HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2025, Words: 293) — The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 51.3 million tons (Mt) […]
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Vista acquires Petronas Argentina in $1.5bn deal, boosting Vaca Muerta position
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2025) — Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that its subsidiary Vista Energy Argentina S.A.U has acquired […]
Petrobras updates on remuneration to shareholders
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2025) — Petrobras announced it will pay a remuneration to shareholders related to its 2024 fiscal year. The […]
Woodside Energy hires Mexico Pacific CEO Bairstow for Louisiana LNG project
(Reuters, 15.Apr.2025) — Australia’s top gas producer Woodside Energy said it had hired Sarah Bairstow, the chief executive of Mexico Pacific, for its Louisiana liquefied natural […]
Mexico publishes national development plan for 2025-2030
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Apr.2025) — Mexico’s National Development Plan (PND by its Spanish acronym) 2025-2030 was finally published in the […]
TotalEnergies to supply 400,000 T/Y of US LNG for 15 years to the Dominican Republic
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Apr.2025) — LNG giant TotalEnergies signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with Energia Natural Dominicana (ENADOM), […]
TotalEnergies to offtake 1.5 MTPA from RGLNG Train 4 in Brownsville, Texas
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Apr.2025) — France’s TotalEnergies signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with NextDecade Corporation for the purchase […]
China reiterates commitment to the Global South, Latin America and the CaribbeanÂ
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Apr.2025) — Asian giant China reiterated it is a key member of the Global South and very much […]
Jinping visits Vietnam to strengthen common resolve for China-Vietnam community
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Apr.2025) — China’s President Xi Jinping is off to Vietnam to meet with the Vietnamese national assembly chairman […]
LNG-powered  Quetzal starts inaugural commercial voyage in Guatemala
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Apr.2025) — Crowley‘s new containership Quetzal, which is powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), launched its inaugural commercial voyage. […]
Ecopetrol and AES Colombia to build 49% of Jemeiwaa Ka’I wind cluster in La Guajira
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Apr.2025, Words: 160) — Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol and AES Colombia & CIA SCA E.S.P. signed an investment framework […]
Eni and YPF ink MOU for joint evaluation of Argentina LNG 3
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Apr.2025, Words: 353) — Eni SpA CEO Claudio Descalzi and YPF SA president and CEO Horacio […]
Brava Energia starts production at 4H and 5H wells offshore Brazil
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 […]
GoldMining Inc. initiates exploration campaign at SĂŁo 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 MexicoÂ
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 AnĂłnima 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 RĂo 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 officerÂ
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 RodrĂguez 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 RodrĂguez 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, Words: 280) — US Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent will depart early next week for […]
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 CCSÂ
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 RodrĂguez rejects recent statement from GuyanaÂ
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025) — Venezuela’s executive vice president Delcy RodrĂguez, 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 (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Apr.2025, Words: 806) — The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has revoked 2 special licenses […]
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 RodrĂguez 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 RodrĂguez strongly denounced what she […]