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Repsol, PDVSA ink oil and gas production deal
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Venezuela - June 17, 2026

Repsol has signed an oil and gas production agreement with PDVSA that could add 20,000 bopd to production.

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Venezuela inks five oil and gas agreements with Shell
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June 15, 2026

Shell has inked five oil and gas agreements in Venezuela, including a licence for the first phase of the Loran offshore gas…

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Hunt, Crossover sign heavy oil deals in Venezuela
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Venezuela - April 30, 2026

Hunt Oil and Crossover Energy have signed agreements to develop oil and gas projects in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt.

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Eni strikes deal to relaunch Venezuela production
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Venezuela - April 29, 2026

Eni has secured an agreement with Venezuela to relaunch production at the Junín-5 heavy oilfield in the Orinoco Belt.

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Repsol agreement greenlights production boost in Venezuela
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Venezuela - April 17, 2026

Repsol has signed with PDVSA to increase oil production at Petroquiriquire by up to 50% in 12 months, and potentially triple output in three years.

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Chevron grows Venezuela heavy oil position with asset swap
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Venezuela - April 14, 2026

Chevron has executed an asset swap with PDVSA to expand its heavy oil position in Venezuela.

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USA authorises oil companies to resume work in Venezuela
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Venezuela - February 13, 2026

The USA has authorised BP, Chevron, Shell, Eni and Repsol to resume oil and gas activities in #Venezuela under new US-issued licences.

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Oman with Iran on production cap
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Oman - February 24, 2016

Omani Minister of Oil and Gas Mohammed bin Hamad bin Saif Al Rumhy said on Wednesday that his country stands with Iran in the latter’s objection to last week’s…

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Saudi to deny output freeze
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Saudi Arabia - February 24, 2016

Saudi Arabia will not follow deal brought forward by other major oil producers to freeze rising output, the country’s oil minister, Ali Al Naimi, said at a conference…

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Glut fuels cost rise in Venezuelan petrol
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Venezuela - February 19, 2016

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the country’s first increase of fuel prices in 20 years on Wednesday.

The price of premium petrol will rise from 0.1…

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Iran rebuffs production freeze
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Iran - February 17, 2016

Iran has taken a tough stance against a production freeze proposed by other members of OPEC, Iranian OPEC envoy Mehdi Asali was quoted as saying in the Tehran-based…

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India eyes boosting Venezuelan operations
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India - February 10, 2016

India’s state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is considering a USD 500-million investment to restore a Venezuelan asset, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

“We are…

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OPEC members ready for emergency meeting
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Venezuela - February 04, 2016

OPEC member states Algeria, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria and Venezuela would consider attending an extraordinary OPEC meeting if it is called, Venezuelan Minister of…

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Oil price crashes amid global unrest
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UK - January 18, 2016

The price of Brent crude fell to USD 27.67 per barrel, the lowest trading price in more than a decade, before recovering at 28.86 on Sunday.

The most recent crude…

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Interview
Colombia - January 08, 2016

As production continues to increase in Mexico and Venezuela, Colombia is trying to maintain its allure for foreign investors. Luis Giusti, senior advisor for energy and…

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ConocoPhillips, CME ink shale gas deal
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Colombia - December 07, 2015

The Colombian government signed an agreement on Friday with US operator ConocoPhillips and Canadian company Canacol’s regional affiliate CME for unconventional shale…

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