The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal

Sept 5 (Reuters) - The billionaire who helped broker the Trump administration’s sweeping long-term oil deal with Venezuela was until recently a target of U.S. money-laundering investigations involving funds embezzled from the state-owned oil company PDVSA. Now, after assisting U.S. authorities ahead of the capture of authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, Alejandro Betancourt is Washington’s key... Continue Reading →

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US structured Venezuela oil position to protect it from dilution, official says

Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. government structured its 35% position in a Venezuelan oil venture as warrants that protect Washington's stake from being weakened by fresh raises of capital, a U.S. official said. Speaking on Thursday ‌about the deal announced last week by President Donald Trump, the official said the Pentagon structured the stake... Continue Reading →

September 5, 2026 0

Italy’s Eni doubles down in Venezuela with rising hope of recovering debt

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Italian oil company Eni has improved its chances of recovering more than $2.3 billion owed by Venezuela with the signing this week of a new oil project deal in the country, analysts ‌said on Friday. After nearly three decades in Venezuela, Eni has accumulated those receivables from state-owned oil group PDVSA. As Washington and... Continue Reading →

September 5, 2026 0

Colombia’s Grupo Gilinski, Geopark sign deal to develop Venezuela oil field

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Colombia's Grupo Gilinski and Geopark on Friday signed a deal to jointly develop the Bare oilfield ‌in Venezuela with state oil company PDVSA, a ceremony on state television showed. The chariman of Grupo Gilinski, which is GeoPark's majority shareholder, Jaime Gilinski, appeared ⁠alongside interim President Delcy Rodriguez. "GeoPark has the proven... Continue Reading →

September 5, 2026 0

Machado Backs U.S. Oil Partnership but Questions Venezuela Deal

Sept. 3 (oilprice.com) Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is backing a long-term U.S. role in developing the country’s oil reserves, even as she questions who has the authority to sign the sweeping agreement announced by acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Machado said Thursday that the scope of the agreement remains unclear, including who is signing... Continue Reading →

September 4, 2026 0

Brava Energia Production Data August 2026

Sept. 3 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of August 2026. Potiguar – The production ramp-up continues to advance, supported by progressively higher steam injection volumes. Papa-Terra – Monthly production reflected the effects of... Continue Reading →

September 4, 2026 0

Dominion Energy, NextEra secure shareholder approvals for merger deal

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy approved the companies' proposed $66.8 billion merger deal, according to regulatory filings on Thursday. The companies had announced their plan ‌to merge in May, which is expected to create one of the world's largest electric utilities during an expansion of energy-intensive data centers to support artificial intelligence. Virginia-based... Continue Reading →

September 4, 2026 0

Milei Vows Tougher Sanctions, Defense Push Over Falklands Oil Drilling

Sept. 3 (Reuters) Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday he would tighten sanctions on companies involved in oil projects around the Falkland Islands, boost defense resources in the country's south and send Congress a bill aimed at strengthening Argentina's response to what he called violations of its sovereignty. In a televised address, Milei said... Continue Reading →

September 4, 2026 0

ABS to Support Japanese Company’s 18 MW Floating Wind Turbine Pilot in Brazil

Sept.4 (offshoreWIND.biz) The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Japanese engineering and technology company Japan Blue Energy (JB Energy) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on strategic studies for a floating wind pilot project proposed for installation off Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Named Aura Sul Wind, the project will consist... Continue Reading →

September 4, 2026 0

PRIO Operational Data for August 2026

Rio de Janeiro, September 2, 2026 - PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of August. Key: (1) Production at the Albacora Leste field was affected by a partial scheduled shutdown for cooling system maintenance. (2) At the Bravo... Continue Reading →

September 3, 2026 0

Brazil Energy Insight

The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal

US structured Venezuela oil position to protect it from dilution, official says

Italy’s Eni doubles down in Venezuela with rising hope of recovering debt

Colombia’s Grupo Gilinski, Geopark sign deal to develop Venezuela oil field

Machado Backs U.S. Oil Partnership but Questions Venezuela Deal

Brava Energia Production Data August 2026

Dominion Energy, NextEra secure shareholder approvals for merger deal

Milei Vows Tougher Sanctions, Defense Push Over Falklands Oil Drilling

ABS to Support Japanese Company’s 18 MW Floating Wind Turbine Pilot in Brazil

PRIO Operational Data for August 2026

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