Energy & Oil

• Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Rains bring relief to Paraguay and Paraná rivers

  

  The Paraná and Paraguay rivers have noticeably begun their recoveries from year-long downspouts after constant rains in the past few days, Paraguayan authorities have reported.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Argentina to up imports to meet increasing fuel demand

  

  Argentina's Federal Government Wednesday announced new measures to guarantee the proper supply of diesel fuel nationwide after governors of the country's 10 Grand North provinces complained last Friday of recurrent shortages.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  New increase in price of fuel announced in Uruguay

  

  The Uruguayan Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou finally announced an increase in the price of fuel at pumps, with which 'Super' gasoline will have risen 15% and 50S diesel 30% so far in 2022. The new increase in the price of fuels will come into effect June 1.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 07:35 UTC

  Presidents of Paraguay and Argentina oversee dam project

  

  Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Monday welcomed his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernández in Ayolas, 305 kilometers from Asunción, to attend a series of events involving joint undertakings in energy production.

• Monday, May 30th 2022 - 09:09 UTC

  Uruguayan pumps ask gov't not to rise price of fuel until next month

  

  Gasoline retailers in Uruguay have asked the Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou to put on hold “for a few more days” the increase in the price of fuel reportedly to be announced shortly.

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Bolivia to import diesel to relief drivers in the west

  

  Bolivia's state-run oil company YPFB will import 2.5 million liters of diesel fuel from Chile to reverse the current shortage, it was announced.

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Argentine northern provinces decry fuel shortage

  

  The Governor of the Argentine province of Misiones, Oscar Herrera Ahuad, Friday warned that the shortage of diesel fuel was particularly detrimental to the yerba mate sector, which is halfway through its harvest season

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Scioli: Argentina and Brazil will guarantee food and energy for the region

  

  Argentina's Ambassador Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the integration process with Brazil and the current relationship between South America's two largest countries, which will “together guarantee food and energy for the region.”

• Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Bolivia diverts LNG to Argentina and leaves Brazil 7 million cm short per day

  

  Bolivia is diverting natural gas to Argentina, and unexpectedly has reduced the supply to Petrobras by 30% this month, catching the state-owned company off guard. As a result, Petrobras experienced a loss of more or less than 7 million cubic meters of gas per day. YPFB, the Bolivian state company, had been supplying Petrobras with approximately 20 million cubic meters per day.

• Tuesday, May 24th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Brazil sacks Petrobras CEO yet again

  

  Brazil's Government has replaced yet again the chairman of the state-run oil company Petrobras in which private investors also have a share.