(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 heavily indebted oil company Pemex and trade tensions, while Moody’s lowered its outlook to negative. The Mexican peso weakened as much as 1.3% on the […]
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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 No. 2 foreign source of oil to the United States, supplying an average of 658,000 barrels of crude a day in March to ExxonMobil, Valero […]
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 the next two years in the country. Cepsa’s first station will be located in Tlalnepantla de Baz in Mexico state, although the goal of the […]
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 Andrés Manuel López Obrador President announced via a social media post on Twitter. *** © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI)
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 with the planned modernization of six existing refineries owned by state oil company PetrĂłleos Mexicanos, also known as Pemex. “The refinery will assist Mexico achieve […]
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 illegal migration crisis is alleviated.” These tariffs would potentially rise to 25% by October. Many business groups immediately came out against the idea. Neil Bradley, […]
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 trade, supplanting the longtime leader, the Port of Los Angeles. In March, $20.1 billion of combined imports and exports moved through the Texas border city, […]
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 anticorruption prosecution, delivering on a central campaign promise by taking aim at corruption inside the ailing state-owned oil company. Bribery and tax fraud charges have […]
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 Solar developed, arranged construction and long-term project financing, built and energized the project in January 2019. Powered by 200,000 Canadian Solar high-efficiency poly modules CS6U-P, […]
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 Outlook, a 10-year annual report that is part of its North American Oil online subscription service. The North American Oil service integrates annual proprietary fundamental analysis with […]
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., a qualified supplier from Mexicali, Baja California, announce they have entered into a tripartite long-term Power Purchase Agreement with Zodiac Aerospace Equipo de MĂ©xico S. […]
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 Carigali Mexico Operations, S.A. de C.V. (PCCMO), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, have signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement with Ophir Energy, to acquire Ophir’s 23.33% […]
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 Gulf of Mexico. “We are honored that MODEC has demonstrated its confidence in our compressor technology systems. Once again, our company is delivering efficient high-end […]
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 decades to come. This makes the two NOCs the most important Latin American importers of US gasoline, granted that Brazil’s deficit is mitigated by its […]
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 export project in Hackberry, La. “Reaching this important milestone of first LNG production is truly a credit to the team at Cameron LNG and the […]
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 Pemex and put the brakes on foreign investment to give the public a bigger cut of the country’s oil wealth. The leftist oil nationalist’s ambitions […]
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 the company’s history, and adds 68 drilling rigs in Canada, 66 in the United States and one internationally. The Trinidad acquisition during the fourth quarter […]
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 violence in an area plagued by a murderous struggle between gangs over fuel theft. Gilberto Munoz, a former federal lawmaker and the leader of the […]
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 with the Dos Bocas Refinery project in Tabasco, and Bolivia’s Public Ministry charging 21 persons involved in irregularities related to the contracting processes with Drillmex. […]
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 bids as too costly and vowing that state oil company Pemex will build the plant. The leftist nationalist president batted aside concerns about the ability […]
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% and 60% from 4Q18 and 1Q18, respectively, influenced by lower petrochemical spreads in the international market. Including non-recurring impacts, EBITDA was US$ 729 million, reflecting […]
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 quarter ended March 31, 2019 were $103 million compared to $138 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $85 million for the first quarter […]
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 at 10:00 am Eastern Time (9:00 am Central Time). Listeners can access the conference call live over the internet through a webcast link on the […]
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 include: — Production of 42.0 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (“MBoe/d”), or 3.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (“MMBoe”) in total, 70% of […]
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 share. On an adjusted basis, the company’s first-quarter 2019 earnings increased to $534 million, or $1.92 per diluted share, from […]
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) during the first quarter of 2019, down 132.9% compared to net income of 106.8 billion pesos in the first quarter of 2018, the company announced […]
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 independent exploration and production company in Europe. All necessary regulatory approvals were received from nine countries, including Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom and Russia. Highlights: […]
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) to be installed in the Amoca field, located approximately 18 miles (30 kilometers) offshore Dos Bocas in southeast Mexico. The four-deck topsides will have two […]
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 crude output at the heavily-indebted Mexican state oil company fell, results posted to the stock exchange showed on Tuesday. Revenues at Pemex were 356.3 billion […]
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 company slipped in comparison to the same period a year earlier, results posted to the stock exchange showed on Tuesday. Sales at the company were […]
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 to Federal Treasury and Mexico’s President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador claiming that his government has halted the slide in the country’s crude oil production Mexico […]
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 after the U.S. financial market closes. In addition to this release, Talos Energy will host a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the […]
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 oil equivalent (BOE) as of January 2019 compared to the slightly more than 34 billion BOE on record in 1999. The most current combined reserve […]
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 Oropeza on 22 April 2019 during a conference held in Mexico City. Illegal activity related to the theft of gasoline was 2,000 barrels per day […]
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 currently averaging around 1.685 million barrels per day (MMb/d) in April 2019, down slightly 1% from 1.694 MMb/d in March 2019 and down 10% compared […]
7 Oil & Gas Problems That Mexico Must Solve
(Forbes, Jude Clemente, 21.Apr.2019) — 1. Since peaking in 2004, Mexico’s oil production has been sliced in half to below 2 million b/d Although nearly 45% back then, oil revenues still account for 20-25% of the federal budget. Amid plummeting production, the country has actually been very lucky that domestic […]
Indian Refiners Turn To OPEC, Mexico, U.S. To Make Up Iran Oil Gap
(Reuters, 18.Apr.2019) — All four Indian state-owned refiners that buy Iranian oil are confident of securing additional barrels from other producers, officials from the companies told Reuters. Indian refiners are increasing their planned purchases from OPEC nations, Mexico and the United States to make up for any loss of Iranian […]
BHP Petroleum Plans More Appraisal Drilling Off Mexico
(OGJ, Paula Dittrick, 17.Apr.2019) — BHP Petroleum plans additional appraisal drilling on Trion block offshore Mexico during this year’s second half, the company said in an operational update. Previously, BHP sold its US shale operations to focus on conventional oil and gas in the US Gulf of Mexico and Australia. […]
Premier Highlights Successful Well Test Of The Zama Discovery
(Premier, 16.Apr.2019) — Premier notes the press release by Talos Energy, the operator of Block 7 offshore Mexico, announcing the successful drill stem test (DST) of the Zama-2 side track well (Zama-2ST1). This follows the successful Zama-2 appraisal well which completed in January. DST operations were successfully conducted on Zama-2ST1 […]
Talos Energy Provides Update On Zama-2 STI Well Offshore Mexico
(Talos, 15.Apr.2019) — Talos Energy Inc. provided an additional update on the Zama appraisal program in Block 7, located in the offshore portion of Mexico’s prolific Sureste Basin. Talos is the operator of Block 7 in a consortium with its partners Sierra Oil & Gas, a company of DEA Deutsche […]
CNH Reports 6.9% Drop In Mexico’s Combined 1P Reserves
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 12.Apr.2019) — Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH by its Spanish acronym) announced the country’s combined proved (1P) natural gas and crude oil reserves fell 6.9% to 7.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (Bn boe) in 2019 compared to 8.5 Bn boe in 2018, the agency […]
To Halt Energy Slide, Mexico Turns To A Trusted Provider: Mexico
(NYT, Elisabeth Malkin, 11.Apr.2019) — President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador envisions a future in which Mexico produces more oil, gasoline and electricity. But his strategy to get there relies on reaching back into his country’s past. Breaking with a five-year-old energy overhaul that opened Mexico’s closely held oil industry to […]
Mexico Would Consider State Gas Stations In Push For Fair Prices
(Reuters, 9.Apr.2019) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he would consider creating a chain of government gas stations if existing fuel outlets did not charge “fair prices,” as he seeks to make good on a campaign vow to ensure stable fuel rates. Benchmark gasoline prices have […]
Mexican President Warns Retailers: Keep Gas Prices In Check
(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 9.Apr.2019) — The Mexican government may consider creating a small network of gas stations that would sell gasoline at lower, “fair prices”, if gas station operators in the country don’t keep gas prices in check, Mexico’s leftist President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador said on Tuesday. LĂłpez Obrador—in […]
Students Put Energy Efficient Cars To The Test At Shell Eco-marathon Americas
(Shell, 7.Apr.2019) — Make the Future Live California featuring Shell Eco-marathon Americas drew more than 1,000 students to Sonoma Raceway to compete for the title of most fuel-efficient vehicle. Northern Illinois University of DeKalb, Illinois took home first place in the Internal Combustion Engine Prototype category with their gasoline-fueled vehicle […]
Pemex Said Not To Issue Debt Over the Medium-Term
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 30.Apr.2019) — PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will not return to financial markets to issue debt over the medium term because spreads are high since the market is taking into account the company’s low credit quality, the Secretary of the Treasury and the rating agency Standard & […]
Q&A: Mexico Oil Regulator Says Slow Wins The Race
(Argus, 4.Apr.2019) — Mexico’s oil regulator CNH administers more than 100 contracts for oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) that will attract $161bn in investment if all licenses prove viable, but President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the results so far are underwhelming. CNH commissioner Alma America Porres […]
Sempra Gets Licenses To Export US LNG Out Of Mexico
(Argus, 2.Apr.2019) — The US Department of Energy (DOE) has authorized the Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG export project in northwest Mexico to re-export US pipeline gas as LNG to countries that do not have free trade agreements (FTAs) with the US. The DOE on 29 March issued two 20-year […]
ECA LNG Receives US Non-FTA Approval For Liquefaction Exports
(Sempra, 1.Apr.2019) — Sempra Energy has announced that its subsidiary EnergĂa Costa Azul (ECA) LNG received two authorizations from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export U.S. produced natural gas to Mexico and to re-export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a free-trade agreement (non-FTA) […]