HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Apr.2022, Words: 959) — Energy briefs including Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. planning to have an extraordinary shareholders’ […]
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US Oil Services Firms Join Push for Revamped Venezuela License
(Reuters, 21.Apr.2022) — Some U.S. oilfield firms whose Venezuelan operations were frozen by sanctions are joining an appeal to Washington for authorizations to restart oil […]
NRGBriefs: Argentina Extends Austral Basin Concession for Ten Years
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s government issuing Decree 195/2022 to extend a hydrocarbon exploitation concession in the offshore Austral Basin granted […]
NRGBriefs: Mexico Approves Mining Reform; Argentine Inflation Around 6.7%
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies approving the Mining Law reform, which reserves exploration, exploitation and use of lithium […]
Open Letter to Joe Biden Regarding Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Apr.2022) — Representatives of the Venezuelan private sector and civil society as well as US government representatives sent an open letter to […]
NRGBriefs: Argentina Inflation Likely to Exceed 6% in March 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including economists in Argentina expecting inflation in Mar. 2022 to exceed 6%; and Energy Analytics Institute’s short takeaway […]
NRGBriefs: Trinidad’s Fuel Subsidy; Citgo Giusti Departure; “Almost Out of the Faja”
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister Colm Imbert commented 12 Apr. 2022 on Twitter about the twin-island country’s […]
Biden’s Team is Divided Over New Talks About Oil with Maduro in Venezuela
(Miami Herald, 12.Apr.2022) — Divisions within the Biden administration over whether to continue talks with President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela have deepened since a senior […]
Russia Emerges as World’s Most Sanctioned Country
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Apr.2022) — Russia is now the most sanctioned country in the world, after recently surpassing Iran, according to details released by Caracas-based […]
Citgo Chairman Luis Giusti (Jr.) Ousted After Less Than a Year in Job
(Bloomberg, 11.Apr.2022) — Citgo Petroleum Corp., the U.S. oil refiner controlled by the Venezuelan opposition, ousted chairman Luis Giusti Lugo less than a year after […]
NRGBriefs: Ecoanalitica Sees Venezuela’s Oil Rising Between 31%-91% in 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Caracas-based Econanalitica is forecasting Venezuela’s oil production and oil income will grow in 2022 vs 2021 under […]
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NRGBriefs: Mantaro Names New CEO, Petrobras Cash Tender Offers [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Mantaro Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV: MNTR) (OTCQB: MSLVF) (FSE: 9TZ) naming Craig Hairfield to the position of CEO; Argentine […]
Cuba Struggles to Buy Fuel as Imports from Venezuela Dwindle -Data
(Reuters, 5.Apr.2022) — Cuba is struggling to cover a fuel deficit as imports from Venezuela and other countries remain below historical levels and global prices […]
NRGBriefs: Exxon, Hess, and CNOOC FID Yellowtail development
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC taking a final investment decision (FID) for their fourth […]
NRGBriefs: US-Venezuela Political Relationship; Repsol’s Sararenda-X3D Well
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Sempra naming Glen Donovan as the co.’s new Investor Relations VP; and NPR speaking with author and […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s Oil Minister on Oil Market Stability and Supply
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including the US Energy Department saying it is ready to execute the president of the United States’ authorization […]
Citgo Enters 2022 With Strong Momentum
(Citgo, 31.Mar.2022) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its 2021 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. For the fourth quarter of 2021, Citgo generated net income […]
PDVSA Seeks Tankers in Anticipation of US Sanctions Easing
(Reuters, 31.Mar.2022) — Venezuela’s state-run energy firm PDVSA is in talks to buy and lease several oil tankers amid a possible expansion in exports, according […]
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NRGBriefs: Chevron Corp.’s $2bn debt in Venezuela [PDF downloads]
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Mar.2022, Words: 583) — Energy briefs including ExxonMobil Angola celebrating an important milestone for the Kizomba A FPSO […]
NRGBriefs: Lula Participates in Discussion about Fuel Prices in Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva participating in a chat w/ specialists with the Federation […]
NRGBriefs: Atlantic LNG Could Save Venezuela Cos. Money Needed for Export
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) reported its 4Q:21 and YE:21 operating and financial results; and Caracas-based […]
EAI brief takeaway: Venezuela and US sanctions
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Mar.2022, Words: 364) — Venezuela’s petroleum sector is again front center on Washington’s radar due to […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela Petroleum Flows to Asia-Pacific Trending Downward
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young meeting with Touchstone Exploration executives about […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela Oil Production Tendencies in Early 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Trinidad and Tobago’s Vision 2030 laying out a development agenda to address major National Development Strategy challenges; […]
NRGBriefs: Zacatecas Silver Provides Update on Panuco Project
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Zacatecas Silver Corp. (ZAC:TSX Venture; ZCTSF: OTC Markets; 7TV: Frankfurt) providing an update on its diamond drilling […]
If Biden Wants to Lower Gas Prices, he Should Talk to Guyana | Opinion
(Miami Herald, 23.Mar.2022) — President Biden recently sent a team of senior U.S. officials to Caracas for talks with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro about a […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s VP Delcy Rodríguez on impact of US sanctions
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Mar.2022, Words: 191) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez commenting on the impact of US […]
Chevron, Waiting It Out in Venezuela, Tells US Now Is the Time to Pump Oil
(WSJ, 22.Mar.2022) — For months, Biden administration officials snubbed top executives and lobbyists for Chevron Corp. who had pressed officials in Washington to ease sanctions so the company […]
UWI Economist Urges CARICOM to Look Within for Oil Supplies
(The Gleaner, 20.Mar.2022) — A day after Russia invaded Ukraine, sending oil prices skyrocketing to heights not seen since 2014, McCarthy Marie, a former University […]
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NRGBriefs: Colombia Commences Two Green Hydrogen Pilots [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Colombia commencing operations at the first of two green hydrogen pilots in Cartagena; Ecopetrol announcing plans to […]
US sanctions on Venezuela and what they don’t tell you: Luis Vicente León
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Mar.2022, Words: 341) — Datanalisis president Luis Vicente León commented on social media about the rumors around […]
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Washington-Caracas talks driven by 3 factors: Datanalisis’ Luis Vicente León says [video]
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Mar.2022, Words: 242) — Talks earlier this month between a delegation from Washington and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro […]
Defaulted Venezuela Bonds Are Luring Buyers Betting on US Deal
(Bloomberg, 18.Mar.2022) — A bond that trades at 10 cents on the dollar is about as distressed as distressed gets. And yet in Venezuela, which […]
NRGBriefs: Juan Guaidó Reiterates Call For “Free and Fair” Elections in Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaidó saying the solution to the Venezuelan tragedy is “free and fair” elections; […]
Venezuelans Feel Pain at the Pump as More Gas Stations Charge in Dollars
(Reuters, 16.Mar.2022) — Venezuelan drivers are feeling the squeeze of nagging gasoline shortages as state oil company PDVSA gradually boosts the number of its gas […]
NRGBriefs: Washington yet to Ease Sanctions on Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. (TSXV: LIT) (FSE: OAY3) (OTC: PNXLF) receiving TSX Venture Exchange approval of a […]
Engaging Venezuela Is Worth the Gamble
(Bloomberg, 15.Mar.2022) — A more realistic policy toward the Maduro regime would free up oil supplies and weaken Russian influence. In a bid to ease […]
Brief History: Venezuela’s Heavy Oils and Extraction Strategies
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Mar.2022) — A brief history of Venezuela’s initial crude discovery in 1914 and the eventual move to focus on the Orinoco Heavy […]
Popular thermal recovery methods used in Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Mar.2022, Words: 521) — Venezuela has historically utilized various thermal recovery methods to assist in the production […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s Short-term Ability to Boost Production
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s ability to boost production over the short-term by around 200,000 b/d; and an oil spill occurring […]
Russian Oil Rigs in Venezuela Complicate US Talks With Maduro
(Bloomberg, 11.Mar.2022) — Much has been written about the hurdles to a U.S.-Venezuela detente that would allow oil from the South American nation to start […]
NRGBriefs: EP PetroEcuador Lays Out Production Plans 2022-26
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Ecuador’s state-owned EP PetroEcuador laying out plans for investments of $12bn to almost double production to 804,323 […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s Maduro Back in the Driver’s Seat
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Washington courting Venezuela amid the Ukraine invasion by Russia and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro likely being the […]
Maduro Eyes Venezuela Producing 2 MMb/d in 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Mar.2022) — “Rain, thunder or lightning, Venezuela will produce 2 million barrels per day in 2022,” the country’s President Nicolás Maduro proclaimed during […]
US Turns to Old Foe Maduro to Help Shut Off Russia’s Oil Revenues
(France24, 9.Mar.2022) — Venezuela released two jailed US citizens on Tuesday in an apparent goodwill gesture toward the Biden administration, which has reached out to […]
Meeks Statement on US Delegation to Caracas
(House Foreign Affairs Committee, 9.Mar.2022) — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports […]
US Sanctions Hurt Our National Interests — and the Venezuelan People | Opinion
(Miami Herald, 9.Mar.2022) — Now that President Biden has announced a ban on imports of Russian oil, the United States should reevaluate sanctions against Venezuela, […]
Guyana Submits its Memorial on the Merits of its Case Against Venezuela
(Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 8.Mar.2022) — Guyana submitted to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, its Memorial on the […]
NRGBriefs: Cameron LNG Names New President
(Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Cameron LNG announcing that Whitney “Whit” Fairbanks has been named president of the co. effective 9 Mar. 2022; […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela Still Has Most Potential in LatAm to Boost Production
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Colombia’s state owned Ecopetrol aims to boost combined oil and gas production to 730 Mboe/d in 2024 […]