Uruguay

• Thursday, March 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay hopes to begin offshore oil exploration next year

  

  Uruguay will open its continental platform for oil exploration in 2009 following on encouraging seismic surveys of the area, said this week incoming Minister of Industry and Energy Daniel Martinez.

• Monday, March 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguayan ruling coalition prepares for electoral 2009

  

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez on the third anniversary of his administration completed the reshuffling of the cabinet in preparation for the 2009 electoral year.

• Monday, February 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  “Uruguay oil round” scheduled for next November

  Next November Uruguay will extend a formal invitation to all those oil companies interested in considering the hydrocarbons potential of the country, based on a battery of data collected during the last few years, according to top officials from the country's government owned petroleum and fuels monopoly Ancap.

• Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  EU temporary bans access to Uruguayan fish produce

  

  The European Union temporarily suspended export certificates for three Uruguayan fish processing plants and questioned the country's Fisheries Department regulations' compliance system, confirmed sources from Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's energy situation “delicate but not critical”

  

  Uruguay's energy situation is “delicate, but not critical”, however demand is higher than estimated and water reserves although sufficient are not being replenished as would be desirable admitted the country's head of the government owned electricity corporation.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Spanish Agriculture and Fisheries minister visits Uruguay

  

  Spain is interested in further promoting its fishing fleet in the South Atlantic using Montevideo as an operational port for the area, said Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAPA), Elena Espinosa during her visit to Uruguay.

• Sunday, February 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela helped by Uruguay plans Antarctic base

  

  Venezuelan scientists and military officers set out Friday on their country's first expedition to Antarctica, leaving Friday from Uruguay's capital Montevideo aboard the Uruguayan naval research ship “Oyarbide”.

• Saturday, February 9th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Vazquez launches cabinet reshuffle with October 2009 in mind

  

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez confirmed Saturday a deep reshuffle of the cabinet which in this first stage includes at least four relevant posts: Foreign Affairs, Defence, Industry and Energy; Education and Culture and Housing and Environment. The announcements are scheduled to be made public in the course of next week.

• Saturday, February 9th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay denies military alliance with Venezuela

  

  The Uruguayan government told Congress in Montevideo that it has no plans for a military alliance with Venezuela. The question was brought up following revelations that a delegation of Venezuelan military and scientists would be traveling in a Uruguayan navy vessel to Antarctica later this month.

• Wednesday, February 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Tycoons and world's top mega-yachts visit Punta del Este

  

  The world's fifth largest yacht and one of the most expensive, 100 million US dollars, is currently anchored in the Uruguayan exclusive resort of Punta del Este. “Le Grand Bleu” was built in the Vulkan Bremen shipyards, designed by world famous mega-yachts Kusch Yachts and originally belonged to Roman Abramovich the Russian tycoon who among other things owns the English football club Chelsea.