(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 project located in the Gydan […]
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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 United States does not renew […]
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 subsea project laying pipeline on […]
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 amount of about R$ 5.22 […]
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 Brazil (“CVM”), hereby informs that […]
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 the sale of 349,500,000sharesin BR […]
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 the closure of Petrotrin would […]
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 oil production, but the collapse […]
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, U.S. Secretary of State Mike […]
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 “joint venture”) in Brazil, one […]
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 awarded new firm contracts with […]
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 the government blamed on an […]
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 by regional president Claire Fitzpatrick, […]
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 the Caribbean were facing major […]
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 Campos Basin, Trident Energy has […]
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 company because the Iranian vessels […]
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 Bancolombia. It is the first time […]
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 five million tonnes per annum […]
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 Jul., four sources with knowledge […]
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 block, located in the Santos […]
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 A shares”), which may be […]
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 discoveries in the Norwegian North […]
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 to stop upgrading extra-heavy crude […]
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, 2019 under the successful Agencia […]
Pemex Presents Business Plan 2019-2023
(Pemex, 16.Jul.2019) — In the presence of the president of Mexico, AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador, the chief executive officer of PetrĂłleos Mexicanos, Octavio Romero Oropeza, presented Pemex’s Business Plan for […]
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 after the U.S. financial market […]
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 report prior to the company’s […]
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 time, on July 15, 2019 […]
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 by a conference call for […]
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 sale of assets in downstream […]
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 of natural gas from Vaca […]
Petrobras Announces BaĂşna 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 BaĂşna field (concession area BM-S-40), located in shallow […]
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 of the company’s Board of […]
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 testing results of the Nelson […]
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 corruption scandals in Colombia. Local […]
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, luring international and domestic bidders, […]
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 NeuquĂ©n Basin’s Vaca Muerta shale and […]
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, a move activists called a […]
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 bid. The ministry of mines […]
EPM Announces Expiration Of Tender Offer
(EPM, 11.Jul.2019) — Empresas PĂşblicas de MedellĂn E.S.P. (EPM) announced expiration and results of its previously announced offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 8.375% Notes […]
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 said on Thursday, opening up […]
Ecopetrol Finds Oil At Boranda-2 ST Well
(Ecopetrol, 11.Jul.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. reports that the Boranda-2 ST well, located in Rionegro (Santander), has discovered the presence of crude in the Eoceno basal sands. The well was drilled […]
ANH Signs PPAA Deals Worth $158mn With Geopark, Hocol
(ANH, 11.Jul.2019) — After more than five years without offers or rounds of new blocks for Exploration and Production of hydrocarbons in Colombia, the new Permanent Process of Area Allocation […]
Talos Increases Credit Facility Commitments And Provides Hedging Update
(Talos, 10.Jul.2019) — Talos Energy Inc. provided an update on the results of its semi-annual borrowing base redetermination and recent hedging activities. Effective July 3, 2019, the Company’s borrowing base […]
Qatar Petroleum And Chevron Ink Deal For Mega US Petrochemical Plant
(Qatar Petroleum, 10.Jul.2019) — Qatar Petroleum has signed an agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC to develop a new world-scale petrochemical project in the Gulf Coast region of the […]
Argentina Opens Tender For $2bn Vaca Muerta Pipeline
(Reuters, 10.Jul.2019) — Argentina has opened the tender for a new $2 billion gas pipeline from the huge Vaca Muerta shale field, which according to the country’s Energy Secretariat, should […]
DomRep Launches First Oil Licensing Round
(WoodMac, 10.Jul.2019) — The Dominican Republic today launched its first licensing round, putting 14 blocks across its on- and offshore basins up for bid. The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Energy […]
Siemens Turbine Generator To Power Eni Mexico Area 1
(Siemens, 9.Jul.2019) — Siemens will provide MODEC with three 34-megawatt (MW) SGT-A35 gas turbine power generation packages that will power MODEC’s floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The vessel, […]
Bolivia To Buy Petrobras’ Stake In Gas Pipeline
(Reuters, 9.Jul.2019) — Bolivia’s state-owned oil company YPFB plans to bid on a stake in a natural gas pipeline linking the country to Brazil to secure better terms for its […]
PdV To Tap Fractionator To Replace Imported Naphtha
(Argus, 9.Jul.2019) — Venezuela’s national oil company PdV is seeking to adapt its infrastructure to cope with a shortage of imported naphtha that is hindering heavy crude production and exports. […]