- Comptroller and previous Petroecuador CEO among those detained
- Scandal follows guilty plea of bribery by former Gunvor trader
By Stephan Kueffner/Bloomberg
QUITO
Petroleumworld 04 15 2021
- To lag pre-pandemic levels for second year
- Mexico could pass law aiming to give Pemex more market control
By Amy Stillman/Bloomberg
MEXICO CITY
Petroleumworld 04 15 2021
Nagamine/Fiesp/Divulgac¸a~o

Army General Taking Petrobras Helm After Bolsonaro Shakeup
- Directors have stepped down as market-friendly CEO departs
- Investors fret over future fuel price policy, refinery sales
By Peter Millard and Vinicius Andrade/Bloomberg
RIO/SAO PAULO
Petroleumworld 04 14 2021
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In Venezuela Bond Market, Gunmen and Bags of Cash Are Required
- Financial system so limited that dollar transfers not possible
- Buyers whisk thousands of dollars through crime-filled Caracas
By Nicolle Yapur/Bloomberg
CARACAS
Petroleumworld 04 14 2021
AFP/Rodrigo Buendia

Pemex Trading Arm's Chief Financial Officer Resigns
- Ramirez is fourth company director to leave in as many months
- Pemex hasn't yet nominated the new PMI chief financial officer (CFO)
By Amy Stillman/Bloomberg
MEXICO CITY
Petroleumworld 04 13 2021
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But with rigs sidelined, decline is imminent as new wells can't be connected
- Health workers, truckers blocking roads
- Production has held so far
By Charles Newbery/Platts
BUENOS AIRES
Petroleumworld 04 13 2021
AFP/Rodrigo Buendia

65-year-old Guillermo Lasso is the new president of Ecuador. Leftist candidate Andrés Arauz conceded defeat.
- Guillermo Lasso, 65, will be sworn in as President in May
- Win by pro-market Lasso reassures bondholders amid IMF plan
By Stephan Kueffner/Bloomberg
QUITO
Petroleumworld 04 12 2021
Jamaica Gleanner

Jamaica pulled into ConocoPhillips, Venezuela battle
By Huntley Medley/Jamaica Gleaner
KINGSTON
Petroleumworld 04 12 2021
Marcos Corrêa / PR

Brazil's Bolsonaro warns of potential changes to Petrobras' fuel-price policy
- Import-price parity could be revised
- Shareholders to vote on new CEO April 12
By Jeff Fick/Platts
RIO
Petroleumworld 04 09 2021
CARACAS
Petroleumworld 04 09 2021
Bloomberg

- Kohut pleaded guilty to aiding bribes for Ecuador oil deals
- Unsealed documents reveal secretly recorded conversations
By Patricia Hurtado and Andy Hoffman/Bloomberg
NEW YORK /GENEVA
Petroleumworld 04 08 2021
AFP

Guillermo Lasso y Andrés Arauz
- Lasso says he'll strengthen investor confidence
- Andres Arauz has pledged to continue open-pit mining
By Stephan Kueffner/Bloomberg
QUITO
Petroleumworld 04 08 2021