(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.May.2020) — EP PetroEcuador on 2 May 2020 started dispatching super gasoline from the Barbasquillo Clean Products Terminal located in […]
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EP PetroEcuador Cuts Import Budget By $191.7mn
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 5.May.2020) — EP PetroEcuador reprogrammed its imports of high-octane naphtha ron 93, naphtha ron 80, premium diesel, cutter stock and […]
PetroEcuador Delays May-June Fuel Imports
(Argus, 5.May.2020) — State-owned PetroEcuador has delayed all fuel imports that were supposed to arrive in May and June because of a sharp decline in […]
Environmental Restoration Work Continues In Ecuador
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 1.May.2020) — Intervention activities continue at 40 defined sites in Ecuador, of which at least 220 focal points have been […]
Ecuador Names New Electricity Vice Minister
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2020) — Ecuador appointed engineer Jose Luis Peña Arteaga as the country’s new vice minister of electricity and alternative energies. The official […]
Ecuador Oil Flow Tumbles, Pipeline Repairs Advance
(Argus, 15.Apr.2020) — Ecuador’s oil production dwindled to just 68,000 b/d on 13 April in the wake of weather-related pipeline ruptures last week, forcing state-owned […]
Ecuador Oil Flow Falls, Pipeline Repairs Advance
(Argus, 15.Apr.2020) — Ecuador’s oil production dwindled to just 68,000 b/d on 13 April in the wake of weather-related pipeline ruptures last week, forcing state-owned […]
MERNNR Extends Deadline For El Aromo, Villonaco
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 14.Apr.2020) — Ecuador will extend the deadline for the submission of offers within the public selection processes for concession of […]
Mexico Agrees To Reduce Oil Production By 100,000 B/D
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 13.Apr.2020) — Mexico plans to reduce its oil production by 100,000 barrels per day, according to discussions with members of […]
Ecuador Oil Spill In the Amazon
(AmazonWatch, 9.Apr.2020) — Ecuador’s state-run oil company, EP PETROECUADOR, reported the pipeline bursts of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline (SOTE), the OCP (Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados-Heavy Crude […]
Collapsing Demand Sets Terms In OPEC+ Battle
(WoodMac, 9.Apr.2020) — Since OPEC+’s failure to agree on production restraint on 5-6 March, the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have become far clearer, sparking […]
Brief Intro Remarks By OPEC Secretary General
(OPEC, 9.Apr.2020) — Delivered by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, at the 9th (Extraordinary) OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, 9 April 2020, via […]
EP PetroEcuador Halts FCC Unit At Las Emeraldas
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 8.Apr.2020) — EP PetroEcuador announced an issue related to the National Interconnected System (SNI) on 7 April 2020 caused an […]
EP PetroEcuador Says SOTE Halted Due To Sinking
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.Apr.2020) — EP PetroEcuador announced suspension of operations at the Sistema de Oleducto Transecuatoriano (SOTE) due to the sinking of […]
EP PetroEcuador Suspends Operations At La Libertad
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 3.Apr.2020) — State oil company EP PetroEcuador announced plans to suspend activities at the La Libertad refinery located in Santa […]
EP PetroEcuador Reinforcing Security Measures At El Chorrillo
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 26.Mar.2020) — EP PetroEcuador is reinforcing security measures at its facilities to face the country’s health emergency, including measures at […]
LatAm NRG Producers Sweat To Cover Costs
(Reuters, 24.Mar.2020) — A price war between the world’s oil powerhouses is leaving many producers in Latin American struggling to cover production costs, boosting chances […]
Latin America’s Spot Oil Sales Hit By Low Prices
(Reuters, 20.Mar.2020) — Spot sales of Latin America’s heavy crudes mostly dried up this week amid a demand contraction and steep slump in oil prices […]
EP Petroecuador Says Activities Normal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 18.Mar.2020) — Ecuador’s state oil company EP PetroEcuador announced 18 March 2020 in an official statement that it guarantees normal […]
PetroEcuador Implementing Coronavirus Protocols
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 18.Mar.2020) — Ecuador’s state oil company EP PetroEcuador has begun to implement office protocols to reduce the spread of coronvirus. […]
Gunvor Awarded Nafta Import Deal In Ecuador
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 18.Nov.2020) — Ecuador’s state oil company EP PetroEcuador awarded the company Gunvor S.A. a deal for the importation of 590,000 […]
Ecuador Issues Sanitary Emergency Decree
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 14.Mar.2020) — Ecuador’s government has issued a sanitary emergency decree in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to details revealed […]
EP PetroEcuador GM Visits Balao Maritime Terminal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 11.Mar.2020) — EP PetroEcuador General Manager Pablo Flores supervised operations at the Esmeraldas Maritime Port and the Balao Maritime Terminal, […]
EP PetroEcuador Awards First Spot Sale Of 2020
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 19.Feb.2020) — Ecuador’s state oil entity EP Petroecuador awarded its first spot market sale of 2020 to refining company Phillips […]
PetroEcuador Renegotiates Deal With Asia’s PTT
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 21.Feb.2020) — Empresa Pública PetroEcuador completed negotiations with Thailand state-owned company PTT International Trading PTE. LTD. related to reprogrammed 6,480,000 […]
Plans For An Ecuadorian LNG Terminal
(Sycar, 31.Jan.2020) — SYCAR LLC is working with a mayor LNG Trading firm for the development of a LNG import terminal for Ecuador, South America. […]
EP PetroEcuador Inks La Esperanza Aqueduct Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 23.Jan.2020) — An inter-institutional agreement between EP PetroEcuador and the municipalities of Manta, Jaramijó and Montecristi aims to provide a […]
CELEC To Invest In Highway Near Hydroelectric Plants
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 9.Jan.2020) — Ecuador’s Electric Corporation (CELEC EP) and the Sub-secretariat Zonal 6 of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works […]
PetroAmazonas Boosted Output 4% In 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 3.Jan.2019) — Ecuador’s state oil company PetroAmazonas EP boosted its production of crude oil by 4% in 2019, according to […]
Ecuador Producing 537,689 Barrels Per Day
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 2.Jan.2019) — South America’s Ecuador is producing 537,689 barrels per day of crude oil, the country’s Ministry of Energy and […]
Ecuador Officially Exits OPEC
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 2.Jan.2020) — Ecuador officially exited the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC, effectively 1 January 2020. The small South […]
IMO 2020 May Slow Ecuador Loan Repayment
(Argus, 30.Dec.2019) — Possibly narrower differentials for sour crudes — under pressure from looming emissions regulations — could slow Ecuador’s repayment of its oil-backed debt […]
EP PetroEcuador Ends Bajo Alto Plant Maintenance
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 26.Dec.2019) — A scheduled stoppage at the Bajo Alto Natural Gas Liquefaction Plant located in the El Guabo in the […]
EP PetroEcuador Ends Stoppage At Shushufindi
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Dec.2019) — EP PetroEcuador initiated start-up activities on 25 December 2019 at the Crude Unit 2 (R2) of the Shushufindi […]
EP PetroEcuador To Invest $700,000 In Pipe Replacement
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 22.Dec.2019) — EP PetroEcuador announced that technicians from the company will carry out installation of a new 5.6-kilometer stretch of […]
Shushufindi-Quito Pipeline Repairs Finished
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 21.Dec.2019) — Ecuador’s state oil company EP PetroEcuador announced completion of repair work at the Shushufindi-Quito Poly-duct Pipeline within 24 […]
Operations Halted At Shushufindi-Quito Pipeline
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 20.Dec.2019) — Operations at the Shushufindi-Quito poly-duct pipeline have been halted due to a fissure detected in the Baeza sector, […]
Lukoil Pan Americas Wins Naphtha Ron 85 Tender
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 20.Dec.2019) — EP PetroEcuador awarded Lukoil Pan Americas Llc a contract to import 1,770,000 barrels of Naphtha Ron 85, a […]
Damages Awarded To Perenco For FET Breach In Ecuador
(Institutional Institute for Sustainable Development, 17.Dec.2019) — A long-standing tribunal under the France–Ecuador BIT has issued its final award on compensation. The award orders Ecuador […]
Trafigura Awarded Premium Diesel Deal In Ecuador
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 16.Dec.2019) — EP PetroEcuador awarded Trafigura Pte. Ltd. a contract to import of 3,360,000 barrels +/- 2% of Premium Diesel. […]
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 […]
EP PetroEcuador, Freepoint Ink Fuel Oil Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 29.Nov.2019) — EP Petroecuador awarded the export of 380,000 barrels of Fuel Oil No. 4 to Freepoint Commodities LLC. Freepoint […]
EP PetroEcuador, Glencore Ink Cutter Stock Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 28.Nov.2019) — Ecuador’s state oil and gas company EP Petroecuador awarded Glencore Ltd. a contract to import 1,050,000 barrels of […]
Ecuador’s New Minister Eyes $6.9bn In Investments
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 22.Nov.2019) — Ecuador’s new oil minister José Agusto announced the South American country continues with plans for another bid round, […]
Ecuador Inaugurates Galapagos Photovoltaic Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 21.Nov.2019) — An energy storage system comprised of batteries of 2.2 megawatt hours was inaugurated on 21 Nov. 2019 on […]
Ecuador Names New Energy Minister
(Reuters, 19.Nov.2019) — Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Tuesday named a close ally as the new energy minister as the Andean nation seeks to boost […]
GeoPark Announces All-Cash Deal With Amerisur
(GeoPark, 15.Nov.2019) — GeoPark Limited, a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Peru, […]
ENAP Reports Record Production In Ecuador
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 15.Nov.2019) — Chile’s state oil company ENAP reported record production of 23,089 barrels per day of crude oil in Ecuador. […]
Ecuador Oil Minister Resigns
(Reuters, 12.Nov.2019) — Ecuadorean Oil Minister Carlos Perez on Tuesday announced his resignation in what he called a personal decision to spend more time with […]
Ecuador’s Block 43 ITT Output Above 86.6 Mb/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 1.Nov.2019) — Production from Ecuador’s Block 43 ITT (Ishipingo, Tiputini, Tambococha), exceeded 86,618 barrels per day of oil on 31 […]