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Maduro holds talks with U.S. creditors in a push to end embargo

(Bloomberg) President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, dismissed as a goner after the U.S. put its weight behind his political rival and crippled his government with sanctions, is offering an unorthodox payback to Wall Street creditors as part of a...

Mexico’s major oil find could strangle foreign investment for years: analyst

(S&P Global Platts) Pemex's massive new oil discovery at the Quesqui field might paradoxically prove to be the worst news of 2019 for Mexico's energy sector, as it will be used to justify a shunning of badly needed private investment...

Venezuela increases oil output amid drive to keep world inventories low

(MercoPress) The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported on Wednesday a gradual recovery in Venezuela's oil production with a figure of 912,000 barrels per day (bpd), 151,000 above October's output, as the Venezuelan Government continues to target February's...

Permian operators must drill more wells to maintain current production levels – IHS Markit

Oil and gas operators in the Permian Basin, the most prolific hydrocarbon resource basin in North America, will have to drill substantially more wells just to maintain current production levels and even more to grow production, owing to the...

SBM Offshore firms up contract with Petrobras for FPSO Sepetiba

SBM Offshore said on Wednesday it has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 22.5 years lease and operation of FPSO Sepetiba (formerly known as Mero 2). These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of...

America blows past the world in oil and natural gas

(AXIOS) America is poised to produce far more oil and natural gas over the next five years than any other country in the world, according to a new report. Why it matters: It shows how America, already the world’s largest...

Data from dry holes ‘sharpen chances of success’ in future exploration – Staatsolie

Despite encountering 6 dry holes in its Nearshore Drilling Project (NSD), Suriname state oil company Staatsolie says the campaign allowed for valuable data to be collected which could play a key role in ultimately hitting pay offshore the Dutch-speaking...

Brazil will drill massive oil find despite climate concerns: minister

(Reuters) - Brazil will push to expand oil drilling in its massive “pre-salt” oil and gas area off its coast in spite of growing global concerns about climate change, the country’s energy minister told Reuters on Monday. Brazil’s Mines and...

Mexico’s Pemex announces giant oil discovery

Mexican state-owned petroleum company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) announced on Friday the discovery of the Sen field in Nacajuca, Tabasco, with 536 million barrels of oil equivalent. General Director of Pemex, Octavio Romero Oropeza, informed Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador that three other...

Oil companies swap stakes in Mexico as government holds off on auctions

(Reuters) - With Mexico’s government insisting that energy companies increase oil and gas output before it auctions off more of the country’s vast reserves or offers more partnerships with state-run Pemex, firms ranging from foreign majors to local players...

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Caribbean Energy Week opens in Suriname with regional leaders, investors in focus

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - Caribbean Energy Week opened on Tuesday in Paramaribo, Suriname, drawing regional leaders, investors and industry executives...