, with high-level ministerial talks scheduled for April 28–29, as co-hosts Colombia and the Netherlands
Latin America's unfinished battle with inflation leaves the region exposed to the Iran shock
The Middle East conflict has landed on Latin America at an awkward moment. After two years of gradual progress bringing inflation under control, the region's central banks now face the prospect of that effort being undone by an external conflict.
SLB and Baker Hughes eye Latin America deepwater surge as Middle East conflict reshapes oil investment
The world's two largest oilfield services companies said they expected a rise in upstream oil and gas spending.
Rystad sees up to 90,000 b/d upside from debottlenecking at three Guyana Stabroek projects
Rystad Energy has identified up to 90,000 barrels per day of additional production potential across three future Stabroek Block developments in Guyana through debottlenecking.
Mexico's Pemex and Brazil's Petrobras outline collaboration on deepwater exploration
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on April 26 that she had met with Petrobras leadership, headed by chief executive Magda Chambriard, to discuss establishing a collaboration between the Brazilian state oil company and Pemex.
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