(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 […]
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 […]
Sorcia Minerals hosts University of Santiago at Direct Lithium Extraction Plant
(Sorcia Minerals, 16.Mar.2022) — Sorcia Minerals LLC hosted Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) in the US for a tour of the newly completed International Batteries Metals (IBAT) direct lithium extraction […]
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. […]
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 […]
Shell Among Companies Chasing Ecuadorian Oil After Russia Sanctions
(Bloomberg, 16.Mar.2022) — U.S. refiners Valero Energy Corp and Marathon Petroleum Corp., along with Shell Plc’s trading unit Shell Western Supply and Trading, are rushing to secure Ecuadorian […]
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 […]
Venezuelans Feel Pain at the Pump as More Gas Stations Charge in Dollars
(Reuters, 16.Mar.2022) — Venezuelan drivers are feeling the squeeze of nagging gasoline shortages as state oil company PDVSA gradually boosts the number of its gas […]
Maersk Drilling Secures Five-month UK Contract for Maersk Resolve
(Maersk Drilling, 16.Mar.2022) — Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract which could employ the harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolve with a customer in […]
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 […]
NRGBriefs: Washington yet to Ease Sanctions on Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. (TSXV: LIT) (FSE: OAY3) (OTC: PNXLF) receiving TSX Venture Exchange approval of a […]
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 […]
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 […]
SWVL Commits FDI to Argentina to Improve Mass Transit
(Swvl Inc., 15.Mar.2022) — Swvl Inc., a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, and the government of Argentina announced that Swvl will become a significant […]
Petrobras Says TGB and TSG Divestments Still in Binding Phase
(Petrobras, 15.Mar.2022) — Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news in the media about the sale of all of its 51% stake in Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto […]
NRGBriefs: Zacatecas Silver Corp. Names Nancy La Couvee to BODs
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including the start of the CARIVS 2022 virtual summit in Guyana; and Zacatecas Silver Corp. (TSXV: ZAC) (OTC […]
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 […]
Sempra Infrastructure’s Mexico Subsidiary Credit Rating Upgraded by Fitch
(Sempra, 14.Mar.2022) — Sempra Infrastructure, a majority owned subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded its Mexico subsidiary’s long-term foreign and local […]
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. […]
Sandstorm Gold Royalties Provides Asset Update
(Sandstorm Gold Ltd., 14.Mar.2022) — Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE: SAND) (TSX: SSL) provided an update of recent developments from the company’s royalty portfolio. LUNDIN MINING ANNOUNCES […]
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 […]
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, […]
Brief History: Venezuela’s Heavy Oils and Extraction Strategies
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Mar.2022) — A brief history of Venezuela’s initial crude discovery in 1914 and the eventual move to focus on the Orinoco Heavy […]
Popular thermal recovery methods used in Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Mar.2022, Words: 521) — Venezuela has historically utilized various thermal recovery methods to assist in the production […]
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 […]
Yuchai Engines Power Largest Chinese Bus Export Order to Mexico
(China Yuchai, 11.Mar.2022) — China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE: CYD), a manufacturer and distributor of engines for on- and off-road applications in China through its main operating subsidiary, […]
Touchstone Announces Approval of Ortoire Licence Extension
(Touchstone, 11.Mar.2022) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) announces that the government of Trinidad and Tobago (“GoTT”) has approved a five-year extension of the […]
Brazil Congress Cuts Taxes on Fuels to Soften 25% Price Jump
(Bloomberg, 11.Mar.2022) — Brazil’s congress passed a tax reduction for fuels hours after state-controlled oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA caused a stir by increasing diesel […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s Short-term Ability to Boost Production
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s ability to boost production over the short-term by around 200,000 b/d; and an oil spill occurring […]
Russian Oil Rigs in Venezuela Complicate US Talks With Maduro
(Bloomberg, 11.Mar.2022) — Much has been written about the hurdles to a U.S.-Venezuela detente that would allow oil from the South American nation to start […]
Maersk, Proman Announce Green Methanol Supply Deal
(Proman, 10.Mar.2022) — Proman and A.P. Moller -Maersk entered into a new cooperation agreement to identify and develop green methanol supply solutions for Maersk’s new […]
CGX and Frontera Announce $35mn Loan Deal to Support Guyana Costs
(Frontera, 10.Mar.2022) — Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) and CGX Energy Inc. (TSXV: OYL), joint venture partners in the Petroleum Prospecting License for the Corentyne […]
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 […]
Pampa Energía Says 4Q:21 Results Boosted by Plan Gas
(Pampa Energía, 10.Mar.2022) — Pampa Energía S.A. (NYSE: PAM; Buenos Aires Stock Exchange: PAMP), an independent company with active participation in Argentina’s electricity and gas value chain, announces […]
Grupo Energia Bogota Improves Caribbean Electricity Supply
(Grupo Energía Bogotá, 10.Mar.2022) — Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) is improving the supply of reliable, affordable electricity to Colombian consumers by using SmartValve™ technology in the Caribbean region of […]
T&T Needs Reinvestments to Benefit from Higher Oil Prices
(Trinidad Guardian, 10.Mar.2022) — While the increases in oil prices driven by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine can benefit oil-producing nations, countries like T&T […]
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 […]
EAI Q&A with Colombia’s ANH head Armando Zamora
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Mar.2022, Words: 1,270) — Colombia’s head at the National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH by its Spanish acronym), Armando Zamora, […]
Petrobras on REMAN Refinery Divestment
(Petrobras, 10.Mar.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/25/2021, concerning the sale process of Refinaria Isaac Sabbá (REMAN) to Ream Participações S.A., […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Maduro Eyes Venezuela Producing 2 MMb/d in 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Mar.2022) — “Rain, thunder or lightning, Venezuela will produce 2 million barrels per day in 2022,” the country’s President Nicolás Maduro proclaimed during […]
US Turns to Old Foe Maduro to Help Shut Off Russia’s Oil Revenues
(France24, 9.Mar.2022) — Venezuela released two jailed US citizens on Tuesday in an apparent goodwill gesture toward the Biden administration, which has reached out to […]
Colombia’s Mines and Energy Minister Gives Presser During CERAWeek
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Mar.2022) — Colombia’s Mines and Energy Minister Diego Mesa held a media press conference during CERAWeek by S&P Global. Excerpts from that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Argentina to Attack Inflation While Pursuing Gas Opportunities
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Mar.2022) — Argentina’s economy grew around 10.3% in 2021 but one of the country’s primary headwinds relates to taming inflation, the country’s […]
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 […]