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Brazil suspends upcoming licensing round on coronavirus outbreak
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has approved the temporary suspension of the next round of oil and gas auctions, citing the coronavirus crisis.
Trump signals Russia-Saudi truce
Russia, Saudi Arabia agree to slash oil production, Trump claims
Donald Trump said on April 2 that Russia and Saudi Arabia would be cutting their output, instead of continuing with a supply war that could result in hundreds of oil companies going out of business. The Kremlin denied his claim.
Saudi oil surge and the threat to the energy transition
The Saudi-led oil glut leaves the energy transition and decarbonisation efforts hanging in the balance
Predator set to push ahead with EOR project for Columbus in Trinidad
London-listed Columbus Energy Resources is preparing to move forward with an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project in Trinidad, with help from Predator Oil & Gas Holdings.
Colombian insurgent group to suspend attacks on Ecopetrol’s pipelines
Colombia’s main insurgent group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), has pledged to suspend attacks on the national oil pipeline network as part of a unilateral cease-fire during the month of April.
Chevron JVs scale back contracting, procurement processes in Venezuela
Chevron is reportedly slowing the pace of its operations in Venezuela in response to the decline in crude oil prices.
Pan American Energy moves ahead with drilling at Vaca Muerta block
Argentina’s Pan American Energy is making progress on a drilling programme that targets Coiron Amargo Sur Este (CASE), a block within the Vaca Muerta shale basin.
Yinson finalises Marlim-2 FPSO contracts with Petrobras
Malaysia’s Yinson Holdings said last week that it had finalised a deal with Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras for the use of a floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) at the offshore Marlim oilfield.
Brazilian offshore gas operators need joint infrastructure, ANP says
Brazil’s state oil and gas regulator ANP has said that domestic operators need to develop joint solutions to extract natural gas in offshore areas.
Latin refining demand evaporates on coronavirus pandemic
Demand for petroleum products across Latin America is reportedly drying up as the coronavirus pandemic spreads through the region.
S&P revises Mexico, Pemex ratings as coronavirus spreads
The US-based credit ratings agency S&P Global has downgraded Mexico’s credit rating, citing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and falling crude oil prices on the country’s economy and on the national oil company (NOC) Pemex.
Petrobras cuts oil production by 200,000 bpd on pandemic
Brazil’s state-run oil and gas major Petrobras has said that it intends to cut crude production by 200,000 barrels per day.
Oil prices take another tumble
Rosneft sheds Venezuelan business as US sanctions loom
Sudden impact
Mexico, Guyana and Venezuela are all feeling the pinch as world oil prices slip.
Peru’s national lockdown leads to decline in gas production
Peru’s natural gas industry has seen production decline since March 15, when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown in the hope of containing the coronavirus pandemic.
GlobalData comments on Maka Central’s potential for Suriname
GlobalData has drawn up an estimate of Suriname’s potential earnings from Maka Central, a field within the offshore Block 58 where Apache and Total have found crude oil and gas condensate.
Quarantine hits Argentina’s oil and gas sector
Argentina’s oil and gas industry is already feeling the impact of the wide-ranging quarantine measures that the government imposed last week, according to the national oil company (NOC) YPF.
Sempra Energy postpones FID on Energía Costa Azul LNG
New York-listed Sempra Energy has delayed its final investment decision (FID) on the construction of an LNG export facility in Baja California, Mexico, and may do the same for a separate project in Texas.
US considers wading into Saudi-Russia supply war
Pemex to cut expenses, contracts amid oil price slide, CEO says
Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex is reportedly planning to reduce its administrative expenses and contracts this year in order to help deal with the impact of falling crude oil prices.
Petrobras asks to draw $8bn from revolving credit lines amid pandemic
Brazil’s state-controlled oil and gas company Petrobras has asked to draw $8bn from its revolving credit lines.
Curacao refinery operator seizes Bonaire terminal from PdVSA subsidiary
PdVSA has lost control of the BOPEC oil terminal in Bonaire to Refineria di Korsou (RdK), the owner of the Curacao oil-processing plant.
Price slide could cut Brazil exploration budgets by up to $600mn
The fall in crude oil prices could force Brazil to scale back oil and gas exploration budgets by $300-600mn this year.
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