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BP shares tumble to 25-year low as investors doubt clean energy strategy
Fitch affirms Promigas ratings
US-based Fitch Ratings said last week that it had affirmed the credit ratings of Promigas, a Colombian natural gas transporter, and reported that its outlook for the company was stable.
Venezuela and Iran take the next step
The latest tankers to bring Iranian fuel to Venezuela are also handling the latter country’s crude exports.
Ecuador to call tender for Esmeraldas refinery in December
Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Resources will call a tender for the right to operate the Esmeraldas refinery in late December.
Canada’s Crystallex asks US court to set date for PDVH stock sale
Crystallex, a Canadian mining firm, has asked a judge in the US federal court system to set a date for the sale of shares in Citgo's parent company PdV Holding (PDVH), a US-based affiliate of Venezuela’s national oil company (NOC) PdVSA.
Hague court backs Chevron in $9.5bn Ecuador case
The District Court of The Hague has backed US supermajor Chevron in its dispute with Ecuador’s government over alleged environmental damage in the Amazon region.
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor says US citizen sought to sabotage oil facilities
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has said that a US citizen who was recently arrested in the country has been charged in an alleged terrorist plot involving oil refineries.
Pemex predicts 70% drop in Maya crude exports
Mexico’s state-run oil and gas company Pemex has predicted that exports of Maya, its flagship heavy crude grade, will drop by 70% over the next few years.
PowerChina in talks to build railway line for Vaca Muerta oil and gas
PowerChina, a state-run Chinese engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, is in talks on the construction of a railway line to transport crude oil and natural gas from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation.
Argentina’s gas production drops 12.2% y/y in July
Production of natural gas in Argentina fell by 12.2% year on year in July to 126.8mn cubic metres per day.
NRG: Steps being taken in several directions
Dominican Republic pushing ahead with gas hub plan
AES Dominicana has completed tests of its floating storage programme only one month after the inauguration of the country’s new president.
Apache reports hydrocarbon shows in two intervals of latest well at Block 58
US-based Apache says it has encountered hydrocarbon shows in both the Campanian and Santonian intervals of its latest well at Block 58 offshore Suriname.
Fitch gives Peru LNG negative outlook on weaker operations
US-based Fitch Ratings says its outlook for Peru LNG (PLNG) is negative, owing to the consortium’s weaker operational performance, which stems from a decline in world prices for natural gas.
Maduro says Venezuela captured US spy near refinery complex
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said last week that the country had captured a US spy near an oil-refining complex.
Brazil deepens probe of Petrobras forex transactions
Federal police in Brazil have issued 25 search warrants as part of a probe into foreign exchange transactions that state-run Petrobras carried out around a decade ago.
Argentina’s Mendoza Province studies new contract option
Argentina’s hydrocarbon-rich Mendoza Province, which is home to a section of the Vaca Muerta shale play, hopes a new contract model will help attract investment.
Mexico cuts oil production forecast for Pemex
The Mexican government has slashed its production outlook for state-run Pemex, which is struggling under a $107bn debt load and fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
NRG: Ahead of the peak
A warning that oil demand will peak within a few years overshadows some of the positive news coming from oil producers in recent days.
BP warns of peak oil demand just around the corner
Kosmos sells stakes in African, South American projects to Shell
Kosmos Energy (US) has arranged to sell its stakes in four African and South American exploration projects to an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell (UK/Netherlands).
ExxonMobil strikes oil again offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil has racked up its 18th oil find offshore Guyana, even as it strives to keep its first development campaign at Liza-1 on track.
Court rules in Ecuadorean government’s favour on pipeline claims
Leaders of indigenous groups and their allies in Ecuador have pledged to appeal against a court decision that rejects their demand for compensation from the government for oil spills that followed floods and landslides in April.
Fracking legislation stalls in Colombia ahead of pilot contracts
New legislation that would provide tax breaks for unconventional oil and gas drilling in Colombia has stalled in Congress, despite the government’s much-anticipated plans for kick-starting the sector.
Argentina’s Federal Police uncover wide-ranging pipeline theft scheme
Argentinian authorities have uncovered a wide-ranging scheme to siphon crude oil from a pipeline that supplies the country’s three largest refineries.
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