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Oil and Gas Mar, 28, 2019 0

Petrobras fines Bolivia’s YPFB for low LNG volumes

Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, has fined Bolivia’s national oil company, YPFB, for failing to supply contracted liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes through the Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline during 2018. The amount…
Pre-salt auction in Campos basin - Petrobras Offshore Field
Oil and Gas Mar, 26, 2019 0

ANP announces details of 16th-round oil auction

Brazil’s oil and gas regulator, ANP (the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels), announced details of the upcoming 16th-round oil areas auction under the concession regime. ANP has…
Other Logistics Mar, 25, 2019 0

Brazil’s North-South Railway auction accused of favoritism

The deadline for submitting offers for the North-South Railway (FNS) concession ended today. According to Valor, at least three parties expressed interests in the auction and submitted documents at the…
Natal Port moving salt
Ports and Terminals Mar, 25, 2019 0

CMA CGM restarts operations at Natal following drug bust

The Port of Natal’s sole operator, CMA CGM, has advised Rio Grande do Norte Port Authority (Codern) that operations will restart next month. The French company decided to suspend operations…
Other Logistics Mar, 22, 2019 0

Uruguay’s Central Railway receives green light from Directorate of the Environment

Uruguay’s National Directorate of the Environment has given authorization for works to start on the Central Railway Project. The project aims to construct and maintain 273 km of railways between…
Grains Mar, 21, 2019 0

Bolsonaro grants 750,000 ton wheat quota to the US

Brazil decided to follow through on a 24-year-old promise as Bolsonaro offered a 750,000 ton tariff-free wheat quota to the US this week. In 1994 Brazil agreed to set up…
Ports and Terminals Mar, 18, 2019 0

Dr Jackson Corbari, Brazil’s Customs Administration General Coordinator, is among the special guests at Datamar’s Intermodal conference panel this week

Intermodal South America, the largest logistics, cargo transportation and foreign trade event in South America, is taking place this week from the 19th to the 21st of March at the…
Ores Mar, 18, 2019 0

Vale redirects vessels from the Southwest of Brazil to São Luiz, while more mining activities are suspended

A Brazilian court has ordered Vale to suspend operations at Timbopeba mine following a legal case filed by the Public Prosecution Office in Minas Gerais. Use of Doutor dam and…
Bolsonaro and Trump to discuss wheat quota
Economy Mar, 18, 2019 0

Brazil plans to offer tariff-free wheat quota to the US

Brazil is considering offering a 750,000 ton per annum tariff free wheat quota to the United States in exchange for other trade concessions from the North American country, according to…
Vaca Muerta Shale Play: Exmar's Tango FLNG Touches Down in Bahia Blanca
Oil and Gas Mar, 14, 2019 0

Argentina plans to become a natural gas exporter using Vaca Muerta

Argentina’s state-owned energy company YPF is planning to use offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) technology to export LNG derived from the Vaca Muerta shale play. If the plans go ahead,…