(Argus, 18.Jun.2020) — ExxonMobil has restored crude production offshore Guyana to 80,000 b/d after correcting a technical glitch, according to the head of the country’s […]
Category: Latin America and the Caribbean
US Sanctions Mexican Cos. Helping Venezuelan Oil
(Bloomberg, 18.Jun.2020) — The U.S. Treasury Department levied sanctions on Mexican trading company Libre Abordo SA de CV for buying Venezuelan oil via oil-for-humanitarian-aid agreements […]
ExxonMobil Restores Guyana Oil Production
(Argus, 18.Jun.2020) — ExxonMobil has restored crude production offshore Guyana to 80,000 b/d after correcting a technical glitch, according to the head of the country’s […]
Treasury Targets Sanctions Evasion Network Supporting Corrupt Venezuelan Actors
(US Department of Treasury, 18.Jun.2020) — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and eight foreign […]
Petrobras Eyes Selling BR Stake In 2H:20, Sources Say
(Reuters, 17.Jun.2020) — Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is resuming plans to unload its remaining stake in the country’s top gas station operator, […]
Petrobras’ E&P Teaser For Alagoas State Assets
(Petrobras, 17.Jun.2020) — Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake in a set […]
Petrobras On BR Distribuidora S.A. News
(Petrobras, 17.Jun.2020) — Petrobras, regarding to the news published in the media, referring to the sale of its stake in BR Distribuidora S.A. (BR), clarifies […]
Touchstone Closes Trinidad Based $20mn Term Loan
(Touchstone, 16.Jun.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. announced on 15 June 2020 the conditions precedent were satisfied in respect of its previously announced $20 million, seven-year […]
GECOM Chairman Awaits Guyana Election Report
(GECOM, 16.Jun.2020) — After considerable deliberations at the Commission on the report submitted by Chief Election Officer(CEO), Mr. Keith Lowenfield on the National Recount of […]
Electoral Authority Confirms Bouterse Defeat
(Reuters, 16.Jun.2020) — Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, a former military ruler who has dominated the country’s politics in recent decades, lost last month’s national election, […]
Venezuela’s Oil Exports Fall As Contracts Get Suspended
(Reuters, 16.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s oil exports have fallen nearly 28% in the first half of June, on course for the lowest level in over 70 […]
Petrobras Approves Date For 2020 Annual General Meeting
(Petrobras, 16.Jun.2020) — Petrobras’ Board of Directors approved the date of 22 July 2020 for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in accordance with the Provisional […]
Suriname’s President Loses Election
(Reuters, 16.Jun.2020) — Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, a former military ruler who has dominated the country’s politics in recent decades, lost last month’s national election, […]
Carter Center Welcomes Caricom Report On Guyana
(The Carter Center, 16.Jun.2020) — The Carter Center commends the Guyana Elections Commission on the completion of the recount process and welcomes the Caricom report, […]
Exxon Reduces Guyana Crude Production
(Tudor Pickering, 16.Jun.2020) — Reports out last night that XOM was forced to reduce output at its Liza Phase 1 project in the Stabroek block […]
Mexico’s Lopez Says He’d Sell Fuel To Venezuela
(Reuters, 15.Jun.2020) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his country would, for “humanitarian” reasons, sell gasoline to Venezuela if asked to […]
Touchstone Reports Cascadura Pressure Analysis
(Touchstone, 15.Jun.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. announced final production test results from the Cascadura-1ST1 well on the Ortoire exploration block. The final test results for […]
Iran To Keep Offloading Fuel Glut To Venezuela
(Reuters, 15.Jun.2020) — Iran could send two to three cargoes a month in regular gasoline sales to ally Venezuela, sources say, helping offload domestic oversupply […]
Mexico’s Oil Hedge To Be Pricier
(Reuters, 15.Jun.2020) — Mexico will have to pay more for less coverage under its giant oil revenue insurance policy for 2021, but will likely go […]
Venezuela’s Oil Production In Free Fall
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s production of crude oil continues in a free fall, reaching 411,900 barrels per day on 15 June 2020, down […]
Venezuela’s Oil Plunges To Lowest Level Since 1945
(Bloomberg, 13.Jun.2020) — Oil production in Venezuela, the country with the world’s largest reserves of crude, has fallen to a 75-year low with U.S. sanctions […]
Petrobras Starts Binding Phase Of Wind Farms
(Petrobras, 12.Jun.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 13 March 2020 and 4 May 2020, announces the beginning of the binding […]
Petrobras On Binding Phase Of Assets In Colombia
(Petrobras, 12.Jun.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 21 May 2020, announces the beginning of the binding phase related to the […]
Shipping Magnate Faces US Sanctions Probe
(Reuters, 12.Jun.2020) — The United States is investigating a Venezuelan shipping magnate for possibly violating U.S. sanctions by bringing fuel to gasoline-short Venezuela, according to […]
Petrobras To Not Hire Tankers That Visited Venezuela
(Reuters, 12.Jun.2020) — Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA has told shippers it will not hire any tankers that have visited Venezuela in the past 12 months, […]
Petrobras Refineries Near Pre-pandemic Levels
(Reuters, 12.Jun.2020) — Utilization rates at refineries owned by Brazil’s Petrobras are nearing pre-pandemic levels, as lower fuel imports by competitors and resilient international demand […]
Petrobras Clinches Naphtha Supply Deal From Braskem
(Zacks, 12.Jun.2020) — Petrobras recently grabbed a bargain with a new five-year deal to supply naphtha to Braskem SA’s BAK unit in Bahia and Rio […]
Mirage Inks Deal With The State Of Puebla
(Mirage, 11.Jun.2020) — Mirage Energy Corporation signed an agreement with Energy Agency of the State of Puebla to develop a pipeline infrastructure project to deliver […]
Brazil’s PPSA Issues Pre-salt Oil Share Data
(Argus, 11.Jun.2020) — Brazil’s state-owned pre-salt marketing firm PPSA took around 17pc of crude from three production-sharing contracts in April, according to monthly data published […]
Power Rate Hike To Hurt Renewable Energy Firms
(Reuters, 11.Jun.2020) — An influential Mexican business lobby on Thursday warned a hike in the price that private power producers pay to access the country’s […]
In Venezuela, One Rig Works World’s Biggest Reserves
(Bloomberg, 11.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s fall from oil superpower to failing producer can be illustrated in one image: a single drilling rig working the world’s largest […]
Petrobras Starts Non-binding Phase For Power Plants
(Petrobras, 10.Jun.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 13 May 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale […]
Petrobras On New Naphtha Contracts With Braskem
(Petrobras, 10.Jun.2020) — Petrobras signed new long-term contracts for the supply of petrochemical naphtha with Braskem S.A. for the units in the states of Bahia […]
Petrobras On EspĂrito Santo Basin Asset Divestment
(Petrobras, 10.Jun.2020) — Petrobras, in reference to the press released on 1 June 2020, regarding the sale of a part of its interest in the […]
Wave Of Venezuelan Oil Stalled At Sea
(Argus, 10.Jun.2020) — Vessel tracking data shows a fleet of 44 international tankers on the water holding 40.5mn bl of Venezuelan oil as shipowners face […]
Petrobras Files 2019 Sustainability Report
(Petrobras, 10.Jun.2020) — Petrobras filed its 2019 Sustainability Report today. In addition to presenting Petrobras’ operational, economic, social, environmental, and governance performance in 2019, the […]
Restart Of Virgin Islands Refinery Delayed Again
(Argus, 10.Jun.2020) — The restart of an oil refinery in the US Virgin Islands is poised for another delay because of pandemic restrictions. The refinery […]
Bolivia Boosts Gas Exports To Argentina
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2020) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) increased, as of 1 June, natural gas exports requested by IntegraciĂłn […]
Bolivia Eyes Ramp Up In Gas Exports To Brazil, Argentina
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2020) — Bolivia’s state oil and gas entity Yacimientos Petrolifos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) has boosted natural gas exports as of 1 June […]
Guyana’s Crude Flow Drops On Technical Glitch
(Argus, 9.Jun.2020) — Guyana’s crude production has plunged by 65pc to 27,500 b/d from early May because of technical problems with compression equipment. “We do […]
Echo Provides Update On Santa Cruz Sur Assets
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2020) — Echo Energy has a portfolio of five production concessions in the Austral Basin, Santa Cruz province. The company provided an […]
YPFB LogĂstica Denies Complaints, Allegations
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2020) — YPFB LogĂstica SA, a subsidiary of Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), categorically denies malicious intentions related […]
Sempra Eyes Closing Of Sale Of Chilquinta EnergĂa
(Sempra, 9.Jun.2020) — Sempra Energy and State Grid International Development Limited (SGID) have jointly announced today that both companies remain firmly committed to completing the […]
Winds Shifting In Oil-rich Guyana, Suriname
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — Opposition parties pledging oil policy changes in Guyana and Suriname are close to taking power, but incumbents are signaling reluctance to step […]
Ecuador Crude Pipelines Brace For Further Erosion
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — State-owned PetroEcuador restarted the 360,000 b/d Sote crude pipeline today after completing a second bypass. Heavy rains ruptured the line in early […]
Guyana Election Data Shows Opposition Leader Ali Wins
(Reuters, 8.Jun.2020) — Preliminary data published by Guyana’s elections commission shows that opposition candidate Irfaan Ali has won a recount of votes in March’s presidential […]
Guaido Team Promises Fuel Surge In Venezuela
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s US-backed political opposition is promising to restore stable fuel supply in two weeks if it takes power, kicking off with crude-for-products […]
Petrobras Hits New Fuel Oil Export Record
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras exported a record 1.11mn t of fuel oil in May, marking a return to the company’s focus on higher-margin […]
Shell Suspends Vaca Muerta Ops After Seismic Activity
(Reuters, 7.Jun.2020) — Oil company Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it has suspended operations at its Bajada de Añelo site in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta area […]
Venezuela’s Gasoline System Fails To End Epic Lines
(Reuters, 7.Jun.2020) — Hundreds of Venezuelans queued up in miles-long lines to try to fill their cars with subsidized gasoline over the weekend, a week […]