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Brazil’s Petrobras FPSO hits peak production
Petrobras’ Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO has reached its production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day at the Mero field in Brazil’s Santos Basin pre-salt.
Guyana’s oil boom pushes output past 1mn barrels a day
Guyana’s oil output is set to exceed 1mn barrels per day as the Errea Wittu FPSO prepares for Uaru, deepening the country’s dependence on offshore hydrocarbons while increasing pressure to turn record production into broader economic gains.
Brazil’s Petrobras secures long-term gas access in Bahia state
Petrobras and three energy companies have extended their agreements for access to the Catu Natural Gas Treatment Unit in Bahia, securing processing capacity for gas produced from onshore fields in the state.
Brazil’s Petrobras targets four offshore blocks in Ghana
Petrobras has entered direct negotiations for exploration contracts covering four offshore blocks in Ghana’s Keta Basin after the country’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition approved its application.
Petro-Victory doubles Brazil oil output
Petro-Victory Energy increased oil production at its Capixaba Energia assets in Brazil by 128% during the first year of operations, while cutting production costs by 37%.
Brazil’s Amazon oil find boosts Lula’s re-election campaign
Brazil’s recent oil discovery off the Amazon coast is giving President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a boost in his re-election campaign, particularly in Amapá, where the project could bring future investment and jobs.
Cuba invites Iranian investors into fuel market
Cuba has called on Iranian companies to invest in its fuel supply market, saying investors can operate in the country using “any currency” as Havana opens up parts of its economy under pressure from US sanctions.
Venezuelan billionaire under investigation emerges in energy revival push
Alejandro Betancourt, the Venezuelan billionaire with two UK properties worth a combined $79.mn, is emerging as a prominent intermediary as Caracas seeks to revive its energy industry and attract foreign investment
Venezuela’s oil export recovery runs into port capacity constraints
Venezuela’s effort to raise oil exports is facing a logistical hurdle: its ageing maritime infrastructure is struggling to keep pace with renewed production and international demand
Venezuela oil industry opens to foreign capital as recovery hinges on investment
Venezuela’s oil industry is attracting renewed interest from international companies as regulatory changes and eased US restrictions create more room for foreign investment, though major infrastructure and policy hurdles remain
Venezuela economy seen growing more than 10% in 2027 on oil investment
Venezuela’s economy could expand at a double-digit pace in 2027 as renewed investment drives a recovery in oil production, according to Alejandro Grisanti, director at consulting firm Ecoanalítica
Tecpetrol, GyP secure RIGI incentives for $6.4bn Vaca Muerta oil project
Argentine oil producer Tecpetrol and provincial energy company Gas y Petróleo del Neuquén (GyP) have secured approval for their $6.4bn Los Toldos II Este project in the Vaca Muerta shale formation to join Argentina’s RIGI program.
Oil prices see modest decline on August 24 despite Washington's threat of new Iranian sanctions
Oil prices fell by around 2% on August 24 as traders took profits following two weeks of gains and awaited details of new US sanctions against Iran.
Venezuela’s idle drilling rigs draw interest as oil industry seeks to expand
Venezuela’s effort to increase crude production is beginning to draw investment towards dormant drilling equipment, with SLB and Formentera Partners working on plans to bring more rigs into operation or import additional units
Venezuela’s idle drilling rigs draw interest as oil industry seeks to expand
Venezuela’s effort to increase crude production is beginning to draw investment towards dormant drilling equipment, with SLB and Formentera Partners working on plans to bring more rigs into operation or import additional units
Venezuela looks to Shell technology as it pushes to revive gas industry
A Venezuelan team was briefed on Shell’s technical and operational capabilities, including offshore exploration, reservoir management and technologies used in complex energy projects
Venezuela returns to SBO’s radar as oil industry seeks new equipment
Venezuela is emerging again as a potential market for oilfield equipment as international companies move to rebuild an energy industry that has suffered years of underinvestment
Venezuela’s oil comeback draws early US interest as investors weigh risks
Venezuela is trying to turn a recovery in oil production into a broader revival of its energy industry, with smaller US companies beginning to take positions despite lingering concerns over infrastructure, regulation and the protection of investments
Critical report says Argentina’s RIGI has concentrated investment in mining and oil
Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) has concentrated investment in mining and hydrocarbons rather than broadening the economy into new sectors, according to a report.
Petrobras targets four Ghana blocks as Africa exploration push widens
Brazilian state-controlled oil major Petrobras (B3: PETR3; NYSE: PBR) has entered negotiations with Ghana over four offshore exploration blocks in the Keta Basin as it expands its African oil strategy.
White & Case selected to advise financing for Dominican Republic’s Manzanillo LNG project
The Dominican Republic’s Manzanillo LNG-to-power project has selected global law firm White & Case to advise lead arrangers and joint structuring agents Citibank and JPMorgan Chase on the $900 mn project.
Brazil’s Petrobras moves ahead with CCS pilot
Petrobras has awarded Halliburton a contract to drill and complete four onshore wells for its São Tomé carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot in Rio de Janeiro state, moving forward with infrastructure for the project.
Harold Hamm and Mercuria plan $4bn investment in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta
US oil producer Continental Resources and Swiss commodities trader Mercuria are planning to invest about $4bn over five years to expand oil production in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation.
Continental, Geopark among bidders as Neuquén draws 10 offers in Vaca Muerta tender
Gas y Petróleo del Neuquén (GyP), the provincial oil company overseeing Argentina’s Neuquén province, received bids for eight of 15 oil and gas blocks offered in its latest Vaca Muerta licensing round.
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