NRGBriefs: University of Guyana Students Invited to Oil Conference

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(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Atlas Renewable Energy securing financing with BNB for the construction of Lar do Sol – Casablanca II Solar Plant in Brazil; and the International Energy Conference and Exhibition- Guyana 2022 in Georgetown, Guyana again opening the exhibit for free to University of Guyana students; Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: ASTR) providing an exploration update on Pampa Paciencia, its flagship gold-silver project in northern Chile; and Citgo Petroleum naming Joe Carroll as CIO; and more.

NORTH AMERICA

US

Citgo Petroleum named Joe Carroll as the co.’s Chief Information Officer (CIO). The exec.’s professional career spans 35yrs in the Information Technology (IT) field, the Houston-based refiner announced 17 Feb. 2022 in an official stmt.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Argentina

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE: SAND) (TSX: SSL) said that based on its existing royalties, attributable gold equivalent ounces for 2022 is forecast to be between 65,000 and 70,000 ounces. Subject to the conversion of the Hod Maden interest into a gold stream, Sandstorm is forecasting attributable gold equivalent production to be over 100,000 ounces in 2025, the co. announced 17 Feb. 2022 in an official stmt.

Brazil

Atlas Renewable Energy secured financing for construction of Lar do Sol – Casablanca II Solar Plant in Brazil. The loan for the self-production photovoltaic plant was secured through Brazil’s Northeastern Bank’s Northeastern Constitutional Financing Fund.

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Chile

Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: ASTR) provided an exploration update on Pampa Paciencia, its flagship gold-silver project in northern Chile. Astra’s CEO Brian Miller said the co. was moving quickly at Pampa Paciencia ahead of its maiden drill program. “Today’s results reveal the Pampa Paciencia vein field potential is much larger with newly identified high-grade zones and many new drill targets defined.  Trenching along the Paciencia Vein shows a wide vein and breccia structure extends 600 meters long where trench assays are expected shortly,” Miller said in a co. stmt released on 17 Feb. 2022. He added that Astra was “fully funded for this program, has a very tight share structure and is excited to be unlocking the potential within our Chilean gold portfolio.”

Guyana

— The exhibition village at the International Energy Conference and Exhibition- Guyana 2022 in Georgetown, Guyana is again open for free to University of Guyana students, the organizer announced 17 Feb. 2022 over social media.

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