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Ecopetrol eyes SierraCol purchase to boost output, reserves in Colombia

April 2, 2025

(World Oil) – Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol SA is considering buying Carlyle Group’s oil driller in the nation as it looks to boost reserves and output, its top executives said in an interview. Carlyle Group is seeking to sell SierraCol Energy Ltd., Colombia’s biggest independent oil producer, for $1.5 billion, Reuters reported last month. The assets were purchased from Occidental Petroleum Corp.

New creditors’ battle emerges in Citgo auction reboot

March 28, 2025

(Investing) – HOUSTON – A U.S. federal judge trying to move ahead with an auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum is dealing with a fresh dispute between creditors after a lowball starting bid was recommended in a reboot of the sale. The complex auction meant to repay 18 creditors for debt defaults and expropriations by

Oil prices climb on US crude, fuel stock draw, Venezuela supply worries

March 26, 2025

(Investing) – HOUSTON -Oil prices rose on Wednesday, buoyed by government data showing U.S. crude oil and fuel inventories fell last week and by mounting concerns about tighter global supply following the U.S. threat of tariffs on nations buying Venezuelan crude. Brent crude futures gained 88 cents, or 1.21%, to $73.90 a barrel by 10:42 a.m. ET (1442 GMT), their highest since February

China’s purchases stall after Trump’s tariff threat on buyers of Venezuelan oil

March 25, 2025

(Oil Price) – China, the biggest buyer of oil from Venezuela, saw trade with Venezuela stall on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday 25% tariffs on the goods of any country buying Venezuelan oil. Traders and refiners in China were caught off guard by Monday’s executive order and are waiting to see whether Beijing will have some direction on the

Oil rises for fifth day on supply concerns after Venezuela tariffs

March 25, 2025

(Investing) – LONDON – Oil prices rose on Tuesday for a fifth day on expectations that global supply may tighten after the U.S. announced tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan crude, although OPEC+ plans to go ahead with an output hike in May limited gains. Brent crude futures were up 46 cents, or 0.6%, at $73.46 a barrel by 1023 GMT.

Trump may extend Chevron’s Venezuela license

March 20, 2025

(Oil Price) – President Donald Trump is considering extending Chevron’s sanction waiver for Venezuela, which he earlier this year refused to do, letting the waiver lapse, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with developments. Per the report, the possibility of extending the waiver arose during Trump’s meeting with oil and gas executives in the White House on Wednesday.

State oil firm PDVSA to take over Chevron operations in Venezuela

March 18, 2025

(Oil Price) – PDVSA, the state oil firm of Venezuela, will continue to produce alone crude from its joint ventures with Chevron after the Trump Administration axed the U.S. supermajor’s license to operate in the South American country, Reuters reports, citing a PDVSA document it has seen. At the end of February, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a sanction waiver for Chevron that allowed

Petronas in talks to exit Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale

March 14, 2025

(Oil Price) – Petronas has launched a process to potentially sell its interest in a Vaca Muerta joint venture which would see Malaysia’s national oil and gas firm exit the Argentinian shale region, sources with knowledge of the matter have told Bloomberg. Petronas has already held discussions with a potential buyer about a sale of its 50% stake in La Amarga Chica

Chevron’s Venezuela oil contractors continue work despite impending Trump deadline

March 13, 2025

(World Oil) – Venezuelan oil contractors are continuing their work with Chevron Corp. and have not been warned of an impending shutdown despite a U.S. government deadline to stop producing oil there by early April. Local service companies working for three of Chevron’s joint ventures with state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA have not slowed down work, according to five people

Oil revival plan put forth by Ecuador’s president falters amid re-election effort

March 12, 2025

(World Oil) – Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s plan to revitalize the nation’s biggest oil field is crumbling as he scrambles to secure re-election weeks before a runoff vote. Since striking a deal last year to hand Ecuador’s Sacha field to Sinopetrol, an obscure consortium of foreign oil companies, Noboa has faced mounting criticism over his handling of the deal. His

Exxon bets big on natural gas in its eighth Guyana oil project

March 11, 2025

(Oil Price) – ExxonMobil’s eighth oil project offshore Guyana will also be the biggest natural gas development of the Exxon-led consortium in the prolific Stabroek Block. Exxon and its partners in Guyana’s oil projects, U.S. Hess Corp and CNOOC of China, expect to produce up to 1.5 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of natural gas and 290,000 barrels per day

Ecuador’s President Noboa demands $1.5 billion early payment for major oil deal

March 6, 2025

(World Oil) – Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has ordered a consortium seeking to take over the nation’s top oil asset to pay an entry fee of $1.5 billion by March 11, moving up the deadline by more than three weeks. Noboa has warned he will cancel the deal without the early payment. “The motive is simple: If they don’t respond with

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