(Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2024) — Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) completed construction of the new international railway bridge span over the Rio Grande from […]
Category: Latin America and the Caribbean
Sheinbaum Says Southward Extension of North American Trade Deal Necessary
(Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2024) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said unity between her country and other progressive countries in Latin America was […]
Kongsberg to Deliver 6 Hybrid PSVs to CMM in Brazil
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Kongsberg Maritime, in partnership with Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM), ranked first in Petrobras’ tender for 6 state-of-the-art hybrid […]
Petrobras Chairman Pietro Mende Appointed to ANP Board
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Petrobras said that the chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes, was appointed by […]
Petrobras to Return to DJSI World in Feb. 2025
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras will return to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World (DJSI World) of S&P Global’s […]
Fitch Affirms Pemex’ IDRs at ‘B+’; Outlook Stable
(Fitch, 16.Dec.2024) — Fitch Ratings has affirmed Petroleos Mexicanos’ (Pemex) Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B+’ with a stable outlook. […]
Frontera Reveals Second Issuer Bid Valued at $30mn
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — The Board of Directors of Frontera Energy Corporation approved the commencement of  a second substantial issuer bid pursuant to which […]
Ecopetrol Names Senior Management and Legal Representative
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that Germán González Reyes, who has been serving as Secretary General since 29 Sep. 2023 and Acting […]
LatAm NRG Heard: Milei’s Popularity, ECA’s early-2026 Start-up, Saguaro EnergĂa
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Dec.2024) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 13 Dec. 2024. —Argentina: Argentina’s […]
IAPG Lunch: 13 Dec. 2024 Photo Journal
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Dec.2024) — This IAPG help its annual lunch on 13 Dec. 2024 in Argentina. The celebration luncheon corresponds to the […]
Touchstone to pay $23mn to Shell Trinidad for Central block assets
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Dec.2024) — Touchstone Exploration Inc.‘s wholly owned subsidiary, Touchstone Exploration (Trinidad) Ltd. (TETL), entered into an agreement with […]
US piped-gas exports to Mexico up 5% week-over-week
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — US piped exports of natural gas to Mexico averaged 6.4 billion cubic feet per day […]
SLB Inks Deal with Petrobras for BĂşzios Field
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — SLB revealed a contract award by Rio de Janeiro-owned Petrobras to its OneSubsea™ joint venture for two subsea raw seawater […]
Rio Tinto Earmarks $2.5bn for Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — Rio Tinto eyes investing $2.5bn to expand the Rincon project in Argentina, the company’s first commercial scale lithium […]
Trinidad’s NGC Ships 1st LNG Cargoes from ALNG T2 and T3 After ALNG Restructuring
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) shipped its first 2 cargoes of liquefied natural […]
PetroEcuador’s Tres Bocas Station Receives BT Zamora Vessel with 225,000 bbls of Fuel
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — EP PetroEcuador‘s Tres Bocas Station received a 40,000 metric ton vessel with 225,000 bbls of fuel destined to […]
Vizsla Starts Test Mining at Panuco Silver Project in Sinaloa
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — Vizsla Silver Corp. commenced its fully funded and fully permitted test mining and bulk sample program at […]
Banorte Joins 1t.org Initiative to Plants Trees to Climate Change Impact
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — Mexico’s Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) plans to drive the growth of one million trees in Mexico between 2025-2030, contributing to […]
Argentina’s Hydrocarbon Sector Takes Baby Steps in 2024, Bigger Steps to Come in 2025
(Camilo Ciruzzi , Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — Efforts by Argentina’s president Javier Milei have resulted in a more flexible regulatory framework and to the […]
ExxonMobil reveals 2030 corporate plan, eyes Capex of $27bn-$29bn in 2025
SPRING, TEXAS (ExxonMobil, 11.Dec.2024) — ExxonMobil announced its Corporate Plan to 2030, creating a platform to further extend the company’s track record of delivering leading […]
S&P Global Publishes its Energy Outlook 2025
(S&P Global, 11.Dec.2024) — Analysts at S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, data, analysis, benchmark prices and workflow solutions for the […]
Petrobras Cleared for R$17.12bn Distribution to Shareholders
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Dec.2024) — Petrobras‘ Board of Directors approved the distribution of remuneration to shareholders in the amount of R$17.12bn, equivalent to R$1.32820661 per […]
Petrobras eyes 10 FPSOs by 2029 with 1.8 MMb/d of production capacity
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Dec.2024, Words: 1,007) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras has an eye on 17 floating production storage […]
Mexico’s Headline Inflation: 4.55% in Nov. 2024
(Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Dec.2024) — Mexico’s inflation came in at 4.55% in Nov. 2024, down sequentially compared to 4.6% in Oct. 2024, according […]
Argentina’s YPF eyes Southern Energy SA floating LNG project
RIO NEGRO, ARGENTINA (Camilo Ciruzzi , Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Dec.2024) — Buenos Aires-based YPF SA has an eye solidifying its position in the global LNG […]
Fact sheet: Harbour Energy in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Dec.2024, Words: 438) — Harbour Energy is one of the leading international upstream companies in Mexico, […]
LatAm NRG matters: USMCA review slated for 2026, Mexico US piped-gas imports
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Dec.2024, Words: 652) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 6 […]
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta anchors record growth in production
RIO NEGRO, ARGENTINA (Camilo Ciruzzi, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Dec.2024) — Argentina’s crude oil and natural gas sectors are experiencing a historic surge. That, as production […]
Sheinbaum Gov’t to Defend Calica Protected Natural Areas
(Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Dec.2024) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said her government will defend the Calizas Industriales del Carmen (Calica) area declared […]
Petrobras and Ecopetrol confirm 6 Tcf of gas at Sirius-2
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Dec.2024) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. – Colombia Branch (PIB-COL), and Colombia’s state-owned […]
Power Nickel Shareholder’s Approve Spin-Out of Certain Chilean Assets
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Dec.2024) — The shareholders of Power Nickel Inc. approved a previously announced plan of arrangement whereby the company’s interest in the Golden Ivan […]
Oak Creek and Grupo Lybra Form Strategic Alliance in Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Dec.2024) — Oak Creek Wood Products (OCWP) and Grupo Lyrba, involved in Mexico’s recycling industry, entered a strategic alliance to optimize their […]
Energy Ministry Nominates Pietro Mendes for ANP Directorship
(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Dec.2024) — Petrobras Chairman of the Board Mr. Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes, has been nominated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy […]
Repsol Exploración México awards McDermott FEED contract
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Dec.2024, Words: 174) — Repsol ExploraciĂłn MĂ©xico S.A. awarded McDermott a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the […]
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo continues Morena Party’s 4th transformation
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Dec.2024, Words: 131) — The recent election of Morena Party’s Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to serve as […]
Harbour inks deal for Southern Energy SA FLNG project in Argentina
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Dec.2024, Words: 311) — Harbour Energy inked a participation agreement with Pan American Energy and Golar LNG to […]
Commentary: Pemex’ ambitious 2024-2030 plan
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Dec.2024, Words: 1,060) — In a significant announcement aimed at securing Mexico’s energy future and adapting […]
Fact sheet: Harbour Energy in Argentina
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Dec.2024, Words: 261) — Harbour Energy is a major supplier of energy and one of Argentina’s top […]
BYD eyes producing EVs in Brazil in 2025
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Nov.2024, Words: 96) — Build Your Dream (BYD) Executive Vice President and CEO of the Americas Stella […]
Luca Grants Stock Options to 3 Executives
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Dec.2024) — Luca Mining Corp.—a diversified Canadian mining company with two 100%-owned producing mines in Mexico—has granted an aggregate of 850,000 incentive […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs Nov.2024: GranMorgu iEPCI, Sempra PALNG1, Energy Transfer ammonia hub
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Nov. 2024 including Woodside Energy saying […]
Pucuna Campaign Could Add 2,000 b/d to Block 44 Production Tab
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2024) — Block 44, Pucuna, located in the province of Orellana, has maintained sustained and increasing production. To date, Pucuna, […]
LatAm NRG Matters: Highlights, Heard for the Week Ended 29 Nov. 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Nov.2024) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 29 Nov. 2024. —Argentina: YPF has put […]
GeoPark Limited to Pay $530mn for Repsol’s E&P Assets in Colombia
(GeoPark, 29.Nov.2024) — GeoPark Limited signed sale and purchase agreements (SPAs) with Repsol ExploraciĂłn S.A. and Repsol E&P S.A.R.L (collectively referred to as Repsol) to […]
Pemex seeks to maintain liquids+condensates production
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Nov.2024) — A key feature of the business plan for state-owned PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (Pemex) during the sexenio of […]
Petrobras Starts Procurement for SEAP in Sergipe-Alagoas Basin
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Nov.2024) — Petrobras initiated a new procurement process for the construction of up to two FPSO oil production units for the Sergipe […]
Ecopetrol Eyes Investing 24tn-28tn Pesos in 2025
(Ecopetrol, 29.Nov.2024) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that the Board of Directors approved the annual investment budget of the Ecopetrol Group for 2025 for an amount […]
Pemex Denies “Freezing” Contracts with Service Providers
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Nov.2024) — PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (Pemex), in response to local media reports, said it is not “freezing” contracts with service providers. Pemex said […]
PAE Issues Reservation Notice to Golar LNG for FLNG HilliÂ
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Oct.2024) — Pan American Energy (PAE) issued a reservation notice in Oct. 2024 reserving the floating liquefied natural […]
Petrobras Reveals Tartaruga Field Teaser [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Nov.2024) — Petrobras commenced the teaser stage for the transfer of its 25% minority stake in the Tartaruga Field, located in the […]