(Citgo, 17.Aug.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported a net loss of $5 million for the second quarter of 2020, which includes the benefit from the reversal of a previously recorded lower of cost or market (LCM) inventory adjustment discussed further below. During the same period, Citgo reported EBITDA of $203 […]
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US Seizes 4 Iranian Tankers Destined For Venezuela
(US Dept. of Justice, 14.Aug.2020) — The Justice Department today announced the successful disruption of a multimillion dollar fuel shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization, that was bound for Venezuela. These actions represent the government’s largest-ever seizure of fuel shipments from Iran. On […]
US Seizes Iranian Vessels Heading For Venezuela
(Aljazeera, 14.Aug.2020) — American officials tell AP Trump administration seized cargo of four tankers transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela. The United States seized the cargo of four tankers for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies, news […]
Officials: US Seizes Iranian Oil Heading For Venezuela
(AP, 13.Aug.2020) — The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela, U.S. officials said Thursday, as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies. Last month, federal prosecutors in Washington filed a civil […]
AES Gener To Speed Up Payments For Two PPAs
(AES Corp., 10.Aug.2020) — AES Corporation’s subsidiary, AES Gener, reached an agreement for the early termination of two tolling agreements (Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs) with the 558 MW Angamos coal-fired plant in Chile. Per this agreement, the PPAs will cease in August 2021. This year, Angamos will receive a payment […]
Cameron LNG Reaches Full Commercial Operations
(Sempra LNG, 10.Aug.2020) — Sempra LNG, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, announced the Cameron LNG export facility in Hackberry, Louisiana, has begun full commercial operations under Cameron LNG’s tolling agreements. “At Sempra LNG, we set a goal of building the leading LNG export business in North America. With Cameron LNG […]
Trump Hits Wall With Bid To Place Ally At LatAm Bank
(Bloomberg, 7.Aug.2020) — Mexico called for delaying the election of a new chief for a key Latin American development bank amid controversy caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to have a close ally at the helm of the institution. Mexico’s finance ministry announced Friday its support for a postponement […]
AES Corp. Reports 2Q:20 Financial Results
(AES, 6.Aug.2020) — The AES Corporation reported financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2020. Strategic Accomplishments — During the second quarter, agreed to sell 2.0 GW of capacity, reducing generation from coal by 11 percentage points to 34% of total generation and expect to be below 30% by […]
US Charges Ex-Citgo Exec In Bribery Probe
(Reuters, 6.Aug.2020) — U.S. prosecutors charged a former Citgo Petroleum manager with accepting $2.5 million as part of a scheme to bribe officials with the U.S. refiner and its Venezuelan parent to win business contracts. Jose Luis De Jongh Atencio, 48, was indicted by a federal grand jury last month […]
AES Corporation’s 2Q:20 Conference Call
(AES, 6.Aug.2020) — The AES Corporation will host a conference call on Thursday, 6 August 2020 at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Interested parties may listen to the teleconference by dialing 1-888-317-6003 at least ten minutes before the start of the call. International callers should dial +1-412-317-6061. The Conference […]
Weatherford 2Q:20 Conference Call Details
(Weatherford, 5.Aug.2020) — Weatherford International plc will host a conference call on Wednesday, 5 August 2020, to discuss the results for the second quarter ending 30 June. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (7:30 a.m. Central Time). Listeners can access the conference call online […]
FMC Ups FY:20 Guidance After Solid 2Q Result
(FMC, 4.Aug.2020) — FMC Corporation reported second quarter 2020 revenue of approximately $1.16 billion, a decrease of 4 percent versus second quarter 2019. Excluding the impact of foreign currencies, organic sales grew 3 percent year over year. On a GAAP basis, the company reported earnings of $1.41 per diluted share […]
Kosmos Energy Announces 2Q 2020 Results
(Kosmos, 3.Aug.2020) — Kosmos Energy Ltd. announced today the financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2020. For the quarter, the Company generated a net loss of $199 million, or $0.49 per diluted share. When adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results, the Company generated […]
CSI Compressco Reports 2Q Operational Results
(CSI Compressco, 3.Aug.2020) — CSI Compressco LP announced second quarter 2020 results. Net loss for the second quarter ended 30 June 2020 was $24.6 million, inclusive of $15.8 million of non-recurring charges. This compares to a net loss of $13.6 million, in the first quarter of 2020, which included $6.0 […]
Two US Execs Go From Prison To House Arrest
(CNN, 31.Jul.2020) — Two American oil executives held in an overcrowded Venezuelan prison for almost three years have been placed in house arrest, a sign that the embattled government of Nicolas Maduro may be easing its stance toward the detainees. Gustavo Cárdenas and Jorge Toledo were released to house arrest […]
ExxonMobil 2Q:20 Earnings Call Transcript
(The Motley Fool, 31.Jul.2020) — ExxonMobil earnings call for the period ending 30 June 2020. Contents: — Prepared Remarks — Questions and Answers — Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, everyone. Welcome to this ExxonMobil Corporation second-quarter 2020 earnings call. Today’s conference is being recorded. At this time, I’d […]
Chevron’s 2Q:20 Results, Venezuela Impairment
(Chevron, 31.Jul.2020) — Chevron Corporation reported a loss of $8.3 billion ($(4.44) per share – diluted) for second quarter 2020, compared with earnings of $4.3 billion ($2.27 per share – diluted) in second quarter 2019. Included in the current quarter were impairments and other net charges of $1.8 billion primarily […]
AES And 5B Pushing Solar Energy Transition
(AES, 30.Jul.2020) — The AES Corporation has made a strategic investment in 5B, a solar technology innovator based in Sydney, Australia. 5B’s revolutionary Maverick design enables customers to add solar resources at a pace that is three times faster while providing up to two times more energy within the same […]
Apache Reports 2Q:20 Financial Results
(Apache, 29.Jul.2020) — Apache Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today announced its financial and operational results for the second-quarter 2020. Key Takeaways — Announced major discovery at Kwaskwasi today, third consecutive discovery in Block 58 offshore Suriname; — Submitted appraisal plan for first discovery, Maka, in May; announced second discovery, Sapakara, in […]
Blackstone To Raise Stake In GOM Drilling Project To 47%
(Reuters, 28.Jul.2020) — Israel’s Navitas Petroleum said on Tuesday the Blackstone Group signed a preliminary deal to raise its stake in a drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico to 47% from 16%. Navitas had partnered with U.S. oil firm LLOG and Blackstone’s portfolio company Beacon Offshore Energy in drilling […]
Pioneer Energy Services CEO Stacy Locke Steps Down
(Pioneer, 22.Jul.2020) — Pioneer Energy Service Corp. announced that Wm. Stacy Locke has decided to step down as President, Chief Executive Officer, and as a director of the Company effective 17 July 2020. Mr. Locke has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 2003 and has […]
US Court Affirms Judgment Supporting CITGO Board
(Citgo, 22.Jul.2020) — PDV Holding, CITGO Holding, and CITGO Petroleum secured a swift and unanimous victory in the Delaware Supreme Court in the matter of Jimenez v. Palacios. The boards of these three entities were reconstituted in 2019, after the United States formally recognized Interim President of Venezuela, Juan GuaidĂł, […]
PDV Holdings Releases First-Ever Annual Report
(Citgo, 22.Jul.2020) — PDV Holding, Inc., the indirect sole stockholder of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, issued its first-ever annual report detailing financial and operational performance in calendar year 2019. Report highlights included successful debt refinancing, credit ratings upgrades, increased refining capacity and strengthened corporate governance measures. The report was released in […]
Houston American Energy’s 1-for-12.5 Reverse Stock Split
(Houston American Energy, 21.Jul.2020) — Houston American Energy Corp. announced the company will effect a 1-for-12.5 reverse stock split of its common stock on 31 July 2020. The company’s common stock is expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on the NYSE American exchange at the market open on […]
Wärtsilä To Deliver Storage System To US Virgin Islands
(Wärtsilä, 21.Jul.2020) — The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to deliver a state-of-the-art power plant and energy storage system to the US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA). The plant will be delivered and installed on an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis. It will be […]
Global Gas Flaring At Levels Not Seen Since 2009
(World Bank, 21.Jul.2020) — Estimates from satellite data show global gas flaring increased to levels not seen in more than a decade, to 150 billion cubic meters (bcm), equivalent to the total annual gas consumption of Sub-Saharan Africa. The 3% rise, from 145 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2018 to […]
Chevron Announces Deal To Acquire Noble Energy
(Chevron Corp. 20.Jul.2020) — Chevron Corporation entered into a definitive agreement with Noble Energy, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $5 billion, or $10.38 per share. Based on Chevron’s closing price on 17 July 2020 and under the terms […]
Chevron’s Noble Deal: First Major One Of The Downturn
(WoodMac, 20.Jul.2020) — Speaking this morning after Chevron announced plans to buy Noble Energy in a US$13 billion all-stock transaction, including US$5 billion in equity, Tom Ellacott, senior vice president, corporate analysis, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “This is the first large-scale corporate acquisition of this downturn. “Chevron was our top […]
Chevron Says To Acquire Noble Energy
(Chevron, 20.Jul.2020) — Chevron Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Noble Energy, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $5 billion, or $10.38 per share. Based on Chevron’s closing price on July 17, 2020 and under the terms […]
CITGO Names Edgar Rincon COO, Executive VP
(Citgo, 17.Jul.2020) — The Board of Directors of CITGO Petroleum Corporation has appointed Edgar Rincon as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Executive Vice President, reporting to CITGO President and CEO Carlos Jordá effective 10 Augus 2020. “Edgar’s appointment comes after a series of appointments by the CITGO Board of Directors […]
bpWE To Buy Full Ownership Of Fowler Ridge 1 Wind Asset
(bpWE, 16.Jul.2020) — bp Wind Energy (bpWE) agreed to acquire the remaining 50% interest in the bp operated, Fowler Ridge 1 wind asset from its current partner, Dominion Fowler Ridge Wind, LLC, a Dominion Energy subsidiary. Located in central Indiana, the asset includes 162 wind turbines with a generating capacity […]
OGCI Sets Carbon Intensity Target
(OGCI, 16.Jul.2020) — The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) announced a target to reduce the collective average carbon intensity of member companies’ aggregated upstream oil and gas operations to between 20 kg and 21 kg CO2e/boe by 2025, from a collective baseline of 23 kg CO2e/boe in 2017. — […]
Barreiro, Laprea-Bigott, Jordá Named To Citgo Board
(Citgo, 15.Jul.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced today that Pablo PĂ©rez Barreiro, Marcelo Laprea-Bigott and Carlos Jordá have been named to the Board of Directors. “Pablo PĂ©rez Barreiro brings decades of experience in organizational management and Marcelo Laprea-Bigott comes to the Board with deep technical expertise in […]
Investors In Russian Pipeline At Risk Of US Sanctions
(Reuters, 15.Jul.2020) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned investors in two Russian natural gas pipeline projects that they could face sanctions as the Trump administration seeks to curb the Kremlin’s economic leverage over Europe and Turkey. Pompeo told a news conference that European investors in the […]
Thermal Recovery: Technical Papers (FREE Downloads)
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jul.2020) — Technical papers from Nakasawa Resources on thermal recovery technologies; EOR projects: when how and why?; and heavy oil exploitation: unavoidable future. Nakasawa Resources Technical Papers __________ By Jared Yamin. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
Weatherford Signs Four-Year Contract with Eni S.p.A
(Weatherford, 8.Jul.2020) — Weatherford International plc has been awarded an exclusive four-year contract with Eni S.p.A. The contract will provide a minimum of 30 Non-Umbilical Downhole Deployment Valves (NU-DDV™) that will be deployed in Eni’s critical wells, improving their operational safety and reservoir performance. “This award is the result of two […]
SolTrans Turns to AMPLY Power For Bus Charging
(Amply, 7.Jul.2020) — Bringing California closer to its goal to transition all public transit agencies to 100 percent zero-emission bus fleets by 2040, AMPLY Power is managing the charging of electric buses for SolTrans, a public transportation provider for south Solano County, California. Unique to this application, AMPLY is operating […]
Talos To Announce 2Q:20 Results, Host Conference Call
(Talos, 7.Jul.2020) — Talos Energy Inc. will release second quarter 2020 results for the period ended June 30, 2020 on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 after the U.S. financial market closes. In addition to this release, Talos Energy will host a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the internet, […]
Duke Energy Renewables’ Texas Solar Project Online
(Duke Energy, 7.Jul.2020) — Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, announced that its 200-megawatt alternating current (MWac) Holstein Solar project in Nolan County, Texas, has begun commercial operation. It is the largest solar project in Duke Energy Renewables’ fleet. “Texas is one of the fastest growing solar energy […]
Duke Reaffirms CAPEX In Renewables, Grid Projects
(Duke Energy, 5.Jul.2020) — Duke Energy will continue advancing its ambitious clean energy goals without the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) by investing in renewables, battery storage, energy efficiency programs and grid projects. Duke Energy’s $56 billion capital investment plan will deliver significant customer benefits and create jobs at a time […]
Court To Auction Gasoline Destined For Venezuela
(Reuters, 1.Jul.2020) — A federal court in Houston on Wednesday was expected to auction 100,000 barrels of gasoline that a shipping company suspected a Venezuelan shipping magnate close to the socialist government in Caracas planned to send to the country. The company, Marshall Islands-based Brujo Finance Company, feared the deal […]
Sempra Energy Advances North American Strategy
(Sempra, 30.Jun.2020) — Sempra Energy completed its business exit from South America, following the recently announced sale of its Chilean businesses, which generated approximately $2.23 billion in total cash proceeds, subject to post-closing adjustments. The completion of the Chilean transactions concludes Sempra Energy’s sales of its South American businesses in […]
Chevron Completes Purchase Of Puma Energy (Australia)
(Chevron, 30.Jun.2020) — Chevron Australia Downstream Pty Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, today announced that it has completed the acquisition from Puma Energy Asia Pacific B.V. of all shares and equity interests of Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd for the amount of AU$425 million. The acquisition adds […]
Chesapeake Energy Files For Chapter 11
(WoodMac, 28.Jun.2020) — Speaking after Chesapeake Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, Alex Beeker, principal analyst on Wood Mackenzie’s corporate upstream team, said: “It’s difficult to point to another company that made more of a widespread impact on the US shale sector than Chesapeake. “The tech sector dubs […]
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 figure captures the impact of Wood Mackenzie’s downgraded long-term Brent price assumption – now US$50/bbl (2020 terms), rather than the […]
US Sanctions On Iranian Tanker Captains
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jun.2020) — The US, under Executive Order 13599, today said it is sanctioning five Iranian ship captains, who delivered approximately 1.5 million barrels of Iranian gasoline and related components to Venezuela in support of the illegitimate Maduro regime. These individuals who headed five Iranian-flagged tankers – Clavel, […]
Braskem Completes Facility In La Porte, Texas
(Braskem, 24.Jun.2020) — Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, today announces the construction completion of its newest, world-class polypropylene production facility located in La Porte, Texas. Braskem’s new facility has a designed production capacity of over 450 kilotons (kt) or […]
Venezuela Wooed Texan Lawmaker To Ease Sanctions
(AP, 22.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same time it was secretly paying a close former House colleague $50 million to keep U.S. sanctions at bay, The Associated Press has learned. An official […]
Venezuela Wooed Texas Lawmaker To Ease Sanctions
(AP, 20.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same time it was secretly paying a close former House colleague $50 million to keep U.S. sanctions at bay, The Associated Press has learned. An official […]
Guaido Team Favoring COP In Citgo Fight: Update
(Argus, 19.Jun.2020) — Another senior Venezuelan opposition figure has resigned following the government’s leak of a strategy to favor ConocoPhillips in an escalating battle for Venezuelan state-owned PdV’s US refining unit Citgo. Jose Ignacio Hernandez, who held the title of special attorney general in opposition leader Juan Guaido’s US-backed exiled […]