Methanex Cut Production In Trinidad And Chile
(Methanex, 16.Mar.2020) — Methanex Corporation has idled its Titan plant in Trinidad effective today and will idle its Chile IV plant effective April 1, 2020. These changes are being made...
Colbún Reports Expiration Date Of Tender Offer
(Colbún, 27.Feb.2020) — Colbún, S.A., a publicly traded stock corporation (sociedad anónima abierta) organized under the laws of the Republic of Chile (the "Company"), announced that it is extending the...
Canadian Solar Acquires 47.5 MWp Portfolio In Chile
(Canadian Solar, 6.Feb.2020) — Canadian Solar Inc. announced the acquisition of a 47.5 MWp portfolio of solar projects under development in Chile. These projects will become operational in two different...
ENAP Magallanes Drilled 35 Wells In 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 20.Jan.2020) — During 2019 ENAP’s Magallanes division drilled 35 new wells, most of them in Tierra del Fuego. Based on this drilling program, the company...
S&P Releases 2020 Energy Outlook
(S&P Global Platts, 11.Dec.2019) — Analysts at S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of information, analysis and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, today released their 2020...
UN Secretary Chief Guterres: “Point Of No-Return Hurtling Towards Us”
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 1.Dec.2019) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the media in a press briefing one day ahead of the COP25 2019 to be held in Madrid,...
ENAP Maritime Terminal Certified By Navy
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Nov.2019) — The marine terminal related to ENAP’s Bío Bío Refinery, located in the port of San Vicente in the community of Talcahuano, received its...
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Fuel Shortage Contingencies, Morales Vows Return
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 18.Nov.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia preparing emergency plan to import fuels, Evo Morales vows his return to Bolivia...
BHP To Replace Coal With Renewables In Chile
(The Guardian, 22.Oct.2019) — Mining giant says contracts will cut energy prices by 20% and save 3m tonnes of carbon The mining giant BHP has signed four renewable energy contracts...
Enel Says Chile Ops Not Affected By Unrest
(Reuters, 21.Oct.2019) — Italy’s biggest utility Enel said on Monday its business in Chile had not been impacted by the unrest which has hit the country and prompted the government...
BHP Switches To Green Power In Chile
(Reuters, Barbara Lewis, 20.Oct.2019) — BHP, the world’s biggest miner, said on Monday it had signed four renewable energy contracts to supply all of its Chilean copper operations beginning in...
Sempra Divests Of Chilquinta Energía In Chile
(Sempra, 14.Oct.2019) — Sempra Energy entered into an agreement to sell its equity interests in its Chilean businesses, including its 100% stake in Chilquinta Energía S.A. (Chilquinta Energía), to State...
Reden And Natixis Close PMGD Solar PV Projects Financing In Chile
(Reden, 8.Oct.2019) — Reden Investments Chile SpA ("Reden Solar Chile") and Natixis have successfully closed senior facilities totaling US$96.4 million for the up-to-100MW portfolio of solar PV plants in Chile...
Exec Suite: Chile’s Energy Minister Juan Carlos Jobet
(Chile’s Energy Ministry, 10.Sep.2019) — Jobet holds a degree in Commercial Engineering from the Universidad Católica and a master’s degree in Business Administration and another in Public Administration from Harvard...
Piñera Presents COP 25 Chile Citizens’ Agenda
(Chile Energy Ministry, 2.Sep.2019) — President Piñera presents the COP 25 Chile citizens’ agenda: “Chile is calling on everyone to fight together to prevent climate change and global warming from...
SQM To Hold Investor Day In New York
(SQM, 26.Aug.2019) — SQM will hold an Investor Day in New York on September 10, 2019. Ricardo Ramos, Pablo Altimiras and Gerardo Illanes will present. ***
Argentina, Chile Ink Emergency Energy Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2019) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui held meetings with his Chilean counterpart Juan Carlos Jobet to sign an Emergency Energy Coordination Protocol for energy...
Argentina NatGas Exports Reach 5.9 MMcm/d In 1H:19
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2019) — Argentina shipped an average 5.9 million cubic meters per day (MMcm/d) of natural gas to Chile, Brazil and Uruguay during the first half...
SQM Reports 2Q:19 Earnings
(SQM, 21.Aug.2019) — SQM reported net income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 of US$150.7 million. Highlights -- SQM reported net income for the six months ended June...
Argentina Inks NatGas Export Deal With Chile
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 21.Aug.2019) — Argentina and Chile signed an agreement for the export of natural gas from the former to the latter. The deal -- under the...
SQM To Hold 2Q:19 Conference Call
(SQM, 21.Aug.2019) — SQM will hold a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, August 22, at 12:00pm ET (12:00pm Chile time). Participant Dial-In (Toll Free): 1-855-238-1018 Participant International Dial-In:...
Codelco Sells 37% Stake In Natgas Plant For $193.5mn
(Reuters, 6.Aug.2019) — Chile’s Codelco, the world’s No. 1 copper producer, said on Tuesday it sold its stake in the GNL Mejillones natural gas plant in the northern part of...
LatAmNRG Briefs and Heard On the Street: Guyana, Venezuela, Chile, Peru
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin and Piero Stewart, 2.Aug.2019) — LatAmNRG briefs and heard on the street related to Sempra Energy's divestments in South America, Tullow Oil plc’s three well...
Arroyo And Natixis Close PMGD Financing Of Solar PV Projects In Chile
(Arco, 31.Jul.2019) — ARCO 3 SpA and Natixis have successfully closed senior facilities totaling US$69.1 million for the up-to-70MW portfolio of solar PV plants in Chile (the "ARCO Solar PMGD...
Enel Signs With Angloamerican In Chile
(Enel, 30.Jul.2019) — Enel, through its Chilean subsidiary Enel Generación Chile, and global mining company AngloAmerican signed an agreement whereby Enel’s Chilean subsidiary will supply up to 3 TWh of...
Argentina Gas Output At Highest Point In 11 years
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 29.Jul.2019) — Production of crude oil and natural gas in Argentina continues to rise, aided by growth in unconventional volumes from the Vaca Muerta formation....
Chilean Navy Investigating Patagonian Island Oil Spill
(Reuters, 27.Jul.2019) — Chile is investigating a 40,000-liter diesel oil spill on an island on the far southern coast of Chilean Patagonia, the navy said on Saturday. Mining company CAP...
Atacama Bio Launches Algae Astaxanthin
(Atacama Bio, July 24, 2019) — Today, Iquique, Chile-based Atacama Bio Natural Products announced the introduction of NatAxtin™ branded natural astaxanthin available as biomass, oleoresin oil and powder for use...
Total Eclipse Wipes Out Half Of Chile’s Solar Power
(Bloomberg, Laura Millan Lombrana, 2.Jul.2019) — The total eclipse that plunged South America into darkness for a short while on Tuesday also knocked out about half of Chile’s solar power....
Enel Américas Launches Preemptive Rights Offerings
(Enel, 27.Jun.2019) — ENEL AMÉRICAS S.A. announced the launch of the preemptive rights offering in connection with the capital increase approved by the company's shareholders on April 30, 2019. Pursuant...
NASA To Livestream South America Total Solar Eclipse
(NASA, 27.Jun.2019) — NASA has partnered with the Exploratorium in San Francisco to bring live views to people across the world of a total solar eclipse, occurring Tuesday, July 2,...
LatAmNRG Heard On The Street: Gas Markets, Argentina Tender
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky and Ian Silverman, 25.Jun.2019) — Heard on the street related to the Latin America and Caribbean upstream, midstream, downstream and renewable energies sectors. ARGENTINA --...
Argentina And Uruguay Scramble To Restore Power
(Reuters, Adam Jourdan and Eliana Raszewski, 16.Jun.2019) — Argentina and Uruguay were scrambling to restore power to millions of people after a massive power failure hit the Argentine grid early...
Power Failure Cuts Power To All Of Argentina And Uruguay, Supplier Says
(BBC, 16.Jun.2019) — A massive electrical failure has left all of Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to a major Argentine electricity provider. Reports said the power cut had also...
Chile’s Comodoro Airport In Santiago To Run On Solar Energy
(Xinhua, 11.Jun.2019) — Photovoltaic panels will be installed to employ solar energy at Santiago's Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, said Lucas Palacios, Chile's vice minister of public works,on Tuesday....
Santiago: Home To The 1st Club Worldwide To Operate 100% On Renewable Energy
(Lonely Planet, Kelly Magyarics, 4.Jun.2019) — This week, La Feria in Santiago, Chile’s Barrio Bellavista became the first nightclub in the world to sustainably cover 100% of the energy it...
GeoPark Completes Jauke 2 Gas Well In Chile
(GeoPark, 3.Jun.2019) — GeoPark Limited drilled and completed the Jauke 2 gas well in the Fell block (GeoPark operated, 100% WI) to a total depth of 9,701 feet to the...
Scoot Awarded Permit To Operate Ebikes In Santiago, Chile
(Scoot, 28.May.2019) — Scoot, the original shared electric vehicle company, is launching their new shared ebike in the Las Condes district of Santiago, Chile. Mayor Lavin with Scoot at ebike...
LatAmNRG Argentina Briefs: YPF Gas Exports, Shell Dumping, Phoenix Global
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 24.May.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to the state entity YPF’s plans to ship natural gas to Chile through May 2020,...
Sociedad Química Y Minera De Chile S.A. Reiterates Business Strategy
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 23.May.2019) — Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) announced that is business strategy is to be a global company, with people committed to...
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Reports 1Q:19 Earnings
(SQM, 23.May.2019) — Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. reported earnings today for the three months ended March 31, 2019 of US$80.5 million (US$0.31 per share), a decrease from...
YPF Says Bahía Blanca And Chile Are Potential Sites For LNG Plants
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 23.May.2019) — The Argentine port of of Bahía Blanca is at present a principal location for consideration of construction of a LNG plant; however, the...
Chile To Inaugurate 108 MW S4 Solar Photovoltaic Park In Coming Months
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.May.2019) — Chile will inaugurate the 108-megawatt S4 Solar Chile photovoltaic park (former Huatacondo) in coming months, Chile’s Energy Minister Susana Jiménez Schuster announced 22...
Work Continues On The 10 MW Patagónicos Wind Farm In The Magallanes Region
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 15.May.2019) — Construction of the new Patagónicos Wind Farm in the Magallanes Region, a joint venture between Enap and Pecket Energy, continues to advance with...
Sempra Energy Reports Higher 1Q:19 Earnings
(Sempra, 7.May.2019) — Sempra Energy today reported first-quarter 2019 earnings of $441 million, or $1.59 per diluted share, up from first-quarter 2018 earnings of $347 million, or $1.33 per diluted...
Argentina Exported An Average 6 MMcm/d To Chile During 1Q:19
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 25.Apr.2019) — Argentina shipped an average of almost 6 million cubic meters per day (MMcmd/) of natural gas to Chile during the first quarter of...
Czech Group Solek Start Work On 16.6 MWp Of PV Plants In Chile
(Renewables Now, 19.Apr.2019) — Czech solar developer Solek Group announced on Thursday its has started construction of three solar parks in Chile with a combined capacity of 16.64 MWp direct...
Enel Ups Stake In Chile Unit, Supports $3.5bn Capital Hike Plan
(Renewables Now, 11.Apr.2019) — Italian renewables-focused utility Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) on Wednesday said it has concluded the purchase of an additional 4.62% stake in its Chile-based unit and announced plans...
AES Gener Announces Expiration And Final Tender Results
(AES, 8.Apr.2019) — AES Gener S.A. announced the final results of the previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offer”) of any and all of its 8.375% Junior...
Chile, India, And Jordan Set The Green Standard
(The Christian Science Monitor, Timmy Broderick, 8.Apr.2019) — Solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal vents – all three are technologies that were once solely the province of wealthy nations. Now they...
India Seeks Lithium From South American Nations To Meet Solar Energy Target
(Financial Express, Huma Siddiqui, 1.Apr.2019) — With big plans to converting all its vehicles to an electric platform by 2030, India is reaching out to the `Lithium Triangle’ in South...
Chile Launches Floating Solar Farm On A Copper Mine Tailings Pond
(JWN, 29.Mar.2019) — Chile has its first floating solar farm installed and on a brand-new type of site: a tailings pond at a copper mine owned by London, UK-based mining...
Chile’s Energy Sector Dynamic And Competitive: Jiménez Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 26.Mar.2019) — Chile’s Energy Minister Susana Jiménez, during a speech at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit (BNEF) this week in New York, said the...
India’s President Embarks On Visit To Croatia, Bolivia, Chile
(ANI, 25.Mar.2019) — President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday embarked on a state visit to Croatia, Bolivia and Chile to hold talks with the leaders of these countries and strengthen...
Chile To Launch First Thermosolar Plant In Latin America
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 17.Mar.2019) — Chile plans to launch the first thermosolar plant in Latin America. The project will be the first of its kind on the continent...
Argentina’s Energy Secretariat To Met With Chilean Counterpart
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 15.Mar.2019) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui announced plans next week to meet with Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera, and Chile’s Energy Minister Susana Jiménez. The...
OPEC Releases MOMR With Oil Data Thru February 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 14.Mar.2019) — OPEC announced publication of its Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) as of 14 March 2019 with details on producers in Latin America and...
AES Gener Offers To Purchase All Its Outstanding 8.375% Notes due 2073
(AES, 11.Mar.2019) — AES Gener S.A. announced that it has launched an offer to purchase for cash (“Tender Offer”) any and all of its 8.375% Junior Subordinated Capital Notes due...
Chile Says Aspiring To Export Argentina Natural Gas As LNG
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 7.Mar.2019) — Chile, which last year commenced importation of Argentine natural gas after an 11 year absence, aspires to assist its neighbor export the resources...
NEC Expands Footprint In Chile With 2 MW Project In Arica
(NEC, 5.Mar.2019) — In cooperation with NEC Chile, NEC Energy Solutions is expanding its presence in Chile with the commissioning of a 2 MW, 2 MWh lithium ion battery energy...
SQM Reports Earnings For The Twelve Months Ended Dec. 31, 2018
(SQM, 28.Feb.2019) — Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. reported earnings today for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 of US$439.8 million (US$1.67 per ADR), an increase from...
Executive Profile: Chile’s Energy Minister Susana Jiménez
(Chile’s Energy Ministry, 27.Feb.2019) — Susana Jiménez holds a Business Degree and a Master's Degree in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She also obtained a Diploma in Free...
Sempra Energy To Commence Process To Sell Businesses In Peru And Chile
(Sempra, 25.Feb.2019) — Sempra Energy announced that, in support of the company’s North American strategy, it will launch a formal process in March for the previously announced sale of its...
Argentina, Bolivia And Chile Hold World’s Largest Lithium Resources
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky and Ian Silverman, 23.Feb.2019) — Argentina, Bolivia and Chile hold the largest lithium resources in the world and consequently in the Latin America and Caribbean...
Electric Generation In Chile: Seminar Feb. 23
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 20.Feb.2019) — “Ingenieros Venezolanos en Chile,” by its Instagram name, will host a Technical Talk related to 1) electric generation in Chile and 2) low...
U.S. Government Slams Aid Body For ‘Weak’ Controls Over Chile Projects
(Reuters, 5.Feb.2019) — The American government has slammed a major U.S. aid agency for lax oversight of renewable energy projects in Chile that stoked risks around the body’s roughly $900...
LatAmNRG Briefs: Bolivia Eyes Gas Exports to Paraguay, Peru
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 28.Jan.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs on India eyeing Argentina’s Vaca Muerta formation; Argentine Energy Secretariat delays publication of important resolution; gas...
Sempra Energy Announces Planned Sale Of Businesses In Peru And Chile
(Sempra, 28.Jan.2019) — Sempra Energy announced that, as part of its increasing focus on North American markets, the company is initiating the process to sell its equity interests in its...
Albemarle And Corfo Announce Resolution In Chile
(Albemarle, 24.Jan.2019) — Albemarle Corporation reached an agreement with the Chilean Economic Development Agency (Corfo) on the process for establishing and validating the preferential price and terms to be offered...
Mainstream Renewable Power Secures €90 Million Trade Finance Facility
(Mainstream Renewable, 16.Jan.2019) — Mainstream Renewable Power announced closure of a new €90 million Trade Finance Facility with DNB and HSBC. The agreement represents one of the largest corporate debt...
Canadian Solar Completes Sale Of Chilean Projects To Sonnedix
(Canadian Solar, 7.Jan.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. completed the sale of its 18 MWp portfolio of PMGD solar power projects in Chile to Sonnedix. The transaction was closed in December...
KfW IPEX-Bank To Finance Four Power Grid Projects In Chile
(Power Technology, 2.Jan.2019) — German-based financial services company Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) IPEX-Bank has agreed to provide financing for four power grid projects in Chile. Under the agreement, KfW IPEX-Bank...
Atlas Renewable Energy Wins Bonds & Loans LatAm Award
(Atlas, 19.Dec.2018) — Atlas Renewable Energy has won one of the Bonds & Loans Latin America Awards 2019, in the category of Structured Bond Deal of the Year. Following more...
Enel Generación Chile To Apply For Delisting Of Its ADSs From NYSE
(Enel Generación Chile, 19.Dec.2018) — ENEL GENERACIÓN CHILE S.A. announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) from The New...
LatAmNRG Briefs: Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, Ian Silverman and Aaron Simonsky, 16.Dec.2018) — Heard on the street and other LatAmNRG briefs from Chile on its $515 million Energy Access Fund, Mexico’s...