Venezuela

Russian state-controlled gas company Gazprom and Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) have started drilling the first deepwater exploration well on... 2008-11-12

Venezuela intends to announce a licensing round for several oil blocks in the Orinoco Basin by the end of October 2008.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has indicated that the country may be forced to curb its social spending and practise 'austerity' as oil prices fall, reducing the country's export... 2008-10-16

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has signed a series of energy agreements with China on his fifth visit to the country since assuming office in 1999.

Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) has signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with international oil companies (IOCs) and national oil... 2008-09-23

Armando Zamora, head of Colombia's Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH), has said that state-owned Ecopetrol and its foreign partner Chevron will stick to their side of... 2008-09-15

The government of the Dominican Republic has reached an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell for the purchase of the Anglo-Dutch company's stake in the Refidomsa refinery.

Ecuadorian Mines and Oil Minister Galo Chiriboga has said state-owned oil company Petroecuador is planning to form a joint venture (JV) with Chilean state energy company Empresa... 2008-08-01

Barbados' offshore bidding round has been criticised by the Venezuelan government, which has accused the Caribbean nation of violating the maritime border between the countries by... 2008-07-31

Ecuador and Venezuela are set to form a joint venture (JV) in order to boost output at the Sacha oilfield from 40,000 barrels per day (b/d) to 70,000b/d, according to Ecuador's state-run... 2008-07-29