Energy & Oil

Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Abundant rainfall “shrinks” Brazil's Bolivian gas demand

Brazil will temporarily shut down power plants fired by natural gas from Bolivia and will reduce imports of the Bolivian fuel through the end of April, announced Mines and Energy mister Edison Lobao.
Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil exported 620.000 bpd of crude last December

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras exported in December an average of 620,000 barrels of crude per day, establishing a new record.
Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay: 6 companies interested in possible offshore oil & gas

Six companies to date have purchased data packages for Uruguay's first offshore Exploration and Production round, mining and energy minister Daniel Martínez said after making a presentation at an energy conference in Santiago de Chile.
Wednesday, January 7th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean Congress investigates ENAP losses & gas projects

Chile's Lower House unanimously approved this week the naming of a special committee to investigate the financial performance of government owned hydrocarbons corporation ENAP, that suffered huge losses in 2008, and gas exploration projects in Tierra del Fuego which have been described as commercially “non viable”.
Tuesday, December 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina temporarily takes over gas pipeline operator

Argentina appointed a supervisor to help oversee pipeline operator Transportadora de Gas del Norte SA, TGN, after the company said it will default on 22.1 million US dollars debt, Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido announced Monday.
Tuesday, December 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Petrol price reached three-year low in United Kingdom

The price of petrol has reached a three-year low in the United Kingdom, according to the Automobile Association and reported in the London press. The average cost of petrol at the beginning of this week was 87.79p a litre compared with 88.27p at the end of December 2005.
Monday, December 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
New challenges for Russian takeover of Spain's Repsol

Spanish bank La Caixa is no longer in talks with Russia's LUKOIL to sell all or part of its 12.7% stake in oil firm Repsol, it announced on Monday in a one paragraph stock exchange announcement.
Sunday, December 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil unveils plan to expand ethanol sales in Asian market

Brazil's giant oil and gas corporation Petrobras has plans to open next year its first service stations in Japan to promote the distribution of ethanol, of which Brazil is the world's second leading producer, according to a report from O Estado de Sao Paulo. Petrobras already operates an oil refinery in Japan.
Saturday, December 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Landlocked Paraguay short of fuel because of shallow rivers

Land locked Paraguay is suffering a shortage of fuel because a serious drought has left the main river, and lifeline, too shallow for vessels with a plus ten feet draught, according to the capital Asunción press.
Wednesday, December 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Era of cheap gas is coming to an end warns Russia's Putin

The era of cheap gas is coming to an end, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told ministers from the world's major gas-exporting countries. Putin said the cost of extracting gas was rising sharply therefore “the era of cheap energy resources, of cheap gas, is of course coming to an end”.