Expert: New refinery to spark competition among states

Mexican President Felipe Calderón's (PAN party) plan to build a new refinery will spark intense competition among states hoping to house the infrastructure, energy expert David Shields told BNamericas...

• Mexico

   Committees complete draft of 4 reform bills, 3 more to come

  Mexico's senate energy and legislative studies committees have completed "preliminary drafts" of fou...   more

• Colombia

   Ecopetrol reports 126% boost in profits, acquires Teca field

  Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) made 7.81tn pesos (US$3.38bn) in net profits in th...   more

• Brazil

   Japan, Rio Grande do Norte to implement biofuels pilot program

  Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have sig...   more

• Mexico

   PEP pipeline maintenance in Poza Rica, Papantla, Tihuatlán 90% complete

  Mexican state oil company Pemex's E&P subsidiary PEP has completed 90% of planned maintenance to pip...   more

• Mexico

   Pemex exports 27.5Mb crude from largest terminal in September

  Mexico's state oil company Pemex in September exported 27.5Mb of oil from its largest terminal, Cay...   more

• Argentina

   Neuquén legislators greenlight concessions extension bill

  Argentine province Neuquén's legislature has approved a bill to extend oil major YPF's concessions b...   more

• Mexico

   Pemex awards US$94.2mn maintenance contract

  Mexican state oil company Pemex's E&P subsidiary PEP has awarded an international tender for the rep...   more

• Brazil

   Petrobras, Galp sign biofuels investment deal

  Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) and Portugal's Galp Energia have signed an inv...   more

• El Salvador

   IN BRIEF US firms to carry out ethanol feasibility study

  US companies Arkel Sugar, Delta-T and Energy and Security Group will evaluate the feasibility of pro...   more

• Peru

   IN BRIEF Congressional committee to investigate alleged E&P round irregularities

  Peru's congress has created an investigative committee to look into allegations of corruption in the...   more

• Brazil

   IN BRIEF Report: Petrobras seeks partners in Tanzania

  Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) is looking for partners to join its oil and ga...   more