(Wintershall, 25.Jul.2019) — ConocoPhillips is a new partner in the Aguada Federal and Bandurria Norte blocks with Wintershall Dea. The two companies will advance the […]
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Bristow Finalizes $385mn Backstop Agreement
(Bristow, 25.Jul.2019) — Bristow Group Inc. today announced that, as part of its previously-filed Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern […]
Core Laboratories Sets Earnings Call Schedule
(Core Laboratories, 24.Jul.2019) — Core Laboratories N.V. scheduled a conference call to discuss Core’s second quarter 2019 earnings announcement. The call will begin at 7:30 […]
Weatherford Awarded Contract With Colombia, South America Operator
(Weatherford, 24.Jul.2019) — Weatherford International plc announced a contract win with a Colombia, South America operator to migrate seven LOWIS® sites (3,000 wells) to the […]
Petrobras Signs $1.5bn Deals To Sale Shallow Water Assets
(Petrobras, 24.Jul.2019) — Petrobras announces that today it signed two contracts for the sale of upstream assets in shallow waters in Campos and Santos Basins, […]
Petrobras Informs CARF’s Decision Related To CIDE
(Petrobras, 24.Jul.2019) — Petrobras said the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) issued today an unfavorable decision on an administrative tax proceeding which deals with […]
Petrobras Signs Shallow Water Deals For $1.5bn
(Petrobras, 24.Jul.2019) — Petrobras signed two contracts for the sale of upstream assets in shallow waters in Campos and Santos Basins, in the total amount […]
Atacama Bio Launches Algae Astaxanthin
(Atacama Bio, July 24, 2019) — Today, Iquique, Chile-based Atacama Bio Natural Products announced the introduction of NatAxtin™ branded natural astaxanthin available as biomass, oleoresin […]
Core Lab Reports 2Q:19 Results
(Core Laboratories, 24.Jul.2019) — Core Laboratories N.V. reported that continuing operations resulted in second quarter 2019 revenue of $169,000,000. Second quarter 2019 revenue was impacted […]
TechnipFMC Awarded Contract For Arctic LNG 2
(Technip, 23.Jul.2019) — TechnipFMC has been awarded a major(1) Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by Novatek and its partners for the Arctic LNG 2 […]
Guaido Says To Protect Chevron Assets In Venezuela
(Reuters, Luc Cohen) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday he would seek to protect Chevron Corp’s assets in the country if the […]
Big Splash for Deep Blue in Brazil
(TechnipFMC, 23.Jul.2019) — The Deep Blue is making a big splash in Brazil. TechnipFMC’s flagship deepwater pipelay and construction vessel is embarking on a major […]
Petrobras Informs CARF’s Charter Contracts Decision
(Petrobras, 23.Jul.2019) — Petrobras reports that the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) issued today an unfavorable decision on an administrative tax proceeding in the […]
Petrobras Approves Debentures Public Offering
(Petrobras, 23.Jul.2019) — Petrobras, in compliance with the provisions of Instruction no. 358 of January 3, 2002, issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission of […]
Petrobras Prices Offering Of Petrobras Distribuidora (BR)
(Petrobras, 23.Jul.2019) — Petrobras announced today the pricing of the secondary public offering of shares of Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. Petrobras’s Board of Directors approved today […]
Petrotrin Lies Will End Keith Rowley’s Reign As PM
(T&T Newsday, Yvonne Webb, 23.Jul.2019) — President General of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget is predicting that the many lies told about […]
Venezuela’s Oil Output Collapse: IHS Markit
(Ford Tanner, 23.Jul.2019) — Venezuela’s political crisis remains in stalemate. Escalating oil-sector sanctions imposed by the United States have contributed to massive declines in crude […]
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Oil Buyer On Alleged Violations
(Reuters, 23.Jul.2019) — The United States has sanctioned Chinese state-run energy company Zhuhai Zhenrong Co Ltd for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on Iran’s oil sector, […]
BP And Bunge To Create Bioenergy Company
(Bunge, 22.Jul.2019) — Bunge Limited announced an agreement with BP plc to form a 50:50 joint venture that will create a leading bioenergy company (the […]
Constellation Reports New Contract Awards In Brazil
(Constellation, 22.Jul.2019) — Constellation Oil Services Holding S.A. announced three of the Company’s ultra-deepwater (UDW) rigs, Alpha Star, Gold Star, and Lone Star, have been […]
Venezuela Govt Says Blackouts Caused By ‘Electromagnetic Attack’
(Reuters, 22.Jul.2019) — More than half of Venezuela’s 23 states lost power on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses and reports on social media, a blackout […]
PM Keith Rowley Visits TOFCO With BPTT
(T&T Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 22.Jul.2019) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley visited the TOFCO fabrication yard in La Brea on Friday with BPTT team, led […]
Fallout From Sweet Oil Deal For Venezuela’s Neighbors
(NPR, 20.Jul.2019) — It sounded like such a good idea at the time. The year was 2005. Global oil prices were climbing dramatically. Countries in […]
Petrobras Reports On Bidding To Acquire Pampo And Enchova Poles
(Petrobras, 19.Jul.2019) — Petrobras informs that in the scope of the bidding process for total disinvestment of Petrobras’ interests in Pampo and Enchova Poles in […]
Petrobras Clarifies Fuel Supply For Iranian Vessels
(Petrobras, 19.Jul.2019) — Petrobras clarifies media reports related to the supply of fuel to two Iranian vessels. Petrobras did not provide fuel to the exporting […]
IDB Invest Supports Grupo Bancolombia to Issue the First Sustainable Bond
(IDB, 19.Jul.2019) — IDB Invest, member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, subscribed a bond in its entirety for 657,000 million Colombian pesos with Grupo […]
McDermott Awarded Pre-FEED Contract For Vaca Muerta LNG In Argentina
(McDermott, 19.Jul.2019) — McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a sizeable* contract by Argentina-based YPF, S.A. to provide pre-front-end engineering design (Pre-FEED) services for a […]
PDVSA Partly Restarts Amuay After Blackout
(Reuters, 18.Jul.2019) — Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA partly restarted activity at its 645,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Amuay refinery where a blackout halted operations in early […]
Brazil Approves Transfer Of Saturno Stake To Ecopetrol
(Ecopetrol, 18.Jul.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. said the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Brazil has authorized the transfer of a 10% stake in the Saturno […]
Vista Commences Proposed Public Offering
(Vista, 18.Jul.2019) — Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. announced commencement of an underwritten public offering of the Company’s Series A shares (the “Series […]
South America’s Guyana Enters The Oil Age
(Kevin Ramnarine, 18.Jul.2019) — In February 2017, I captioned an article about the Guyana-Suriname basin, The New North Sea, comparing ExxonMobil’s discoveries in Guyana to […]
Sanctions Squeeze Venezuela’s EHCO Output
(Petroleum Economist, 18.Jul.2019) — Latin America’s economically troubled oil giant faces the difficult task of significantly raising Asian crude grades. Venezuela’s upgraders have been forced […]
Frontera Expands Colombian Exploration Acreage
(Frontera, 16.Jul.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation announces the award of the VIM-22 block in addition to LLA-99 block which was previously announced on June 27, […]
Pemex Presents Business Plan 2019-2023
(Pemex, 16.Jul.2019) — In the presence of the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the chief executive officer of Petróleos Mexicanos, Octavio Romero Oropeza, […]
Talos Energy To Announce 2Q:19 Results 7 August 2019
(Talos, 16.Jul.2019) — Talos Energy Inc. intends to release second quarter 2019 results for the period ended June 30, 2019 on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 […]
Petrobras Sets Release Dates For 2Q:19 Results
(Petrobras, 16.Jul.2019) — Petrobras, focusing on providing greater transparency in its information, reports that as from this quarter, it will disclose the production and sales […]
Petrobras Announces Early Tender Results
(Petrobras, 16.Jul.2019) — Petrobras announced the early results of its previously announced debt tender offers (the “Waterfall Offers”). As of 5:00 p.m., New York City […]
Frontera To Host 2Q:19 Conference Call
(Frontera, 16.Jul.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation plans to announce its second quarter 2019 results will be released after market on Thursday, August 1, 2019 followed […]
Petrobras Starts Non-Binding Phase Asset Sales In Brazil
(Petrobras, 15.Jul.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the release dated 06/28/2019, announces the beginning of the non-binding phase related to the first phase of the […]
Argentina: YPF Will Sell CNG At Its Gas Stations
(PetroPlaza, 15.Jul.2019) — The high production of Vaca Muerta’s field has driven the oil company to enter the Argentinian natural gas market. The high production […]
Petrobras Announces Baúna Field Sale Offer
(Petrobras, 15.Jul.2019) — Petrobras informs that in the scope of the competitive sale process for the sale of its entire stake in Baúna field (concession […]
Petrobras Reports Naming Of BODs Members
(Petrobras, 15.Jul.2019) — Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr. Walter Mendes de Oliveira Filho for the position of member […]
Canacol Says Ocarina 1 And Nelson 7 Test At 59 MMcf/d
(Canacol, 15.Jul.2019) — Canacol Energy Ltd. announced results of the Ocarina 1 exploration well located on its 100% operated VIM 5 block, and the flow […]
Colombia: Judge Issues Order For U.S. Oil Executive
(OCCRP, 15.Jul.2019) — A Colombian judge requested on Friday the extradition of an American oil executive who is a suspect in one of the biggest […]
Brazil Gas Plan Seen Luring Naturgy, Engie, Others
(Reuters, 15.Jul.2019) — Recently announced plans to foster competition in the Brazilian natural gas market may trigger a wave of privatizations among state-controlled distribution companies, […]
Vaca Muerta Output Growth Leads To LNG Exports
(EIA, 12.Jul.2019) — Argentina’s domestic natural gas production has been rising steadily in the past three years, largely because of increasing production from the Neuquén […]
Ecuador Court Ruling Deemed A Win For Waorani
(Reuters, 12.Jul.2019) — A court in Ecuador has upheld a ruling that prevents the government from selling land in the Amazon rainforest to oil companies, […]
Colombia Reschedules Aborted Tender
(Windpower Monthly, David Wes, 12.Jul.2019) — Developers with renewable energy projects of over 5MW that can be online by 1 January 2022 are invited to […]
EPM Announces Expiration Of Tender Offer
(EPM, 11.Jul.2019) — Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P. (EPM) announced expiration and results of its previously announced offer to purchase for cash any and all […]
Bolivia Strikes Gas Deal Russian Giant In Brazil
(Reuters, 11.Jul.2019) — Bolivia’s state energy firm has sealed a deal to supply gas to Russian fertilizer giant Acron’s plants in Brazil, the two sides […]