Keystone XL Commits Renewable Energy
(TC Energy, 17.Jan.2021) — TC Energy Corporation today announced a new sustainable energy initiative for the Keystone XL Project. The company will achieve net zero emissions across the project operations...
TransAlta Acquires 303 MW Portfolio TransAlta Corp.
(TransAlta, 23.Dec.2020) — TransAlta Renewables Inc. entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of three assets from TransAlta Corporation ("TransAlta") consisting of: -- a 100% direct interest in the 207...
CDPQ To Invest $1bn In Invenergy Renewables
(CDPQ, 18.Dec.2020) — Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, announced a $1bn commitment to Invenergy Renewables LLC (Invenergy), the largest private developer, owner and...
CP Inks Hydrogen-Powered Locomotive Pilot Project
(Canadian Pacific, 18.Dec.2020) — Canadian Pacific plans to develop North America's first line-haul hydrogen-powered locomotive. CP's Hydrogen Locomotive Program will retrofit a line-haul locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and battery...
Hydro-Québec Launches EVLO
(Hydro-Québec, 9.Dec.2020) — Hydro-Québec launched EVLO Energy Storage Inc. (EVLO), a subsidiary that designs, sells, and operates safe, efficient and sustainable energy storage systems. These storage systems are intended mainly...
ExxonMobil To Reduce Staff Levels In Canada
(Exxon, 25.Nov.2020) — As part of an ongoing global review to identify cost efficiencies and improve long-term competitiveness, staffing levels will be reduced at ExxonMobil’s Canadian affiliates. It is anticipated...
Touchstone Raises $30mn In Private Placement
(Touchstone, 2.Nov.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. placed 24,291,866 new common shares of no par value (the "Placing Shares") with institutional and other investors in the United Kingdom and Canada at...
Touchstone Proposes Up To $30mn Private Placement
(Touchstone, 2.Nov.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. proposed placing in the UK and Canada of up to $30mn (approximately £23.2mn and C$40mn) through the issue of common shares of no par...
Reliance Buys Canadian Oil To Offset Venezuelan Oil
(Reuters, 1.Oct.2020) — Reliance Industries has agreed to purchase 2 million barrels of Canadian heavy crude per month, three industry sources said, as a substitute for dwindling Venezuelan supply. The...
Former Alberta Premier To Head Payara Review
(CBC News, 16.Aug.2020) — Former Alberta Premier Alison Redford will head a team of consultants in a review of oil giant Exxon Mobil's proposed Payara oil well in the South...
Chevron And Algonquin Ink Renewable Projects Deal
(Algonquin, 30.Jul.2020) — Chevron U.S.A Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. announced an agreement seeking to co-develop renewable power projects that...
Lion Electric Starts Sales Of Lion8 Trucks
(Lion, 6.Jul.2020) — The Lion Electric Co. (Lion) and Boivin Evolution (BEV) are proud to announce the first sales of Lion8 chassis with fully automated side load bodies to Waste...
How Price Crash Changed The Upstream Sector?
(WoodMac, 24.Jun.2020) — According to Wood Mackenzie’s analysis, the oil price crash wiped US$1.6 trillion off the valuation of the global upstream industry. Andrew Pearson, vice president, upstream, said: “This...
Frontera Announces Annual, Special Meeting Results
(Frontera, 20.May.2020) — Frontera Energy Corporation held its annual general and special meeting of shareholders, where each of the eight nominees proposed as directors and listed in the Company's management...
Venezuela Spurned By US Court In Citgo Clash
(Bloomberg, 18.May.2020) — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Venezuela in its fight to retain control of oil refiner Citgo Holding Inc., putting the country a step closer...
Touchstone Reports 1Q:20 Results, Operational Update
(Touchstone, 14.May.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. reports its operating and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Selected information is outlined below and should be read in...
PetroTal Provides Update On Financing Arrangements
(PetroTal, 7.May.2020) — PetroTal Corp. announces that the Northern Oil Pipeline (“ONP”) operated by Petroperu S.A. has been shut down by a public health directive from the Peruvian government, thereby...
Nutrien Temporarily Shuts Trinidad Ammonia Facility
(Nutrien Litd., 5.May.2020) — Nutrien Ltd. has made the difficult decision to temporarily shut down one of the four ammonia (NH3) plants at its Trinidad facility. The temporary shutdown is...
Collapsing Demand Sets Terms In OPEC+ Battle
(WoodMac, 9.Apr.2020) — Since OPEC+’s failure to agree on production restraint on 5-6 March, the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have become far clearer, sparking a crisis in the oil...
Touchstone Updates On Trinidad Operations
(Touchstone, 26.Mar.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. reports its operating and financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019. Selected information is outlined below and should be...
Canadian Solar Reports Financial Results
(Canadian Solar, 26.Mar.2020) — Canadian Solar Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019. Fourth Quarter 2019 Highlights -- Total module shipments...
Sempra Energy To Webcast Investor Day
(Sempra, 17.Mar.2020) — Sempra Energy's senior management team will provide an update on the company's business strategy and financial goals on an Investor Day conference call at 4 p.m. ET,...
Frontera Announces Quarterly Dividend
(Frontera, 5.Mar.2020) — Frontera Energy Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of C$0.205 per common share, which will be paid on or about April 16,...
Frontera Reports 4Q:19 And Year End 2019 Results
(Frontera, 5.Mar.2020) — Frontera Energy Corporation released its Consolidated Financial Statements, Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), Annual Information Form ("AIF") and Form 51-101 F1 - Statement of Reserves Data and...
Canadian Solar Increases Size Of Board Of Directors
(Canadian Solar, 6.Jan.2020) — Canadian Solar Inc. increased the size of its Board of Directors from five to six directors and appointed Lauren C. Templeton as an independent director, thereby...
Bolivia Revises Gas Reserves, Fixes GCC Line
(Argus, Patricia Garip, 3.Dec.2019) — Bolivia's new interim government has revised down the figure for natural gas reserves, applying a more conservative interpretation of the certified data. Proven reserves are...
Third Circuit Rejects Citgo Rehearing
(Argus, Elliott Blackburn, 21.Nov.2019) — Federal appeals court judges have denied Venezuela's request to rehear a July decision upholding the pursuit of the country's US refining subsidiary Citgo to satisfy...
Touchstone Reports Coho-1 Gas Test In Trinidad
(Touchstone, 18.Nov.2019) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. provides production test results for the Coho-1 well on the Ortoire exploration block, onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As previously reported,...
Frontera Announces Quarterly Dividend
(Frontera, 7.Nov.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation announces that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of C$0.205 per common share, which will be paid on or about January 17,...
Frontera Announces Regular And Special Dividends
(Frontera, 1.Aug.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation announces that its board of directors has declared a regular dividend of C$0.205 per common share and a special dividend of C$0.535. The special...
Canadian Solar Signs Solar Photovoltaic Project Deal
(Canadian Solar, 25.Jul.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement for the purchase of electricity from its 32 MWp/23 MWac Suffield solar facility with Direct Energy,...
Frontera Expands Colombian Exploration Acreage
(Frontera, 16.Jul.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation announces the award of the VIM-22 block in addition to LLA-99 block which was previously announced on June 27, 2019 under the successful Agencia...
Frontera To Host 2Q:19 Conference Call
(Frontera, 16.Jul.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation plans to announce its second quarter 2019 results will be released after market on Thursday, August 1, 2019 followed by a conference call for...
BPs’s Statistical Review Of World Energy, Edition 2019
(BP, 21.Jun.2019) — BP released its Statistical Review of World Energy, edition 2019, which provides a timely and objective insight into those developments and how that change can begin to...
Canada’s Gulf Coast Exports Up As Venezuela Gap Filled
(Reuters, Collin Eaton, 18.Jun.2019) — Heavy crudes have poured into the United States this spring, offsetting the loss of Venezuelan oil and producing a mini-surplus, with Canadian heavy crude this...
LatAmNRG Q&A Series With Barry Blacklock About Water Management In Fracking
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 8.Jun.2019) — As part of Energy Analytics Institute’s ongoing coverage of the Latin America and Caribbean energy sectors from conventionals, unconventionals to renewables, Calgary-based Consultant...
Frontera Energy Corporation BOD Declares Dividend
(Frontera, 30.May.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation’s board of directors has declared a dividend of C$0.205 per common share, which will be paid on or about July 17, 2019 to shareholders...
Canadian Solar Signs 1,800 MW Supply Deal With EDF Renewables North America
(Canadian Solar, 29.May.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. announced that it has signed a multi-year module supply agreement with EDF Renewables North America to deliver 1,800 MW of high efficiency poly...
CNR Snaps Up Devon’s Canada Assets In US$2.8 Billion Deal
(WoodMac, 29.May.2019) — Canadian Natural Resources today announced a C$3.8 billion (US$2.8 billion) acquisition of Devon Energy's Canadian assets, marking the company's seventh major acquisition since 2014. Taking into account...
Canacol Energy: 42% FFO Jump, Poised To Grow Further
(Seeking Alpha, Vasily Zyryanov, 24.May.2019) — Canacol Energy, Toronto-listed and Colombia-focused natural gas producer, has recently presented its Q1 results and impressed investors with robust revenue and a 42% funds...
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...
Venezuela’s Ad-Hoc PDVSA Board Begins Payment On Citgo-Backed 2020 Bond
(Reuters, Corina Pons and Mayela Armas, 16.May.2019) — Venezuela’s ad-hoc board of directors for state oil company PDVSA, appointed by opposition leader Juan Guaido, said on Thursday it has made...
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...
Calling Students Ages 13-18 Years Old To Participate In Science And Math Contest
(Breakthrough, 1.May.2019) — The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced today the launch of its fifth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global student science and mathematics competition designed to inspire creative thinking...
Canadian Solar To Divest Interest In Brazilian Solar Project To Nebras Power
(Canadian Solar, 24.Apr.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, announced today the signing of an agreement for the sale of its 80% interest 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...
Women’s Legal Collective Works To Stop Canadian Fracking In Colombia
(Rabble.ca, Brent Patterson, 26.Mar.2019) — Colombia could be on the cusp of a dangerous fracking boom that would release carbon pollution into the atmosphere, endanger drinking water, and violate Indigenous...
Amazonian Residents Seize PetroTal’s Oil Installations In Peru
(Reuters, 25.Mar.2019) — Residents of a remote Amazonian region seized a small oil installation operated by Canadian energy company PetroTal Corp to demand electricity and other government services, an industry...
Gas Scarcity Could Turn Venezuela’s Crisis To Catastrophe
(AP, Scott Smith and Sheyla Urdaneta, 6.Mar.2019) — Marin Mendez leaned a shoulder into his rusty Chevy Malibu, rolling it forward each time the line of cars inched closer to...
Colombia Fails To Award Renewable Energy Projects Despite Appetite
(Reuters, 26.Feb.2019) — Colombia on Tuesday failed to award 23 energy generation and commercialization contracts in its first renewable energy tender, because the results would have violated antitrust rules, the...
Argentina, Bolivia And Chile Hold World’s Largest Lithium Resources
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky and Ian Silverman, 23.Feb.2019) — Argentina, Bolivia and Chile hold the largest lithium resources in the world and consequently in the Latin America and Caribbean...
Canadian Solar’s Project In Mexico Starts Commercial Operations
(Canadian Solar, 14.Feb.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. announced that its first solar power project of 68 MWp in Mexico started commercial operations in January 2019. The solar plant, located in...
Venezuelan Sanctions Could Squeeze European Fuel Oil Market
(S&P Global Platts, 8.Feb.2019) — US sanctions imposed on Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA could further support an already tight high sulfur fuel oil market in Europe, sources said. The European fuel...
Canadian Solar Secures 295 Million Brazilian Reais Financing
(Canadian Solar, 31.Jan.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. has secured a 295 million Brazilian reais (US$80 million) financing from Banco do Nordeste S.A. (BNB) for its 114 MWp Salgueiro solar power...
Why China, Russia And Turkey Are Standing With Maduro
(CNN, Jack Guy, 29.Jan.2019) — Thousands took to the streets in Venezuela last week to demand the resignation of president Nicolas Maduro. Amid the protests, opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared...
Frontera Energy Updates On Shareholder Enhancement Initiatives
(Frontera Energy, 15.Jan.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation announced that as at January 14, 2019 it has repurchased for cancellation 2,062,885 shares at an average cost of C$14.20 per share for...
Canadian Solar Completes Sale Of Chilean Projects To Sonnedix
(Canadian Solar, 7.Jan.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. completed the sale of its 18 MWp portfolio of PMGD solar power projects in Chile to Sonnedix. The transaction was closed in December...
CGX Energy And Frontera Energy Amend Agreement Letter
(Frontera Energy, 18.Dec.2018) — CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation amended a letter agreement previously disclosed in a news release of CGX and Frontera on December 4, 2018 to...
Frontera Energy Reports Unsecured Loan To Puerto Bahia
(Frontera Energy, 18.Dec.2018) — Frontera Energy Corporation entered into an unsecured loan agreement with Puerto Bahia, pursuant to which the company has agreed to loan the aggregate amount of $10.75...
Frontera Announces Dividend Reinvestment Plan
(Frontera Energy, 18.Dec.2018) — Frontera Energy Corporation announced the option for a Dividend Reinvestment Plan. As initially announced on December 6, 2018, Frontera has now adopted a Dividend Reinvestment Plan...
Consumers Worry, Countries Fumble In Addressing Global Plastic Use
(Orb Media Inc., 14.Dec.2018) — New Orb Media Inc. reporting and data analysis shows consumers are extremely worried about plastic's impact on the world. There is widespread public confusion regarding...
Crystallex Threatens Venezuela’s Crown Jewel Citgo Again
(OilPrice.com, Irina Slav, 12.Dec.2018) — Canadian miner Crystallex has accused Venezuela of breaching a US$1.4-billion settlement agreement as PDVSA continued to try and overturn a court order that allowed Crystallex...
Canadian Solar Secures $50 Million Financing in Argentina
(Canadian Solar Inc., 12.Dec.2018) — Canadian Solar Inc. secured $50 million in non-recourse project financing for its 100.1 MWp solar power project in Cafayate, Salta Province, Argentina. The $50 million...
Frontera Announces Shareholder Value Enhancement Initiatives
(Frontera Energy, 6.Dec.2018) — Frontera Energy Corporation announced full year 2019 plan and guidance information. All values in this news release and the company’s financial disclosures are in United States...
Frontera Energy Announces Dividend
(Frontera Energy, 6.Dec.2018) — Frontera Energy Corporation announced that its board of directors has declared dividend of C$0.33 per common share, which will be paid in cash on January 17,...
Bondholders Raise Hopes Venezuela Will Pay Up On Due Debt
(Ft.com, Gideon Long, 25.Oct.2018) — In a month in which emerging market government bonds have been hammered by the prospect of US rate increases, geopolitical risk and fears of a...
International Tribunal Rules for Chevron in Ongoing Ecuador Case
(OGJ, Nick Snow, 10.Sep.2018) — An international tribunal administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague found that a $9.5-billion judgment that Ecuador’s government lodged against Chevron Corp....
The Latest Episode in the Crystallex-Venezuela Saga
(Mining.com, Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, 29.Aug.2018) — State-owned Petróleos de Venezuela SA or PDVSA announced on Twitter that it filed an appeal requesting that a Delaware court vacate a decision made...
Total Enters Prolific Guyana Basin With Three Licences
(Total, 5.Feb.2018) — Total has signed agreements to acquire interests into two exploration licenses offshore Guyana, the Canje Block and the Kanuku Block. These agreements come after entering into an...