(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 27.Oct.2018) — Bolivia’s Central Bank (BCB by its Spanish acronym) announced Argentina made a “small payment” of $2 million related […]
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YPF To Spend Billions To Boost Oil And Gas Output
(Reuters, Eliana Raszewski, Hugh Bronstein, 26.Oct.2018) — Argentina’s state-controlled oil company, YPF, will significantly boost oil and gas production, investing between $4 billion and $5 […]
Argentina Buys An Average 16.2 MMcm/d From Bolivia in Sep.
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 26.Oct.2018) — Argentina purchased an average 16.2 million cubic meters per day (MMcm/d) of natural gas from Bolivia in September […]
Echo Energy Updates on Well Result In Argentine Production Uplift
(Echo Energy, 22.Oct.2018) — Echo Energy announced plans to boost production at the Cañadon Salto Field in the Fracción D licence in Argentina, where it […]
Bolivian, Argentine Officials to Discuss Gas Issues in La Paz
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 21.Oct.2018) — Officials from Argentina and Bolivia will meet in La Paz on Oct. 22 to discuss issues related to […]
Argentina To Reduce Bolivian Gas Imports To Minimum
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 20.Oct.2018) — Argentina will likely reduce its demand for Bolivian natural gas imports to a minimum, says an oil analyst. […]
YPFB Reports Explosion Along Santa Cruz-Yacuiba Gas Pipeline
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 19.Oct.2018) — An explosion along a portion of a pipeline that transports natural gas to Argentina injured a total of […]
Environmental Emergency: 720,000 Lt. Oil Spill in Chile
(TeleSur, 19.Oct.2018) — The spill is the largest ever registered in the region of Tierra del Fuego. In the southernmost region of Tierra del Fuego […]
YPF Personnel Try To Mitigate Gas Leak In Bandurria
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 19.Oct.2018) — YPF personnel conducted operations today to mitigate a gas leak located at the Bandurria deposit in Neuquén. No […]
Argentina Plans To Close LNG Importing Facility
(Bloomberg, Jonathan Gilbert, 17.Oct.2018) — Argentina plans to close a facility for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to people with direct knowledge of the […]
YPF Inaugurates Phase I Of 99-MW Wind Park In Argentina
(Renewables Now, 17.Oct.2018) — Argentine state-run oil company YPF inaugurated on Wednesday a portion of a 99-MW wind park in Chubut province that will produce […]
Argentina Looks to Cease Bolivian Gas Imports By 2020
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 16.Oct.2018) — With its own gas projects to develop, Argentina is seeking to reduce imports of natural gas and by […]
Echo Energy Announces Successful Initial Perforation At EMS-1001 Well In Argentina
(Echo Energy plc, 15.Oct.2018) — Echo Energy plc announced an update on the initial perforation phase on the third Argentinian well. The company previously drilled […]
Echo Energy Continues To Progress Argentina Wells, Signs New Deal In Bolivia
(Proactive Investors, 15.Oct.2018) — Echo Energy Plc told investors that it has confirmed that its third Argentinian well will be suitable for mechanical stimulation, and, […]
Bolivia’s Gas Lower than LNG, Vaca Muerta Shale: Sánchez Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 12.Oct.2018) — Bolivian natural gas is more competitive than liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale […]
Bolivia Gas Exports To Argentina To-date Averaging 18 MMcm/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 11.Oct.2018) — Bolivian natural gas exports shipped by YPFB to Argentina to-date have averaged 18 million cubic meters per day […]
YPF In Talks To Sell Stake In Power Unit To Asian Fund
(Bloomberg, Pablo Rosendo Gonzalez, 11.Oct.2018) — YPF SA, Argentina’s state-run oil company, is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake in its power unit […]
Añelo: The Two Realities of this Small Town in the Heart of Neuquen
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 10.Oct.2018) — Añelo is a small oil town located in the heart of Neuquen and the Vaca Muerta shale revolution. […]
Vaca Muerta Looks To Attract $7 Bln In Investments In 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 6.Oct.2018) — Investors could inject $7 billion into the Vaca Muerta in 2019, announced Neuquén Governor, Omar Gutiérrez. “In 2019, […]
YPF Updates On Oil Combustibles S.A. Bankruptcy Proceedings
(YPF, 3.Oct.2018) — YPF S.A. received notice of the decision adopted by the judge in charge of Oil Combustibles S.A.’s bankruptcy proceedings, which awarded the […]
Argentina: The Energy Challenge
(YPF, 1.Oct.2018) — Argentina’s unconventional oil & gas resources are among the world’s largest. YPF is working and investing to increase production with the aim […]
Argentina Still Owes Bolivia $250 Mln For Gas Imports
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 27.Sep.2018) — Bolivia’s government plans to meet soon with Argentine authorities in the Casa Rosada to again address the issue […]
Neuquen Gas Production Reaches 69.8 MMcm/d in August 2018
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 27.Sep.2018) — Crude oil and natural gas production from the Neuquen Basin rose sequentially in August 2018. Oil production reached […]
Methane Fears Cloud Argentina’s Shale Oil And Gas Future
(Financial Times, Benedict Mander, 23.Sep.2018) — Green energy groups say huge shale oil and gas reserve is leaking greenhouse gases. Jorge Daniel Taillant used a […]
Unlocking the Potential of Argentina’s Oil and Gas Resources
(Chevron, Clay Neff, 23.Sep.2018) — ‘A stable and predictable business environment is essential to draw the investment capital needed,’ says Chevron Africa and Latin America […]
Argentina’s Conventional Oil and Gas Attract Explorers
(Ft.com, Charles Newberry, 23.Sep.2019) — Fresh discovery indicates life beyond Vaca Muerta. A few years ago, when the giant shale play of Vaca Muerta was […]
YPF Announce Settlement Of Previously Announced Tender Offer
(YPF, 18.Sep.2018) — YPF S.A. announced settlement of the previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 8.875% […]
Argentina Owes Bolivia $250 Million for Natural Gas Sales
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Sep.2018) — Argentina owes Bolivia $250 million, which corresponds to two-months of natural gas sales. “Hopefully they can honor the […]
Argentine President Inaugurates Biogas-Fueled Electric Plant
(Efe, 14.Sep.2018) — President Mauricio Macri inaugurated on Friday a biogas-fueled electric plant in the Argentine province of Cordoba that he said will supply energy […]
Excelerate Energy, TGS Sign Deal to Study Liquefaction Project in Bahía Blanca
(Excelerate Energy L.P., 10.Sep.2018) — Excelerate Energy L.P. and Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly […]
YPF Board Names María Luján Bianchi As Chief Compliance Officer
(YPF, 7.Sep.2018) — The Board of Directors YPF S.A. announced, at its meeting held on September 6, 2018, approval of appointment of María Luján Bianchi […]
Argentina to Seek Bids on Renewable Energy Projects
(Efe, 6.Sep.2018) — The government of Argentina announced Thursday that it will launch a third round of tenders for bids on renewable energy projects in […]
Argentina: Exploration And Production Snapshots
(Deloitte, 31.Aug.2018) — In the wake of a decade-long slump in Argentina’s oil and gas industry, the country is now well positioned to resurrect international […]
Pentanova to Change Name to CruzSur Energy Corp.
(PentaNova, 30.Aug.2018) — PentaNova Energy Corp. announced that effective at the market opening on September 4, 2018, the company will change its name to “CruzSur […]
Argentina Re-ignites Labor Deal to Spur Investment in Vaca Muerta
(Reuters, Eliana Raszewski, 28.Aug.2018) — Argentina relaunched a one-year-old agreement between the government, companies and workers on Tuesday to drive competition and spur development in […]
PentaNova Energy Provides Financial, Ops Update
(PentaNova Energy Corp., 24.Aug.2018) — PentaNova Energy Corp. filed its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. All […]
Former PDVSA Director Detained in Argentina
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 17.Aug.2018) – A former PDVSA director has been detained and accused of money laundering. Luis Abraham Bastidas Ramírez, the cousin […]
Guyana to Become 5th Largest Oil Producer in LAC Region
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 15.Aug.2018) – If all goes off as planned, by 2025, Guyana will be the 5th largest oil producer in the […]
PDVSA Leaves Argentine Gas Station to Fend for Itself
(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 15.Aug.2018) – As Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA saw its finances devastated by low oil prices and mismanagement, it funneled millions of […]
Pampa Energía Announces Merger Completion
(Pampa Energía S.A., 15.Aug.2018) – Pampa Energía S.A. fully executed the swap of Pampa’s shares for the minority holdings of Petrolera Pampa S.A., Central Térmica […]
Technology, New Innovations and the LatAm Energy Sector
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 14.Aug.2018) – The ability to use hydraulic fracturing to tap shale formations, to remotely monitor and manage assets, and […]
Argentina’s Pampa Energía Reports 1H:18 Results
(Pampa Energía S.A., 13.Aug.2018) – Pampa Energía S.A. reported results for the six-month period and quarter ended on June 30, 2018. All figures are stated […]
Mexico’s CNH to Speak at EnerCom Conference
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 9.Aug2018) – The 23rd annual EnerCom conference will take place in the Denver Downtown Westin Hotel on Aug. 19-22, 2018. […]
Shell Offers 1H:18 LatAm Updates
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 1.Aug.2018) – Royal Dutch Shell plc announced the following updates during the first half of 2018. Mexico In the deep-water […]
Pampa Energía Reports on Deferral of Edenor Dealings
(Pampa Energía S.A., 31.Jul.2018) – Pampa Energía S.A. announced its electricity distribution subsidiary Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte (‘Edenor’) agreed with the Ministry of Energy […]
Trafigura Seeks to End Ricardo Eliçabe Conflict
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Jul.2018) – Negotiations continue to advance to overcome a labor related conflict at the Ricardo Eliçabe refinery in Bahía Blanca. […]
Advantage Lithium Closes Financing
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 26.Jul.2018) – Advantage Lithium Corp. closes private placement. In the process, the company issued 15,585,956 common shares for aggregate gross […]
Bolivia To Start Work on Transmission Line to Argentina
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 26.Jul.2018) – In two or three weeks, Bolivia expects to start work on an electrical transmission line that will allow […]