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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Eyeing offshore discovery, Suriname's state oil company plans bond sale
- August 15, 2019 11:19 PM
PARAMARIBO - Suriname’s state-owned oil company is planning a bond sale next year to finance offshore oil exploration, its chief executive said on Thursday, as it seeks to capitalize on growing hype over neighboring Guyana’s looming oil boom.
Curacao says PM and Venezuela oil minister discussed PDVSA remaining as refinery operator
- July 22, 2019 9:45 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Curacao’s prime minister and Venezuela’s oil minister discussed the possibility of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA remaining as the operator of the Caribbean nation’s 335,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Isla refinery, Curacao’s government said on Monday.
Curacao BITs
- July 18, 2019 10:03 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Recently a special task force has been created to inform the market on the benefits of Dutch Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) for the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten) from an investment treaty perspective, with a specific focus on Curaçao.
Curacao to choose new refinery operating partner by November
- July 16, 2019 10:46 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Curacao will start evaluating up to 10 proposals from energy firms interested in becoming a partner in the Caribbean nation’s 335,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery, according a statement on Tuesday by the government owned Refineria di Korsou.
Exact verliest rechtszaak en moet Cuba weer software leveren
- June 25, 2019 12:40 PM
DEN HAAG - Softwareleverancier Exact uit Delft moet ondanks strenge Amerikaanse sanctiewetgeving weer software gaan leveren aan Cubaanse staatsbedrijven. Dat heeft de rechtbank in Den Haag vandaag bepaald.
Citgo Petroleum in talks with Aruba on refinery contract
- May 28, 2019 10:47 PM
HOUSTON/ORANJESTAD - Citgo Petroleum Corp said on Tuesday it is holding talks with the government of Aruba on its oil refinery operating contract, a day after Aruba disclosed it would form a committee to decide the fate of the plant.
Aruba to form committee to decide future of idled refinery
- May 27, 2019 10:49 PM
ORANJESTAD - The government of Aruba said on Monday it will form an advisory committee to decide the future of a 209,000-barrel-per-day refinery that remains idled amid sanctions to operator Citgo Petroleum’s parent company, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
Retailer Amazon nears victory in rainforest battle over domain name
- May 21, 2019 5:33 PM
BRASILIA - Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, is close to winning a seven-year battle with eight Latin American countries over the .amazon internet domain.
ABN Amro neemt het voortouw voor samenwerking tegen cybercriminaliteit
- May 14, 2019 10:23 AM
ABN Amro, heeft vandaag de CISO's van bedrijven uit uiteenlopende branches uitgenodigd voor een overleg dat moet leiden tot een gezamenlijk optreden tegen de dreigingen.
NuStar agrees to sell Statia oil terminal for $250 million
- May 10, 2019 11:58 AM
STATIA - NuStar Energy LP has agreed to sell the crude oil storage terminal in St. Eustatius for US $250 million to investment firm Prostar Capital, the companies said Friday. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2019.
Delfts techbedrijf Bluerise failliet
- May 07, 2019 10:35 AM
THE NETHERLANDS - Het Delftse techbedrijf Bluerise heeft donderdag uitstel van betaling aangevraagd en is inmiddels failliet verklaard.
Curacao refinery receives exemption from Venezuela sanctions
- May 03, 2019 12:47 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Curacao’s state-owned Isla oil refinery, which is operated by Venezuelan state-run company PDVSA, has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on PDVSA, the Caribbean island’s government said in a statement on Thursday.
Russian oil major warns of banning Reuters in Russia over Venezuela report
- April 21, 2019 10:12 AM
MOSCOW -- Russian oil giant Rosneft said Friday it intended to ask law enforcers to ban Reuters in Russia over its report suggesting that Rosneft had helped Venezuela to bypass U.S. sanctions.
CFT advises budgetary instruction for Curaçao
- April 02, 2019 10:09 AM
WILLEMSTAD--The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT on Monday advised the Kingdom Council of Ministers to give an instruction to Curaçao to balance its budget.
US orders foreign firms to further cut down on oil trades with Venezuela
- March 31, 2019 10:40 PM
WASHINGTON - The United States has instructed oil trading houses and refiners around the world to further cut dealings with Venezuela or face sanctions themselves, even if the trades are not prohibited by published U.S. sanctions, three sources familiar with the matter said.
Sale of Curaçao’s UTS shares confirmed
- March 27, 2019 10:19 AM
WILLEMSTAD--Liberty Latin America (LLA), a spin-off unit of Liberty Global focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, has made a deal to acquire 87.5 per cent of Curacao-based United Telecommunication Services (UTS), confirming recent reports.
BSM says likely to stop managing Venezuelan tankers soon
- March 14, 2019 1:04 PM
LISBON - Maritime contractor Bernhard Schulte Ship management (BSM) is considering to stop managing Venezuelan state-oil company PDVSA’s tankers by the end of this month or in April following U.S. sanctions against the country, BSM said on Thursday.
Citgo, Valero try to return Venezuelan oil following sanctions
- March 12, 2019 9:16 AM
UNITES STATES/CARACAS - The top U.S. buyers of Venezuelan oil are in the unusual position of trying to return millions of barrels of crude they need but cannot accept because of U.S. sanctions on the South American nation and its state-run energy firm PDVSA.
Venezuela's PDVSA declares emergency as tankers returning: document
- March 07, 2019 11:39 AM
CARACAS - Plans by the German operator of a portion of the Venezuelan state oil company’s tanker fleet to return 10 vessels because of unpaid fees prompted a unit of state-run PDVSA on Tuesday to declare a maritime emergency, according to a document from the state-run firm and sources.
Rotterdams bedrijf Count heeft opnieuw interesse in raffinaderij Curaçao
- February 28, 2019 11:14 AM
ROTTERDAM/WILLEMSTAD - Count, het handels- en logistieke bedrijf van de Rotterdamse investeerder Peter Goedvolk, heeft opnieuw interesse in het exploiteren en beheren van de olieraffinaderij Isla op Curaçao.