Moody’s Affirms YPF’s B3 Rating

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2016) – Moody’s affirmed YPF Sociedad Anonima’s B3 issuer rating. YPF’s B3 BCA (Baseline Credit Assessment) and its Baa1.ar national […]

Argentina Launches RenovAr Plan

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 31.May.2016) – The Argentine government launched its so-called National Renewable Energies Plan or RenovAr. The plan contemplates installing nearly 1,000 […]

Enarsa to Import Gas From Chile

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.May.2016) – Argentina’s state oil company Enarsa signed a contract to purchase natural gas from Chile at a price 53 […]

Bolivia Exported 24 MMcm/d to Brazil

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 19.May.2016) – Bolivian exports to Brazil reached 24 million cubic meters per day on May 12, 2016 compared to 30 […]

Chile Started Gas Exports to Argentina

(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.May.2016) — Chile shipped its first molecules of natural gas to Argentina on 17 May 2016, owing to an agreement between both […]

Approval of Sale of Petrobras Argentina

(Petrobras, 13.May.2016) – Petrobras announced that its Board of Directors approved the sale of its entire 67.19 percent interest in Petrobras Argentina (PESA), owned by […]

Moody’s Upgrades Argentine Corporate Issuers

(Moody’s, 21.Apr.2016) – Moody’s Investors Service upgraded ratings of several companies with operations in Argentina, with the outlook changed to stable from positive. The rating […]

Moody’s Withdraws Pan America Rating

(Moody’s Investor Service, 9.Sep.2015) – Moody’s Latin America Agente de Calificación de Riesgo has withdrawn the Aa1.ar National Local Currency rating for the Senior Unsecured […]

Elevated Corporate Risks in Argentina

(Moody’s Investor Service, 16.Jul.2015) – Economic stagnation, a difficult political environment and heightened volatility in financial markets with the approach of presidential elections will be […]

Moody’s Covenant on YPF Bond Offering

(Moody’s, 20.May.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service assigned an overall covenant quality score of 3.37 to YPF Sociedad Anónima’s $1,500 million 8.500% Senior Notes due 2025. […]

Moody’s Confirms Petrobras Argentina Notes

(Moody’s, 28.Apr.2015) – Moody’s Latin America Agente de Calificación de Riesgo confirmed the Ba2/Aaa.ar global scale rating and national scale rating on Petrobras Argentina S.A.’s […]

Baker Hughes Announces 1Q:15 LatAm Results

(Baker Hughes Incorporated, 21.Apr.2015) – Baker Hughes Incorporated announced results for the first quarter of 2015. Latin America revenue was $493 million for the 1Q:15, […]

Moody’s Rates YPF’s Proposed Global Notes

(Global Credit Research, 4.Feb.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Caa1 global foreign currency rating to YPF Sociedad Anonima’s (YPF)’s proposed $750 million in aggregate […]

Apco Completes $470 Mln Merger

(Apco Oil and Gas International Inc., 29.Jan.2015) – Apco Oil and Gas International Inc. completed its merger with Pluspetrol Black River Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary […]

WPX Completes Exit of International Interests

(WPX Energy Inc., 29.Jan.2015) – WPX Energy completed the disposition of its international interests upon the successful merger of Apco Oil and Gas International (APAGF) […]

Chevron, YPF Continue Vaca Muerta Development

(Chevron 10.Apr.2014) — Chevron Corporation confirmed that subsidiaries of the company have signed agreements with the Argentine oil company YPF S.A. to continue development of […]

LatAmNRG: Heard On The Street 3Q:13

(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2013) – Information in this section, provided by Energy Analytics Institute editors and reporters, is hearsay and thus should be treated as […]

Argentina Says Oil Output Insufficient

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 13.Sep.2013) – The Argentine government announced production of oil is insufficient to supply the country’s refineries. “We are lacking light […]