PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 140) — State-owned EP Petroecuador reported a pipeline break along the El Reventador sector of […]
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Petrobras inks first of 3 contracts with Consag Engenharia for Train 2 of the RNEST
SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 258) — Petrobras signed the first 3 contracts with Consag Engenharia S.A. as a result of […]
Sweden’s Sandvik wins major mining equipment order in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 132) — Sweden’s Sandvik has been awarded a large underground mining equipment order from La […]
TotalEnergies expands Malaysia’s portfolio strengthening its ties with PETRONAS
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025) — During Energy Asia 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, TotalEnergies announced the acquisition from PETRONAS of interests […]
TotalEnergies enters 40 Chevron-operated exploration blocks offshore the US
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 238) — TotalEnergies acquired a 25% working interest in a portfolio of exploration leases offshore […]
Touchstone says ÂŁ10.325mn in gross proceeds remains outstanding after private placement
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 241) — Touchstone Exploration Inc., further to its 8 May 2025 announcement regarding a ÂŁ15.375mn […]
Blue Sky starts drill program at Ivana uranium-vanadium project in Argentina
SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 307) — Blue Sky Uranium Corp. announced that Ivana Minerales S.A. (JVCO, a partnership with a […]
Baker Hughes to acquire Continental Disc Corporation in deal valued at $540mn
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 425) — Baker Hughes agreed to acquire Continental Disc Corporation (CDC) from investment partnerships managed by Tinicum […]
Zenobē and Brampton ink CA$4bn electrify transit bus fleet initiative in UK-Canada collaboration
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jun.2025, Words: 475) — A group of UK and Canada-based partners including TD Securities Inc. and OEMs will launch […]
Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to meet with Trump at G7 Summit in Canada
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jun.2025, Words: 230) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo plans to meet with her US counterpart Donald […]
Gas-short Trinidad and Tobago eyes re-emergence as regional energy hub
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jun.2025, Words: 370) — Natural gas-short Trinidad and Tobago looks to re-emerge as a regional energy […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: upgrading very heavy crudes, Orinoco v heavy Arabian
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jun.2025, Words: 2,800) — The increasing global demand for petroleum products has led to […]
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EAI’s Suriname NRG Prospector: TotalEnergies and APA eye GranMorgu [23pg pdf download]
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jun.2025, Words: 6,000) — Nestled on the northeaster coast of South America, Surname is a small yet […]
Trinidad and Tobago extends deep water bidding round to 17 Sep. 2025
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 175) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) has granted […]
Ecuador completes major maintenance at Agoyán hydroelectric plant
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 210) — After nearly 100,000 hours of continuous operation, the fourth major overhaul of Unit […]
Sheinbaum says Mexico making advances on Olinia prototype EV
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillias, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 254) — Mexico continues to make advances with regards to the first prototype of […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: the Petrocedeño (formerly Sincor) upgraderÂ
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 702) — The Sincor upgrader was built in an area of over […]
Mexican imports of US piped-gas averaged 7.3 Bcf/d this week, according to the EIA
ATLANTA, GEORGIA / MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Chad Archey and Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 425) — Mexican imports of piped-gas from the US […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: an in-depth look at Sincor from EHCO to Zuata Sweet
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 1,950) — Sincor, since renamed Petrocedeño, was envisioned and all about […]
Sempra Infrastructure inks HOA with Japan’s JERA for US LNG supply
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025) — Sempra subsidiary Sempra Infrastructure executed a non-binding heads of agreement (HOA) with JERA Co. Inc. for […]
Equinor awards Baker Hughes deal for abandonment operations in Oseberg east field
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 279) — Baker Hughes will provide Norway’s Equinor plug and abandonment (P&A) services in the Oseberg […]
Exclusive: frustrated by Pemex, Hokchi Energy pushed to change who buys its oil, sources say
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Reuters, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 745) — Mexico’s Hokchi Energy, frustrated by months of delayed payments for its oil and gas from state company Pemex, […]
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Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: production and export grades, upgraded API properties [table]
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 560) — Venezuela, despite ongoing US sanctions meant to halt the […]
First Majestic Silver identifies significant gold-silver discovery in Sonora, Mexico
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillias, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 348) — First Majestic Silver Corp. identified a significant gold-silver discovery on its Santa Elena property in Sonora, […]
OEG to provide helifuel services and refuelling training for UK operator
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2025, Words: 210) — OEG, an energy solutions business, secured a significant multi-year helifuel services contract with a […]
ABB and Applied Digital accelerate AI-ready data center
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025) — Applied Digital, a builder and operator of next-generation data centers, launched an infrastructure partnership with ABB […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: 4 ways to extract Faja crudes (VAPEX, CSS, THAI and SAGD)
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2025, Words: 900) — Heavy oil is similar to conventional reserves in many respects, […]
U Power updates on 2-fold growth strategy for 2025 and beyond
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2025, Words; 335) — U Power Limited revealed details regarding its two-fold growth strategy for 2025 and beyond. […]
GoldMining closes flow-through financing, starts exploration at Yellowknife gold project
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 392) — GoldMining Inc. closed its non-brokered private placement of 373,135 common shares, which qualify as […]
ABB wins electrical and automation contract for next generation of Petrobras FPSOs
SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2025, Words: 380) — ABB has been awarded a large order by Seatrium, a global provider of marine […]
Ecopetrol exports first shipment of 185,000 bbls of new marine fuel to the US
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 328) — Ecopetrol revealed the initial export of 185,000 bbls of marine fuel derived from […]
GoldMining files early warning report on disposal of 60,000 shares of NevGold Corp.
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 153) — GoldMining Inc. disposed of 60,000 common shares of NevGold Corp. pursuant to a market […]
YPF and Eni take a new step in the development of the Argentina LNG project
SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 256) — YPF and Eni signed a new agreement toward the completion of […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: opportunity loss of 2.1 MMb/d from 6 new proposed upgraders
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 1,600) — Proposals for 6 new joint ventures (JVs) in Venezuela’s […]
Subsea7 awarded contract Shell for the Aphrodite gas project in Trinidad and Tobago
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025) — Subsea7 was awarded a sizable contract — with a value between $50mn-$150mn — by Shell for the […]
Venezuela lays foundation to boost petrol to $0.75/lt from $0.50/lt, Bloomberg LĂnea says
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2025, Words: 136) — The government of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro is laying the foundations to implement […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: 4 original upgraders Sincor, Petrozuata, Cerro Negro and Hamaca
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2025, Words: 1,143) — Venezuela is blessed with numerous heavy-oil reservoirs, but none compares […]
FACT SHEET: Pemex timeline, celebrating its 87th anniversary
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jun.2025, Words: 297) — As part of the 87th anniversary of the creation of state-owned PetrĂłleos Mexicanos […]
Trinidad’s MEEI minister Moonilal calls on Shell for more Manatee natural gas
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jun.2025, Words: 370) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) is very focused […]
LatAmNRG heard: ENARSA LNG tenders; Chevron Venezuela; Mexico US gas imports above 7 Bcf/d
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 447) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week […]
Eni and YPF ink agreement for participation in the 12 MTPA Argentina LNG project (ARG LNG 3)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 325) — Italy’s Eni and Argentina’s state-owned energy company YPF SA signed an agreement for […]
Petrobras served lawsuit for drilling rigs projects by Sete Brasil Participações for R$36bn
SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 165) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras has been served in a lawsuit filed by Sete Brasil Participações […]
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Equinor’s “Energy Perspectives 2025” [2 PDF downloads]
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 458) — Norway’s Equinor revealed its Energy Perspectives 2025 which lays out 4 scenarios for the […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: refinery versus upgrader
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 649) — In the 1990s, international oil companies (IOCs) including ExxonMobil Corporation […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: a brief history of heavy oil in Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 585) — In 1914, Venezuela’s first important heavy oil field, Mene Grande, […]
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S&P maintains Ecopetrol’s global credit rating at BB+ [10-pg PDF download]
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jun.2025, Words: 259) — S&P Global Ratings will maintain Ecopetrol SA‘s global credit rating at BB+ as […]
China’s Foreign Minister spokesperson says Asian giant a “staunch doer in green development”
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jun.2025, Words: 296) — China is a staunch doer in green development. This, according to China’s Foreign […]
Trinidad stands solidly with Trump on Venezuelan issues, ready to use deadly force against vessels
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jun.2025, Words: 354) — Tensions between neighbors Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago are starting to rise […]
Brava inks $65mn deal for midstream infrastructure with PetroReconcavo
SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jun.2025, Words: 306) — Brava Energia SA entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement (PSA) with PetroReconcavo […]
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Vermilion inks deal to divest US assets, exit US market [pdf download]
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jun.2025, Words: 254) — Vermilion Energy Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to divest its US assets for cash […]