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Trinidad cancels gas deal over US sanctions on Venezuela

(Reuters) Trinidad and Tobago has cancelled an agreement with Venezuela for the joint development of a natural gas field straddling their maritime border because of United States sanctions on Venezuela's state energy giant Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA). The Caribbean...

Three injured in fire at Perenco platform offshore T&T

Three oil workers have been injured as a result of a fire at Perenco Trinidad and Tobago’s (TT) offshore AD platform. TT’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries is actively engaging the company, according to reports. According to the Trinidad...

Maduro regime courting IOCs for PDVSA majority shareholding

The Nicolas Maduro regime has proposed giving majority shares and control of its oil industry to international corporations after decades of state control. According to an article published by Bloomberg on Monday, Maduro’s representatives have reportedly held talks with Russia’s...

MoU signed between India and Brazil for oil and gas exploration

(Offshore Technology) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Union Cabinet has approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on co-operation in the oil and gas sector. As part of the MoU, the two countries will focus on exploration and production (E&P) and...

Block 58 explorers look to Sapakara for continued success offshore Suriname

Apache and Total, 50-50 partners in Suriname’s Block 58, said their next well – Sapakara West-1 - will test the same-aged upper Cretaceous intervals that brought them success at Maka Central-1, in a separate and distinct stratigraphic feature. Sapakara is...

Chevron’s Venezuela sanctions waiver extended to April: US Treasury

(S&P Global)  The US Treasury Department has extended for three months a sanctions waiver to Chevron and four US oil services companies allowing them to continue work in Venezuela. Some within the Trump administration had pushed to allow the waiver...

Brazil’s Petrobras closes $1.5 billion deal to sell stake in African joint venture

(Reuters) - Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Tuesday it had ended its activities in Africa after closing the sale of a 50% stake in Petrobras Oil & Gas BV (PO&GBV), which holds some Nigerian oil...

Suriname refinery to shut down for 40 days

Suriname state oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij will undertake a major maintenance operation at its Tout Lui Faut Refinery, located 20km south of Paramaribo in February that will see the facility shutting down for 40 days. All production units with their...

More time granted to Tullow for drill or drop decision on Jamaica exploration

United Oil & Gas PLC said Tuesday that the Production Sharing Agreement on the Walton Morant Basin offshore Jamaica, operated by Tullow Jamaica Ltd and in which United has a 20% interest, has been amended to extend the Initial Exploration Period during which...

Jamaica trade mission heading to CARICOM’s newest oil producer this month

A delegation of around 16 Jamaican companies will visit the South American country of Guyana this month in pursuit of mutually beneficial business opportunities between the CARICOM neighbours. The visit by the Jamaican delegation to the region’s newest oil producing...

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