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Argentina’s US financing lifeline survives midterm shock, says EXIM chief
The US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) will maintain its financial cooperation with Argentina and continue working on agreements that could mobilise up to $7bn in funding through 2027, despite the Republicans' defeat at the November 3 midterms.
GeoPark earnings fall as oil discounts squeeze margins
Latin American oil producer GeoPark reported a 19% quarterly revenue decline to $116.2mn for the three months ended September 30, as wider crude price discounts and higher operating costs reduced margins despite stronger output in Argentina
High freight rates and weak demand weigh on Venezuelan crude sales
Venezuela’s oil exports faced a difficult October as rising transportation expenses and reduced refinery demand made its crude harder to sell, with shipments falling to 809,000 barrels a day
Venezuela oil shipments fall 25% as freight costs squeeze exports
Venezuelan crude shipments fell sharply in October as higher tanker rates and seasonal refinery maintenance weakened demand, bringing exports close to some of their lowest levels since Nicolás Maduro came to power
Trump claims US has ‘total control’ of Venezuela
President Donald Trump said the US has assumed “total control” of Venezuela and deployed American representatives there, linking the country’s oil resources to what he described as a major expansion of Washington’s energy position
BP finds hydrocarbons at Tupinamba block off Brazil, to move rig to Bumerangue
UK oil major BP said it has identified hydrocarbons in an exploration well in the deepwater Tupinamba block in Brazil's Santos Basin.
Halliburton, Petrobras complete first Brazil deployment of remote-operated completion system
Halliburton said that its Optime unit had completed the first deployment in Brazil of its Remote Operated Control System (ROCS) service, in collaboration with Petrobras.
Mexico's US gas imports hit record 218 mcm per day in August
Mexico bought a record 7.71bn cubic feet (bcf) per day, or 218mn cubic metres (mcm) per day of natural gas from the US in August, up 4.3% year on year, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Noble to start TotalEnergies drilling off Suriname in 2026
Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) will deploy two offshore rigs to drill for TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE) off Suriname from December 2026.
Touchstone tests Trinidad gas and oil wells
According to an October 29 report by OilNow, Touchstone Exploration (TSX/AIM: TXP) recorded gas flow rates of up to 6,800 mcf/d (thousand cubic feet per day) during testing of the Carapal Ridge-3 (CR-3) well, located in Trinidad...
Petrobras refineries near full capacity as company makes third Equatorial Margin find
Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras ran its refineries at 98% of capacity in October and expects utilisation to stay close to the operational limit for the rest of the year, as it seeks to cut fuel imports.
Singapore's Seatrium secures $156mn FPSO deal from SBM Offshore
SBM Offshore (Euronext: SBMO) has awarded Singapore-based Seatrium (SGX: 5E2) a deal valued at over SGD200mn ($156mn) to carry out integration work on an FPSO vessel, a floating production, storage and offloading unit, destined...
Guyana offshore oil fields pass major output milestones
Liza 1, the first oil development off Guyana's coast, has produced more than 300mn barrels in total.
Petrobras hits record production
Brazil's Petrobras has reported record quarterly production and exports, while running its refineries close to full capacity, with a third oil discovery in the Equatorial Margin
US Democrats probe Trump administration's role in Flavio Bolsonaro's flight from Brazil
Brazil's Petrobras posts record oil and gas output
Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) produced a record 3.512mn barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in the third quarter of 2026, an 11.7% increase on the same period a year earlier.
Brazil's Petrobras seeks biomethane suppliers ahead of 2027
Petrobras (B3: PETR4, NYSE: PBR) has opened a call for proposals to buy biomethane under contracts lasting up to 10 years, with supplies to begin in 2027.
Mexico's Esentia eyes Manzanillo for new LNG export projects
Mexican pipeline operator Esentia has identified the port of Manzanillo, in Colima state, as a strategic site for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects, as other Pacific coast schemes run into environmental and regulatory hurdles.
Lula's re-election keeps Brazil's oil policy on steady course
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's unexpected re-election is set to bring continuity to the country's oil and gas policy and to the plans of state-controlled Petrobras.
Ecuador signs framework deal with UAE's ADNOC to draw oil investment
Ecuador has signed a framework agreement with the government of the United Arab Emirates, state oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and international firms to attract investment into its hydrocarbons sector.
Mexico's Pemex posts $2.1bn nine-month loss despite highest oil prices since 2022
Mexico's state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) booked a net loss of MXN38.76bn (around $2.1bn) in the first nine months of 2026, its third consecutive year in the red over the period, even though oil prices have been at their highest .
Brazil’s Petrobras confirms third oil discovery in ultra-deep waters off Amapá
Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has confirmed a third oil discovery in the Morpho exploration well, located in block FZA-M-59 off the coast of Amapá state, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin.
Venezuela’s new envoy pays court in Washington as US tightens grip
Venezuela’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Oliver Blanco met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on November 2, in the latest sign of the US’s growing sway over Caracas.
Argentina’s Sea Lion case faces jurisdiction hurdle over Falklands sovereignty, expert warns
Argentina’s legal challenge against the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falkland Islands could be rejected if the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) determines that the dispute falls outside its remit.
ExxonMobil eyes Guyana production explosion beyond 2030
ExxonMobil expects its operations offshore Guyana to remain a central driver of the company’s global production growth well beyond 2030.

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