(Bloomberg, 26.Nov.2020) — A director at the trading arm of Mexico’s state oil company was asked to resign after authorizing payments under a profit-sharing plan, according to a person familiar with the matter. Jose Luis Cardenas Dominguez, director of administration at PMI, is expected to leave the company, said the […]
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Sempra Announces FID Of Costa Azul LNG Project
(Sempra Energy, 17.Nov.2020) — Sempra Energy announced that its subsidiary ECA Liquefaction (ECA LNG), a joint venture between Sempra LNG and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the development, construction and operation of the ECA LNG Phase 1 natural gas liquefaction-export project […]
Mexico to Give Sempra LNG Export Permit
(Reuters, 13.Nov.2020) — Mexico will give the local unit of U.S.-based Sempra Energy an export permit for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in northwest Mexico, as long as the company helps offset an oversupply of gas in the area, the president said on Friday. San Diego-based Sempra has previously […]
McDermott On 2nd Shipment Of MODEC FPSO Modules
(McDermott, 5.Nov.2020) — McDermott International, Ltd announced the second shipment of topside modules for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for MODEC, Inc. (MODEC). It comes just weeks after the first shipment of modules sailed away from McDermott’s Altamira fabrication facility located in Mexico. The FPSO will be […]
Talos Energy Provides Operational Results
(Talos, 4.Nov.2020) — Talos Energy Inc. announced its financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2020. Key Highlights: — Production of 48.6 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBoe/d), of which 67% was oil and 74% was liquids. Production for the quarter was significantly impacted by deferrals […]
Beat Invests In A Greener Future In LatAm, CDMX
(Beat, 6.Oct.2020) — An electric fleet for all passengers that sets their hearts on an experience that transcends the limits of simply moving from point A to point B. Beat, the fastest growing ride-hailing app in Latin America, is very excited to announce today the launch of Beat Tesla service, […]
Mexico Announces Infrastructure Projects
(Platts, 5.Oct.2020) — Mexico announced on Oct. 5 a set of infrastructure projects worth almost $14 billion to reactivate the economy, including a new coker for one of its six refineries as well as a liquefaction plant to export natural gas. The federal government and private industry will begin working […]
Mexico Unveils Investment Plan Worth Nearly $14 bln
(Reuters, 5.Oct.2020) — Mexico’s government and business leaders on Monday presented a series of planned investments worth over 297 billion pesos ($13.83 billion) which President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hopes will help to lift the country’s misfiring economy. Ranging from highways, to a train line connecting Mexico City with the […]
IEnova To Report 3Q:20 Earnings On 21 October
(Sempra 1.Oct.2020) — Sempra Energy’s Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), plans to release its third-quarter 2020 earnings by 6 p.m. ET, 21 October, in advance of a conference call with IEnova executives at 11 a.m. ET, 22 October. Briefing materials also will be posted by 6 […]
Morena Seeks End To Mexico’s Energy Investment
(Argus, 15.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s ruling Morena party presented a constitutional reform proposal that would roll back the historic 2014 energy reform and seek to rescind all contracts awarded to date. “The proposal seeks to reinstate the wording prior to the energy reform and without a doubt opens the door to […]
Pemex Head Visits Sonda de Campeche
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) — Pemex head Octavio Romero Oropeza visits workers on the Ayatsil-C y Akal-B platforms in Sonda de Campeche. See these stories and others when they are first published on Energy Analytics Institute’s instagram feed here. Source of the photos: Pemex. __________ By Jared Yamin. © Energy […]
Mexico Slashes Crude Targets In 2021 Budget
(Argus, 9.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s government slashed its crude oil output forecast for the next four years, with next year’s target down by 11pc from the original goal. Mexico’s state-owned Pemex expects to produce 1.86mn b/d next year, down by 11pc on the 2.1mn b/d forecast in the company’s 2019 business […]
Mexico’s Environment Minister Resigns
(Reuters, 2.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s environment minister has resigned after clashing with colleagues over policy priorities, prompting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to defend the government’s green credentials on Wednesday. Environment Minister Victor Manuel Toledo, an academic known for his views on sustainable agriculture and the environmental practices of Mexico’s indigenous […]
Mexico’s Obrador Says 2021 Budget Includes Refinery
(Reuters, 2.Sep.2020) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the 2021 budget would call for spending on priority infrastructure, including refineries and oil production, and would not raise taxes. The Finance Ministry is due to present the budget next Tuesday, with the government facing scrutiny over an […]
Manuela Molina Named Sempra’s IR Vice President
(Sempra, 2.Sep.2020) — Sempra Energy announced that Manuela “Nelly” Molina, currently chief financial officer for Sempra Energy’s Mexico subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), has been named vice president of investor relations for Sempra Energy. “Over the past 10 years, Nelly has built a tremendous career at IEnova […]
Mexican Oil Union Hints At Strike On Safety Concerns
(Argus, 1.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s oil workers union (STPRM) called on state-owned Pemex to resolve serious operational, safety and security concerns. “We demand our concerns are resolved without delay … the company finds itself in serious problems … that are causing great concern to our workers,” states a letter from the […]
Mexico’s Lopez Wants Plan To Execute Energy Vision
(Reuters, 11.Aug.2020) — Mexico’s president has given officials until late September to craft a plan to reassert state control over the energy industry as an alternative to constitutional change to achieve the same goals, according to three people familiar with the matter. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on July 22 […]
Work Continues At Dos Bocas In Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Aug.2020) — Construction work at the Dos Bocas refinery continues, according to recent details from Mexico Energy Secretariat published on Twitter. __________ By Jared Yamin. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
Mexico To Launch World’s Largest Oil Hedge – Sources
(Reuters, 24.Jul.2020) — Mexico has asked top Wall Street banks to submit quotes for its giant oil hedging program, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, while trading in crude oil options has increased this week ahead of the megadeal. The finance ministry has asked banks for price quotes, […]
Sener To Boost Jobs During Salamanca Refinery Rehab
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jul.2020) — Mexico’s Energy Secretariat anticipates a rise in the number of workers to be employed during the rehabilitation of the Salamanca refinery this year versus last. In terms direct administration positions, the secretariat announced it anticipates employing 1,458 workers in 2020 compared to 1,118 in 2019 […]
Talos Instructed To Unitize Zama Field Within 120 Days
(Talos, 9.Jul.2020) — Talos Energy Inc. announced that on 7 July 2020, that it received a notice from Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) instructing the partners of Block 7 and Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to unitize the Zama field. Talos is the operator of Block 7 in a partnership with Wintershall […]
Sener Authorizes Unification Of Zama Shared Deposit
(Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jul.2020) — Mexico’s Energy Secretary (Sener) instructed the unification of a shared reservoir between the Zama field discovered through Contract CNH-R01-L01-A7 / 2015 by Talos Energy Offshore and Assignment AE-0152-Uchukil which is under ownership by Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). In compliance with Article 42 […]
US Gas Exports To Mexico Set To Rise
(EIA, 6.Jul.2020) — Exports of natural gas by pipeline are the largest component of U.S. natural gas trade, accounting for 40% of all U.S. gross natural gas exports in 2019. EIA expects these exports to increase with the completion of the southern-most segment of the Wahalajara system, the Villa de […]
Sempra’s IEnova Unit To Report 2Q:20 Earnings 22 Jul.
(Sempra, 1.Jul.2020) — Sempra Energy’s Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), plans to release its second-quarter 2020 earnings by 6 p.m. ET, July 22, in advance of a conference call with IEnova executives at 11 a.m. ET, July 23. Briefing materials also will be posted by 6 […]
Maersk Awarded Deal Offshore Suriname
(Evercore ISI, 30.Jun.2020) — Maersk Drilling announced the 6th-Gen Maersk Developer was awarded a one-well exploration contract from Petronas for offshore Suriname. The $20.4M backlog includes integrated drilling services and mobe & demobe fees, which implies an all-in dayrate of $267kpd for an estimated 75 days. Notes DRLCO COO Morten […]
Mexico Antitrust Body Takes On Govt Over Energy Policy
(Reuters, 22.Jun.2020) — Mexico’s antitrust regulator said on Monday it had filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the energy ministry, arguing that steps taken by the government last month were in breach of free competition under the constitution. On May 15, the ministry published a set of rules […]
Mexico’s Lopez Says He’d Sell Fuel To Venezuela
(Reuters, 15.Jun.2020) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his country would, for “humanitarian” reasons, sell gasoline to Venezuela if asked to do so, despite a raft of U.S. sanctions imposed on the South American country and its state-run oil company, PDVSA. Lopez Obrador added he had […]
Mexico’s Oil Hedge To Be Pricier
(Reuters, 15.Jun.2020) — Mexico will have to pay more for less coverage under its giant oil revenue insurance policy for 2021, but will likely go ahead anyway to avoid further damaging its financial standing with international investors, sources said. The finance ministry’s billion-dollar oil hedge is the world’s largest. It […]
Mirage Inks Deal With The State Of Puebla
(Mirage, 11.Jun.2020) — Mirage Energy Corporation signed an agreement with Energy Agency of the State of Puebla to develop a pipeline infrastructure project to deliver natural gas to the state and various industrial parks with in the state. This includes the delivery of 500 mmbtupd of natural gas thru this […]
Power Rate Hike To Hurt Renewable Energy Firms
(Reuters, 11.Jun.2020) — An influential Mexican business lobby on Thursday warned a hike in the price that private power producers pay to access the country’s main electricity transmission grid will deal a blow to the green industry and be passed on to the consumer. Mexico’s Energy Regulation Commission, the power […]
Mexico To Sit Out Extension Of OPEC+ Oil Output Cuts
(Reuters, 6.Jun.2020) — Mexico will not join other top oil producers in extending through July output cuts aimed at propping up the price of crude, Energy Minister Rocio Nahle said on Saturday. Made up of OPEC members and allies led by Russia, the group known as OPEC+ agreed in April […]
CNH Again Extends Timeframe For Oil Permits
(Reuters, 4.Jun.2020) — Mexico’s oil regulator will allow energy firms more time to secure permits and plan approvals, it said in on Thursday, in effect extending a freeze on all deadlines until the government determines it is safe to resume official work. The latest extension due to the coronavirus pandemic […]
Oil Workers In Mexico Plead To Come Home
(The Guardian, 4.Jun.2020) — Dozens of Trinidad and Tobago oilfield workers in Mexico have issued a plea to the government to allow them to return home. The workers issued a statement to the media Wednesday night saying they are currently stranded there. They say that before going to Mexico, they […]
Pemex Continues With Tula Refinery Contingency
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jun.2020) — Pemex’s “Miguel Hidalgo” refinery in Tula carried out preventive measures to mitigate the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic among its work force as well as personnel from contractor companies. Since commencement of contingency efforts, more than 10,000 face masks have been delivered at the entrance […]
Mexico Probes Libre Abordo Pact With Venezuela
(Reuters, 2.Jun.2020) — The Mexican government’s financial crime department is investigating Libre Abordo, a Mexico-based firm that received millions of barrels of Venezuelan crude under an oil-for-food pact, in a probe coordinated with U.S. agencies, the department’s chief, Santiago Nieto, told Reuters. The Mexican Financial Intelligence Unit is also separately […]
Libre Abordo Announces Bankruptcy
(Reuters, 31.May.2020) — Mexico-based company Libre Abordo said on Sunday it was bankrupt and that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had terminated an oil-for-food agreement that had allowed the firm to supply water trucks in exchange for millions of barrels of Venezuelan crude. Libre Abordo and its related firm Schlager Business […]
LatAm Infrastructure Projects At Risk
(Fitch Ratings, 27.May.2020) — Latin American infrastructure projects face heightened risk of grantor payment delays driven by the increased pressure the coronavirus pandemic is placing on government finances, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. “Sharper delays, depending on materiality and duration, could rapidly lessen payment capacity of projects with […]
Mexico’s Registers $3.09bn April Trade Deficit
(Market Watch, 25.May.2020) — Mexico ran up a $3.09 billion trade deficit in April as the shutdown of many industries to counter the spread of the coronavirus and the drop in world oil prices led to steep declines in both exports and imports. Exports last month fell 41% from April […]
Mexico To Remain In Opec+, No Output Cuts Planned
(Argus, 22.May.2020) — Mexico will remain within the Opec + group but has no plans for further production cuts, the energy ministry told Argus today. “Mexico will participate in the Opec + meeting in June but we do not contemplate implementing more cuts,” the ministry said. “There are no plans […]
Pemex Reiterates No Fracking Mandate
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 22.May.2020) — Mexico’s state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos or Pemex announced it remains committed to not conducting fracking activities as part of its aim to protect is citizens. The state oil giant revealed the details 22 May 2020 in a Twitter post. © Energy Analytics […]
NOCs To Slash Exploration Budgets
(WoodMac, 20.May.2020) — National oil companies (NOCs) globally are estimated to cut exploration budgets by over a quarter on average in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie. The analysis is based on announcements and tracking well plans of 11 top spending NOC explorers, including three Chinese NOCs, PTTEP, PETRONAS, ONGC, Qatar Petroleum, […]
Energy Dispute Deepens Between In Mexico
(Reuters, 16.May.2020) — The European Union and Canada have formally raised concerns to Mexico about rules they say endanger renewable energy projects, escalating tensions with its government, which late on Friday moved to tighten its control over the power industry. In letters that were leaked to Mexican media on Friday, […]
FBI Probes Firms Over Venezuela Oil Trading
(Reuters, 13.May.2020) — The FBI is probing several Mexican and European companies allegedly involved in trading Venezuelan oil as it gathers information for a U.S. Treasury Department inquiry into possible sanctions busting, according to four people familiar with the matter. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and special envoy for […]
Pemex’s Oil Reserves Replacement Rate Jumps
(Reuters, 11.May.2020) — The replacement rate of proven oil and gas reserves estimated by Mexican national oil company Pemex soared in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to the firm’s annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Pemex’s 2019 replacement rate, a measure of new discoveries […]
Pemex Files 2019 Annual Report, Form 20-F
(Pemex, 11.May.2020) — In compliance with the Disposiciones de Carácter General aplicables a las Emisoras de Valores y a Otros Participantes del Mercado de Valores, in May 8, Petróleos Mexicanos filed its Annual Report as of December 31, 2019. Similarly, on the same day, PEMEX filed its Annual Report with […]
Pemex’s $44/bl Hedge Floor Adds Ps30bn To Deficit
(Argus, 7.May.2020) — The hedge contracted by Mexico’s state-owned Pemex has a floor of $44/bl, leaving the company exposed to losses below that following the global rout in crude prices, the company’s annual report reveals. “Pemex contracted coverage instruments that protect against declines in reference prices in the range of […]
Qatar Petroleum Enters Into Three Mexican Blocks
(Qatar Petroleum, 5.May.2020) — Qatar Petroleum entered into three farm-in agreements to acquire about 30% of Total’s participating interest in blocks 15, 33 and 34 located in the Campeche basin, offshore Mexico. Each of the farm-in agreements is subject to customary regulatory and other approvals by Total’s existing partners and […]
Cairn Provides Mexico Drilling Update
(Cairn Energy, 5.May.2020) — Operations have been completed on the Eni operated Ehecatl-1 exploration well on Block 7, located in the Sureste Basin Offshore Mexico, in which Cairn has a 30% working interest through wholly owned subsidiary Capricorn Energy Mexico. The exploration target of the well was to prove hydrocarbons […]
Pemex Presents Audited Stmts As Of 31 Dec. 2019
(Pemex, 4.May.2020) — In compliance with the Disposiciones de Carácter General aplicables a las Emisoras de Valores y a Otros Participantes del Mercado de Valores, today Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) presented to the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV, by its Spanish acronym) and the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV, by […]
Repsol Makes Deepwater Oil Find In Mexican Waters
(Repsol, 4.May.2020) — Repsol has made two significant offshore oil discoveries in Mexico’s deep water with its Polok-1 and Chinwol-1 exploration wells in Block 29 in the Salina Basin. Both wells confirmed high quality reservoirs with excellent properties, encountering net oil pay of 200 meters and 150 meters respectively. Highlights: […]