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Latin America's economic growth
prospects fizzle on local concerns

BRASILIA
Petroleumworldcom, April 17 2014

The next two years look more challenging for Latin American economies than previously thought, with prospects for slower growth and higher inflation defying recent market optimism about emerging markets. - story

PDVSA- Rosneft Petromonagas
upgrader on maintenance in June

Petromonagas upgrader, Jose, Venezuela

HOUSTON
Petroleumworldcom, April 16 2014

The 150,000 barrel per day (bpd) Petromonagas extraheavy crude upgrader, operated by Venezuela's state-run PDVSA and Russian oil company Rosneft, will undergo a three-week maintenance in June, a source close to the work told Reuters. - story

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OIL PRICES:
Updated:April 17, 2014 -02:10 GMT

OPEC Basket:04/15 $105.21

Venezuela Basket*:04/11 $96.26

Venezuela Basket** 04/11 $96.34

Mexico Basket: 04/16 $97.03

NYMEX Natural Gas: 04/15 $4.567

04/15 BRENT ICE:$108.74 WTI: $103.75

04/16 (Parallel Transf*)BsF/US$64.50-BsF/€89.50

04/17:FX 1 Euro=$1.3837 US dollars 02:09 GMT

Closing daily prices / average weekly price*
** Average price for 2014 / * Cucuta's price.

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WEEKS' HEADLINES

Brazil's Petrobras defends buying
refinery in Pasadena California

Petrobras's Pasadena refinery in Pasadena, Calf.

BRAZILIA
Petroleumworldcom, April 15 2014- story

Mexico's proven oil and gas reserves
down by 430 million boe in 2013

MEXICO CITY
Petroleumworld.com, April 14 2014- story

Asia replace U.S. as top destination
for PDVSA's venezuelan oil

CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, April 11 2014- story

Petrobras borrowed $1.8 bln for Abreu
e Lima refinery, PDVSA out - source

SAO PAULO
Petroleumworld.com, April 10 2014- story

Ecopetrol on force majeure on
Vasconia after pipeline attack

BOGOTA
Petroleumworld.com, April 08 2014- story

Petrobras mgmt and engineering
problems threaten 2014 targets

CEO of Petrobras, Maria das Graças Silva Foster

RIO DE JANEIRO
Petroleumworld.com, April 04 2014.- story

Mexico bill to propose forced Pemex
stake in cross-border deposits

MEXICO CITY
Petroleumworld.com, April 03 2014- story

Venezuela: Violence and deaths
continue after two months

Venezuelan Government Security Forces use violence against protesters.

CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, April 02 2014- story

Mexican growth seen accelerating
in 2015 - New Finance Ministry

MEXICO CITY
Petroleumworld.com, April 01 2014- story

Brazil grows wary and reduce its
support for Venezuela under Maduro

El Universal

The disarmament of armed gangs and collectives which freely operate in Venezuelan major cities are two shady aspects in the open dialogue agenda proposed by the Venezuelan Government

SAO PAULO
Petroleumworld.com, March 31 2014- story

CNPC to participate in Mexico
ronda cero oil opening

LIMA
Petroleumworld.com, March 28 2014- story

Mexico revising Pemex's oil field wish list

MEXICO DF
Petroleumworld.com, March 27 2014- story

Weatherford cutting back Venezuela
operations due to "serious liquidity"

NEW ORLEANS/HOUSTON
Petroleumworld.com, March 26 2014- story

100 vessel queue at Houston
Channel due to an oil spill


A barge loaded with marine fuel oil sits partially submerged in the Houston Ship Channel in this U.S. Coast Guard picture taken March 22, 2014

HOUSTON
Petroleumworld.com, March 25 2014- story

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