Energy & Oil

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 11:18 UTC

  Trump orders total blockade of Venezuela's tankers

  

  US President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “total and complete” naval blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela, marking the most aggressive move against Caracas' energy sector to date. The announcement came after the recent seizure of a sanctioned vessel.

• Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentina rejects UK and Israeli oil plans for Malvinas

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a vigorous rejection of a reported “Final Investment Decision” by British company Rockhopper Exploration Plc and Israel's Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited regarding the “Sea Lion” oil field in the North Falkland Basin.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  FIG Notes Final Investment Decisions for Sea Lion Development Program

  

  The Falkland Islands Government notes that Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd and Rockhopper Exploration Plc have taken their Final Investment Decisions to invest in the Development Program for the Northern Area of the Sea Lion Field.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

  First step for “Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region,” BOR Petroleum

  

  Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM:BOR) said that the Navitas/Rockhopper on its final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development project represents the first step toward establishing the Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

  US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan shores

  

  The United States seized a large oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday in a high-stakes maritime operation, marking a significant escalation in the pressure campaign against the Bolivarian regime of Nicolás Maduro.

• Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

  Uruguay buying Argentine gas to supply electricity plant

  

  Uruguay's state-owned electric company, UTE, has formalized an agreement with Gasoducto Cruz del Sur to supply natural gas from Argentina, thereby significantly reducing generation costs.

• Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:02 UTC

  Falklands’ oil development, Navitas has contracted a floating production vessel, UK media

  

  The UK media is reporting that Navitas, the lead operator of the Falkland Islands Sea Lion field, has told investors it has signed contracts to move the Aoka Mizu floating production vessel from Shetland to the South Atlantic and plans a formal “final investment decision” this month.

• Friday, December 5th 2025 - 09:14 UTC

  Chile's ENAP to get oil supply from Vaca Muerta through Trans-Andean pipeline

  

  Chile's State-owned oil company, Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap), has finalized a colossal import deal worth US$12 billion with major Argentine energy producers, securing a critical long-term supply from the Vaca Muerta unconventional field.

• Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 11:28 UTC

  World Bank grants loan to Uruguayan green hydrogen project

  

  The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC), has announced its first global investment in green hydrogen, providing a U$20 million loan to the Kahirós project in Uruguay.

• Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 07:13 UTC

  Another massive blackout in Cuba: on average, the grid can supply 50/70% of demand

  

  Cuba suffered another massive power outage after a partial collapse of the electrical grid early on Wednesday. Havana and many of the western provinces are without power, according to a state media reporter who spoke with Reuters.