BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Apr.2025) — Brava Energia SA said production started at the 4H and 5H wells, which are currently […]
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GoldMining Inc. initiates exploration campaign at São Jorge project in Brazil
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Apr.2025) — GoldMining Inc. has mobilized drilling equipment and geological staff in order to initiate an exploration […]
Dissecting Y-P-F: pipelines to help reduce Vaca Muerta bottlenecks
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Apr.2025, Words: 1,365) — Argentina’s plans to significantly boost Vaca Muerta crude oil and natural gas […]
Argentina shapshot: Vista Energy’s deep, ready-to-drill, short-cycle well inventory
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Apr.2025) — Vista Energy‘s growth plan is centered around developing the company’s inventory of 1,150 wells in the […]
LatAmNRG heard: Bukele to DC, Delcy on China and Russia, YPF dividend, lithium in Mexico
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2025, Words: 450) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week […]
Ecopetrol and Petrobras spud Buena Suerte-1 well offshore Colombia
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2025, Words: 136) — Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol and its Brazilian counterpart Petrobras spud the Buena Suerte-1 well […]
Dissecting Y-P-F: The 4×4 challenge and focus on Vaca Muerta profitable
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2025, Words: 1,608) — “Vaca Muerta is better than any shale in the US,” according to YPF […]
Dissecting Y-P-F: 3 refineries boast combined 89% utilization rate
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2025, Words: 1,890) — Argentina’s YPF Sociedad Anónima owns 3 refineries — La Plata (Buenos Aires), Luján […]
Dissecting Y-P-F: Argentina LNG boasts potential offtake of 50 MTPA
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2025, Words: 355) — The Río Negro-based 28 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Argentina LNG project, which will […]
Chevron’s Venezuelan oil cargoes canceled, stalled amid payment uncertainty
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Reuters, 11.Apr.2025) — At least two vessels carrying Venezuelan crude chartered by Chevron are stalled due to state oil company PDVSA canceling their export authorizations, […]
Argentina’s YPF eyes Capex of $35.7bn between 2025-2030
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2025) — Argentina’s state-owned YPF SA plans total capital expenditure (Capex) outlays of $35.7bn between 2025-2030 as part […]
Petrobras BODs elects Ricardo Wagner de Araujo as new chief governance officer
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2025) — Petrobras‘ Board of Director elected Ricardo Wagner de Araujo as chief governance and compliance officer, effective […]
Ecopetrol and Petrobras successfully conclude Sirius-2 testing phase
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2025, Words: 265) — Ecopetrol and Petrobras International Braspetro B.V – Colombia Branch (PIB-COL) successfully completed the […]
Sheinbaum says Mexico looking into water procurement deals with the US
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2025) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo instructed the Secretaries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Foreign […]
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez presents economic emergency decree to National Assembly
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2025) — Venezuela’s executive vice president and hydrocarbon minister Delcy Rodríguez presented a decree, signed by Venezuela’s […]
Shell awarded export contract for 720,000 bbls of Napo oil by EP Petroecuador
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2025) — EP Petroecuador awarded Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited an export contract for 720,000 barrels […]
Plenitude and Autostrade per l’Italia ink 10-year power purchase agreement
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2025) — Plenitude signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Autostrade per l’Italia for the sale of […]
US Treasury’s Bessent to visit with Javier Milei and Luis Caputo in Buenos Aires
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2025) — US Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent will depart early next week for Buenos Aires, […]
Kimmeridge and Mubadala Energy ink major US upstream gas and LNG deal
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2025) — Abu Dhabi headquartered Mubadala Energy announced it will acquire a 24.1% interest in Kimmeridge‘s SoTex HoldCo LLC, […]
Thermogenics unveils biogas enrichment system to reduce emissions, improve fuel efficiency
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025) — Thermogenics, involved in boiler lifecycle solutions in North America, introduced a new biogas enrichment system that enables industrial […]
CFE lays out $22.4bn plan for generation, transmission and distribution during 2025-2030
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025, Words: 130) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and her team revealed updated data related to […]
Perenco successfully concludes UK’s first CO2 injection test for CCS
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025, Words: 245) — Perenco successfully conclued the UK’s first carbon dioxide (CO2) injection test for carbon capture […]
Colombian market suffering gas shortage that represents 7.6% of demand
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025, Words: 692) — The Colombian market is currently suffering a natural gas shortage that represents 7.6% […]
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez rejects recent statement from Guyana
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025) — Venezuela’s executive vice president Delcy Rodríguez, who now refers to Guyana’s president Irfaan Ali as […]
Touchstone appoints McKinnon to BODs, says it reduce size of BODs to 6
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. — a Calgary-based company focused on exploration, development, and production of crude […]
OEG formally unveils ‘industry-first’ vessel geometry assurance software – Geobase
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025) — OEG Energy Group Limited unveiled Geobase, the offshore industry’s first dedicated vessel dimensional control assurance solution […]
IMF reaches deal with Argentina for $20bn extended fund facility
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2025) — Staff with the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) and authorities from Argentina reached a staff-level agreement […]
OFAC eats Dragon, revokes license for Dragon and Cocuina fields
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2025) — The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has revoked 2 special licenses important to Trinidad […]
NextDecade and Aramco execute 1.2 MTPA LNG SPA for Rio Grande LNG Train 4
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2025) — NextDecade Corporation executed a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with a […]
Borr Drilling receives request for 3 rigs in Mexico, reveals 3 new contracts
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2025) — Borr Drilling Limited received a re-mobilization request for 3 rigs in Mexico. The company also […]
Brava Energia reports higher production aided by Atlanta and Papa-Terra assets
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (By Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2025, Words: 574) — Brava Energia reported gross production of 71,057 barrels of oil equivalent per […]
FET rolls out VisualDVR software for enhance subsea videos
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2025) — Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) upgraded its video recording solutions, optimizing the survey and inspection of […]
Woodside announces $5.7bn deal with Stonepeak for Louisiana LNG partnership
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Apr.2025) — Woodside Energy entered into a binding agreement for divestment of a 40% interest in Louisiana LNG […]
American oil tycoon Harry Sargeant III visits with Curaçao PM Gilmar Pik Pisas
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Apr.2025) — American oil tycoon Harry Sargeant III, owner of Texas-based oil marketer Global Oil Terminals and […]
EP Petroecuador reported average production of 375,426 b/d on 5 Apr. 2025
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Apr.2025, Words: 157) — Ecuador’s state-owned EP Petroecuador reported average crude oil production of 375,426 barrels […]
India inks MOUs with Sri Lanka and UAE in the energy space
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Apr.2025) — India’s prime minister Shri Narendra Modi conducted an official state visit to Sri Lanka where at least […]
China calls US tariffs an “abuse” and an “act of unilateralism”
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Apr.2025) — The Chinese government revealed that it strongly condemns and resolutely opposes recent tariffs announced by US […]
ExxonMobil again accused by Delcy Rodríguez of stoking aggression against Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Apr.2025, Words: 267) — Venezuela’s executive vice president and hydrocarbon minister Delcy Rodríguez strongly denounced what she […]
JMMC notes overall conformity for OPEC and non-OPEC countries
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Apr.2025) — The 59th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), which took place via videoconference on […]
LatAmNRG heard: Argentine exports, Mexico avoiding US tariffs
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Apr.2025) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 4 […]
Bolivia advances energy integration with Brazil
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Apr.2025) — Bolivia is making progress in its bid to become a supplier of electricity to the […]
Vizsla Silver temporarily pauses field work at Panuco in Sinaloa, Mexico
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Apr.2025) — Vizsla Silver Corp. temporarily paused field work at its flagship 100%-owned Panuco silver-gold project in Sinaloa, […]
Final components for the 91 MW Esmeraldas III thermal power plant reach Esmeraldas
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Apr.2025) — The last 16 generating units and auxiliary components for the new Esmeraldas III thermal power […]
JPMorgan raises global recession odds to 60% from 40% earlier
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Apr.2025) — Investment bank JPMorgan said there is now a 60% chance of a global recession after US […]
Fact sheet: Pemex’ Deer Park refinery in Houston, Texas
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Apr.2025, Words: 201) — Mexico’s Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) owns the Deer Park refinery located in Houston, […]
SLB and Shell reveal partnership to expand deployment of subsurface digital technology
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Apr.2025) — SLB revealed a partnership with Shell to deploy Petrel™ subsurface software across its assets worldwide. Adoption […]
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Apr.2025, Words: 20,000) — Download Energy Analytics Institute‘s 183-page full version of the 1Q:25 NRG Prospector, which is […]
Goldman Sachs reduces price forecast, drops range amid downside risks
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Apr.2025) — Goldman Sachs reduced its Dec. 2025 forecasts for Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by […]
Mexico’s Sheinbaum lays out 18 actions programs under her ‘Plan Mexico,’ including energy
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Apr.2025, Words: 552) — President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reiterated her commitment to the Mexican people to continue with […]
EP Petroecuador receives ISO 14001 and 45001 certifications for its Galapagos Islands operations
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Apr.2025) — EP Petroecuador received international ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications for its operations in the […]