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NGC, NEC join BP and Shell in green ammonia/hydrogen project
National Gas Co. of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (NGC) and its subsidiary National Energy Corp. of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (NEC) are drawing up plans for green ammonia production.
Peru’s new PM says state should play a role in gas industry
Guido Bellino, the new prime minister of Peru, has confirmed that President Pedro Castillo intends to expand the government’s involvement in the natural gas sector.
BBVA calls on Pemex to increase upstream investment
Pemex must increase investment in exploration and development projects in order to reach production targets between 2022 and 2024, according to BBVA, Mexico’s largest financial institution.
Talos says it will not give up on Zama project
US-based Talos Energy has said it will not abandon plans to develop the Zama oilfield, despite the Mexican government’s recent decision to give the national oil company (NOC) Pemex control of the project.
Cosan subsidiary begins building LNG import terminal in Santos
Compass Gas e Energia, a unit of Brazil’s Cosan industrial group, recently began building a new LNG regasification terminal in the port of Santos in São Paulo state.
NFE to deliver LNG to two Brazilian fertiliser plants
US-based New Fortress Energy (NFE) revealed earlier this week that it had agreed to deliver LNG to two fertiliser plants owned by Unigel Participações, a major Brazilian chemical company.
Petrobras rep touts potential of Foz do Amazonas basin
Petrobras has expressed optimism about plans for exploring the Foz do Amazonas basin off Brazil’s northern coast, saying that this frontier province may hold huge reserves of hydrocarbons
BHP approves capex spending for Trion, Shenzi North projects
Australia’s BHP has approved plans to spend more than $800mn on work at two fields in the Gulf of Mexico, Trion and Shenzi North.
LatAmOil: BHP approves capex spending for Trion project
Australia’s BHP has approved plans to spend more than $250mn on work at Trion, a deepwater field located off the coast of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
Castillo begins to reveal new vision for PetroPerú
Peru’s new president wants the national oil company to expand its portfolio and gain control over fuel prices but says it must compete against private sector operators.
Work resumes on bypass lines for SOTE and OCP systems
The operators of Ecuador’s two main oil export pipelines have restarted work on bypass lines near San Luis, a settlement in Napo Province, after being delayed by protests last month, according to Petroecuador.
Ecopetrol aims to launch pilot project for green hydrogen production next year
Colombia’s national oil company Ecopetrol has announced plans to launch a pilot project for green hydrogen production and will also explore options for investment in blue hydrogen.
TotalEnergies says Libra group has made FID on Mero-4 project
France’s TotalEnergies and its partners in the Libra consortium have made a final investment decision (FID) on the development of the fourth phase of Mero, an oilfield within the deepwater offshore Libra block.
CFE, TC Energy strike deal on construction of new gas pipeline
Mexico’s national power provider CFE said earlier this week that it had struck an agreement with TC Energy (Canada) on the construction of a new natural gas pipeline in the southern part of the country.
Mexican government will review Pemex’s pledge to preserve refinery construction site
Mexico's president has said his government will review the promises made by the national oil company Pemex to refrain from developing an area that includes the site where the Dos Bocas refinery is being built.
RdK appears pessimistic about negotiations with CORC
RdK, the government-run operator of Curaçao’s only oil-processing plant, appears to be pessimistic about its chances of striking an agreement with the Curaçao Oil Refinery Complex (CORC) consortium on the sale of its assets.
CADE agrees to push back deadlines for sale of three Petrobras refineries
Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras said last week that it had reached an agreement with CADE, the government’s anti-trust agency, on new extensions of the deadlines for sale of three refineries.
Equinor, TotalEnergies exit JV with PdVSA
Norway’s Equinor and France’s TotalEnergies have divested their minority stakes in Petrocedeño, a joint venture formed to upgrade extra-heavy crude oil from the Orinoco Belt area in Venezuela.
Eni strikes oil at Sayulita field
Italy’s Eni has found oil in Sayulita-1 EXP, an exploration well drilled at the Sayulita prospect within Block 10, which lies within the Cuenca Salina/Sureste basin offshore Tabasco State.
TotalEnergies, Apache report another discovery at Block 58
TotalEnergies (France) and Apache (US) have made their fifth discovery at Block 58 offshore Suriname.
LatAmOil: Another discovery offshore Suriname
TotalEnergies (France) and Apache (US) have made their fifth discovery at Block 58 offshore Suriname.
Moody’s cuts Pemex rating to Ba3
Moody’s Investors Service said on July 27 that it was downgrading the ratings of Mexico’s national oil company Pemex, owing to concerns about the risks facing the state-owned firm.
Petrobras, SBM Offshore sign contracts on Almirante Tamandaré FPSO
SBM Offshore of the Netherlands has signed contracts with Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras on the delivery of the Almirante Tamandaré, a FPSO that will be installed at the Búzios oilfield.
Staatsolie calls on Chevron, TOQAP to submit shallow-water exploration programmes
Staatsolie, the national oil company of Suriname, has instructed the three companies that made the winning bids in the country’s recently concluded shallow-water licensing round to submit their exploration programmes for review.
TechnipFMC confirms fibre-optic sensing contract for Payara field
TechnipFMC confirmed last week that ExxonMobil (US) had decided to use Odassea™, an advanced downhole subsea fibre-optic sensing system, at Payara, the third development target at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.

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