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Oil industry still waiting to learn outcome of Ecuador’s presidential election
Ecuador is heading for a second round of presidential elections, as none of the contenders secured a majority in the vote held last week. The outcome of the next round is likely to affect the country’s oil policy.
Frontera, CGX moving ahead with drilling plans at Demerara, Corentyne
Canada’s CGX Energy and its majority shareholder Frontera Energy have issued an update on their plans for exploration of their assets in Guyana.
Guyana’s government hopes to choose new oil marketing contractor by April
Guyana’s Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Georgetown expects to choose a new contractor to market its share of oil from the Liza-1 field by April, when its next 1mn barrel cargo is scheduled to be loaded for export.
LatAmOil: Production and elections
As Argentina's oil production rises, Ecuador is still waiting for election results.
Is a trade dispute brewing between the US and Mexico?
Lopez Obrador’s efforts to help CFE dominate the power sector have implications for Mexico's oil and gas industry.
Petrobras receives binding offers for two refineries
Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras reported earlier this week that it had received binding offers for two of the refineries included in its privatisation programme.
BPC reports non-commercial oil find
London-listed Bahamas Petroleum Co. (BPC) said earlier this week that it had discovered crude oil in Perseverance-1, the first well drilled at the offshore block known as the Southern Licences, but described the find as non-commercial in nature.
Yorio hails results of 2020 oil hedge
Mexico’s Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio has been talking up the results of last year’s oil hedge, saying that the deal allowed the government to “compensate for 80% of the fall in income”
Chinese company joins Brazilian LNG-to-power project
China’s State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC) has completed its acquisition of a stake in Gas Natural Açu (GNA), Latin America’s largest LNG-to-power project.
Colombia gives Ecopetrol exclusive right to negotiate for ISA stake
Colombia’s government has pledged to begin negotiations with Ecopetrol, the national oil company (NOC), on the sale of a majority stake in Interconexion Electrica SA (ISA), the country’s electricity transmission system operator (TSO).
ExxonMobil says gas leak was discovered when Liza-1 production was above peak levels
ExxonMobil has revealed that production rates at the Liza-1 oilfield were running about 8.33% above the anticipated peak of 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) when equipment problems forced it to resume gas flaring.
Guyana’s VP says work on gas pipeline studies will begin this year
Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice-President of Guyana, said earlier this week that the government intended to carry out several studies this year in order to move forward with a gas-to-power (GTP) scheme.
Petroperú hopes $1bn bond issue will help raise funds for refinery upgrade
Petroperú, the national oil and gas operator of Peru, launched a bond issue worth $1bn last week in a bid to raise funds for the modernisation of the Talara oil refinery.
OCP plans new bypass pipeline following landslide
Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP), the operator of a private oil pipeline system in Ecuador, is set to build a new bypass to prevent stoppages due to storms and natural disasters.
YPF secures more support for exchange of bonds due to mature in March
Argentina’s national oil company (NOC) YPF has reportedly secured approval for a proposed securities swap from creditors holding more than half the bonds that are due to mature next month.
Pemex to close Tsimín oilfield in 2026
Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex has submitted a revised plan for the eventual closure of Tsimín, an oilfield located in a shallow-water section of the Gulf of Mexico offshore Campeche State, to the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH).
NRG LatAmOil: AMLO’s policy considerations
Mexico’s presidential administration suffered a setback last week, when the Supreme Court rejected proposed regulatory changes put forward by the Secretariat of Energy (SENER).
Ecuador’s financing conundrum
Three Western banks have opted to quit financing Ecuadorean oil exports, and their decision may set a troubling precedent that benefits China most of all.
Chevron, Reliance reportedly seeking partial roll-back of US sanctions on Venezuela
Chevron (US) and Reliance Industries (India) have reportedly asked the US government to lift some of the existing restrictions on trade with Venezuela.
Petrobras calls new tender for Bahia LNG terminal
Petrobras, the national oil company (NOC) of Brazil, has called a new tender for the right to lease an underutilised LNG import terminal in Bahia State.
YPF waits for bondholders’ response to amended swap proposal
Argentina’s national oil company (NOC) YPF is waiting for holders of a bond issue due to mature next month to respond to the latest version of its offer for a securities swap.
PdVSA’s Merey-16 inventories reportedly dwindled in January
Venezuela’s national oil company (NOC) PdVSA has reportedly seen its inventories of Merey-16, the country’s principal export grade of crude, shrink significantly in recent weeks.
Keppel, Daewoo, Samsung submit bids to Petrobras for FPSO construction
Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras said earlier this week that it had received three proposals for a contract to build two new drilling platforms.
ACP says investment in Colombian oil and gas plummeted in 2020
Investment in Colombian oil and gas projects dropped last year to its lowest level since 2016, according to a private industry group known as the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP).
Ecopetrol seeks majority share in Colombia’s national TSO
Colombia’s national oil company (NOC) Ecopetrol has expressed interest in buying a majority stake in Interconexion Electrica SA (ISA), the country’s transmission system operator (TSO).
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