(ContourGlobal, 29.Mar.2021) — ContourGlobal plc and Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. formed a new company that is developing a CO2 capture and liquefaction facility for sale […]
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Petrobras Dismisses HR Executive
(Petrobras, 29.Mar.2021) — Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news in the media, clarifies that today the Executive Manager of Human Resources was dismissed from the […]
Maduro’s Eyes Buying Vaccines With Oil
(Reuters, 28.Mar.2021) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday proposed paying for vaccines against the novel coronavirus with oil, though he provided few details about […]
Committee Named For ISA Valuation
(Ecopetrol, 26.Mar.2021) — Ecopetrol S.A. reports that its Board of Directors, within the context of the potential acquisition of the 51.4% of the outstanding shares […]
Sener To Decide On Zama Unitization
(Talos, 26.Mar.2021) — Talos Energy Inc. announced that the unitization process of the Zama field will enter its next phase, as established in Mexican regulation. […]
Lopez Obrador Eyes Oil Permits
(Reuters, 26.Mar.2021) — Lopez Obrador argues previous administrations skewed the energy market in favor of business interests and were intent on carving up national oil […]
LatAm Briefs: Petrobras Form 20-F, Ecopetrol Eyes Net Zero
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Mar.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: Brazil’s Petrobras filing its Form 20-F for 2020 and Colombia’s […]
INEOS Energy To Sell Norwegian Assets
(INEOS Energy, 25.Mar.2021) — INEOS Energy announced an agreement to sell its Oil and Gas business in Norway to PGNiG Upstream Norway AS for a […]
Ecopetrol Eyes Net Zero Emissions By 2050
(Ecopetrol, 25.Mar.2021) — In line with its commitment to mitigate climate change, further the energy transition and its TESG agenda[1], Ecopetrol Group announces its goal […]
CNOOC’s Production Hits Record High
(CNOOC Limited, 25.Mar.2021) — CNOOC Limited announced its 2020 annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020. In 2020, CNOOC Limited strengthened confidence, focused […]
Kootenay Announces Drilling At Copalito Project
(Kootenay Silver, 25.Mar.2021) — Kootenay Silver Inc. announce that a 3,500-meter core drilling program has commenced at the Copalito gold and silver project, located in […]
Noble, Pacific Drilling Agree to Combine
(Noble, 25.Mar.2021) — Noble Corporation and Pacific Drilling Company LLC entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Noble will acquire Pacific Drilling in an […]
Antonio Pinho Joins Excelerate In Brazil
(Excelerate Energy, 25.Mar.2021) — Excelerate Energy announced Antonio Pinho has joined the team as Commercial Director for Brazil. His addition comes as Excelerate continues to […]
Venezuela: “A Vision In Three Times”
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Mar.2021) — The webinar “Venezuela: a Vision in Three Times” on 25 March 2021 saw three speakers discuss the OPEC country’s oil […]
Petrobras On Arbitration Decision
(Petrobras, 25.Mar.2021) — Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed to the market on 22 June 2020 and 11 November 2020, announces that it received, […]
Bolivia, Germany Resume Talks Over Lithium Development
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Mar.2021) — Bolivia resumed negotiations with Germany for the industrialization of the South American country’s lithium reserves. Bolivia is also open to […]
Favorable Conciliation Deal Between Frontera, CENIT And Bicentenario
(Frontera Energy, 24.Mar.2021) — Frontera Energy Corporation, Cenit Transporte y Logística de Hidrocarburos S.A.S. and Oleoducto Bicentenario de Colombia S.A.S. separately announced today that the […]
U.S. Thirst For Russian Oil Hits Record High
(Bloomberg, 24.Mar.2021) — The oil tankers docking at the refinery in Baytown, Texas, look exactly like many others plying the waters of the Houston Ship […]
Barbados Implements IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System
(IMF, 24.Mar.2021) — Barbados has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) by publishing essential data through the National Summary […]
Key Petrobras Executives Set To Depart
(Petrobras, 24.Mar.2021) — Petrobras informs that Andrea Almeida, Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer, Carlos Alberto Pereira de Oliveira, Chief Exploration and Production Officer, André […]
Heritage, EOG Ink Gulf Of Paria Deal
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 24.Mar.2021) — Hailing a new deal for EOG Resources to explore for oil in the Gulf of Paria in a 14,000 […]
WoodMac On Suez Canal Congestion
(WoodMac, 24.Mar.2021) — According to Wood Mackenzie’s VesselTracker – as of 24 March, one LNG vessel is “trapped” within the canal. The Golar Tundra loaded […]
Petrobras Inks Deal To Divest RLAM
(Petrobras, 24.Mar.2021) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed today, informs that it has signed a contract with MC Brazil Downstream Participações, a company […]
Petrobras On Samsung Leniency Deal
(Petrobras, 24.Mar.2021) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 03/01/2021, informs that it received last week the second, and last, installment, in the […]
LatAm Briefs: Kircher On IMF, OCP President Resignation
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Mar.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: Argentina’s Cristina Kircher insisting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) give […]
Suez Canal Blockage Causes Vessel Build-up
(WoodMac, 24.Mar.2021) — The Suez Canal blockage has caused the build-up of vessels looking to transit the canal at both the northern and southern anchorages. […]
LatAm Briefs: Argentina And IMF, ANCAP 2020 Loss
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Mar.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: the IMF contemplating lending $4.4bn to Argentina and Uruguay’s ANCAP […]
HPCL-Mittal Awaits Guyanese Crude Liza
(Reuters, 23.Mar.2021) — The first cargo from new oil producer Guyana to the world’s third-largest crude importer, India, departed this month from a production facility […]
Guyana Oil Still At Peak Capacity: Hess
(S&P Global, 23.Mar.2021) — The ExxonMobil-operated Liza Phase 1 development offshore Guyana achieved its nameplate capacity output of 120,000 b/d in December and continues to […]
PetroPerú Guarantees Gas Supply
(PetroPerú, 23.Mar.2021) — Maintenance of the Pampa Melchorita plant will not affect natural gas users in the cities of Arequipa, Moquegua, Ilo and Tacna. Thinking […]
NIPSCO, EDP Renewables Eye Wind Farm And Solar Park
(EDP Renewables, 23.Mar.2021) — EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), and Northern Indiana Public Service […]
SoCalGas Sets Net Zero Emissions Pledge
(Southern California Gas Co., 23.Mar.2021) — Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), the largest gas utility in the US, today announced the company’s bold commitment to […]
Neuquén Province Boosts Output In February 2021
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Mar.2021) — Argentina’s Neuquén province produced 178,349 barrels per day of oil in February 2021, up 3.22% sequentially and up 6.91% compared […]
Bristow Achieves Int’l Safety Standard
(Bristow, 22.Mar.2021) — Bristow Group Inc. is the first helicopter operator in the UK to achieve a new mandatory international aviation safety standard designed to […]
PNM Declares Preferred Dividend
(PNM Resources, 22.Mar.2021) — The Board of Directors of PNM, a subsidiary of PNM Resources, declared the regular quarterly dividend of $1.145 per share on […]
Uranium Energy Corp Completes Financing
(Uranium Energy, 22.Mar.2021) — Uranium Energy Corp announced closing of its previously announced offering of an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of common stock of the […]
Gas Center Stage In Peru’s Presidential Race
(Argus, 22.Mar.2021) — Natural gas is a central theme among Peru’s top presidential candidates looking to distinguish themselves ahead of 11 April general elections. None […]
Mexico Seeks Better Terms From Vitol
(Reuters, 22.Mar.2021) — Mexico is looking to renegotiate some of its hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of contracts with Vitol SA after the global energy […]
Solek Group, Natixis Ink $85.25mn Deal For Chilean Photovoltaic Plants
(Solek Group, 22.Mar.2021) — Solek Group, through its Chilean subsidiaries, and Natixis as Sole Lead Arranger, Hedge Provider, LC Issuing Bank and Administrative Agent, have signed […]
PDVSA’s Bonaire Terminal Declares Bankruptcy
(Reuters, 22.Mar.2021) — A unit of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA on the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has declared bankruptcy, citing the impact of […]
Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) Energy Highlights
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Mar.2021) — Commentaries, quotes, data and other highlights from the Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) held virtually from 17-19 March 2021 and from […]
LatAm Briefs: PDVSA Pipeline Attack, EP PetroEcuador Replanting
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Mar.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: Venezuela state oil giant denouncing an attack on a pipeline […]
Buenos Aires On Debt Restructuring
(The Province of Buenos Aires, 21.Mar.2021) — Since the announcement of its invitation to holders of certain eligible bonds as set forth in the invitation […]
Guyanese Communities To Benefit From Solar Streetlights
(DPI, 21.Mar.2021) — Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Hon. Nigel Dharamlall has said more communities across Guyana will soon benefit from the installation […]
Ecuador Eyes National Energy Plan 2050
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Mar.2021) — Ecuador’s hydrocarbon sector head René Ortiz announced the country would start the development process for a mid-century Ecuadorian National Energy […]
Are Foreign Oil Firms About To Return To Venezuela?
(Bloomberg, 19.Mar.2021) — Inside a chic lounge, oil lobbyists and executives rub shoulders as Spanish, French and Italian can be heard in the halls. This […]
Ecopetrol On Board Member Nominee
(Ecopetrol, 19.Mar.2021) — Ecopetrol S.A. announced in accordance with the agreement of the Nation’s Declaration as the majority shareholder, and in compliance with standing procedures, […]
Petrobras Begins Bahia Terra Cluster Binding Phase
(Petrobras, 19.Mar.2021) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 23 December 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase, referring to the sale […]
LatAm Briefs: Cañadón Wind Farm, Argentina Investment Law
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Mar.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: Argentina eying the start up of the Cañadón wind farm […]
India Eyes Renewable Energy Sources
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Mar.2021) — India’s government has big ambitions for renewable energies, as 55% of its electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels. The […]