Energy & Oil

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Boris Johnson promoting energy security with the nuclear industry

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted a roundtable at Downing Street on Monday with leaders from the nuclear industry to discuss how to improve domestic energy security and rapidly accelerate nuclear projects in the UK.

• Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Petropar lowers price of fuel at pumps effective March 21

  

  The price of fuel at pumps in Paraguay will be reduced as of Monday, the state-run company Petropar has announced.

• Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:55 UTC

  Paraguayan truckers to lift protests if stabilization fund bill is approved

  

  A group of union leaders representing Paraguyay's lorry drivers Thursday announced they would lift the road blockades if the Senate passes the bill to create a fuel price stabilization fund.

• Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:53 UTC

  Increase in fuel price, a crime against Brazilians, says Bolsonaro

  

  Brazil's oil company Petrobras came under heavy criticism Wednesday from President Jair Bolsonaro, who claimed the decision to raise the price of fuel at pumps was both “absurd” and “a crime against the population.”

• Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Paraguayans against new increase to the price of fuel

  

  Paraguayan consumers have taken to the streets to protest against the latest increase in the price of fuel at pumps, while unions have threatened to take additional measures if the government takes no action to help them through their new plight.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  PM Johnson hosted a roundtable of leaders in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted on Monday a roundtable of leaders in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry today to discuss domestic energy security. This is part of a series of engagements by the Government across the UK’s energy sectors, including with renewable and nuclear companies in the coming days and weeks.

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 20:42 UTC

  Fuel at Argentine pumps goes up for the second time this year

  

  Argentina's state-run oil company YPF has increased its prices at pumps between 9.5% and 11.5%. It was the second rise this year. Other brands such as Shell have followed suit. The last increase had been in February.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Duque tells Biden Colombian crude available if needed

  

  President Iván Duque has made Colombian oil available to the United States if the Joseph Biden administration needs to stabilize global energy prices following Russia's military operations in Ukraine, it was announced in Bogotá Thursday.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 08:41 UTC

  Petrobras increases price of fuel for distributors after 57 days

  

  Brazil's Petrobras has increased the price of refined gasoline and diesel for distributors as of March 11. The average price has gone up to R$3.86 (US$ 0.77) for regular fuel and R$4.51 (US$ 0.9) for diesel.

• Saturday, March 5th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Falklands exploration company raising funds to appraise and develop a gas condensate discovery

  

  Borders & Southern Petroleum PLC said on Friday that it intends to conduct fundraising of up to US$1.8 million to appraise and develop its Darwin gas and condensate discovery in the Falkland Islands.