CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jul.2026, Words: 408) — The following briefs span company details on Brazil’s state-owned PETROBRAS, Halliburton, SLB, Liberty Energy, France’s TotalEnergies, Italy’s ENI, BMW Group, and EP Petroecuador, among others.
The briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond. Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy.
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
BRAZIL
— PETROBRAS rec’d pmt of the 2nd installment of the economic subvention program for diesel oil commercialization in the amount of R$170mn, corresponding to the period from 1-6 Apr. 2026 (provisional measure no. 1,340), the co. said. [EAI]
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ECUADOR
— according to the gov’t, Ecuador is taking steps to strengthen the electrical system to guarantee service against potential adverse effects of El Niño. [EAI]
— owing to int’l sale of 950,000 bbls of fuel oil no. 6, a petroleum derivative used primarily in power generation and industry, Ecuador projects revenues of approximately $63mn, optimizing the value of the products obtained at the Esmeraldas refinery, EP Petroecuador said. [EAI]
SURINAME
— Halliburton won integrated drilling and completions contracts for GranMorgu deepwater development offshore Suriname, operated by TotalEnergies, the co. said. [EAI]
VENEZUELA
— US secretary of state Marco Rubio effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its gov’t. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era, according to the New York Times.
AFRICA
— SLB announced its OneSubsea™ JV has been awarded a major multi-well engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract by Eni for Phase 3 of the deepwater Baleine project offshore Côte d’Ivoire. [EAI]
NORTH AMERICA
— SLB and Libery Energy revealed a planned alliance combines modular infrastructure and integrated power solutions designed to accelerate global data center deployment, SLB said. [EAI]
EUROPE
— Eni and BMW Group inked a deal for for Enilive hydrotreated vegetable oil or HVO diesel biofuel to power corporate fleets, the Italian co. said. [EAI]
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