Category: North America
North America energy
BlackRock Notifies Petrobras Of Relevant Shareholding Position
(Petrobras, 6.Dec.2018) — Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated of 1/3/2002, was notified by BlackRock, Inc. that the latter […]
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 […]
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 […]
Petrobras Announces Reduction Of Significant Shareholding Interest
(Petrobras, 4.Dec.2018) — Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated of 1/3/2002, informs that it was notified by BlackRock, Inc. […]
Petrobras And Murphy Conclude Formation Of GOM Joint Venture
(Petrobras, 3.Dec.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 10, 2018, concluded the operation that has resulted in the formation of a […]
Mexico’s AMLO Takes Office With Attack on Energy Overhaul
(Bloomberg, Nacha Cattan and Eric Martin, 1.Dec.2018) — After decades of waiting, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador punctuated his arrival as Mexico’s president with a bang, […]
New Rules At Panama Canal Expected To Boost U.S. LNG Industry
(Houston Chronicle, Sergio Chapa, Staff writer 30.Nov.2018) — New rules allowing a greater number of liquefied natural gas tankers to pass through the Panama Canal […]
Shale Gluts, Ship Rules Make Heavy Sweet Oil An Unlikely Star
(Bloomberg, Serene Cheong and Dan Murtaugh, (30.Nov.2018) — There’s a rising star in the oil world, and it’s heavy and sweet. Dense, low-sulfur oil, known […]
Time For Texas To Share Renewable Energy Expertise With Mexico
(Caller Times, Carlos Torres-Verdin, 28.Nov.2018) — Ignore the incendiary rhetoric coming out of Washington D.C., the new political climate south of the border has never […]
Venezuela Makes Multimillion-dollar Payment To Retain Citgo
(Houston Business Journal, Olivia Pulsinelli, 28.Nov.2018) — Houston-based refiner Citgo Holding Inc. will remain owned by Venezuela’s state-run oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela SA, if […]
$1.4 Billion Deal Allows Venezuela To Keep Citgo’s Three U.S. refineries
(Houston Chronicle, Sergio Chapa, 26.Nov.2018) — A payment on a $1.4 billion arbitration award to a Canadian gold mining company is allowing Venezuela to keep […]
Venezuela Hangs On To Citgo After Big Debt Payment
(Fox Business, Mike Obel, 26.Nov.2018) — Venezuela managed to retain ownership of Citgo, the big U.S. refining and gasoline marketing company that is one of […]
LatAmNRG Chart Analysis: Venezuela’s R/P Rises As Oil Output Plunges
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 24.Nov. 2018) — Venezuela is suffering a complete meltdown across all sectors. The Venezuelan oil sector, which generates upwards […]
Argentina’s Energy Sec. Iguacel Promotes Vaca Muerta In US Road Show
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 13.Nov.2018) — Argentina’s Energy Secretary Javier Iguacel participated in the annual Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPPA) meeting held in […]
Argentina Initiates U.S. ‘Vaca Muerta’ Road Show
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 12.Nov.2018) — Officials from Argentina initiated a road show today in the U.S. aimed at attracting investments in the Vaca […]
Chevron Stayed In Venezuela Long After Rivals Quit
(Wall Street Journal, Kejal Vyas and Bradley Olson, 8.Nov.2018) — For nearly a century, Chevron Corp. has weathered dictatorships, coups and nationalization drives to keep pumping […]
Argentina Biodiesel Chamber: U.S. Review Of Tariffs Could Revive Exports
(Reuters, Maximilian Heath, 8.Nov.2018) — The U.S. decision to review its tariffs on Argentine biodiesel could mean a reversal of fortune for exporters whose shipments […]
In Guyana, Exxon Oil Project Stirs International Tensions
(Houston Chronicle, James Osborne, 2.Nov.2018) — Almost 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, off the northern coastline of South America, Exxon Mobil […]
PDVSA’s Citgo Contributes To 8th Annual Houston Energy Day Festival
(Citgo Petroleum, 1.Nov.2018) — CITGO Petroleum Corporation recently participated in Houston’s largest free family festival, Energy Day. The event brought together families, students, energy professionals […]
Ex-Venezuelan Oil Exec Admits Bribes In $1.2 Bln Money-Laundering Scheme
(El Nuevo Herald, Jay Weaver And Antonio Maria Delgado, 31.Oct.2018) — A former top official of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company pleaded guilty Wednesday in Miami […]
Texas Man Pleads Guilty In Ongoing Venezuela Bribery Probe
(The Wall Street Journal, Samuel Rubenfeld, 30.Oct.2018) — U.S. prosecutors said they secured another guilty plea in their ongoing corruption probe of Venezuela’s state-run oil […]
Venezuela, Mexico Divert Crude To U.S. As Canadian Barrels Get Stuck
(Reuters, Marianna Parraga, Collin Eaton, 26.Oct.2018) — Cash-strapped state-run oil companies in Mexico and Venezuela have begun diverting crude historically processed for domestic use and […]
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 […]
CITGO Expands Innovation Academy Presence In Texas
(CITGO, 25.Oct.2018) — CITGO Petroleum Company announced the West Oso Independent School District has approved the launch of a CITGO Innovation Academy in Corpus Christi, […]
Trump Talks Tough On Venezuela, But Imports Ever More Venezuelan Oil
(Miami Herald, Andres Oppenheimer, 17.Oct.2018) — There is a major inconsistency in President Trump’s stand on Venezuela: He talks tough — and even makes veiled […]