(SK E&S, 23.Mar.2022) — SK E&S is entering the US electric vehicle charging market. On 23 March 2022, SK E&S announced the acquisition of EverCharge, an EV charging solution provider in the US. This is the first time a Korean company has acquired the management rights of an EV charging company based in the US. […]
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NRGBriefs: Argentina Inflation Could Touch 5.5% in Mar. 2022 [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Suriname and Guyana with 13bn bbls of discovered resources and continuing exploration and where opportunities are tremendous, but still with challenges given the lack of experience and knowledge in offshore high-tech petroleum activities; Capella Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: CMIL) (OTCQB: CMILF) (FRA: N7D2) announcing […]
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 sanctions on Venezuela during her 2022 presentation of the “Memoria y Cuenta” to the National Assembly; and a recent election poll from Genial/Quaest published on […]
Invenergy and GE Renewable Energy Start Ops at 998 MW Wind Project
(Invenergy, 21.Mar.2022) — Invenergy announced commercial operations for the 998-megawatt Traverse Wind Energy Center, the largest wind farm constructed in a single phase in North America. Located in north central Oklahoma, Traverse joins the operational 199-megawatt Sundance Wind Energy Center and the 287-megawatt Maverick Wind Energy Center, as the last of […]
UH Launches New Energy Transition Institute with $10mn Donation from Shell
(KTRK, 21.Mar.2022) — The University of Houston is establishing a new institute focused on clean energy, and it’s all thanks to a donation from Shell.UH announced on Monday that it has created the Energy Transition Institute after receiving a $10 million gift from oil giant Shell. The institute is focused […]
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 of the West Indies economist, wondered aloud whether the United States would consider invading Venezuela, which has some of the largest oil reserves in the […]
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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 be producing 1 million tons of hydrogen by 2040; former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva saying that in the eight yrs of his […]
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 has been mired in default for years, when prices ticked higher around that level this week, it marked a sudden sign of growing optimism. As […]
Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling Name Management Team for Combined Co.
(Noble Corp., 18.Mar.2022) — Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) and The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S (CSE: DRLCO) (Maersk Drilling) announced the executive management team to be effective after the closing of the business combination announced on 10 November 2021. The combined company will have a proven management team led by […]
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; Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) reporting in accordance with NYSE American requirements its Form 10-Q; and Trilogy Metals Inc. (TSX: TMQ) (NYSE: TMQ) announcing the 4th […]
Nucor Announces Guidance for 1Q:22 Earnings
(Nucor Corp., 17.Mar.2022) — Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced guidance for its first quarter ending 2 April 2022. Nucor expects to achieve a new record for first quarter earnings in the range of $7.20 to $7.30 per diluted share. Fourth quarter of 2021 earnings were $7.97 per diluted share and first quarter of 2021 earnings were $3.10 per diluted share. […]
Talos Energy Executes Texas GLO Carbon Capture Site Lease
(Talos Energy, 16.Mar.2022) — Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE: TALO) announced that Bayou Bend CCS LLC, Talos’s venture with Carbonvert, Inc., executed definitive lease documentation with the Texas General Land Office (“GLO”), formalizing the previously announced carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) site located offshore Jefferson County, Texas, near the Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas industrial corridor. Talos […]
Steel Dynamics Provides 1Q:22 Earnings Guidance
(Steel Dynamics, Inc., 16.Mar.2022) — Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) provided first quarter 2022 earnings guidance in the range of $5.55 to $5.59 per diluted share. Excluding the impact from costs associated with the startup of the company’s Sinton Texas Flat Roll Steel Mill growth investment of an estimated $83 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, the […]
NFE Announces LNG SPA with Venture Global LNG
(New Fortress Energy, 16.Mar.2022) — New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) announced the execution of two 20-year Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPA) with Venture Global LNG. Under the deals, Venture Global will supply 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG on a free on board (FOB) basis from its LNG […]
Venture Global Reveals New Sales Deals for Plaquemines and CP2 LNG
(Venture Global LNG, 16.Mar.2022) — Venture Global LNG executed two new long-term 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE), including 1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from Plaquemines LNG and 1 MTPA from CP2 LNG. This is the first SPA for the CP2 LNG facility, […]
Airborne Methane Detection Gains Approval for Use in New Mexico
(Bridger Photonics, 16.Mar.2022) — Bridger Photonics‘ aerial Gas Mapping LiDAR™ has been approved for use as an advanced leak detection and repair monitoring technology by New Mexico’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resourced Department (“EMNRD”) for its ALARM credit program. With EMNRD’s approval, oil and gas operators in New Mexico can now use the advanced methane detection […]
Bob Kent Joins Citgo Board of Directors
(Citgo, 16.Mar.2022) — The Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced that Bob Kent has been appointed to the Board of Directors. “Bob Kent brings more than 40 years of refining experience to our executive team, including 13 years with Citgo,” said Citgo Director and President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Jordá. “His […]
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 pressure on global energy supplies, the U.S. has opened talks with the government of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, which could lead to the lifting of some […]
Frontera Reveals Renewal of its Normal Course Issuer Bid
(Frontera, 15.Mar.2022) — Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) has accepted its notice to initiate a normal course issuer bid (the “NCIB”) for its common shares, upon the expiry of its current normal course issuer bid on 16 March 2022. Pursuant to the NCIB, […]
NRGBriefs: Astra Exploration Provides Update on Pampa Paciencia
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Astra Exploration Inc. (TSXV: ASTR) providing an exploration update on Pampa Paciencia, its flagship gold-silver project in northern Chile; GoldMining Inc. (TSX: GOLD) (NYSE American: GLDG) acquiring an existing 1% net smelter return royalty on the co.’s Yarumalito Project in Colombia; and Lime Rock closing […]
Northwest Pipe Awarded Contract for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
(Northwest Pipe Company, 14.Mar.2022) — Northwest Pipe Company (Nasdaq: NWPX), a manufacturer of water-related infrastructure including engineered pipeline systems and precast products, has been selected by S.J. Louis Construction, Inc., a Minnesota-based general contractor specializing in underground utility construction for 39 years, to manufacture engineered steel water transmission pipe for the Code Talkers […]
Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd. Reveals Strategic Acquisition of JHI in Guyana
(Eco (Atlantic), 14.Mar.2022) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM:ECO)(TSX‐V:EOG) signed a Commercially Binding Term Sheet to acquire 100% of JHI Associates Inc., including JHI’s 17.5% Working Interest (“WI”) in the Canje Block offshore Guyana (the “Acquisition”). Highlights · A proposed cashless acquisition, with a value of approximately $52mn […]
Five Key Takeaways from CERAWeek 2022 7-11 Mar. 2022 in Houston
(Clarissa Lins with Catavento, 13.Mar.2022) — Almost 6,000 people met in Houston at CERAWeek, the world’s largest and most influential energy gathering. During five days, the discussions were dominated by the severe impacts of the war and its devastating consequences over the Ukraine population, European energy security and the values […]
NRGBriefs: Japanese Companies Aim to Reduce Environmental Impact
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd., Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd., Niihama Kaiun Co., Ltd., Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. forming strategic alliance to reduce their environmental impact; and routine gas flaring representing a lost […]
Background Press Call Previewing the Visit of President Duque of Colombia
(The White House, 10.Mar.2022) — Background press call via teleconference by senior administration officials from The White House previewing the visit of President Ivan Duque of Colombia. MODERATOR: Thank you, Grace. And, everyone, thank you for joining us this evening for today’s background call previewing President Duque’s visit to the […]
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 boe/d by2026; Venezuela’s VP Delcy Rodriguez traveling to participate in meeting w/ Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to “reaffirm friendship bonds and deepen strategic cooperation; […]
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 biggest benefactor amid high oil prices and US desperation. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Venezuela — Talking Points: Over the short-term Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro […]
US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm Speaks at CERAWeek 2022
(US Department of Energy, 9.Mar.2022) — Remarks as prepared for delivery by Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm at CERAWeek 2022 in Houston, Texas. Thanks so much Dan—I’m so glad to be here at CERAWeek for the second year in a row, this time in person! We could not be […]
White House Tells Oil Industry ‘We Need More’ as Fuel Prices Soar
(FT.com, 9.Mar.2022) — The US is engaged in an increasingly frantic search to replace oil supplies lost from Russia as it tries to repair diplomatic rifts abroad and boost production at home to stop fuel prices from spiralling out of control. Jennifer Granholm, US energy secretary, on Wednesday told an […]
EQT Launches New US LNG Advocacy Campaign During CERAWeek 2022
(EQT Corporation, 9.Mar.2022) — EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) unveiled its plan to unleash U.S. LNG to address the energy needs of our allies and advance climate efforts by targeting the replacement of international coal. The release of the new plan comes as natural gas takes center stage at CERAWeek 2022. Toby Z. Rice, EQT […]
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 that a delegation of senior Biden administration officials traveled to Venezuela to meet with President Nicolás Maduro: “I congratulate the Biden Administration on a successful […]
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, double down on targeted sanctions against individuals and reverse broader sanctions that hurt our national interests and the interests of the Venezuelan people and aid […]
Colombia in Talks with Coal Producers for Exporting Extra Supplies
(Reuters, 8.Mar.2022) — Colombia’s government has begun talks with the nation’s coal producers to increase exports after requests for extra supplies by European, Central American and Caribbean countries, the minister of Mines and Energy Diego Mesa told Reuters on Tuesday, as global energy flows are disrupted by the crisis in […]
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; a webinar on 7 Apr. 2022 titled “la metamorfosis venezolana y sus oportunidades,” with Econanalitica partner Asdrúbal Oliveros, Datanalisis President Luis Vicente León and international […]
Ecopetrol Eyes Transmission Opportunities in the Americas, Especially the US
(Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Mar.2022) — Bogotá-based Ecopetrol is eying opportunities abroad where there are synergies between the transmission and oil and gas business. Ecopetrol’s move into the transition sector is part of the company’s decarbonization and electrification efforts which also include a continued focus on low-cost and low carbon opportunities. […]
US President Biden on the Return of American Detainees from Venezuela
(The White House, 8.Mar.2022) — Tonight—two Americans who were wrongfully detained in Venezuela will be able to hug their families once more. We are bringing Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Fernandez home. Cardenas was arrested in 2017 as part of the so-called CITGO-6, and he has endured five years of hardship […]
Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez During CERAWeek
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Mar.2022) — Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez spoke in an interview with Daniel Yergin on 9 Mar. 2022 during CERAWeek by S&P Global. Excerpts from that discussion follow. Related to energy security and the energy transition: Iván Duque: In terms of energy security and energy transition, I […]
Colombia’s President Says Any Solution for Venezuela Must Come Through Elections
(Reuters, 7.Mar.2022) — Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday said any solution for Venezuela’s future, whose humanitarian crisis under President Nicolas Maduro has hit neighboring nations with an influx of migrants, must come through genuine, transparent presidential elections. A top delegation from the U.S. government traveled to Caracas since the […]
Venture Global LNG Expands Partnership with Shell
(Venture Global LNG, 7.Mar.2022) — Venture Global LNG announced the execution of a new long-term 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Shell NA LNG LLC for the supply of 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG from Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility. This new deal builds on Shell’s existing […]
White House Pressed on Potential Oil Deals with Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Iran
(Politico, 7.Mar.2022) — The White House on Monday pushed back on concerns about the Biden administration’s willingness to cut deals with countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Venezuela as it looks for ways to blunt skyrocketing fuel prices in the United States. White House press secretary Jen Psaki faced multiple […]
US Officials Hold Venezuela Meetings Amid Hunt for Alternative Oil Supplies
(Ft.com, 6.Mar.2022) — A high-level US delegation has met top government officials in Venezuela, as the world seeks alternative suppliers to replace Russian oil if western sanctions on Moscow are tightened after its invasion of Ukraine. Juan González, the top White House official on Latin America, was in Caracas on […]
US, Venezuela Discuss Easing Sanctions, Make Little Progress: Sources
(Reuters, 6.Mar.2022) — U.S. and Venezuelan officials discussed the possibility of easing oil sanctions on Venezuela but made scant progress toward a deal in their first high-level bilateral talks in years, five sources familiar with the matter said, as Washington seeks to separate Russia from one of its key allies. […]
Carbon Neutral Royalty Strategic Advisors
(Carbon Neutral Royalty Ltd., 4.Mar.2022) — Carbon Neutral Royalty Ltd. appointed Erik Solheim and John Mitnick as strategic advisors to the company. Brett Heath, Non-Executive Chairman of Carbon Neutral Royalty stated: “I am delighted to welcome Erik Solheim and John Mitnick as Strategic Advisors of the company. Erik has had an extensive career holding some of the highest […]
Aquadrill Announces Contract Award For The Vela
(Aquadrill, 4.Mar.2022) — Aquadrill LLC entered into a charter hire agreement with a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Manager”) to provide the Vela, an MPD outfitted 7th generation drillship, for a one well drilling contract plus one well priced option for operations in the US Gulf of Mexico. The […]
NRGBriefs: Gustavo Petro Gaining In Popularity in Colombia
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including YPF selecting advertising and communication agency Sentidos to carry out its campaigns on different platforms; Colombia’s presidential hopeful Gustavo Petro boosting his appeal among voters amid Iván Duque’s rising unpopularity; Guyana’s gov’t continuing to review ExxonMobil‘s development plan for its Yellowtail project; […]
ECO DEPOT Announces Achievements in the Energy and Carbon Reduction Sector
(Eco Depot, 2.Mar.2022) — Eco Depot, Inc. (OTC PINK: ECDP), a Nevada company, reported on the past twelve months of developments. Eco Depot has funded over $2.8mn USD into our subsidiaries supporting energy and carbon reduction projects. Bronya Canada Group secured a distribution deal within the electrical service market with Weiland Electric Inc, a large manufacturer and supplier of electrical solutions in Canada, the United States and Mexico.The Preferred Distribution Agreement with Weiland Electric places Bronya products in […]
Ryerson Acquires Apogee Steel
(Ryerson Holding, 2.Mar.2022) — Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI), a processor and distributor of industrial metals, announced its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Apogee Steel Fabrication Incorporated, a sheet metal fabricator based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Apogee has been serving customers in Canada and the U.S. for over 30 years. They are […]
ExxonMobil Details Plans Around Growth and the Energy Transition
(ExxonMobil, 2.Mar.2022) — ExxonMobil detailed plans at its annual Investor Day to deliver industry-leading earnings, cash flow growth and shareholder returns, and lead in the energy transition across a range of lower-emissions scenarios. “We are focused on leading the industry in safety, reliability, environmental performance, earnings and cash flow growth – […]
NRGBriefs: YPF’s 4Q:21 and FY:21 Webcast; Citgo Sales Process Moving Forward
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Frontera spudding its first exploration well in the Espejo Block in Ecuador; Argentina’s YPF holding its 4Q:21 and FY:21 webcast to discuss financial and operational results; Exxon updating on its operations offshore Guyana during its virtual Investor Day 2022 webcast [PDF download]; […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Chats with Russia’s Vladimir Putin
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro chatting over the telephone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin; Invenergy naming Mary King as Executive VP People & Culture; AmCham Guyana hosts a local content forum; PEMEX reporting a rise in oil and condensate production in 2021 vs […]