Angola Adds the Chinese Yuan to Its Central Bank Reserve Requirements
Chinese yuan reserves — Angola’s central bank has added the Chinese yuan as a fourth eligible currency for bank reserve...
July 14, 2026Topic
Oil
Petroperú’s Union Wants Agency ProInversión Pulled From the Oil Rescue
Petroperu’s oil-workers demand ProInversion exit, citing zero results after 6 months despite a $208M profit. Agency warns repeal voids the...
July 14, 2026
Exxon Is Almost Done Scanning Trinidad’s Deepwater for a $21 Billion Oil Bet
Trinidad deepwater exploration advances as ExxonMobil nears completion of a large seismic survey on Block TTUD-1, with billions of dollars...
July 13, 2026
Mexico’s State Oil Company Told U.S. Regulators Its Reserves Last Nine More Years
Pemex proved reserves would last 9.1 years at current output, its US filing shows. Crude fell 2.6 percent while five...
July 10, 2026
Argentina’s State Oil Company Vows to Drill Off Uruguay. It Has Not Been Cleared To
YPF plans OFF-5 drilling off Uruguay by 2028, but the Eni block transfer awaits approval and lawsuits loom. Inside the...
July 10, 2026
Colombia’s Market Slips as Ecopetrol Sinks While ETB Soars to a One-Year High
COLCAP slipped 0.41% to 2,260 on July 1 as Ecopetrol sank 5%+, but telecoms firm ETB surged 16% to a...
July 2, 2026
Colombia’s Stock Market Rebounds as the Election Overhang Lifts
Colombia stock market closed at 2,286, up 1.09% on June 26 as electoral confirmation of de la Espriella's win lifted...
June 29, 2026
A $6.7 Billion Quake Bill Hits Venezuela Mid-Default
Venezuela earthquake damage is put at a UN-estimated six point seven billion dollars, near six percent of GDP, as the...
June 28, 2026
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Settles With Union, Ending Strike Risk
Ecopetrol, Colombia's state oil giant, has reached a six-year deal with its main union, lifting a strike threat over the...
June 15, 2026