Friday Jan. 18, 2019
M.Parraga, C. Eaton / Reuters - U.S. refiners scramble as White House eyes Venezuela sanctions
Reuters - Petrobras will have to pay $400 mln in additional income tax
John Kemp / Reuters - OPEC cuts offset headwinds from slowing economy
Pablo Rosendo Gonzalez / Bloomberg -Distressed mexican driller CyP Latina SA bids for Pemex contract
Reuters - Petrobras to restart stake sales for TAG pipeline, fertilizer unit
Brian Scheid and Mery Mogollon / Platts - US sanctions on Venezuelan crude could force global oil rebalance
Argus - IEA expects gradual oil market re-balancing -Oil Market Report
Argus -Mexican customs service extends hours to process fuel imports
Argus - Venezuela oil flows under data fog
Henning Gloystein / Reuters - Oil climbs 1 percent Friday on OPEC output cut, hopes for easing China-U.S. trade tensions
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Indigenous energy summit includes session on pipeline ownership options
- Six First Nations approached government on buying line
- Financing may come from bond market: Indian Resource Council
By Robert Tuttle / Bloomberg
CALGARY
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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, gives a thumbs up sign while shaking hands with Mauricio Macri, Argentina's president, left, before a joint news conference at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on Jan. 16.
- Argentine president on official visit after awkward start
- Leaders stressed agreement on Mercosur, Venezuela, extradition
By Simone Preissler Iglesias and Jorgelina Do Rosario / Bloomberg
BRASILIA
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U.S. considers harshest Venezuela sanctions yet, on oil
Juan Barreto/AFP
Washington eyes punitive actions on state-oil firm PDVSA and military
- WSJ video:'Walking Backwards': One Woman's Journey in Venezuela
By Kejal Vyas / WSJ
CARACAS
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Yuri Cortez /AFP
Juan Guaido speaks in Caraballeda, Vargas State, Venezuela, on Jan. 13.
- Guaido pushes plan to assume presidency in authoritarian state
- He has won the attention of citizens and secret police alike
By Andrew Rosati and Alex Vasquez / Bloomberg
CARACAS
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Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg
U.S. envoy insists no more waivers for buyers of Iran's oil
-Video: Signs That Oil Will Stay in a Bear Market in 2019
- State Department's Hook stresses goal of zero Iranian exports
- U.S. balancing security and economic interests with sanction
By Bruce Stanley and Manus Cranny / Bloomberg
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A man walks past graffiti that reads “hunger” in Caracas, Venezuela, on Aug. 20, 2018.
- State Department's Hook stresses goal of zero Iranian exports
- U.S. balancing security and economic interests with sanction
By Patricia Laya and Fabiola Zerpa / Bloomberg
CARACAS
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Thursday Jan. 17, 2019
Myra P. Saefong / MarketWatch - Oil end lower Thursday as U.S. output climbs and traders eye U.S.-China trade developments
Reuters - Brazil's Replan refinery back to full capacity as regulator reopens unit
Jessica Resnick-Ault / Reuters - U.S. crude stockpiles fall more than expected in week -EIA
Marcelo Teixeira / Reuters - Brazil ethanol pipeline owner eyes corn-based fuel makers
John Kemp / Reuters -Global economy is headed for recession
Erwin Seba / Reuters - U.S. union top negociator heads to oil contract talks after win for steelworkers
Brian Scheid / Platts - White House told US refiners Venezuela oil sanctions under consideration
Argus - US rethinks plan to freeze fuel economy
Argus - Mexico's AMLO eyes now crude oil theft
Argus - Opec says cuts needed to counter non-Opec supply growth
Amanda Cooper / Reuters - Oil slips Thursday as U.S. production rises and concern persists over trade
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Charlotte Mitchell /Aljazeera:Venezuela Congress leader challenges Maduro's right to presidency
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Guaido has called for massive demonstrations on January 23
Leader of the opposition-controlled parliament says
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Julian Lee / Bloomberg: What All That
Oil Really Means for the Saudis
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The real problem is how to squeeze value from the oil before people stop wanting it.
We now know exactly how massive the Saudi reserves are.
How will the kingdom make this work for them?
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Ricardo Haussman:China's Malign Secrecy
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Secrecy has a place in government, but not in international public-sector finance.
In principle, China's massive savings, infrastructure know-how, and willingness to lend could be great for developing economies. Alas, as many countries have learned the hard way, Chinese development finance often delivers a corruption-filled sugar high to the economy, followed by a nasty financial (and sometimes political) hangover.
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