Author: ENERGY ANALYTICS INSTITUTE (EAI)

Energy Analytics Institute (EAI), formerly LatinPetroleum.com, is a Houston-established private organization with a satellite presence in Calgary, Mexico City and Venezuela where it operates under Editores LatinPetroleum SA. Since 1999, EAI has been a leader in energy news coverage of Latin America in particular. Coverage, run out of Latin America, now spans the world and encompasses nearly all energy and energy-related sectors.

MEEI engages bpTT and NGC on Manakin/Cocuina cross-border gas project

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 342) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) convened discussions with representatives of bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) and the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) regarding development of the Manakin/Cocuina cross-border natural gas […]

Sawgrass LNG & Power Enters Aerospace Market with Cape Canaveral Deliveries

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MIAMI, FLORIDA (By Sawgrass, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 174) — Sawgrass LNG & Power started supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to an aerospace customer at Cape Canaveral, marking the company’s entry into the aerospace market and further expanding its multi-market customer portfolio. The initial deliveries, completed last month, continue a pattern of expansion […]

Orvana announces first copper cathodes from its oxides stockpile project in Bolivia

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TORONTO (By Orvana, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 527) — Orvana Minerals Corp.’s Bolivian subsidiary, Empresa Minera PaititĂ­ S.A. (EMIPA), has successfully produced its first copper cathodes from the processing of oxides stockpiled at its Don Mario site. This follows the company’s news release dated 8 Sep. 2026 announcing EMIPA’s first gold-silver dorĂ© bar […]

PRESS DIGEST 17Sep2026: LatAm political shift left-to-right; Cilia Flores hearing in NYC

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 434) — The following briefs span company details on Nucor Corporation, Steel Dynamics, North Star, Verdera Energy Corp., Flex LNG, World Trade Organization, Bladex, Woodside Energy, PEMEX, and SENER among others. EUROPE  — the 2026 World Trade Report examines what […]

Luca to acquire El Barqueño from Agnico Eagle

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VANCOUVER, BC (By Luca Mining, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 161) — Luca Mining Corp. entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement dated 17 Sep. 2026 with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, an arm’s length party to Luca, to acquire 100% of the El Barqueño property. The El Barqueño property covers over 32,000 hectares, is accessible by […]

Pan Global expands new gold zone at CĂĄrmenes project, Spain

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (By Pan Global, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 218) — Pan Global Resources Inc. announced exceptional assay results from drillhole PVD16 at the Providencia target, part of the company’s 100%-owned CĂĄrmenes project in northern Spain.  These results mark the widest high-grade intercept to date in the ongoing Phase 3 drill campaign. […]

EXMAR to provide FLNG import solution to Cîte d’Ivoire

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ANTWERPEN, BELGIUM (By Exmar, 17.Sep.2026, Words: 346) — EXMAR entered into agreements with CĂŽte d’Ivoire Energies (CI-Energies) and SociĂ©tĂ© Nationale d’OpĂ©rations PĂ©troliĂšres de la CĂŽte d’Ivoire (Petroci) for a 10 years’ lease of a 152,000 m3 and 250 MMSCFD floating storage & regasification unit (FSRU) and its operation and maintenance, in […]

ExxonMobil ponders Venezuelan reentry

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 16.Sep.2026, Words: 172) — US-based ExxonMobil Corporation is reportedly advancing talks with Venezuelan authorities to evaluate its return to the OPEC country, nearly 2 decades after abandoning operations following the nationalization of its assets.  Executives from the Spring, Texas-based oil company traveled to […]

Trinidad’s PM Persad-Bissessar looks to meet with Delcy Rodríguez in NYC

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HOUSTON, TEXAS  (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores LatinPetroleum, 16.Sep.2026) — Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar confirmed she will hold a bilateral meeting with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy RodrĂ­guez. Said meeting is expected to take place at the end of next week in New York, and on the sidelines of […]

Gastech 2026: $40bn in deals announced 

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BANGKOK (By Gastech, 16.Sep.2026, Words: 1030) — Billions of dollars in energy agreements are moving from discussion to delivery at Gastech 2026.  By the end of day 3, memoranda of understanding, supply agreements and investment commitments with a combined estimated value of $40bn were announced or advanced in Bangkok, cementing Gastech’s […]

PDVSA and Continental Resources ink MOU related to Ayacucho 2 block in Venezuela’s Faja

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (By Continental Resources, 16.Sep.2026, Words: 363) — Continental Resources, Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with state-owned PetrĂłleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) to operate and develop the Ayacucho 2 block in Venezuela’s Orinoco heavy oil belt, one of the world’s most prolific oil-producing regions.  The parties intend […]

PRESS DIGEST 16Sep2026: Hamm in VEN; ECOPETROL resolutions

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 16.Sep.2026, Words: 566) — The following briefs span company details on Antel, Kootenay Silver Inc., Continental Resources, NOVVA Group, PDVSA, ECOPETROL, Venezuelan-German Institute of Applied Ecological Sciences (IVACEA) and ABO Energy, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN  COLOMBIA — ECOPETROL reveals […]

PRESS DIGEST 15Sep2026: VEN oil opening is ‘smoke and mirrors;’ YPFB financing margin

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 15.Sep.2026, Words: 395) — The following briefs span company details on Electra, Atlas, NOVVA Group, YPFB and Pickering Energy Partners, among others. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN  BOLIVIA — a decree increases the financing margin for YPFB, so that the state-owned co. […]

Caturus eyes increase Commonwealth LNG capacity to 17.25 MTPA

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HOUSTON / BANGKOK (By Caturus, 15.Sep.2026, Words: 517) — Caturus LLC announced a 5 train, 7.75 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) expansion project for its Commonwealth LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which would nearly double the site’s planned capacity to approximately 17.25 MTPA. The expansion project comes four months […]

Halliburton awarded bundled deepwater well construction and completions contract

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HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Sep.2026, Words: 216) — Halliburton secured a bundled well construction and completions contract from Eni for the Cronos ultra-deepwater development in block 6 of the Cyprus exclusive economic zone.  The award strengthens Halliburton’s offshore portfolio in the Eastern Mediterranean and expands the company’s […]

ECOPETROL BODs names Camil as interim CEO

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BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 15.Sep.2026, Words: 150) — ECOPETROL’s board of directors (BODs) appointed Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz as acting CEO, effective 15 Sep. 2026.  The decision was announced at a ECOPETROL meeting held on 14 Sep. 2026. RELATED: VĂ©lez Galeano resigns from ECOPETROL’s BODs Barco […]

VĂ©lez Galeano resigns from ECOPETROL’s BODs

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BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 15.Sep.2026, Words: 101) — Hildebrando VĂ©lez Galeano resigned his position as a member of the ECOPETROL board of directors, effective 15 Sep. 2026. VĂ©lez Galeano’s decision was announced on 14 Sep. through a special communication with the state-owned company, ECOPETROL said on […]

Touchstone says gas sales directed to Atlantic LNG T2/T3 during T4 downtime

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CALGARY, ALBERTA (By Touchstone, 14.Sep.2026, Words: 804) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. provided an update on its recent operational activities in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.  Operational activities during Aug. and early Sep. 2026 have focused on advancing the company’s development, workover and production optimization programs across the WD- 4, Ortoire […]

PETROBRAS inks 20-year SPA with Sempra Infrastructure for 0.8 MTPA from PALNG Phase 2

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HOUSTON, TEXAS  (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores LatinPetroleum, 14.Sep.2026, Words: 386) — Sempra subsidiary Sempra Infrastructure announced a 20-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with state-owned PETROBRAS, under which Sempra Infrastructure will supply approximately 0.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG).  LNG will be sourced from Sempra […]

Baker Hughes to provide compression systems to Cloud Connector Pipeline

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HOUSTON / LONDON (By Baker Hughes, 13.Sep.2026, Words: 444) — Baker Hughes and Venture Global LNG are expanding their long-standing collaboration to advance critical US gas infrastructure.  Reinforcing Baker Hughes’ connected capabilities across the natural gas value chain, the company will provide gas compression systems for the Cloud Connector Pipeline […]

PEMEX downplays oil spill reaching Campeche coast

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MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores LatinPetroleum, 12.Sep.2026, Words: 172) — PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) downplayed the arrival of hydrocarbons to the Campeche coast.  This, after a spill at the state-owned company’s facilities located 46 nautical miles off the coast of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, La Jornada reported on 12 Sep. 2026.  […]

PETROBRAS receives new installment payments under diesel subvention program

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BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 11.Sep.2026, Words: 110) — PETROBRAS received 2 installments under the economic subvention program for diesel oil commercialization. They include: — R$ 643.8mn, corresponding to diesel sales from 1-15 Jun. 2026(provisional measure no. 1,358); — R$ 1,923.7mn, corresponding to diesel sales from 16-30 […]

Venezuela and Suriname ink energy deals

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HOUSTON, TEXAS  (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 11.Sep.2026, Words: 149) — In a significant step toward regional collaboration, Venezuela and Suriname signed an energy agreement that promises to transform hydrocarbon production in the region.  The agreement looks to strengthening ties between the 2 countries South American countries. Venezuela’s interim […]

Venezuelan Petroleum Chamber backs recent binational agreements 

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HOUSTON, TEXAS  (By Pietro D. Pitts, Editores Latin Petroleum, 11.Sep.2026, Words: 238) — The Venezuelan Petroleum Chamber said it supports recent binational agreements aimed at reactivating the hydrocarbon industry on “a large scale, under the fundamental principles of transparency, economic balance, legal certainty, and sustainability.” The new operating licenses open a […]

Colombia importing 61% of LPG it consumes: Gasnova

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HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2026, Words: 105) — Colombia imports 61% of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) it consumes, according to Gasnova. As such, the importance of port infrastructure in supporting supply and facilitating delivery to the country’s productive sector. Colombia’s LPG industry has investments and import […]

PEMEX spill near Ciudad del Carmen 

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 10.Sep.2026, Words: 76) — An oil spill at PEMEX facilities north of Ciudad del Carmen mobilized authorities with 4 vessels, 2 aircraft, and 255 naval personnel to contain and monitor the slick in the Gulf of Mexico, El Financiero reported on […]

TotalEnergies reports new find in Angola’s block 17

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LUANDA, ANGOLA (By TotalEnergies, 10.Sep.2026, Words: 466) — On the occasion of the Angola Oil & Gas Conference, Patrick PouyannĂ©, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, announced several exploration successes. Acacia-5: from discovery to production in 3 months TotalEnergies (38%, operator) has announced the Acacia-5 near-by discovery on block 17. First oil […]

Bladex completes debt issuance in Mexican capital markets

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MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores LatinPetroleum, 9.Sep.2026, Words: 300) — Bladex, Inc. announced the successful placement of long-term Mexican notes (Cebures) in Mexico’s public debt market, for a total amount of MXN 5bn.  The transaction attracted orders totaling MXN 7.779bn, representing 1.56x the amount issued and enabling the bank to […]

Kapital announces $125mn in new financing

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MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores LatinPetroleum, 9.Sep.2026, Words: 111) — Kapital announced $125mn in new financing from Tru Arrow Partners and Fasanara Capital. Cervin Ventures, Niya Partners and Overlook Capital also participating.  Proceeds from the deal will be destined to deepen Kapital’s investment in its proprietary AI platform and data […]

Unity delivers custom thru-tubing solution for well isolation project in Italy 

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ABERDEEN (By Unity, 9.Sep.2026, Words: 352) — Aberdeen-headquartered well integrity and decommissioning specialist Unity, part of the FrontRow Energy Technology Group, successfully completed a well intervention project in Central Italy for SMAPE, deploying a bespoke thru-tubing solution for a major international oil company to achieve well isolation in a technically challenging well environment. The project was initiated after conventional cement squeeze operations were unable to deliver the required isolation […]

JinkoSolar to change name to Jinko Holdings Limited

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Editores LatinPetroleum, 9.Sep.2026, Words: 130) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.’s board of directors approved a proposal to change the company’s English name to “Jinko Holdings Limited” and adopt “æ™¶ç§‘æŽ§è‚Ąæœ‰é™ć…Źćž” as its dual foreign name.  The proposed name change is subject to the approval of the company’s […]

Mexico violated int’l law in its treatment of Vulcan

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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (By Vulcan, 9.Sep.2026, Words: 388) — Today, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Tribunal published its decision confirming that the Government of Mexico violated international law through its arbitrary and unfair treatment of Vulcan Materials Company and its investments in Quintana Roo.  The decision directly […]

Viridien joins Rice AI Venture Accelerator (RAVA)

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PARIS, FRANCE (By Viridien, 9.Sep.2026, Words: ) — Viridien joined the Rice AI Venture Accelerator (RAVA) as its scientific compute anchor partner to help the next generation of AI-powered scientific and industrial technology companies accelerate the journey from breakthrough innovation to commercial deployment. Through this partnership, RAVA early-stage partners will gain […]

Saavi EnergĂ­a closes merger transaction with Grupo MĂ©xico, S.A.B de C.V.

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MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores LatinPetroleum, 8.Sep.2026, Words: 161) — Saavi EnergĂ­a S.Ă  r.l. successfully closed the previously announced transaction with Grupo MĂ©xico, S.A.B. de C.V. The transaction combines Saavi EnergĂ­a’s facilities with Grupo MĂ©xico’s power generation assets, creating a diversified energy platform comprising 10 strategically located power plants across […]