(Oilprice.com, Haley Zaremba, 26.Jun.2019) — It’s been a rough couple of years–make that decades–for Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos. The country’s oil production rates […]
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Pemex To Supply 240 MMcf/d To Yucatan Peninsula
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 25.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s state oil and gas entity Pemex will supply the Yucatan Peninsula with 240 million cubic feet (MMcf/d) […]
Mexico’s CNH Approves BP’s Offshore Drilling Plan
(Reuters, Rebekah Ward, 25.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s oil regulator on Tuesday approved a $97 million plan for drilling in an offshore area operated by British supermajor […]
Mexico Open Season: GMEC’s Monroy And Baker Institute’s Duhalt Weigh In
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky and Jared Yamin, 25.Jun.2019) — As part of Energy Analytics Institute’s ongoing coverage of the Latin America and Caribbean energy […]
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 […]
The End Of Mexico’s Rigorous Energy Reform
(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 22.Jun.2019) — Mexican President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador has been a vocal critic of the energy reform of his predecessor Enrique Peña […]
Mexico To Cut Pemex’s Profit-Sharing Duty To 54%
(Platts, Daniel Rodriguez, 21.Jun.2019) — The Mexican government will cut Pemex’s profit-sharing duty, known as DUC, to 54% by 2021 from the current 65%, the […]
Pemex: New Refinery Environmentally Viable
(Reuters, David Alire Garcia, 19.Jun.2019) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s push to build a new oil refinery involves high risks of flooding and […]
Matamoros Turbine Plant To Supply U.S., LatAm Projects
(Chron.com, Sergio Chapa, 17.Jun.2019) — Wind turbine blades that are now being made in the Mexican border town of Matamoros will soon find themselves installed […]
Mexican Oil Regulator Cancels October Tender To Pick Pemex Partners
(Reuters, 13.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s oil regulator announced on Thursday the cancellation of October auctions to pick joint-venture partners in seven onshore areas for state oil […]
IEnova Reports Mechanical Completion Of Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Pipeline
(IENova, 11.Jun.2019) — Infraestructura Marina del Golfo, a joint venture between TC Energy Corporation and Infraestructura EnergĂ©tica Nova (IEnova), announced its Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Pipeline […]
Shell To Invest At Least $397 Million In Deepwater Oil Projects In Mexico
(Reuters, 11.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s independent oil regulator on Tuesday approved deepwater energy exploration plans for five areas operated by Royal Dutch Shell Plc in Mexican […]
Mexico’s Fuel Market To Be More competitive in 2020
(Platts, 10.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s already liberalizing fuel market will become far more competitive in 2020 as several private midstream projects start operations, multiple oil company […]
Challenges Stall Mexico’s Billion-dollar Oil Hedge In 2019
(Reuters, Devika Krishna Kumar, Stefanie Eschenbacher, and Marianna Parraga, 7.Jun.2019) — The world’s biggest and most secretive financial oil trade is facing unusual roadblocks this […]
Pemex Debt Holders See Downgrade To ‘Junk’ Status Ahead
(Reuters, Stefanie Eschenbacher and Ana Isabel Martinez, 6.Jun.2019) — Investors at six of the world’s largest asset managers, all of whom own the bonds of […]
A Double Whammy: Fitch Downgrades Mexico And Moody’s Lowers Outlook
(Reuters, 5.Jun.2019) — In a double blow for Mexico, credit ratings agency Fitch downgraded the nation’s sovereign debt rating on Wednesday, citing risks posed by […]
US’ Refineries Need Mexican Crude Oil
(CNN, Matt Egan, 5.Jun.2019) — The Trump administration’s threatened tariffs on Mexico couldn’t come at a worse time for America’s oil refineries. Mexico is the […]
Cepsa Aims To Open 150 Service Stations In Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 3.Jun.2019) — Cepsa, operating under the Red Energy brand in Mexico, plans to open more than 150 service stations over […]
Mexico Initiates Construction Of The Dos Bocas Refinery
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2019) — Mexico initiated construction activities related to the Dos Bocas Refinery, the country’s President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador President […]
Mexico Moving Forward With Dos Bocas Refinery Construction In Tabasco
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador reiterated his decision to build the new Dos Bocas Refinery and continue […]
Mexico Is Our Most Important Natural Gas Export Market
(Forbes, Robert Rapier, 2.Jun.2019) — Last week the Trump Administration announced plans to impose a 5% tax on all goods imported from Mexico unless “the […]
Energy Exports Help Laredo To Become Top U.S. Trade Hub
(Chron.com, Sergio Chapa, 28.May.2019) — Booming energy exports and shifting patterns in international commerce have made the Port of Laredo the nation’s top center for […]
Mexico Charges Former Oil Official With Bribery In Anticorruption Drive
(New York Times, Kirk Semple and Azam Ahmed, 28.May.2019) — The administration of President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador of Mexico has launched its first major […]
Canadian Solar Finalizes Sale Of Aguascalientes Solar Project To BlackRock Fund
(Canadian Solar, 23.May.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. completed the sale of its 68 MWp Aguascalientes solar project in Mexico to BlackRock Infrastructure Fund II. Canadian […]
Stratas Advisors Launches Mexico Crude Oil Outlook
(Stratas, 20.May.2019) — Extending coverage to the annual analysis of crude oil fundamentals, Stratas Advisors‘ North American research team now offers the Mexico Crude Oil […]
Buenavista Renewables, ESCO, And Zodiac Aerospace Ink Long-Term PPA
(Buenavista, 20.May.2019) — Buenavista Renewables MĂ©xico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“BVR”), a Buenavista Renewables company, and ESCO Comercializadora EnergĂ©tica S. de R.L. de C.V., […]
Wintershall DEA Boosts Interest In Block 5 Offshore Mexico
(Wintershall DEA, 17.May.2019) — Wintershall Dea and its partners in Block 5, Murphy Sur (operator), a wholly owned subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation, and PC […]
MAN Energy To Supply Compressor Trains For FPSO In Mexico
(MAN Energy, 16.May.2019) — MODEC has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to supply a total of six compressor trains for a new FPSO vessel in the […]
LatAm’s Gasoline Problems: Mexico And Brazil Diverge In Fuel Balance Strategy
(WoodMac, 15.May.2019) — The two dominant players in Latin American oil and gas – Petrobras and Pemex – should face negative net gasoline balance for […]
Sempra Energy Starts Production At Train 1 Of Cameron LNG Facility
(Sempra, 14.May.2019) — Sempra Energy announced that Cameron LNG has begun producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the first liquefaction train of the Cameron LNG […]
Mexico’s Rising Oil Nationalism Faces Debt-Rating Crisis
(Reuters, Stefanie Eschenbacher and David Alire Garcia, 14.May.2019) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December vowing to revive state-owned energy company […]
Ensign Energy Expands Into Mexico, Bahrain And Kuwait With Trinidad Acquisition
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 13.May.2019) — Ensign Energy Services acquired an 89.3% interest in Trinidad Drilling Ltd., which marks the largest such purchase in […]
Mexican Union Leader Shot Dead In Troubled Oil Refining City
(Reuters, 12.May.2019) — Unidentified gunmen shot dead a trade union leader in Mexico’s central city of Salamanca, authorities said on Sunday, the latest outbreak of […]
LatAmNRG Briefs: Pemex Dos Bocas, Bolivia Charges Persons In Drillmex Case
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin and Ian Silverman, 9.May.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to the Sener and Pemex moving forward […]
Pemex To Build $8bn Oil Refinery As Mexico Scraps Tender Process
(Ft.com, Jude Webber, 9.May.2019) — AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador, Mexico’s president, has stepped up his commitment to an $8bn refinery project, rejecting three private sector […]
Braskem Says Consolidated Recurring EBITDA Reached $336 Million In 1Q:19
(Braskem, 8.May.2019) — Braskem S.A. announces today its results for 1Q19. HIGHLIGHTS: Braskem – Consolidated: — Braskem’s recurring EBITDA was US$ 336 million, down 16% […]
CSI Compressco Announces 1Q:19 Results, Affirms Full Year Financial Guidance
(CSI, 8.May.2019) — CSI Compressco LP today announced first quarter 2019 consolidated financial results and provided updated 2019 full year guidance. Consolidated revenues for the […]
Talos Energy Conference Call And Webcast Information
(Talos, 8.May.2019) — Talos Energy Inc. will host a conference call, which will also be broadcast live over the internet, on Thursday, May 9, 2019 […]
Talos Energy Reports 1Q:19 Financial, Ops Results On Mexico And US
(Talos, 8.May.2019) — Talos Energy Inc. today announced its financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2019 and an operations update. Key highlights […]
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 […]
Pemex’s Net Income Falls 132.9% In 1Q:19 Vs 1Q:18, EBITDA Falls 16.6%
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 25.Apr.2019) — Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported a net loss of 35.1 billion pesos ($1.8 billion) […]
BASF And LetterOne Finalize Merger Of Wintershall And DEA
(LetterOne, 1.May.2019) — LetterOne and BASF today announced the completion of the merger of their oil and gas businesses to create Wintershall Dea, the largest […]
McDermott Awarded EPC Contract By ENI MĂ©xico For Amoca Field Offshore
(McDermott, 30.Apr.2019) — McDermott International, Inc. announced the award of a contract by ENI MĂ©xico for engineering, procurement and construction of wellhead platform one (WHP1) […]
Mexico’s State Oil Entity Pemex Swings To Loss In First Quarter
(Reuters, Ana Isabel Martinez, 30.Apr.2019) — Petroleos Mexicanos swung to a 35.7 billion peso ($1.84 billion) net loss during the first quarter as revenues and […]
Pemex Results Swing To Loss In First Quarter
(Reuters, 30.Apr.2019) — Mexico’s Pemex swung to a 35.7 billion peso ($1.8 billion) loss during the first quarter, as sales at the heavily-indebted state oil […]
LatAmNRG Mexico Briefs: Odebrecht Contracts, FMP Transfer, Oil Slide Halted
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 27.Apr.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Mexico reviewing Odebrecht contracts, FMP transferring 115 billion pesos […]
Talos Energy To Announce 1Q:19 Results May 8, 2019
(Talos, 23.Apr.2019) — Talos Energy Inc. intends to release first quarter 2019 results for the period ended March 31, 2019 on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 […]
Mexico’s 1P Reserves Down Substantially Versus 20 Years Ago
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.Apr.2019) — Mexico’s combined proved crude oil and natural gas reserves (1P) have dwindled down to 7.9 billion barrels of […]
Pemex Head Says Fuel Theft In April 2019 Down 98% Since November 2018
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 22.Apr.2019) — The illegal theft of combustible in Mexico is down 98% since November, announced Pemex General Director Octavio Romero […]
Mexico’s Oil Production In April 2019 Down 1% M-O-M, Down 10% Y-O-Y
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 22.Apr.2019) — Mexico’s oil production continues to trend downward, according to recent data revealed by government officials. Oil production is […]