(ICJ, 6.Apr.2023) — On 6 April 2023, the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its Judgment on […]
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Border Spat: CIJ Rejects Venezuela’s Objection to Guyana [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Apr.2023) — The court finds that the preliminary objection raised by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is admissible. By fourteen votes to […]
Venezuela Opposition Envoy Urges Biden to Ease Oil Sanctions
(AP, 3.Apr.2023) — The new representative of Venezuela’s opposition in the U.S. is urging the Biden administration to relax crippling oil sanctions on Nicolas Maduro’s […]
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Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report [PDF Download]
(The World Bank, 31.Mar.2023) — After a decade of little progress, global gas flaring volumes fell by around 3% in 2022. However, despite this welcome […]
Ecopetrol Not Advancing Plans to Buy Monómeros Colombo Venezolanos S.A.
(Ecopetrol, 24.Mar.2023) — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) informs that, with regards to statements in the public media about a possible acquisition by Ecopetrol of the […]
Citgo Offers to Purchase $407mn in Senior Notes
(Citgo, 13.Mar.2023) — Citgo Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, today announced its offer to purchase (the “Offer”) for cash an aggregate principal amount of up to $406.645mn (the “Excess […]
Citgo Reports 4Q:22 and YE:22 Results
(Citgo, 9.Mar.2023) Citgo Petroleum Corporation today reported its 2022 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. Highlights: Fourth quarter net income of $806mn and EBITDA[1] of $1.2bn Fourth quarter […]
The Dragon Dance
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 25.Feb.2023) — Energy Minister Stuart Young has again expressed confidence that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) would successfully conclude and execute a […]
Trinidad to Begin Negotiations for Gas Deal with Venezuela in March
(Reuters, 24.Feb.2023) — Trinidad and Tobago expects to formally begin negotiations next month with Venezuela on a promising offshore natural gas project, the Caribbean nation’s […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Feb. 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Feb.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during February 2023 including Repsol commenting on improvement of […]
Iran to Start Revamp at Venezuela’s Largest Refining Complex
(Reuters, 6.Feb.2023) — State firms from Iran and Venezuela will start in the coming weeks a 100-day revamp of the South American nation’s largest refining […]
Caribbean Seeks Venezuela’s Oil and Gas as U.S. Relaxes Sanctions
(WSJ, 3.Feb.2023) — Caribbean countries battered by high energy costs are turning to Venezuela for oil and gas as the U.S. eases sanctions that have kept its […]
Venezuela Tightens Oil Prepayment Rules, Documents Show
(Reuters, 30.Jan.2023) — Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA is toughening terms for buyers after a month-long halt to most exports of crude and fuel, demanding […]
Chevron 4Q:22 Earnings Call Transcript, Buybacks and Rising Venezuela Production
(Motley Fool Transcribing, 27.Jan.2023) — Chevron Corporation’s earnings call for the period ending 31 December 2022 with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth and […]
Paul Questions Dragon’s Gas Revenues for T&T
(Trinidad Express, 25.Jan.2023) — Energy expert Anthony Paul is not convinced that T&T has its ducks lined up to deliver the various sub-projects required to […]
Trinidad/Venezuela Dragon Gas Development Update
(Welligence Energy Analytics, 25.Jan.2023) — The U.S. Department of the Treasury has granted a license to the government of T&T to receive gas from the multi-Tcf offshore […]
Rowley Says OFAC Approves Trinidad’s Development of the Dragon Field
(Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 24.Jan.2023) — As you all are aware, the United States is our major trading partner and […]
US Grants License to Trinidad to Develop Dragon Gas Field
(Reuters, 24.Jan.2023) — The U.S. Treasury Department has granted a license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop a major gas field located in Venezuelan territorial […]
Exiled Venezuela Lawmakers Chosen to Lead Anti-Maduro Fight
(AP, 5.Jan.2023) — Venezuela’s opposition has selected an all-female team of mostly unknown exiled former lawmakers to replace the beleaguered Juan Guaidó as the face […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: December 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during December 2022 including Washington’s easing of sanctions on […]
Chevron Sending Two Oil Tankers to Venezuela Under US Approval
(Reuters, 30.Dec.2022) — U.S. oil company Chevron Corp (CVX.N) is sending two oil tankers to Venezuela, one of which will load the first cargo of crude destined […]
Diesel Prices in 2023? Don’t Expect Much Relief
(Investor’s Business Day, 29.Dec.2022) — U.S. diesel prices hit all time highs in 2022 as demand surged and supplies of the critical heating and transportation […]
Exchange Offers for Venezuelan Government and PDVSA Bonds
(Canaima Fund Lux, 28.Dec.2022) — Canaima Fund Lux (“Issuer“), a securitization fund governed by the Luxembourg Law of 22 March 2004 on securitization undertakings, registered under number O27, […]
LatAm Politics Today from Argentina to Peru
(Reuters, 23.Dec.2022) — The latest in Latin American politics today: ex-ministers in Peru recount Castillo’s dramatic final day, U.S. court rejects Maduro ally’s bid to […]
Rubio, Risch Introduce Legislation to Strengthen US-Venezuela Policy
(Marco Rubio, 20.Dec.2022) — In response to the Biden Administration’s policy of concessions to the criminal Maduro narco-regime, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim […]
Shunned Over War, Russians Holiday on Venezuelan Resort Island
(Agence France-Presse, 6.Dec.2022) — Venezuela: Shuttled between tourist spots, posing for pictures on beautiful beaches, and dancing awkwardly to merengue: Russian tourists have found a […]
Could A Controversial Chevron Deal Be A Prelude To Venezuela’s Oil Renaissance?
(Forbes, 2.Dec.2022) — A video that state-owned oil giant Petróleos de Venezuela posted to its Twitter feed this week shows a jovial meeting between Oil […]
Chevron unlikely to invest more in Venezuela in short term
(Reuters, 1.Dec.2022, Words: 380) — Chevron Corp is unlikely to add investment in Venezuela in the next six months despite a recent U.S. license to […]
Welligence: Venezuela Sanctions Update
(Welligence, 1.Dec.2022) — Chevron Corporation has recently secured a license to renew limited operations within the country and source critical inputs necessary for processing crude, […]
Maduro Says Granting US Licenses to Chevron ‘Not Enough’
(Anadolu Agency, 1.Dec.2022) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that licenses and authorizations granted so far by the US to ease sanctions it imposed […]
Eased US Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil Provide Weak Supply Boost
(FT.com, 30.Nov.2022) — The ports of the US Gulf of Mexico coast will soon resume shipments that have been absent for more than three years: […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: November 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during November 2022 including Brazilian oil giant Petrobras launching […]
Maduro Calls for ‘Complete Lifting’ of Oil Sanctions
(AFP, 30.Nov.2022) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the easing of an oil embargo on his country by the United States was not enough, and […]
US State Department: Joint Statement on Venezuela Negotiations
(US Department of State, 26.Nov.2022) — The following statement was released by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs […]
US Eases Venezuela Oil Sanctions After Gov’t, Opposition Ink Deal
(Al Jazeera, 26.Nov.2022) — The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela after the government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition signed […]
Chevron Can Resume Key Role in Venezuela’s Oil Output
(Reuters, 26.Nov.2022) — Chevron Corp on Saturday received a U.S. license allowing the second-largest U.S. oil company to expand its production in Venezuela and bring […]
US Prepared to Authorize Chevron to Boost Venezuela’s Oil Output
(Reuters, 23.Nov.2022) — Chevron Corp could soon win U.S. approval to expand operations in Venezuela and resume trading its oil once the Venezuelan government and […]
Simon Bolivar Foundation Support Health Programs for Venezuelan, Other Migrants
(Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., 17.Nov.2022) — Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $1.68mn in grant funding […]
Citgo Announces 3Q:22 Financial Results
(Citgo, 10.Nov.2022) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported 2022 third quarter net income of $477mn and EBITDA of $804mn, compared to net income of $1.29bn and EBITDA of $1.86bn in the second quarter of […]
Citgo Holdings Offers to Acquire up to $237.4mn of its Senior Notes Due 2024
(Citgo, 10.Nov.2022) — Citgo Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced its offer to purchasefor cash an aggregate principal amount of up to $237.391mn (the “Excess Cash Flow Offer […]
Trinidad asks US to Allow Venezuelan Gas Imports for LNG Plant
(Reuters, 4.Nov.2022) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago is asking the United States to authorize Venezuelan gas imports to restart an idled liquefaction train […]
MEEI Head Young Meets with Venezuelan Vice Minister
(MEEI, 24.Oct.2022) — The Honourable Stuart R. Young, M.P., Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister met […]
U.N. Could Administer Over $3bn in Funds to Aid Venezuela
(Reuters, 25.Oct.2022) — Top officials from the U.S. State and Treasury departments are discussing proposals for a fund that could release over $3 billion to […]
Washington Eyes Oil Deal with Maduro Regime: Rystad Energy
(Rystad, 24.Oct.2022) — As the supply side of the oil business continues to tighten globally, calls within the US to ease sanctions on what was […]
Iran Starts Refining its Oil in Venezuela: Minister
(Xinhua, 17.Oct.2022) — Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji said on Sunday that Iran has started refining its crude oil in Venezuela, SHANA news agency affiliated […]
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OPEC Cuts Oil Demand Forecast to Below the 100 MMb/d Mark [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Oct.2022) — The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) now forecasts oil demand to dip below 100 million barrels per day (MMb/d) […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: September 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during September 2022 including EXMAR closing the sale of […]
Lightning Strike and Fire Didn’t Impact RPLC: El Aissami
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Sep.2022) — A lightning strike at the oxidation and water treatment lagoon of PDVSA’s Puerto La Cruz Refinery on 19 September 2022 […]
Chevron Applies for Venezuela License Renewal
(Reuters, 1.Sep.2022) — Chevron Corp has asked the U.S. government to expand its license to operate in Venezuela after the oil major agreed with state-run PDVSA to […]
EAI NRGBriefs Aug. 2022: Datanalisis, Petrobras Sempra Foundation, Diamond Offshore
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Aug.2022, Words: 1,699) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during August 2022 […]