Tag: Repsol

Saturday, June 27th 2026 - 09:43 UTC
Repsol, Ecopetrol and 17 other oil firms cleared for Brazil's next pre-salt auction

Nineteen oil companies, among them Spain's Repsol and Colombia's Ecopetrol, have been cleared to bid in the upcoming auction of licenses to partner with the Brazilian State in the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the pre-salt, the country's main crude reserve. The list was released on Friday by the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), following its publication in the Official Gazette.
Thursday, April 9th 2026 - 01:08 UTC
Brazilian judge suspends 12% crude oil export tax for five international oil companies

A federal judge in Rio de Janeiro issued a preliminary injunction suspending the 12% crude oil export tax for five international companies operating in Brazil: Shell, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Repsol Sinopec and Petrogal. The ruling represents an initial court victory for the oil companies in their dispute with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government over a levy they consider unconstitutional.
Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 09:55 UTC
Delcy Rodriguez meets Repsol, Chevron and Shell as Venezuela pushes oil law overhaul to draw investment

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez met on Monday in Caracas with representatives of oil companies including Repsol, Chevron and Shell to discuss a hydrocarbons law reform now moving through the National Assembly, as her government seeks to attract private and foreign investment. The meeting took place at PDVSA facilities and forms part of a mandatory public consultation phase after the bill cleared its first legislative debate.
Tuesday, January 16th 2024 - 11:10 UTC
Peru: Repsol argues area affected by La Pampilla spill is fit for use

The Spanish oil company Repsol said Monday that the Peruvian beaches affected by the 2022 La Pampilla spill were again fit for travelers.
Wednesday, December 20th 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Maduro meets with Repsol executives to advance on joint venture

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met Tuesday in Caracas with executives from the Spanish oil company Repsol to further discuss the details of Monday's agreement with the South American country's PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela) to reactivate operations as the United States temporarily lifted some sanctions previously imposed on the regime.
Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Peruvian prosecutors to seek extradition of oil spill case tanker captain

Peruvian authorities are seeking the extradition of the captain of the Italian-flagged Mare Doricum oil tanker, whom Repsol accuses of being responsible for the maneuvers that resulted in the oil spill at the La Pampilla refinery, 4 kilometers from the Ventanilla district.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Repsol now blames Italian tanker for oil slick off Peru's shore

Spanish state-run oil company Repsol now blames a “sudden movement” of the Italian-flagged Mare Doricum tanker caused the Jan. 15 spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil off the coast of Lima, which has caused a major environmental disaster in the region.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 21:46 UTC
Two people needed hospitalization due to oil spill off Peru's shore

Two people have been hospitalized as a result of the effects of contaminated Pacific Ocean waters stemming from the Repsol oi spill off Callao, Peruvian authorities said Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Repsol ordered to stop loading or unloading crude in Peru's Pacific waters

Peruvian authorities Monday ordered Spanish oil company Repsol to stop loading and unloading crude oil on ships after a spill in January has caused a major environmental crisis in the Pacific Ocean off the province of Callao near Lima.
Saturday, January 29th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Repsol spill in Peru twice the size reported originally, minister says

Peru's Environment Minister Rubén Ramírez Friday denounced the amount of crude oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean was almost twice as much as the amount reported so far.