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Venezuelan bonds gain as US relaxes PDVSA restrictions
The shift was reflected in prices, with the sovereign bond due in 2031 rising to 50.25 cents on the dollar, while PDVSA’s 2027 notes advanced to 35.35 cents
US extends Citgo shield as legal battles over Venezuelan debt drag on
The US Treasury Department has prolonged protections for Citgo Petroleum, temporarily blocking creditors from seizing the Venezuelan-owned refiner as legal disputes tied to more than $20bn in claims continue to unfold
Venezuela’s oil shipments to Cuba tied to expansion of repressive apparatus, report says
According to the study, deliveries peaked at roughly 105,000 barrels a day between 2008 and 2012
Panama Canal operating at full capacity amid Iran conflict
The Iran conflict has pushed the Panama Canal to full capacity handling up to 38 ships per day.
Brazil eyes Bolivia gas for fertilisers
Brazil could use natural gas from Bolivia to expand domestic fertiliser production, Jorge Viana, head of ApexBrasil, said during a business forum in São Paulo.
Brazil races to avert truck strike
Brazil’s government is coordinating measures to limit the impact of rising diesel prices and avoid a truckers’ strike, as pressure builds ahead of an election year, officials and industry groups said.
Brazil ships food and medicines to Cuba via WFP as oil crisis pushes island to the edge
Brazil announced the dispatch of more than 20,000 tonnes of food to Cuba alongside a separate medicines shipment already delivered by air, channelled through the World Food Programme (WFP), as the island faces its most acute humanitarian emergency
Washington adds Cuba to Russian oil ban as sanctioned tankers close in on Havana
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added Cuba to a general licence blocking the sale, delivery or offloading of Russian crude and petroleum products, CNBC reported, drawing a direct legal line against the two tankers
Russian diesel tanker breaks Cuba's fuel drought with 200,000-barrel cargo after weeks adrift
A Hong Kong-flagged tanker that had remained stationary in the Atlantic for several weeks resumed navigation towards Cuba carrying an estimated 200,000 barrels of Russian diesel — enough to cover roughly 10 days of national consumption
Colombia's Ecopetrol faces strike threat as workers' union demands board oust CEO over criminal charges
Colombia's largest oil workers' union threatened to mobilise workers and call a strike unless Ecopetrol's board removes chief executive Ricardo Roa, escalating pressure on the state-controlled driller's leadership amid a widening investigation
Colombia's Ciénaga LNG clears ANI port concession milestone, targeting Q1 2028 start
Ciénaga LNG cleared a critical regulatory hurdle in March after Colombia's Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI) set the conditions for a port concession covering its planned floating gas import terminal off the Caribbean coast, project director
Brazil fuel strains test supply
Fuel distributors in Brazil’s centre-south have raised concerns about gasoline availability as demand rises and refiners adjust sales strategies, according to market participants.
Brazil clears offshore decommission plan
Brazil’s oil regulator ANP has approved the conceptual decommissioning plan for the FPSO P-43 in the Barracuda field in the Campos Basin, according to regulatory information.
Bolivia taps Brazil as energy lifeline as Paz pitches investor overhaul to Petrobras
Bolivia is seeking to reposition Brazil as a cornerstone economic partner as it attempts to reverse declining hydrocarbon output and attract fresh investment into its struggling energy sector.
Compañía Mega proposes $360mn Vaca Muerta midstream expansion under RIGI framework
Argentinian midstream leader Compañía Mega has submitted a $360mn investment proposal to the ministry of economy to significantly expand its natural gas liquid processing and transport capacity in the Vaca Muerta shale formation.
Pan American Energy ramps up Vaca Muerta output and advances LNG export project
Pan American Energy (PAE) plans to significantly increase oil and gas production in Argentina in 2026, backed by annual investments averaging $1.6bn, as the company expands operations in the Vaca Muerta shale formation.
Colombia oil output slips 3% in January as gas hits record low and imports surge
Colombia's crude oil production dropped 3% year-on-year to 746,400 barrels per day in January 2026, down from 769,800 b/d in the same month of 2025, and fell 0.1% — equivalent to 7,000 fewer barrels — against December 2025
Brazil's oil export tax faces legal challenge risk as government uses levy to fund fuel subsidies
Brazil's decision to impose a 12% export tax on oil and diesel to fund fuel subsidies is reviving memories of a similar measure in 2023 that was struck down by the courts, with lawyers warning fresh legal challenges from the oil sector are likely.
Brazil's airlines seek tax relief as players warn Petrobras could hike jet fuel by 50%
Brazil's aviation sector is seeking emergency tax relief as the Iran war risks driving jet fuel prices up by as much as 50%, industry sources warn.
Brazil fuel crisis deepens as diesel surges, truckers weigh strike
Brazil is facing a deepening fuel crisis as diesel prices soared nearly 20% at the pump in the first half of March, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva blamed unscrupulous market participants, and truck drivers threatened a nationwide strike.
Neuquén plans hydrocarbons licensing round to boost Vaca Muerta development
Argentina’s Neuquén province is preparing to launch a new hydrocarbons licensing round on August 19, Governor Rolando Figueroa said, as authorities seek to expand investment in the Vaca Muerta shale formation and capitalise on growing interest.
Colombia's Terpel posts 18.4% EBITDA surge in 2025 as EV charging and solar push beyond fuel roots
Organización Terpel reported full-year 2025 revenues of COP 38.1 trillion ($8.86bn), up 4.3% year-on-year, and a consolidated EBITDA of COP 1.76 trillion ($409mn), a rise of 18.4%, according to the company's 2025 management and sustainability report
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