Brazil fuel subsidies to cost around 6.8 billion reais a month, minister says  

July 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's fuel-price subsidies will cost an ​estimated 1.3 billion reais ($256 ‌million) a month for gasoline and 5.5 billion reais ​for diesel, Planning ​and Budget Minister Bruno Moretti ⁠said on Friday. Speaking ​at a press conference ​on the government's fiscal projections, Moretti said the measures were ​temporary and would be ​withdrawn... Continue Reading →

Latin American momentum grows: Chevron’s Uruguay extension buys time for seismic work as Sintana pursues permit offshore Argentina

July 21 (offshore-energy.biz) Canada-headquartered oil and natural gas exploration player Sintana Energy has shed light on the latest activities in Latin America, confirming the advancement of its offshore plans in Argentina and an extension for the Chevron-operated block off the coast of Uruguay. According to Sintana, the National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland Cement... Continue Reading →

São Tomé rejects bids from Brazil’s Petrobras and Nigeria’s Oranto after generous offshore oil auction fails to attract enough competition

July 16 (africa.businessinsider.com) An African island nation offered oil companies control of as much as 85% of three offshore blocks. Only two investors came forward. São Tomé and Príncipe has now reportedly rejected every bid submitted in its latest licensing round, delivering another setback to the Central African country’s decades-long search for a commercially viable... Continue Reading →

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