PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Apr.2025) — EP Petroecuador completed the sale of 720,000 barrels of Napo crude oil to Trafigura Pte […]
Category: Latin America and the Caribbean
Petrobras reports average production of 2.77 MMboe/d in 1Q:25, up 5.4% sequentially
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Apr.2025, Words: 426) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras reported average production of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and […]
bp awards Subsea 7 and SLB OneSubsea EPCI contract for Ginger project
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Apr.2025) — Subsea 7 announced the award of a substantial engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract by […]
EP Petroecuador declares emergency at Esmeraldas refinery
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Apr.2025, Words: 187) — EP Petroecuador declared an emergency at the state refinery Esmeraldas on 29 Apr. […]
Touchstone and parties extend STCBL acquisition long-stop date to 12 May 2025
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Apr.2025, Words: 300) — The long-stop date related to Touchstone Exploration Trinidad Ltd.‘s (TETL) $23mn deal to […]
Venezuela strengthens strategic cooperation strategies in Qatar
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Apr.2025, Words: 205) — Venezuela’s hydrocarbon minister Delcy RodrĂguez discussed varied topics during her visit to Doha, […]
Colombia’s MHCP authorizes Ecopetrol to execute $500mn loan with Banco Santander
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2025) — Colombia’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MHCP) authorized state-owned Ecopetrol S.A. to execute a […]
Bharrat Jagdeo says Guyana pondering piped-gas exports to Trinidad and TobagoÂ
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2025, Words: 389) — Oil-rich Guyana is pondering potential piped natural gas exports to neighboring Trinidad and […]
Noble highlights backlog of $7.5bn, recent awards in Suriname and Colombia
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2025) — Noble Corporation said its backlog as of 28 Apr. 2025 stands at $7.5bn. This figure assumes […]
Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy says new decree to reduce energy costs
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2025) — Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) said a decree that seeks to limit the […]
Vizsla Silver updates on at-the-market equity program
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2025) — Vizsla Silver Corp. updated its previously-announced at-the-market (ATM) equity program to offer and sell up […]
G Mining delivers feasibility study for Oko West gold project in Guyana
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2025) — G Mining Ventures Corp. announced the results of its feasibility study (the “FS”) for the development […]
Mexico’s Sheinbaum asserts Mexico is “nobody’s piñata” ahead of US elections
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Apr.2025, Words: 346) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo asserted that Mexico is “nobody’s piñata,” and […]
LatAmNRG heard: Enarsa privatization, Chihuido dam, Ecuador quake, Peru’s Lot Z-69 tender
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Apr.2025) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 25 […]
Gold Port to move new drill rig to Groete gold copper project site in Guyana
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Apr.2025) — Gold Port Corporation has completed a site survey and access survey for the Groete gold copper […]
Yutong Bus reveals major milestone for “net zero forest” initiative on Earth Day 2025
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Apr.2025) — Yutong Bus, a commercial vehicle manufacturer from Asia, unveiled a landmark achievement in its Net Zero Forest initiative during […]
LatAm oil prices: Mexican basket ($60.23/bbl), ECU Oriente ($58.81/bbl), ECU Napo $54.17/bbl
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Apr.2025, Words: 92) — Select crude oil prices from the Latin America and Caribbean region through 25 Apr. […]
Ecuador’s SOTE and products pipeline operating normal after earthquake
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Apr.2025) — Shipments of crude oil along the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE) are normal after technical inspections […]
SLB says Trion drilling contact with Woodside offshore Mexico to start in early-2026
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Apr.2025, Words: 220) — Global technology provider SLB expects services related to the Trion project offshore Mexico […]
SLB reports lower 1Q:25 revenues, eyes returning 50% of FCF to shareholders
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Apr.2025) — SLB reported revenue of $8.49bn in the first-quarter 2025 (1Q:25) and net income attributable to the company of $797mn. […]
Ecopetrol evaluating South Caribbean gas strategy after Shell’s exit
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2025) — Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol S.A. has initiated a joint plan to determine the best alternative to […]
YPF pivots away from onshore liquefaction plants to 100% FLNG for Argentina LNG 3
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2025, Words: 246) — Argentina’s state-owned YPF SA has ruled out building an onshore liquefaction plant as part […]
Mexico’s investment portfolio includes 1,937 projects and investments of $298bn
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2025, Words: 455) — Mexico’s government, through the Ministry of Economy, presented details from its shared prosperity […]
Former Ecopetrol CEO Felipe BayĂłn picked to head GeoPark Limited
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2025, Words: 433) — GeoPark Limited appointed Felipe BayĂłn Pardo as its new CEO and a […]
Brava Energia says Travassos assumes position as offshore operations officer
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2025) — Brava Energia said Carlos JosĂ© do Nascimento Travassos assumed the position of offshore operations officer. […]
Trinidad and Tobago reports average gas production of 2.531 Bcf/d in 2024
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Apr.2025, Words: 225) — Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas production averaged 2.531 billion cubic feet per day […]
EP Petroecuador boasts 11 spot tenders in the 1Q:25, $1.814bn in export revenues
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Apr.2025) — Ecuadorian crude oil exports continue to be a key driver of the national economy of […]
Woodside Energy reports 1Q:25 results, updates on Trion and Calypso projects in LatAm
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Apr.2025, Words: 602) — Australia’s Woodside Energy reported production of 49.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) […]
Vista says research on seismic activity in Vaca Muerta inconclusive
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Apr.2025, Words: 256) — Mexico City-based Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (formerly Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. […]
Vista Energy says $3bn VMOS project to commence commercial operations in 2H:27
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Apr.2025, Words: 425) — Per the current construction schedule, the $3bn Vaca Muerta Sur crude oil export […]
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IMF revises global growth forecasts downward [PDF download]
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Apr.2025) — The global economy has appeared to have stabilized, with steady yet underwhelming growth rates, according to […]
Dissecting Y-P-F: $45/bbl resilience, portfolio management and upstream snapshot
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Apr.2025, Words: 3,550) — Argentina’s state-owned YPF SA aims to add value in the Argentine upstream space […]
Sheinbaum’s Mexico sets sights on net zero emissions by 2050
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Apr.2025) — The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) continues to urge the international community to provide ambitious […]
ExxonMobil Guyana awards MODEC contract for Hammerhead FPSO to be moored in Stabroek
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Apr.2025, Words: 320) — ExxonMobil Guyana Limited awarded MODEC, Inc. a contract to develop a floating […]
Sheinbaum to send law to Congress to eliminate bureaucratic procedures
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Apr.2025) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will submit to Congress a new national law to eliminate […]
Excelerate Energy announces proposed $700mn offering of senior notes due 2030
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Apr.2025) — Excelerate Energy, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership commenced an offering of $700mn […]
LatAmNRG heard: Mexico Pacific CEO to Woodside, Argentina energy balance
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Apr.2025, Words: 473) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week […]
Marco Rubio and Trinidad PM Young to jointly pursue US objectives regarding Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Apr.2025) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Stuart Young […]
EAI chartalk: Eni SpA in Mexico and Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Apr.2025, Words: 285) — Italy’s Eni SpA operates in 2 key countries in the Latin America and […]
US DOE monitoring situation in Puerto Rico after massive power outage
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Apr.2025) — The US Department of Energy (DOE) is monitoring the situation in Puerto Rico after the island’s […]
Brava Energia reveals details around DeGolyer and Gaffney reserve certificationÂ
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Apr.2025) — Brava Energia revealed details of the certification of its reserves as prepared by the independent […]
Eni says credit exposure to PDVSA in Venezuela €0.8bn net of impairment provision
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2025) — Italy’s Eni SpA, which continues to operate the CardĂłn IV joint venture with Spain’s Repsol […]
ONE GUYANA FPSO reaches Guyana, joins Destiny, Unity and Prosperity in Stabroek
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2025, Words: 235) — The ONE GUYANA floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, the fourth […]
Vista acquires Petronas Argentina in $1.5bn deal, boosting Vaca Muerta position
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2025) — Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that its subsidiary Vista Energy Argentina S.A.U has acquired […]
Petrobras updates on remuneration to shareholders
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Apr.2025) — Petrobras announced it will pay a remuneration to shareholders related to its 2024 fiscal year. The […]
Woodside Energy hires Mexico Pacific CEO Bairstow for Louisiana LNG project
(Reuters, 15.Apr.2025) — Australia’s top gas producer Woodside Energy said it had hired Sarah Bairstow, the chief executive of Mexico Pacific, for its Louisiana liquefied natural […]
Mexico publishes national development plan for 2025-2030
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Apr.2025) — Mexico’s National Development Plan (PND by its Spanish acronym) 2025-2030 was finally published in the […]
TotalEnergies to supply 400,000 T/Y of US LNG for 15 years to the Dominican Republic
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Apr.2025) — LNG giant TotalEnergies signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with Energia Natural Dominicana (ENADOM), […]
China reiterates commitment to the Global South, Latin America and the CaribbeanÂ
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Apr.2025) — Asian giant China reiterated it is a key member of the Global South and very much […]
LNG-powered  Quetzal starts inaugural commercial voyage in Guatemala
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Apr.2025) — Crowley‘s new containership Quetzal, which is powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), launched its inaugural commercial voyage. […]