(Airbus, 14.Nov.2018) — Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s SaviaLab recognised for innovative use of technology to increase diversity in engineering education. The SaviaLab diversity initiative […]
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Officials At Mexico’s Central Bank, Oil Regulator Resign
(Financial Times, Jude Webber, 14.Nov.2018) — A deputy governor of the Bank of Mexico and head of the country’s oil regulator have both stepped down […]
T&T Energy Minister: Positive Growth Forecast For NatGas Markets
(Loop News, 14.Nov.2018) — Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and President of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, Franklin Khan, said the natural gas industry […]
New Fortress Energy planning Nasdaq listing
(Jamaica Gleaner, Steven Jackson, 14.Nov.2018) — New Fortress Energy, the American company that develops gas infrastructures and supplies natural gas to Jamaica, has considered listing […]
German Energy Firm To Launch IPO In Jamaica
(Jamaica Gleaner, Neville Graham, 14.Nov.2018) — A foreign investor in Jamaica’s largest solar farm under construction in Westmoreland will be floating shares on the Jamaica […]
No Credible Reports Of Corruption In Guyana Oil Sector
(Stabroek News, 14.Nov.2018) — The Department of Energy (DoE) has to date received no credible reports of any form of corruption as it relates contractors […]
Argentina’s Energy Sec. Iguacel Promotes Vaca Muerta In US Road Show
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 13.Nov.2018) — Argentina’s Energy Secretary Javier Iguacel participated in the annual Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPPA) meeting held in […]
President Energy Says Argentine Oil Well Better Than Expected
(President Energy, 13.Nov.2018) — President Energy announced that production results from its first new Argentine well were ahead of expectations, while results from the second […]
Producer Trinidad Calls For Global Gas Pricing Index
(Reuters, 13.Nov.2018) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Tuesday called on the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to develop and implement a […]
Shell Adds New, Deep-water Production In Brazil
(Oil & Gas Technoloy, Mark Venables, 13.Nov.2018) — New, deep-water production is underway at Lula Extreme South in the Brazilian Santos Basin. Royal Dutch Shell […]
EP Petroecuador To Open Envelopes For Diesel No. 2 Tender
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 13.Nov.2018) — EP Petroecuador will open envelopes today related to the import of 3,120,000 barrels (plus or minus 2%) of […]
Fuel Shortages The New Norm In Venezuela As Oil Industry Unravels
(Reuters, Tibisay Romero, Deisy Buitrago, 13.Nov.2018) — With chronic shortages of basic goods afflicting her native Venezuela, Veronica Perez used to drive from supermarket to […]
Pampa Energia Curbs Polystyrene, Styrene Butadiene Rubber Output On Demand
(S&P Global Platts, Bernardo Fallas, 13.Nov.2018) — Argentina-based energy company Pampa Energia is cutting polystyrene and styrene butadiene rubber production amid lackluster demand in Argentina […]
Work On Modernization Of Talara Refinery Reaches 71% Mark
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 12.Nov.2018) — Construction of the Talara refinery in Perú continues. Modernization work at the refinery — which is comprised of […]
YPF Says Combined Output Plummets 4.3% In 3Q:18
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 12.Nov.2018) — YPF announced that combined equivalent production fell 4.3% in the third quarter of 2018. Total production fell to […]
Pampa Energía To Hold 3Q:18 Conference Call
(Pampa Energía, 12.Nov.2018) — Pampa Energía S.A. announced it will hold a conference call to discuss its 3Q:18 results on Tuesday November 13, 2018 at […]
Pampa Energía Announces 3Q:18 Results, Accrual Impact
(Pampa Energía, 12.Nov.2018) — Pampa Energía S.A. announces results for the nine-month period and quarter ended on September 30, 2018. All figures are stated in […]
Oil And Gas Could Dominate 2020 General Election In Guyana
(CMC, 12.Nov.2018) — Finance Minister Winston Jordan has given an insight into the campaign for the 2020 general elections in Guyana telling voters that the […]
Argentina Initiates U.S. ‘Vaca Muerta’ Road Show
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 12.Nov.2018) — Officials from Argentina initiated a road show today in the U.S. aimed at attracting investments in the Vaca […]
World Bank Partners With Guyana For New Oil Sector
(Guyana Department of Public Information, 12.Nov.2018) — Prime Minister Hon. Moses V. Nagamootoo held discussions with a high-level, five-member team from the World Bank, which […]
Frontera To Commence Solicitation Related To 9.7% Senior Unsecured Notes
(Frontera Energy Corporation, 12.Nov.2018) — Frontera Energy Corporation intends to commence a consent solicitation to amend the indenture governing its outstanding 9.7% Senior Unsecured Notes […]
PetroPerú Says Ilo Terminal Work Reaches 35% Completion Mark
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 12.Nov. 2018) — Work related to construction of the new Ilo Terminal, being carried out by the Felguera Consortium, has […]
The Next Offshore Boom: Is Senegal The New Guyana?
(Oilprice.com, Viktor Katona, 12.Nov.2018) — I know what you think – such a headline is quite reckless given that Guyana has not produced any oil […]
Venezuela Hoping To Steeply Raise Oil Output Next Year
(Reuters, 11.Nov.2018) — Venezuela is hoping to steeply raise oil output next year but will respect any new deal if OPEC agrees to reduce output […]
Brazil, Bolsonaro And Oil: A Future In The Balance
(The National, Robin Mills, 11.Nov.2018) — New president may make unpleasant listening but he says he wants to open up the country’s energy industry, which […]
Ecopetrol Activates Contingency Plans In Cedeño District
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 11.Nov.2018) — Ecopetrol announced it has activated contingency plans after a new attack on the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline located in […]
Ecuador To Use $58.29/bbl Oil Price In 2019 Budget
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 11.Nov.2018) — Ecuador announced it will utilize a $58.29 per barrel oil price to calculate projected oil export revenues in […]
ANCAP Interested In Hydrogen For Transport, Marta Jara Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 11.Nov.2018) — Uruguay is studying possibilities with hydrogen. “ANCAP is interested in the hydrogen option, because it is an ideal […]
JPS Promises Improved Power Supply After $116 Million Grid Investment
(Jamaica Gleaner,11.Nov.2018) — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is promising a more reliable power supply with an improved and more reliable grid in which […]
JPS’s Sheree Martin Prepares To Go Off JPS Grid
(Jamaica Observer, 11. Nov.2018) — Sheree Martin, JPS’ senior vice-president (SVP) for business development, has announced her resignation from the energy company, effective November 27, […]
Venezuela Gov’t Says Sabotage To Blame For Electric Outages In Margarita
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 10.Nov.2018) — An explosion that occurred along a segment of the Northeast Gas Pipeline José Francisco Bermúdez, and which caused […]
EP PetroEcuador Inks Transport Deal With OCP Ecuador
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 10.Nov. 2018) — EP Petroecuador signed a contract with OCP Ecuador S.A. on November 9, 2018 to renew the transportation […]
Colombia’s Cano Limon Pipeline Hit By New Bomb Attack
(Reuters, 10.Nov.2018) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Saturday it was mounting another cleanup operation after a bomb attack on the Cano Limon […]
Uruguay’s Energy Matrix And Renewable Energies
“Uruguay’s energy matrix is one of the most outstanding in the world due to the variety of renewable energies” — ANCAP President Marta Jara.
Ecuador’s Energy Minister Calls For Audit Of Gasvesubio Export
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 10.Nov.2018) — Ecuador’s Minister of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources Carlos Pérez García has requested that the Comptroller of the […]
Petrobras Announces Calling Of Extraordinary General Meeting
(Petrobras, 9.Nov.2018) — Petrobras announced, according to the CVM and B3 rules to Level 2 of corporate governance listed companies, calling of General Extraordinary Meeting […]
Brazil VP-elect ‘Impressed’ After Meeting With Petrobras Executives
(Reuters, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Marta Nogueira, 9.Nov.2018) — Brazil’s Vice-President-elect Hamilton Mourão said on Twitter he was “very much impressed” after meeting on Friday with […]
Pemex Present At Abu Dhabi Int’l Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2018
(Pemex, 9.Nov.2018) — As part of the current Pemex business strategy, CEO Carlos Treviño leaves today for Abu Dhabi, where he will participate in the […]
Argentina Awaits Hydrocarbon Investments Of Nearly $13 Billion in 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 8.Nov.2018) — Argentine hydrocarbon investments are projected to increase in 2019 compared to 2018, announced the country’s Energy Secretary Javier […]
Argentina Aims To Cover 20% Of Energy Demand in 2025 With Renewables
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 8.Nov.2018) — Argentina’s shale boom taking place in the Vaca Muerta formation in Neuquen will not stop the country from […]
Chevron Stayed In Venezuela Long After Rivals Quit
(Wall Street Journal, Kejal Vyas and Bradley Olson, 8.Nov.2018) — For nearly a century, Chevron Corp. has weathered dictatorships, coups and nationalization drives to keep pumping […]
Oceaneering Resumes Subsea Load-Outs At Panama City Facility
(Oceaneering, 8.Nov.2018) — Oceaneering International, Inc. provided an operations update on its manufacturing facility in Panama City, Florida and its recovery from Hurricane Michael. “Exceeding […]
New Attack On Colombia’s Caño Limón-Coveñas Pipeline
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 8.Nov.2018) — Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol revealed video coverage of the most recent attack on the company’s Caño Limón-Coveñas […]
Argentina Biodiesel Chamber: U.S. Review Of Tariffs Could Revive Exports
(Reuters, Maximilian Heath, 8.Nov.2018) — The U.S. decision to review its tariffs on Argentine biodiesel could mean a reversal of fortune for exporters whose shipments […]
Mexico Should Fix Pemex Finances Before New Refining Investments: IMF
(Reuters, 8.Nov.2018) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday called for an improvement in Mexican state oil company Pemex’s financial position before it invests […]
Pemex Promotes Actions To Reduce Risks Caused By Fuel Theft
(Pemex, 8.Nov.2018) — Pemex and the Government of the state of Puebla have agreed to promote civil defense actions to mitigate the risks that arise […]
ENAP Magallanes Workers Distinguished With Pioneer Woman 2018 Award
(ENAP, 8.Nov.2018) — The recognition highlights women who have joined productive activities traditionally carried out by men. On November 7, the National Service for Women […]
Weatherford Awarded Drillpipe Riser Contract With Petrobras
(Weatherford International, 7.Nov.2018) — Weatherford International announced it has been awarded a four-year contract with a one-year optional extension to provide drillpipe riser (DPR) intervention […]
Frontera Energy Announces 3Q:18 Ops, Financial Results
(Frontera Energy, 7.Nov.2018) — Frontera Energy Corporation released its Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the third quarter of 2018, together with its Management, Discussion […]