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April 13 (Reuters) - Chevron is expected to sign agreements on Monday to return a gas field to Venezuela and participate in an extra heavy crude area in the country's main oil region, while Shell is set to sign a pact to receive the Loran gas field for operation, three sources close to the preparations said. The... Continue Reading →
April 1 (Reuters) - Shell is in advanced talks with Venezuela's government to develop four large areas near Trinidad and Tobago, in two of the South American country's largest offshore natural gas fields, two people familiar with the discussions said. The London-based energy major has been trying for years to advance the 4.2-trillion-cubic-feet Dragon gas field... Continue Reading →
March 24 (Reuters) - Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told Reuters on Tuesday that early interest in Venezuela's oil sector is positive but she called for more transparency and contract security, including a new oil law, to further increase crude and gas output in the South American country. In January, Venezuela's National Assembly approved... Continue Reading →
March 25 (Reuters) Brazil's Petrobras will discuss a possible partnership with Mexico's Pemex during a visit to Mexico next month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday, after her Brazilian counterpart proposed joint projects in the Gulf of Mexico for the two state-run oil companies. Sheinbaum added during her daily morning press conference that she... Continue Reading →
March 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has filed a memorandum supporting Argentina's bid to suspend a discovery process in a New York court case tied to the 2012 nationalization of state oil company YPF, Argentina's Treasury Attorney's Office said on Saturday. The filing, submitted to the Southern District Court of New York, argues the current... Continue Reading →
March 14 (Reuters) - Colombia's Energy Minister Edwin Palma said Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA intends to end a contract with Colombia's Ecopetrol over the Antonio Ricaurte pipeline, saying there was insufficient investment to repair it. In a post on X on Saturday, Palma said the government plans to meet with the U.S. government on... Continue Reading →
March 11 (Reuters) - Colombia and Venezuela have agreed to repair a damaged section of a binational pipeline that will allow Bogota to import natural gas from its neighbor, Colombia's energy ministry said on Wednesday. The Antonio Ricaurte gas pipeline has been inactive for years. A roadmap for re-establishing operations was outlined in a meeting... Continue Reading →
March 8 (oilprice.com) Following the United States intervention in Venezuela on 3rd January, which brought an end to President Nicolás Maduro’s 13-year dictatorship, all eyes have been on the South American country’s oil industry. Once one of the world’s biggest oil producers, output has waned in recent years. However, with U.S. President Trump setting his sights on Venezuelan... Continue Reading →
March 5 (Reuters) - Colombia's state oil producer Ecopetrol plans to review its investment plan in April should oil prices, pushed up by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, continue to rise, it said on Thursday, adding it was eyeing opportunities with Venezuela. For now, Ecopetrol predicted it will invest an amount closer to the top... Continue Reading →
Feb 28 (oilprice.com) Last year was an event-filled period for South America’s growing oil industry. The continent’s energy map is being rewritten by a few unexpected world-class oil booms, which makes the region a key source of non-OPEC production growth. There is also the potential for Venezuela to reemerge as a major petroleum producer after U.S.... Continue Reading →
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