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Borders & Southern Petroleum seeks to raise $1.8bn for Darwin appraisal, development
AIM-listed Borders & Southern Petroleum is looking to raise up to $1.8mn to cover the cost of appraising and developing Darwin, its natural gas and condensate discovery in the South Falkland basin.
Guyana pushing CGX to drill at Demerara, Berbice rather than focus solely on Corentyne
Guyana has urged Canada’s CGX Energy and its parent company Frontera Energy to move ahead with exploration drilling at the Demerara and Berbice offshore blocks rather than focus solely on the Corentyne licence area.
YPF reports net profits down, revenues up in Q4-2021
Argentina’s national oil company YPF reported last week that its net profits had dropped to $247mn in the final quarter of 2021, down by 54.2% on the figure posted in the same period of 2020.
LatAmOil: Tradener makes Brazil’s first private deal for Bolivian gas
Tradener has become the first privately owned Brazilian firm to buy natural gas directly from Bolivia, without the national oil company Petrobras acting as an intermediary.
Oil Ministry says Venezuelan crude sold for more than $80 per barrel last week
Venezuelan crude oil commanded a price of more than $80 per barrel in the week ending on March 4, according to a filing published late last week by Ultimas Noticias, a pro-government daily published in Caracas.
Brazil’s Tradener signs first direct gas supply agreement with Bolivia
Tradener is set to become the first privately owned Brazilian firm to buy natural gas directly from Bolivia, without the national oil company Petrobras acting as an agent or intermediary.
Trinidad and Tobago’s PM comments on potential lost revenue from LNG sales
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley claimed at the Sixth Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) that his nation had lost billions of dollars in potential revenue from LNG sales.
CNPC wins first drilling contract at Ecuador’s Ishpingo oilfield
Ecuador’s Energy Minister Juan Carlos Bermeo has said that China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) won its first drilling contract for the Ishpingo oilfield, located near the Yasuni National Park.
Re-injection and other ideas for Guyana’s gas
ExxonMobil slow-walks its GTP project in Guyana, in a sign that ambitious ideas about how to dispose of associated gas in environmentally friendly ways may not come to fruition quickly.
Paraguay’s fuel price hike may be lending extra momentum to cross-border fuel smuggling
The Paraguayan government’s decision to raise domestic petroleum product prices as of February 12 appears to be lending extra momentum to cross-border smuggling of motor fuel.
CGX, Frontera complete Kawa-1 well
Canada’s CGX Energy and its majority shareholder Frontera Energy wrapped up drilling operations at Kawa-1, its first exploration well at the Corentyne block offshore Guyana.
Brazilian gas distributors’ association reports domestic consumption levels up 29% in 2021
Abegas, an association of Brazilian natural gas distributors, has reported that the country saw the consumption of gas received via distribution companies rise by 29% year on year in 2021.
Pemex reports oil, fuel exports down significantly in January
Mexico’s national oil company Pemex has reported that the volume of its crude oil and petroleum product exports dropped significantly in the first month of 2022.
Consultant says Olmeca refinery in Tabasco State is only half finished
Mexico’s government may be overstating the extent to which Pemex has completed work on a new refinery in Tabasco State, according to Gonzalo Monroy, the CEO of GMEC energy consultancy.
IEASA authorised to build pipeline for Vaca Muerta gas
Argentina’s government has authorised Integración Energética SA (IEASA), a state-owned oil, gas and power company, to build a new pipeline that will serve unconventional gas fields in the Vaca Muerta shale formation.
Mexican businessmen rumoured to be eyeing takeover of Monterra’s Tuxpan terminal
A group of Mexican businessmen is reportedly seeking to buy the 2.2mn barrel petroleum product storage terminal that Monterra Energy (US) owns near Tuxpan, a port in Veracruz State on the Gulf of Mexico.
Lukoil completes acquisition of 50% stake in Area 4
Russia’s LUKoil has completed its acquisition of a 50% stake in the production-sharing agreement (PSA) covering Area 4, located in the southern Gulf of Mexico, from the site’s current operator PetroBAL.
LatAmOil: IEASA gets green light for Vaca Muerta gas line
Argentina’s government has authorised state-owned Integración Energética SA (IEASA) to build a new pipeline that will serve unconventional gas fields in the Vaca Muerta shale formation.
KGL to carry out green hydrogen assessment for Dominica
Trinidad-based Kenesjay Green Ltd (KGL) said in a recent press release that it had agreed to perform a green hydrogen assessment for Dominica.
Guyana in talks with Middle Eastern oil companies ahead of offshore bidding round
Guyanese Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Georgetown is in talks with several state-run Middle Eastern oil firms about a potential exploration for new offshore oil deposits.
Eni brings Miamte MV 34 FPSO on stream at Area 1
Eni (Italy) has begun development operations at at Area 1, a shallow-water licence area located off the coast of Tabasco State in the southern Gulf of Mexico, using the Miamte MV 34 FPSO.
ExxonMobil identifies Uaru-2 as target of fifth development project
ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the US super-major ExxonMobil, confirmed last week that it had selected Uaru-2 as the target of its fifth development project at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
Rystad Energy, CGX exec say Kawa-1 find has de-risked Guyana’s offshore zone
Rystad Energy, a Norway-based energy consultancy, says the recent find at the Corentyne has helped settle the question of whether ExxonMobil’s Stabroek block will be the only success in Guyana’s offshore zone.
Monterra demands return of Tuxpan fuel terminal
Monterra Energy says it is prepared to seek arbitration if Mexico City does not surrender control of the Tuxpan fuel terminal, which has remained closed since last September.
Phoenix Development Co. awards FEED contract for proposed gas and LNG hub offshore Suriname
Houston-based Phoenix Development Co. (PDC) has signed a contract with Dallas-based Schwob Energy Services (SES) for front-end engineering and design services on a gas hub and LNG plant offshore Suriname.
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