(Reuters, 9.Oct.2019) — Petroecuador halted operations of its Trans-Ecuadorean Pipeline System (SOTE) on Wednesday after anti-austerity protests choked off production from some oil fields it uses for stock, the energy...
(The Wall Street Journal, Luciana Magalhaes and Jeffrey T. Lewis, 9.Oct.2019) — Long stretches of Brazil’s northeastern coast have been stained by oil slicks since early September, and at least...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 9.Oct.2019) — Ecuador’s Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE) halted operations at 1pm on Oct. 9. The stoppage was due to the low delivery of crude oil...
(Reuters, 9.Oct.2019) — Aruba on Wednesday reached an agreement with U.S. based Citgo Petroleum Corp to end its contract to refurbish and operate the island's refinery, a statement from the...
(SBM, 9.Oct.2019) — SBM Offshore received notification that the Federal Court has formally closed the Improbity Lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Federal Prosecutors Office (Ministério Público Federal, MPF) in 2017....
(Petrobras, 9.Oct.2019) — Petrobras, following up to the Strategic Partnership signed on 12/18/2017, celebrated a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Equinor ASA – Equinor, a company based in Oslo (Norway),...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 9.Oct.2019) — Operations at the SOTE have been affected during protests in Ecuador and resultantly operations have been reduced to 30% of capacity, due to...
(Bloomberg, Matthew Bristow and Stephan Kueffner, 8.Oct.2019) — Ecuador’s government abandoned the capital city, Quito, as demonstrators sabotaged oil installations and ransacked government offices and businesses over rising fuel costs....
(Amazon Watch, 8.Oct.2019) — In response to economic austerity measures announced by Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno on October 1, Ecuador's National Indigenous Movement, represented by CONAIE (National Confederation of Indigenous...
(Forbes, Ariel Cohen, 8.Oct.2019) — At last month’s United Nations General Assembly, the Lima Group, the U.S.-led coalition of 14 countries in the Americas seeking a solution to the Venezuela...
(CONAIE, 8.Oct.2019) — Indigenous peoples across Ecuador have mobilized against the central government’s neoliberal policies and extractive practices, as have workers unions, student unions and a diverse group of civil...
(DW.com, 8.Oct.2019) — President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested a criminal element to the mystery oil slicks polluting Brazil's northeast coast. About 100 oil spills have been detected along the nation's...
(Reden, 8.Oct.2019) — Reden Investments Chile SpA ("Reden Solar Chile") and Natixis have successfully closed senior facilities totaling US$96.4 million for the up-to-100MW portfolio of solar PV plants in Chile...
(Reuters, 8.Oct.2019) — Citgo Petroleum Corp this week named a former BP lawyer to take on the company’s top legal job as it faces creditors seeking to seize shares in...
(Petrobras, 8.Oct.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the release of 11/28/2018, reports that today it completed the sale of its interests in Pargo, Carapeba and Vermelho fields, located in shallow...
(Chron, Sergio Chapa, 7.Oct.2019) — Frequent power outages, theft of equipment, a political tug-of-war and billions of dollars in losses would seem to signal to businesses that it’s time to...
(Reuters, Alexandra Valencia and Daniel Tapia, 7.Oct.2019) — Thousands of indigenous protesters marched into capital Quito on Monday in a fifth day of action against austerity measures that have sparked...
(Argus, 7.Oct.2019) — Senior managers of Venezuelan state-owned PdV's heavy crude-blending joint venture with Chinese state-owned CNPC were arrested late last week, days after the blending plant halted operations. PetroSinovensa...
(Reuters, Jonathan Saul and Collin Eaton, 4.Oct.2019) — Exxon Mobil Corp this week banned the use of vessels linked to oil flows from Venezuela in the last year, according to...
(Petrobras, 4.Oct.2019) — Petrobras informs that in connection to the press released of August 1st, 2019 is paying today Interest on Capital (IOC), as defined in art. 9, sole paragraph...
(Petrobras, 4.Oct.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the release dated 09/13/2019, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase related to the sale of the Gabriel Passos Refinery (REGAP) in Minas...
(Petrobras, 4.Oct.2019) — Petrobras reports that on October 17, after market closes, the company will release its quarterly production and sales report for 3Q19 and on October 24, also after...
(Petrobras, 4.Oct.2019) — Petrobras informs, in addition to the press release issued on August 9, 2019, that the Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV), the Argentine capital market regulator, has authorized...
(Argus, 3.Oct.2019) — At least three Venezuelan fuel tankers are heading towards Cuba today, part of a flotilla meant to free up domestic storage space while defying a US campaign...
(Argus, 3.Oct.2019) — Unrest has broken out in Ecuador ahead of the lifting of motor fuel subsidies tomorrow. The government declared a state of emergency today to try to quell...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Oct.2019) — Suriname has 14 active production-sharing contracts (PSCs) with companies from Apache and Total to Petronas and ExxonMobil. The PSCs grant contractors the authority to operate...
(Shearman & Sterling, 2.Oct.2019) — The Colombian Government is expected to award long-term renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) by October 22, 2019. The Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) announced...
(IMF, 2.Oct.2019) — The reforms announced yesterday by President Lenin Moreno aim to improve the resilience and sustainability of Ecuador’s economy and foster strong, and inclusive growth. The announcement included...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 2.Oct.2019) — Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) plans to conduct two bid rounds in 2020 to offer areas containing billions of barrels of oil and...
(Petrobras, 1.Oct.2019) — Petrobras informs that since May 2019 has been negotiating with unions to reach an understanding on the 2019-2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement (“ACT”). After more than 20 meetings...