(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 29.Nov.2019) — EP Petroecuador awarded the export of 380,000 barrels of Fuel Oil No. 4 to Freepoint Commodities LLC. Freepoint won the contract by presenting...
(Argus, Sergio Meana, 29.Nov.2019) — Fuel retailers could invest Ps15bn ($750mn) in Mexico next year mostly in 175 greenfield stations — if they can overcome regulatory hurdles — as well...
(JinkoSolar, 29.Nov.2019) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. supplied 300MW of its high energy density Tiger panels for an ultra-high voltage demonstration plant in Qinghai Province, China. The Qinghai Ultra High...
(Xinhua, 29.Nov.2019) — Cuba hopes to generate a quarter of its energy needs from renewable sources over the next decade, an industry official said on Thursday. The government's Renewable Energy...
(Tullow, 29.Nov.2019) — Guyana has become an industry hotspot following giant oil discoveries in the Starbroek block. Tullow has interests in two neighbouring licences offshore Guyana with a 60% operated...
(IN-VR, 29.Nov.2019 ) — IN-VR invites international oil & gas companies to the Latin America Oil & Gas Summit in 5-6 December 2019, at Uruguay, Punta Del Este Resort &...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 28.Nov.2019) — Ecuador’s state oil and gas company EP Petroecuador awarded Glencore Ltd. a contract to import 1,050,000 barrels of Cutter Stock. Glencore won the...
(Reuters, Roberto Samora , 28.Nov.2019 ) — Shares of Brazilian oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA slipped on Thursday after its oil and gas production outlook for next year disappointed analysts,...
(Petrobras, 28.Nov.2019) — Petrobras signed with PetroRio Jaguar Petróleo Ltda., subsidiary of Petro Rio S.A., a contract on 28 Nov. for the sale of 30% stake in the Frade concession,...
(CaribNews, Mellany P., 28.Nov.2019) — President David Granger said Wednesday that the emerging petroleum industry provides an “exciting economic and enterprising development” for Guyana and will enhance economic growth by...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Nov.2019) — Bolivia’s Energy Ministry ordered the Nuclear Electricity and Technology Authority (AETN) to reduce electrical rates in the domestic market in "some departments" where...
(Reuters, Mayela Armas, Corina Pons, 28.Nov.2019) — Venezuela’s government and its oil company PDVSA have offered to pay suppliers and contractors into accounts in China using the yuan currency, five...
(Reuters, Tatiana Bautzer and Carolina Mandl, 28.Nov.2019) — Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has selected four groups for the second round of bidding for four refineries up for...
(Ecopetrol, 28.Nov.2019 ) — In accordance to Colombian Corporate Law and Securities Regulations concerning illegal, unauthorized and unsafe practices by the issuers of securities, the Board of Directors of Ecopetrol...
(El Nuevo Herald, Nora Gámez Torres, 27.Nov.2019) — Embattled leader Nicolás Maduro sent about $900 million in oil to Cuba this year despite the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, a U.S....
(S&P Global Platts, 27.Nov.2019) — The benchmark Dubai crude futures market structure moved higher in mid-morning trade in Asia Wednesday as new sanctions imposed on a Cuban company over its...
(Argus, 27.Nov.2019) — Another prominent figure in Venezuela's US-backed parallel administration has abruptly departed and an oil union leader has quit the main opposition political party in the latest signs...
(Dominican Today, 27.Nov.2019) — The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) awarded Apache Dominican Republic Corporation, a subsidiary of the US Apache Corporation, an offshore block in the San Pedro...
(Atlantic Council, Matthew Bryza, 27.Nov.2019) — US President Donald Trump is conducting policies of “maximum pressure” on two countries, Venezuela and Iran. In Venezuela, Russia’s state-owned oil company, Rosneft, actively...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 27.Nov.2019) — Bolivia commenced operations to repair a 200-meter section of the Carrasco-Cochabamba Gas pipeline damaged by an explosion that left the industrial sector of...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 26.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras announced that ongoing negotiations with Acron Group closed without the companies coming to agreement regarding divestment of the...
(Reuters, 26.Nov.2019) — U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips on Tuesday filed a motion in a Delaware court seeking to seize shares in the parent of U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum to collect...
(Reuters, 26.Nov.2019) — Oil companies placed bids for just 15 of 59 blocks in Colombia's ongoing oil auction, the national hydrocarbons agency (ANH) said on Tuesday, below the ANH's hoped-for...
(Reuters, 26.Nov.2019) — Norway's Equinor plans to drill 30-40 oil and gas exploration wells globally in 2020, similar this year, with Brazil being a "hotspot" of its international efforts, the...
(Bloomberg, Amy Stillman, Peter Millard and Justin Villamil, 26.Nov.2019) — Companies that help keep Mexico’s faltering oil wells operating are waiting months to get paid and the debts are building...
(JinkoSolar, 26.Nov.2019) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, announced it has delivered to X-ELIO, a leading company dedicated...
(Ecopetrol, 25.Nov.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. reported that in 2020 the Ecopetrol Group (GE) plans to invest an expected US$4.5 to US$5.5 billion, 25% to 53% higher than the estimated 2019...
(Valaris, 25.Nov.2019) — Valaris plc announced new contracts and contract extensions, with associated revenue backlog of approximately $285 million, awarded subsequent to a prior fleet status report dated October 25,...
(Chron.com, Sergio Chapa, 25.Nov.2019) — American oil companies operating south of the border are stepping up their cybersecurity measures after reports of a ransomware attack that allegedly knocked out computers...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Nov.2019) — OPEC member country Venezuela reportedly shipped a cargo of petroleum coke to Cuba valued at an estimated $1.7 million, according to sources in...
(Bloomberg, Sabrina Valle and Andy Hoffman, 25.Nov.2019) — A former Petroleo Brasileiro SA oil trader who went by the code name “Phil Collins” told a Brazilian judge he received bribes...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 23.Nov.2019) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos announced the dispatch of 1.8 million liters of gasoline and diesel and 10,119 bottles (cylinders)...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Nov.2019) — The marine terminal related to ENAP’s Bío Bío Refinery, located in the port of San Vicente in the community of Talcahuano, received its...
(Offshore Energy, 22.Nov.2019) — Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has finalized an agreement with Baker Hughes for the provision of equipment for its first exploration well in The Bahamas in 2020....
(Reuters, Daniel Ramos, 22.Nov.2019) — Bolivia's interim government filed a criminal complaint on Friday against former President Evo Morales for alleged sedition and terrorism, the interior minister said, as authorities...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 22.Nov.2019) — Ecuador’s new oil minister José Agusto announced the South American country continues with plans for another bid round, while he added the country...
(Petrobras, 22.Nov.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the release dated August 30, 2019, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the first stage of the sale of refining and...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 21.Nov.2019) — An energy storage system comprised of batteries of 2.2 megawatt hours was inaugurated on 21 Nov. 2019 on the island of San Cristobal,...
(Höegh LNG, 21.Nov.2019) — Höegh LNG Partners LP provided its quarterly outlook for the LNG market with details on its operations in Cartagena, Colombia. A subsidiary of the Partnership, as...
(Argus, Elliott Blackburn, 21.Nov.2019) — Federal appeals court judges have denied Venezuela's request to rehear a July decision upholding the pursuit of the country's US refining subsidiary Citgo to satisfy...
(Oilprice.com, Irina Slav, 21.Nov.2019) — Venezuela will use some 30 million barrels of oil it has in storage as backing for its national cryptocurrency, the petro, Reuters reports, citing a...
(WoodMac, 21.Nov.2019) — Wood Mackenzie’s latest report reveals that LNG sellers with contracts linked to JCC (Japan Crude Cocktail) could lose some US$15 billion in unearned revenues. This is a...
(S&P Global Platts, 21.Nov.2019) — A US appeals court Thursday denied Venezuela's request for it to reconsider its ruling allowing a PDVSA creditor to go after US refiner Citgo, its...
(Petrobras, 21.Nov.2019) — Petrobras signed with Proquigel Química S.A., a company of Unigel Group, lease agreements of its fertilizer plants in Bahia (Fafen-BA) and Sergipe (Fafen-SE), for the total amount...
(Moody’s, 21.Nov.2019) — Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Ecopetrol S.A. and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 20.Nov.2019) — Trinidad and Tobago’s proved natural gas reserves rose just 0.1% to 10,526 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in 2018 compared to 10,515 Bcf in...
(The Motley Fool, John Bromels, 20.Nov.2019) — Oil is a big business with even bigger money attached. That's why governments that control oil assets are eager to auction them off...
(S&P Global Platts, 20.Nov.2019) — Three leading oil companies in Argentina, buoyed by the quality of the shale resources, are ready to ramp up oil and natural gas production in...
(Seeking Alpha, Carl Surran, 20.Nov.2019) — Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell say they want to ramp up oil and natural gas production in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play but...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 19.Nov.2019) — At least 140 industries – including large and medium sized ones in the Bolivian departments of La Paz, Cochabamba and Oruro – have...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 19.Nov.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) establishing maximum fuel prices and appointment by Bolivia’s Interim...
(Petrobras, 19.Nov.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the press release of November 7, 2019, reports that it has signed today with Copagaz and Nacional Gás Butano a contract for sale...
(Reuters, 19.Nov.2019) — Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Tuesday named a close ally as the new energy minister as the Andean nation seeks to boost oil production and expand its...
(Argus, Patricia Garip, 19.Nov.2019) — Bolivia's fragile interim government appointed Jose Luis Rivero Sandoval the new president of state-owned oil and gas company YPFB. Rivero, who replaces Oscar Barriga, is...
(Reuters, 19.Nov.2019) — Venezuela’s opposition has reached a deal with the custodians of a bond issued by state oil company PDVSA to prevent bondholders from seizing U.S. refining subsidiary Citgo,...
(Oilprice.com, Nick Cunningham, 19.Nov.2019) — Growth in the U.S. shale industry is dramatically slowing down, with cash-strapped drillers slashing spending and scrapping rigs. At the same time, the oil majors...
(Reuters, 19.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s state-owned oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA expects deep offshore areas to account for 88% of its exploration and production activities next year, up from 55% currently,...
(Argus, Lucien Chauvin, 18.Nov.2019) — Trinidad and Tobago's industries regulator is warning that a natural gas shortage is slowly chipping away at the country's industrial base. James Lee, executive director...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 18.Nov.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia preparing emergency plan to import fuels, Evo Morales vows his return to Bolivia...
(Touchstone, 18.Nov.2019) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. provides production test results for the Coho-1 well on the Ortoire exploration block, onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As previously reported,...
(GEP, 18.Nov.2019) — As the official CUPET meeting and roadshow to mark Cuba's first offshore bid round, the Cuba Energy, Oil and Gas conference will be returning at the end...
(Argus, 18.Nov.2019) — Trinidad and Tobago's industries regulator is warning that a natural gas shortage is slowly chipping away at the country's industrial base. James Lee, executive director of the...
(Oilprice.com, Irina Slav, 16.Nov.2019) — U.S. sanctions on Venezuela have been squeezing the life out of its economy in an attempt to remove the government of Nicolas Maduro from power,...
(Moody’s, 15.Nov.2019) — Moody's Investors Service completed a periodic review of the ratings of YPF Sociedad Anonima and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review...
(Total, 15.Nov.2019) — France’s Total announced first oil from the Iara license (Block BM-S-11A), located in the deepwater Santos Basin pre-salt. This marks the start-up of the FPSO P-68, the...
(GeoPark, 15.Nov.2019) — GeoPark Limited, a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador...
(BPTT, 15.Nov.2019) — BP Trinidad & Tobago (BPTT) today announced that it has made a gas discovery with the Ginger exploration well, offshore Trinidad. The well is expected to be...
(Rosneft, 15.Nov.2019) — During the visit of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the BRICS summit in Brazil, the Chief Executive Officer of PJSC Rosneft Oil Company...
(Pemex, 15.Nov.2019) — Petróleos Mexicanos urges the population to ignore fake press releases currently circulating in various news and social media, claiming alleged delays in the payment of the payroll...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 15.Nov.2019) — Chile’s state oil company ENAP reported record production of 23,089 barrels per day of crude oil in Ecuador. The production level -- reached...
(Shell, 14.Nov.2019) — New, deep-water production has come online from the Brazilian pre-salt Santos Basin. Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (Shell Brasil) and its consortium partners today announced the start of...
(TTNGL, 14.Nov.2019) — Trinidad and Tobago NGL Limited (TTNGL) reported its condensed interim financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. On behalf of the Board of Directors...
(Argus, 14.Nov.2019) — Brazil will increase LNG imports if pipeline natural gas supply from Bolivia is interrupted because of political unrest, according to Brazilian hydrocarbons agency ANP. Brazilian state-controlled Petrobras...
(Saipem, 14.Nov.2019) — Milan-based Saipem has been awarded a subsea contract by ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for the proposed Payara development project located in the...
(Petrobras, 13.Nov.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the release dated 09/13/2019, reports on the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its stakes in two onshore concessions, including...