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Pentagon takes stake in Venezuelan oil venture as details of Trump's deal emerge
Controversial businessman Alejandro Betancourt's NABEP wins 100-year rights to 17 fields, but contradictions over ownership terms and unresolved legal questions cloud the "biggest oil deal in history."
Eni backs Venezuela energy revival as US expands oil role
Eni SpA said it is engaging with Venezuelan authorities as the country prepares for a major reshaping of its energy industry, with the US seeking a larger share of control over crude production
Brazil lands new offshore support deal
Floatel International has secured a letter of intent to deploy its Floatel Triumph unit for maintenance and safety services offshore Brazil for between four and eight months, with operations due to begin in the first quarter of 2027.
Ted Cruz calls for Venezuela elections to advance alongside US oil deal
US Senator Ted Cruz called for free and democratic elections in Venezuela to move forward alongside a new oil agreement with Washington, arguing that economic cooperation should not delay the country’s political transition
China seeks protection for oil interests in Venezuela after US deal reports
China called on August 31 for its interests in Venezuela to be protected after reports suggested a landmark oil agreement between Caracas and Washington could alter control of fields operated by Chinese companies
US Energy Secretary Wright heads to Caracas as Venezuela oil deals accelerate
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is scheduled to travel to Caracas as Washington moves to deepen its involvement in Venezuela’s oil industry, with a series of agreements expected to be unveiled during the visit
Bolivia's Paz defends fuel subsidy cuts as government inaugurates $6.4mn gas well
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira defended the elimination of fuel subsidies as a response to the country's energy crisis while inaugurating drilling at a gas well in Santa Rosa del Sara, Santa Cruz department, on August 28.
Pemex's debt reduction traced entirely to government capital injections, analysis finds
Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has only reduced its financial debt because of direct capital transfers from Mexico's federal government, according to an analysis by the Observatorio Ciudadano de la Energía.
Mexico's Pemex, financial intelligence unit join forces against fuel theft
Mexico's Finance Ministry (SHCP), through its Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF), has signed a collaboration agreement with state oil company Pemex to combat financial crime and hydrocarbon theft.
Petroecuador taps new horizontal well as it eyes 380,000 bpd target
State oil firm Petroecuador has brought online a new horizontal well, Shushufindi-240H ST2, in the Shushufindi field in Sucumbíos province, adding 1,289 barrels of oil per day (bpd) to national output, the company said.
Petroperú moves to secure $475mn as legal uncertainty clouds restructuring
Petroperú is moving to secure a $475mn bridge loan, but the financing comes as Peru’s Constitutional Court reviews the legal framework behind its restructuring, exposing the state oil company to both financial and regulatory risk.
Brazil set for new Búzios production boost
Singapore-based Seatrium will send two floating production, storage and offloading vessels to Petrobras’ Búzios field in Brazil within weeks of each other, adding up to 450,000 barrels per day of production capacity when both enter service.
Brazil oil export tax faces fresh legal uncertainty
Brazil’s 12% tax on crude oil exports faces renewed uncertainty after a federal court suspended the levy on the same day the government extended it for another 60 days, setting up a dispute with oil producers.
El Salvador's Energía del Pacífico receives 40th LNG cargo
Tristar targets Guyana’s growing offshore logistics market
Guyana’s oil boom is increasingly driving investment onshore, as Tristar plans a 50-acre logistics hub on the West Bank Demerara to support offshore operators, cargo handling and industrial activity.
Argentina oil output hits record in July as Vaca Muerta drives production
Argentina’s oil production reached a record 916,200 barrels per day in July, up 17.2% from a year earlier, as Vaca Muerta accounted for about 70% of national crude output and continued to drive the expansion of the country’s energy sector.
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal puts Betancourt at centre of US energy push
The proposed arrangement would give the US an effective 55% share of production from the venture, while NABEP would manage operations
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal faces legal hurdles before $100bn investment
President Donald Trump’s sweeping oil agreement with Venezuela is facing questions over its legal foundation and ability to survive political changes, UBS said in a note.
Venezuela expects $209bn from 25-year US oil agreement, Rodríguez says
Venezuela expects to generate about $209bn from a 25-year oil agreement with the US, as the government seeks to expand crude production beyond 1.5mn barrels a day and attract investment into an industry battered by sanctions
Opposition leader warns Venezuela oil windfall must reach citizens, not ‘a few’
Edmundo González cautioned that the revenues expected from Venezuela’s new energy agreement with the US may fail to translate into broader economic gains for the population
Chevron, Eni and other energy firms near new Venezuela deals
Chevron, GE Vernova, India’s ONGC, Italy’s Eni and Colombia’s GeoPark are closing in on agreements that could deepen foreign involvement in Venezuela’s energy industry, following months of negotiations over oil, gas and power projects
Trump to meet US refiners as Venezuela deal targets $100bn oil investment
President Donald Trump is preparing to meet executives from major US refiners as Washington and Caracas advance a 25-year energy pact designed to channel as much as $100bn of private capital into Venezuela’s oil industry
Colombian companies target Venezuela as market reopens
Colombia's Ecopetrol seeks board-rule change ahead of September shareholder vote
Ecopetrol is seeking to amend its bylaws before a September 15 extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, potentially giving Colombia’s government greater flexibility to replace the oil company’s board as it seeks to reshape its leadership
Eni wins Uruguay approval for OFF-5 offshore block, partners with YPF unit
Italian state energy company Eni said it had received approval from Uruguayan authorities to explore the OFF-5 offshore block, taking a 50% stake and operatorship in partnership with a subsidiary of Argentina's YPF.
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