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Signs of recovery in Latin America’s downstream sector
Refineries in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia are seeing throughput levels rise.
Ecopetrol eyes new storage options
Colombia’s national oil company (NOC) Ecopetrol has joined the ranks of businesses looking for new ways to respond to the global shortage of fuel storage capacity.
Storage tanks at Aruba refinery reportedly drawing strong interest
Aruba’s offer to lease unused storage capacity at Refineria di Aruba (RdA), an oil-processing plant in San Nicolas, is reportedly drawing strong interest.
Nynas gets relief from US sanctions after PdVSA reduces its stake
Venezuela’s national oil company (NOC) PdVSA has reduced its stake in Sweden’s Nynas from 50.1% to 15%.
Hess reports on development plans for Stabroek block
US-based Hess has commented on plans for continuing the development of Stabroek, an oil-bearing block offshore Guyana.
Qatar Petroleum farms into three blocks offshore Mexico
Qatar Petroleum has signed three farm-in agreements to acquire stakes in three blocks offshore Mexico from the French oil major Total.
Petrobras puts Marlim sale on hold amid pandemic
Brazil’s state energy firm Petrobras has reportedly put the sale of the Marlim cluster of offshore sites on hold, owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ecuador to restart crude loadings after OCP pipeline fixed
Ecuador is due to restart oil loadings this week, as the Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP) has been repaired following damage last month.
Argentina’s plan for artificially high domestic oil price gains momentum
The government of Argentina’s proposal to set a minimum reference price of $45 per barrel of oil in an effort to save the domestic hydrocarbon sector appears to be gaining momentum.
Pemex more exposed than Mexican government to market fluctuations
Pemex has unveiled details of its hedging programme for 2020, and its revelations indicate that the national oil company (NOC) is more vulnerable to market fluctuations than its parent entity, the Mexican government.
Wintershall strikes oil at two fields within Block 29
Germany’s Wintershall Dea reported earlier this week that crude oil had been found at two Repsol-operated fields within Block 29, an offshore licence area in the Salina section of the Sureste Basin.
US government investigates Mexico’s oil-for-food deal with Venezuela
US officials are investigating reports that at least two Mexican companies have been involved in the implementation of an oil-for-food deal signed between the governments of Mexico and Venezuela in 2019.
Ecuador asks Petroamazonas bondholders to accept $175mn payment delay
Cash-strapped Ecuador has convinced a super-majority of the holders of three-year bonds issued by Petroamazonas, a state-controlled oil company, to accept a delay in payment.
Petrobras seen weathering global oil glut
Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras may be in a unique position to weather the growing global oil glut, owing to its extensive storage capacity and its exports to China.
Guyana collects $60mn in oil revenues
Guyana says it has already collected around $60mn in oil revenues under production-sharing agreements (PSAs) with the US super-major Exxon Mobil and other international firms.
Storage solutions under discussion
Mexico and Aruba are looking into new options for expanding oil storage capacity.
Struggling Pemex posts $23.6bn quarterly loss
Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex has reported a quarterly loss of more than $20bn, owing to the collapse in crude prices, the dramatic drop in global oil demand and the sharp depreciation of the Mexican peso.
ANH chief sees Colombia producing less oil than expected in 2020
Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) says the country is set to produce less oil than expected this year.
Chevron is not quitting Venezuela, CEO says
Mike Wirth, the CEO of Chevron, said last week that his company did not intend to make a complete exit from Venezuela.
Venezuela’s moves toward reform of PdVSA not likely to bear fruit
Venezuela’s moves toward reform of PdVSA are not likely to bear much fruit in the near future.
Argentina’s refinery throughput down
Argentina’s oil refineries have been cutting throughput this month, and additional reductions are likely in May.
Wood Mackenzie hails Petrobras’ response to fall in gas consumption
Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras has won praise from Wood Mackenzie for its response to recent declines in domestic natural gas consumption.
Cenit offers new payment deal to customers
Cenit, a subsidiary of Colombia’s national oil company (NOC) Ecopetrol, has offered to let oil producers postpone full payment of transportation tariffs in May and June.
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