Argentina

Private Dutch company Pluspetrol Resources has signed a friendly takeover deal with Latin America-focused explorer Petro Andina Resources that will see Petro Andina's asset base... 2009-09-07

Chile's state-owned Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) and private gas distributor Gasco have increased their stakes in the Gasoducto del Pacífico pipeline (also known as TransGas),... 2009-06-22

PlusPetrol Resources announced on June 18 that it is planning to launch a CAD400mn (US$354mn) bid for Petro Andina in a move designed to enhance its asset portfolio in Argentina, Colombia... 2009-06-19

News: Anglo-Argentine explorer Pan American Energy (PAE) plans to spend US$80mn on its exploration programme in the Gulf of San Jorge offshore central Argentina through to 2012.

Chile is expected to receive its first ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo on June 28, according to Reuters, after BG Group reported that the 145,000 cubic metre Methane Jane... 2009-06-10

Spain's Repsol YPF, Brazil's Petrobras and BP-controlled Pan American Energy (PAE) have formed a consortium that plans to explore for oil and gas offshore Argentina.

Argentina has lodged a formal legal claim with the UN for control over large stretches of the South Atlantic seabed, which includes the UK-administered Falkland Islands. The discovery... 2009-04-27

Russia's Gazprom has revealed plans to acquire a 20-24.5% stake in Petroandina, a joint venture (JV) between the national oil companies (NOCs) of Bolivia and Venezuela, which aims... 2009-04-20

Texas-based Excelerate Energy and Spanish major Repsol YPF have agreed to extend the former's regasification contract at the Bahía Blanca GasPort (BBGP) in Argentina by two... 2009-04-03

France's Total has been granted a 10-year extension for the Aguada Pichana and San Roque concessions, which are located in Argentina's Neuquén Basin in north-western Patagonia.... 2009-02-11