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Santos dispute with ConocoPhillips snags Alaska oil project, stake sale

World Oil Australia’s Santos Ltd. is locked in a dispute with ConocoPhillips over road access in Alaska, potentially holding up a $3 billion oil project, according to letters from both companies to the U.S. state’s government. The dispute could also delay Santos’s planned sale of its majority stake in the project, which could thwart its target of raising $2 billion

Mexico Expects to Save $4.5 Billion After Pushing Firms to Rework Pipeline Contracts

From Reuters Mexico’s government said on Tuesday it had persuaded companies to waive “significant” profits from natural gas pipeline deals signed under the previous administration after renegotiating the contracts to save taxpayers $4.5 billion. The deal announced by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the head of state-run power utility the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) at a news conference will

Mexican President Pushes Hopes for Pipeline Deal into Next Week

From Reuters Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday a deal could be reached next week with companies to end a contractual dispute over several natural gas pipelines, dialing back hopes for a quicker resolution. “It’s going well, that business,” Lopez Obrador told reporters at his regular morning news conference after the latest round of talks with companies