HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Chevron, 29.Jul.2025, Words: 196) — After the oil and gas industry began using hydraulic fracturing in shale plays, it took less than […]
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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.
Baker Hughes to buy Chart Industries in deal with total enterprise value of $13.6bn
HOUSTON, LONDON, ATLANTA (By Baker Hughes, 29Jul.2025, Words: 1,088) — Baker Hughes and Chart Industries announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Baker Hughes will acquire all outstanding […]
National Observatory of Brazil adopts STRYDE seismic systems for exploration and research
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND (STRYDE, 29.Jul.2025, Words: 384) — STRYDE, the world’s leading provider of cutting-edge nodal seismic acquisition technology, is proud to announce that the National Observatory […]
Vizsla updates on work at Santa Fé property in Panuco in western Mexico
VANCOUVER, BC (By Vizsla, 29.Jul.2025, Words: 2,900) — Vizsla Silver Corp. announced preliminary results from its recently completed HLEM survey covering the Copala and Napoleon Vein corridors at its flagship Panuco silver-gold […]
Woodside says to strengthen Australian operations with ExxonMobil Australia deal
PERTH, AUSTRALIA (By Woodside, 29.Jul.2025, Words: 474) — Woodside Energy agreed to assume operatorship of the Bass Strait assets, unlocking potential development of additional gas […]
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EAI brief: LatAm countries and economic growth in 2025/2026 [table]
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 169) — Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, 3 of the largest economic powers in the […]
Maduro says election victory commences new stage of territorial work
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 205) — On Monday, 28 Jul. 2025, Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros highlighted the […]
Maduro celebrates party win in municipal elections, including Maracaibo in Zulia
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 289) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros celebrated the victory of the Bolivarian Revolution […]
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Pemex reports 2Q:25 financial and operational results [pdf downloads]
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 125) — Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported its financial and operating results for the second-quarter […]
Venture Global announces $15.1bn FID and financial close for Phase 1 of CP2 LNG
ARLINGTON, VA. (By Venture Global, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 381) — Venture Global, Inc. is announcing a final investment decision (FID) and successful closing of the $15.1bn project […]
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IMF and “tenuous resilience amid persistent uncertainty” [pdf download]
WASHINGTON, DC (By IMF, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 292) — Global growth is projected at 3% for 2025 and 3.1% in 2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]
White House gives Chevron green light to resume oil production in Venezuela: Politico
WASHINGTON, DC (By Politico, Ben Lefebvre and Isa Domínguez, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 167) — The Trump administration will allow U.S. energy giant Chevron to resume production […]
Petrobras updates distributors on natural gas prices
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 315) — In accordance with contracts agreed upon by state-owned Petrobras and distributors, the sale […]
Chevron to transfer interest in Hess Toy Truck LLC in Apr. 2026
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 533) — Effective as of 1 Apr. 2026, Chevron USA is expected to cause the […]
Citgo Corpus Christi refinery hosts “worst case drill exercise”
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 267) — Citgo Petroleum Corpus Christi refinery (CCR) recently hosted the company’s annual “worst case […]
John B. Hess appointed to Chevron Corporation board
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 342) — The board of directors of Chevron Corporation appointed John B. Hess as a […]
EU and US announce trade deal: What you need to know
(By Alex Kozul-Wright, Al Jazeera, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 1,082) — The United States and the European Union have reached a wide-ranging trade agreement, ending a months-long standoff and averting […]
Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum boasts 80% approval rating, according to Enkoll poll
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 195) — Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo boasts an 80% approval rating in her first 10 […]
Maduro: the cradle of the liberators of the Americas “does not depend on anyone”
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jul.2025, Words: 210) — Amid municipal elections in Venezuela, the country’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros emphasized […]
Marco Rubio says US standing with the Venezuelan people
WASHINGTON, DC (By US Secretary of State, 27.Jul.2025, Words: 194) — One year since dictator Nicolás Maduro defied the will of the Venezuelan people by baselessly […]
Maduro says Venezuela does not need licenses to produce oil
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 192) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros said his country does not need a […]
EP Petroecuador resumes SOTE operations in Ecuador
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 197) — EP Petroecuador completed construction of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE) bypass in […]
Eni eyes Argentina LNG Phase 3 FID by 1Q:26, Eni’s DG Guido Brusco says
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 376) — Itay’s Eni looks to take a final investment decision (FID) regarding its Argentina […]
US maximum pressure strategy on Venezuela “is circumstantial and unsustainable”
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 297) — Any citizen expects their government to develop pragmatic strategies that benefit their […]
Trinidad’s MEEI responds to fire at Ramco Industries facility in San Fernando
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 394) — Four employees at Ramco Industries Limited’s facility in San Fernando sustained injuries […]
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Eni reports results: 2Q:25 and 1H:25 [pdf download]
SAN DONATO MILANESE, ITALY (By Eni, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 291) — Eni‘s Board of Directors, chaired by Giuseppe Zafarana, yesterday approved the unaudited consolidated results for the […]
US Treasury sanctions Venezuelan cartel headed by Maduro: OFAC
WASHINGTON, DC (By OFAC, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 960) — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Cartel de los Soles (a.k.a. Cartel […]
Ecopetrol announces changes in senior management
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 318) — Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol S.A. said that in its session on 25 Jul. 2025 that […]
North American environment ministers committed to strengthen environmental cooperation
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 450) — The top environmental officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States met in Mexico City this week for the 32nd annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory […]
China-EU trade relations are “win-win” in nature, China says
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 266) — China-EU economic and trade relations are mutually complementary and “win-win” in nature. As […]
EAI brief: US designates Cartel de Los Soles for supporting other “terrorist organizations”
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 120) — The US is designating the Venezuela-based Cartel de Los Soles for supporting US-designated […]
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EAI brief: FDI in Mexico reached $45.337bn in 2024, only trailing Brazil in the LatAm region [charts]
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 123) — Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico reached $45.337bn in 2024, the second […]
EIB and Eni ink €500mn finance agreement to convert Livorno refinery into a biorefinery
ROME, ITALY (By Eni, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 899) — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Eni signed a €500mn 15-year finance contract to support the conversion […]
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TotalEnergies boasts upstream production of 2.53 Mboe/d in 2Q:25 [pdf download]
PARIS, FRANCE (By TotalEnergies, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 421) — The Board of Directors of TotalEnergles SE, chaired by CEO Patrick Pouyanné, met on July 23, 2025, […]
EAI brief: Washington to allow Chevron to continue work in Venezuela, WSJ says
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 118) — The administration of US president Donald Trump has reversed course and will now […]
EAI brief: Stabroek Petroleum Agreement v. IFRS
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 91) — The prolific Stabroek block offshore Guyana just welcomed in a new player: […]
Uptick in protests against “gringos” not expected to impact World Cup games in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 287) — Three out of 4 residents of Mexico City, also commonly known as […]
Trump quietly renews Chevron’s license in Venezuela, marking shift in US policy
MIAMI, FLORIDA (By Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 1,030) — In a marked shift in U.S. policy toward Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly […]
Brazil’s president Lula speaks by phone with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025) — Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum on […]
EAI brief: TotalEnergies CEO on Suriname GranMorgu and Argentina blocks
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 421) — TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné said things were moving fast related to its GranMorgu project […]
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TotalEnergies reports strong 2Q:25 results [pdf download]
PARIS, FRANCE (By TotalEnergies, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 53) — TotalEnergies reported cash flow of $6.6bn in the second-quarter 2025, driven by production growth of its energies, […]
Petrobras requests to joint merger review related to NSP Inv. deal
SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 241) — Petrobras, in relation a petition filed with the Administrative Council for […]
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Subsea7 and Saipem ink merger agreement [pdf downloads]
MILAN, LUXEMBOURG (By Saipem, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 75) — Saipem and Subsea7 announce that they have entered into a binding merger agreement, on terms and conditions […]
France’s president Emmanuel Macron to fully recognize Palestine as a state
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 78) — France’s president Emmanuel Macron said his country would fully recognize Palestine as a […]
OEG to supply Peterson with 500 offshore containers through 2030
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 434) — OEG secured a significant five-year contract with Peterson Energy Logistics in Den Helder […]
Eni and Sonatrach strengthen energy security cooperation
ROME, ITALY (Eni, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 232) — Eni and Sonatrach signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of hydrocarbons, energy […]
Iberdrola hired Barclays to sell assets in Mexico for $4.70bn, El Confidencial says
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Reuters, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 87) — Europe’s largest utility Iberdrola hired investment bank Barclays to sell 15 renewable power plants in Mexico to […]
Mexico’s Sheinbaum and Brazil’s Lula talk bilateral relations, ethanol, biodiesel, aerospace
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 243) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo held a telephone discussion with her Brazilian […]
EAI brief: Woodside says Trion project at 35% completion mark at end of 2Q:25
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Jul.2025) — Australia’s Woodside Energy said the Trion project offshore Mexico was 35% complete at the […]
EAI brief: Woodside says Calypso JV continues to review development options
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 162) — Woodside Energy said the Calypso joint venture (JV) continues to review development […]