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YPF seen investing $1.5bn in Vaca Muerta projects this year

25 March 2021

Argentina’s national oil company (NOC) YPF has rolled out plans to invest $1.5bn in Vaca Muerta, one of the world’s largest shale basins.

Pipeline explosion damages gas re-injection plant in Venezuela

25 March 2021

Venezuela’s Oil Minister Tareck El Assaimi confirmed on March 20 that a natural gas pipeline in Monagas State had been damaged in an explosion.

ExxonMobil will have more associated gas for Guyana’s GTP project

25 March 2021

US-based ExxonMobil has reportedly stated that it will be able to provide more associated gas than previously anticipated for a gas-to-power (GTP) initiative in Guyana.

Equinor approves development plans for BM-C-33 field

25 March 2021

Equinor (Norway) and its partners have approved a development concept for BM-C-33, a deepwater field located in the pre-salt section of the Campos basin offshore Brazil.

Khan sees Trinidad and Tobago oil output topping 90,000 bpd by 2025

25 March 2021

Trinidad and Tobago is on track to see crude oil production top 90,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the middle of the decade, according to Energy Minister Franklin Khan.

US senator calls on Biden to permit diesel swaps with Venezuela

25 March 2021

A member of the US Senate has pressed the administration of President Joe Biden to roll back some of the sanctions imposed on Venezuela and its oil industry.

LatAmOil: Disappointment offshore Suriname

23 March 2021

Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) and its partners in Block 47 offshore Suriname have finished drilling the Goliathberg Voltzberg North-1 (GVN-1) exploration well without making a commercial discovery.

Premier and Chrysaor expected to retain minority stake in Zama oilfield

23 March 2021

UK-based Chrysaor Holdings and Premier Oil are expected to retain the latter's minority share in Zama, a large oilfield located off the coast of Mexico’s Tabasco State, following their merger into a new company.

Tullow’s GVN-1 well proves disappointing

23 March 2021

Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) and its partners in Block 47 offshore Suriname have finished drilling the Goliathberg Voltzberg North-1 (GVN-1) exploration well without making a commercial discovery.

Colombia may be exchanging one type of risk for another

19 March 2021

Ecopetrol’s bid for ISA and Mesa’s talk of focusing on copper mining appear to be part of a wider effort in Colombia to take the spotlight off oil and gas.

Former Chevron exec sees oil remaining Venezuela’s biggest draw

19 March 2021

Ali Moshiri, a former Chevron executive who now heads a Houston-based independent known as Amos Global Energy, has said he expects Venezuela to continue seeking investment for the oil industry despite rising climate concerns.

Jabillo-1 well spudded at Canje block

19 March 2021

ExxonMobil (US) and its partners have spudded Jabillo-1, the second exploration well at the Canje block offshore Guyana.

Guyana receives payment for fifth oil cargo

18 March 2021

Guyana’s government said last week that it had received payment for its fifth cargo of crude oil from Liza-1, a field within the offshore Stabroek block.

NiQuan energy subsidiary launches GTL plant in Trinidad

18 March 2021

US-based NiQuan Energy revealed last week that it had begun commercial operations at its new gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Trinidad and Tobago.

ExxonMobil floats plan for pilot fracking project at Platero oilfield

18 March 2021

Colombia’s national oil and gas regulator ANH says it has received a proposal from ExxonMobil for a pilot project involving the use of hydraulic fracturing techniques at a field in the Valle Medio del Magdalena basin.

SBM Offshore completes topsides lifting for Liza Unity FPSO

18 March 2021

SBM Offshore (Netherlands) has wrapped up topsides lifting efforts for the Liza Unity, the floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) vessel that will be used to develop the Liza-2 oilfield offshore Guyana.

Total set to transfer stake in Orinduik to TOQAP Guyana JV

18 March 2021

Qatar Petroleum is set to become an indirect shareholder in Orinduik, a deepwater block offshore Guyana, under an agreement with France’s Total.

MSJ party’s leader criticises Port of Spain over transfer pricing for LNG

18 March 2021

David Abdulah, the leader of Trinidad and Tobago’s socialist Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) Party, wants the government to respond to a new report alleging that transfer pricing for LNG caused Port of Spain to incur $18bn in losses in 2010-2018.

Pemex reports major new find offshore Tabasco State

18 March 2021

Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex has reported the discovery of a large new field off the coast of Tabasco State in the southern Gulf.

Petrobras to launch upgrade project at REDUC hydrotreating unit

18 March 2021

Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras is slated to upgrade an existing hydrotreating unit at the Duque de Caxias (REDUC) refinery in Rio de Janeiro State.

LatAmOil: Pemex’s big discovery

16 March 2021

Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex has reported the discovery of a large new field that may hold 1bn barrels of crude.

Petrobras may be heading for a clash with Bolsonaro

12 March 2021

Discontent within Petrobras' ranks may complicate Bolsonaro's effort to keep diesel prices down ahead of the next presidential election.

Auction results, production dip raise concerns about gas supplies in Argentina

11 March 2021

Concerns about natural gas supplies are mounting in Argentina following reports of a decline in domestic production and a lacklustre response to the government’s supplemental auctions.

Chilean company set to take delivery of tugboats for LNG terminal in El Salvador

11 March 2021

SAAM Towage of Chile said earlier this week that it was preparing to take delivery of two new tugboats that will be used at an LNG terminal in El Salvador’s Acajutla port.

Valero to switch all fuel exports to Mexico away from cross-border rail

11 March 2021

US-based Valero is looking to gain more control over its fuel transportation and distribution routes in Mexico, a company representative said last week.

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