Brazil Prosecutors Seek Halt to Petrobras Drilling Off Amazon Coast
Federal prosecutors asked a Brazilian appeals court to suspend the Petrobras Foz do Amazonas drilling licence. Petrobras denies direct harm...
September 22, 2026Section
Energy
Brazil’s Braskem: Bondholders Want US$3 Billion From Its Two Owners
Braskem creditors want a US$3 billion capital injection from owners Petrobras and IG4, reports say. The board is expected to...
September 22, 2026
Bolivia Fuel Deal Keeps Tanker Drivers Moving After 83% Diesel Price Rise
A Bolivia fuel deal struck on Sunday keeps tanker drivers hauling diesel after the subsidy ended, but freight rates and...
September 21, 2026
Brazil Opens Price Cases Against Fuel Distributors Vibra and Ipiranga
A fuel distributors investigation by Brazil’s consumer secretariat targets Vibra, Ipiranga, Ale and nine other cases over unjustified price rises.
September 21, 2026
Falklands Offshore Licences Extended Five Years Amid Argentine Pressure
The Falklands offshore licences held by Navitas, Rockhopper and others get a five-year extension as Argentina warns suppliers away from...
September 21, 2026
Halliburton Signs Venezuela Gas Memorandum With Brazil’s Eneva
The Eneva Halliburton Venezuela memorandum pairs Brazil’s big private gas operator with a US services firm. US sanctions rules still...
September 21, 2026
Colombia Power Rationing on 1992 Scale Would Cost US$9.6 Billion, Study Finds
A Colombia power rationing on the scale of 1992 would cost about US$9.6 billion and put up to 210,000 jobs...
September 21, 2026
Venezuela’s Oil Opening Speeds Up as TotalEnergies and Continental Move In
France's TotalEnergies signed a return deal and a US producer put a figure on its plans, while Washington keeps control...
September 21, 2026
Buenos Aires Blackout Traced to Faulty Switch as Regulator Weighs Fines
Edenor says a faulty 220 kV switch caused the blackout that hit 600,000 Buenos Aires customers. The regulator is now...
September 21, 2026