(Pan American Silver, 28.Dec.2022) — Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) filed the management information circular in respect of the special meeting of shareholders of Pan American to be held in connection with Pan American’s proposed acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Yamana Gold Inc. […]
November 2022 – Commentary from Dan Pickering
(Pickering Energy Partners, 28.Dec.2022) — November was a generally sidewise month for energy while the S&P500 enjoyed a bear market rally. The S&P500 gained +5.6% (-13.1% YTD). Energy lagged across the board. Diversified Energy gained +1.2% (S&P 1500 Energy, S15ENRS) with subsector performance as follows – Midstream +1.1% (AMZ), Upstream/E&P […]
Trinidad Ready to Reject BP, Shell Offshore Exploration Bids
(Reuters, 28.Dec.2022) — Trinidad and Tobago is preparing to reject four offshore exploration bids by BP Plc (BP.L) and Shell Plc (SHEL.L), according to people familiar with the matter, because they failed to meet the government’s minimum requirements. The island nation’s government plans to pursue talks with the two oil and gas companies […]
Sempra Inks SPA with RWE for Port Arthur LNG
(Sempra Infrastructure, 28.Dec.2022) — Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), today announced it has entered into a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with RWE Supply & Trading, a subsidiary of RWE (RWE: AG), for the supply of approximately 2.25 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural […]
Exchange Offers for Venezuelan Government and PDVSA Bonds
(Canaima Fund Lux, 28.Dec.2022) — Canaima Fund Lux (“Issuer“), a securitization fund governed by the Luxembourg Law of 22 March 2004 on securitization undertakings, registered under number O27, and more precisely for and on behalf of the compartment named Canaima I (“Compartment“), with identification number ISIN XS2540585481 represented and managed by Canaima Capital Lux S.àr.l.arl, a […]
Talos Successfully Completes Fall Borrowing Base Redetermination
(Talos, 27.Dec.2022) — Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE: TALO) announced that its current borrowing base was reaffirmed at $1.1bn as part of its semi-annual redetermination process for the fall of 2022. Effective upon closing of the previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation, which is expected by early February of 2023, the xompany’s borrowing […]
Marathon Oil Completes Eagle Ford Acquisition
(Marathon, 27.Dec.2022) — Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Eagle Ford assets of Ensign Natural Resources for a total cash consideration of $3bn after taking into account closing adjustments. The acquisition was previously announced on 2 November 2022. “We are pleased to announce the close of […]
Oman LNG Signs 3 Binding Term-sheet Agreements with Japan
(Oman LNG, 27.Dec.2022) — Oman LNG announced today the signing of binding sheet agreements with three (3) Japanese firms for the delivery of LNG, starting in 2025. ITOCHU Corporation, JERA Co., Inc. and Mitsui & Co, Ltd have become the latest beneficiaries of the Omani LNG for a total of […]
Open Uruguay Round: Second Instance 2022
(ANCAP, 26.Dec.2022) — As a result of the Open Uruguay Round process approved by Decree 111/019, three bids for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for two offshore areas of Uruguay were received in the second instance of 2022 (OFF-4 and OFF-5). YPF (www.ypf.com) submitted bids for areas OFF-4 and […]
Venture Global and Inpex Ink LNG SPA
(Venture Global, 26.Dec.2022) — Today, Venture Global LNG and Inpex Corporation announced the execution of a long-term Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the purchase of one million tonnes per annum (1 MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years. Under the agreement, Inpex Energy Trading Singapore Pte. Ltd. […]
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $84mn in 36 Drought Resiliency Projects
(Bureau of Reclamation, 23.Dec.2022) — The Department of the Interior today announced a $84.7mn investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help 36 communities throughout the West prepare and respond to the challenges of drought. The selected projects will help bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through […]
LatAm Politics Today from Argentina to Peru
(Reuters, 23.Dec.2022) — The latest in Latin American politics today: ex-ministers in Peru recount Castillo’s dramatic final day, U.S. court rejects Maduro ally’s bid to dismiss charges, CEO of Brazil’s Petrobras to resign before end of April, and Panama aims to reach ‘fair’ deal with miner First Quantum. Argentine president […]
Freeport LNG Updates on Restart of Liquefaction Facility
(Freeport LNG, 23.Dec.2022) — Freeport LNG today updated the timing of the initial restart of its liquefaction facility. The company continues to make notable progress on its path towards the restart of liquefaction operations. As of 23 December 2022, the reconstruction work necessary to commence initial operations is substantially complete, […]
The Price of Energy Insecurity
(IMF, 22.Dec.2022) — Climate change is an environmental issue. It’s also clearly an economic issue, and at the heart of the economics of climate change is energy security. The ripple effects of climate change and the impacts of energy security washed across the global economy throughout 2022, leaving few safe […]
Broxel Releases First Emissions Report
(Broxel, 22.Dec.2022) — Broxel, a leading FinTech company in Latin America, released its first emissions report as part of the company’s commitment to become carbon neutral. The inaugural report includes Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and outlines the company’s plan to meet climate targets. “This emissions report […]
Petrobras on Divestment of UEG Araucária S.A. Stake
(Petrobras, 22.Dec.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12 July 2022, informs that its Executive Board approved adjustments to the competitive process for the sale of all of its 18.80% stake in UEG Araucária S.A. (UEGA), with the end of the current phase and the restart of […]
Petrobras Concludes Divestment of Papa-Terra Field
(Petrobras, 22.Dec.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12 July 2021, informs that today it concluded the sale of the totality of its stake in the PapaTerra production field, located in the Campos Basin, to the company 3R Petroleum Offshore S.A. (3R Offshore). The operation was concluded […]
QatarEnergy Inks Deal with QPD for Offshore Developments
(QatarEnergy, 22.Dec.2022) — QatarEnergy and Japan’s Qatar Petroleum Development Company (QPD) have signed a new agreement for the continued development and production of the Al-Karkara and A-Structures oil fields, located in the territorial waters of the State of Qatar. This new 5-year agreement, which commences on 23 December 2022, succeeds […]
Open Uruguay Round [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Dec.2022) — South America’s Uruguay, a reliable country where above ground risks are minimized, is offering excellent opportunities for companies to acquire an asset with extremely low exploratory program requirements. Details follow ____________________ By Aaron Simonsky. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
Hess Achieves CDP Climate Change Leadership Status
(Hess, 21.Dec.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) has been recognized for climate change stewardship in CDP’s Climate Change Scores for 2022. Hess has earned Leadership status for 14 consecutive years from CDP, an international nonprofit organization that runs a global environmental disclosure system. This year, Hess is one of only two U.S. oil and gas producers to achieve […]
Petrobras on the Start of P-71 Production
(Petrobras, 21.Dec.2022) — Petrobras put into operation, this 21 December 2022, the P-71 platform vessel, installed in the Itapu field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, 200 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The start of production has been anticipated, as it was originally scheduled for 2023. From […]
ADNOC L&S Inks Deal for Charter of LNG Floating Storage Unit with AG&P
(ADNOC, 21.Dec.2022) — ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) and Atlantic Gulf & Pacific International Holdings (AG&P), a downstream LNG platform and infrastructure development company, have signed their third charter agreement to utilize Ghasha, an ADNOC L&S liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, as a Floating Storage Unit (FSU). Under the […]
Cyprus: TotalEnergies Reveals New Gas Find Offshore in Block 6
(TotalEnergies, 21.Dec.2022) — TotalEnergies and Eni (operator) have made a new gas discovery at the Zeus-1 well, in Block 6, offshore Cyprus. This discovery follows the Calypso-1 and the Cronos-1 discoveries made on the same block respectively in 2018 and August 2022. The Zeus-1 well encountered 105 meters of net […]
Pemex Lays Out Strategic Plan 2023-27 [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Dec.2022) — Mexico’s state-owned energy giant Pemex revealed its Strategic Plan for 2023-2027 with production growth targets among others for the five-year period. ____________________ By Aaron Simonsky. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
Rubio, Risch Introduce Legislation to Strengthen US-Venezuela Policy
(Marco Rubio, 20.Dec.2022) — In response to the Biden Administration’s policy of concessions to the criminal Maduro narco-regime, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced the Venezuelan Democracy Act. The bill would require the President to certify that Venezuela has made tangible steps toward re-establishing democracy and the […]
Petrobras on Divestment of Araucária Nitrogenados S.A.
(Petrobras, 19.Dec.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 30 October 2020, informs that, observing the applicable internal governance, the termination of the competitive process for the sale of all its shares in the wholly owned subsidiary Araucária Nitrogenados S.A. (ANSA), which was in the binding phase, was […]
Versalis’ New Technology to Produce Enzymes for 2nd Generation Ethanol
(Eni, 19.Dec.2022) — Versalis, Eni‘s chemical company, has acquired the technology to produce enzymes for second-generation ethanol from DSM, a global, purpose-led company in Health, Nutrition & Bioscience. The agreement has a strategic value for Versalis as it integrates with proprietary Proesa® technology, applied at the Crescentino plant for the […]
Eni and Snam Form JV to Develop the Italy’s First CCS Project
(Eni, 19.Dec.2022) — Today Eni Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi and Snam Chief Executive Officer Stefano Venier signed an agreement to jointly develop and manage Phase 1 of the Ravenna Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project, through an equal joint venture. The agreement also includes the implementation of studies and […]
TotalEnergies Wins New Exploration License in Brazil
(TotalEnergies, 19.Dec.2022) — TotalEnergies, and its co-venturers QatarEnergy and Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda (PPBL) have won the Agua Marinha block today in the Open Acreage under Production Sharing Regime – 1st Cycle held by Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP). Petrobras has exercised their right to take 30% Participating Interest and Operatorship. […]
PSW Technology Awarded Contract for Deep-water Riser System
(Scana, 19.Dec.2022) — Scana-owned PSW Technology has signed an important agreement with Northern Ocean Operations Ltd. (“Northern Ocean”) for a deep-water riser system. The agreement involves the sale of a complete marine riser system to Northern Ocean for Ultra deep-water operations. The work also includes project management, inspection, repair and […]
PGS Expands MultiClient Coverage in Sabah Province
(PGS, 19.Dec.2022) — PGS has secured pre-funding to expand MultiClient 3D coverage in the prospective Sabah platform province offshore Malaysia. The survey will cover approximately 3,500 square kilometers and Ramform Sovereign is scheduled to commence acquisition in January 2023 and the project is expected to complete in March. This survey is the […]
Uranium Energy Reports Results
(Uranium, 19.Dec.2022) — Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) reported, in accordance with NYSE American requirements, the filing of the company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 October 2022 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This Form 10-Q filing, which includes the company’s interim […]
Hess CEO to Participate in Goldman Sachs Global Conference
(Hess, 19.Dec.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced that John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a Fireside Chat at the Goldman Sachs Global Energy and Clean Technology Conference on 5 January 2023 at 10:20 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and a replay of the discussion will be accessible via Hess Corporation’s website. Hess Corporation is a leading global […]
Phoenix Park Acquires Minnesota Terminal
(PPGPL, 16.Dec.2022) — On 13 December 2022 Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL) through its wholly owned subsidiary Phoenix Park Energy Marketing LLC (PPEM), completed its acquisition of a propane terminal located in Rush City Minnesota. The terminal was purchased from Interstate Fuel & Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Interstate […]
Guyana: From Backwater to Deepwater
(Foreign Policy, 16.Dec.2022) — Most South American economies have grown sluggishly this year. But Guyana has been an outlier—both in the region and the world at large. The small country is on track to boast the globe’s highest GDP growth rate of 2022—a staggering 57.8 percent—thanks to steadily rising output from […]
Tesla to Announce Mexico EV Plant as Soon as Next Week
(Reuters, 16.Dec.2022) — Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is finalizing plans to build an electric vehicle assembly plant in an industrial area of northeastern Mexico and may announce the factory as early as next week, Bloomberg News reported late Friday. The plant will be located in Santa Catarina in Monterrey city, the capital of […]
FID to Develop Yggdrasil (formerly NOAKA) Area
(Aker BP, 16.Dec.2022) — Aker BP ASA has together with Equinor Energy and LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge AS made a final investment decision to develop the Yggdrasil area. Plans for development and operation was submitted to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy on 16 December 2022. Yggdrasil, formerly known […]
1st Cycle of Permanent Sharing Offer: Collection 72% of Maximum
(ANP, 16.Dec.2022) — The 1st Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP), held today 16 December 2022 by the ANP, had four blocks auctioned, out of the 11 on offer, generating R$ 916,252,000.00 in signature bonuses (72 % of maximum possible). In addition, R$ 1.44bn in investments are foreseen by […]
Krafla to be Developed Using Ground-Breaking Concept
(Equinor, 16.Dec.2022) — Along with Aker BP, Equinor has made an investment decision and will today submit a plan for development and operation for Krafla to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy. Aker BP will be developing Krafla along with the Fulla and North of Alvheim discoveries in the same […]
Brazil Bid Round Alert: Welligence
(Welligence, 16.Dec.2022) — Brazil bid round alert! The first PSC Permanent Offer round was held today, with 4 of the 11 blocks on offer in the Santos and Campos basins awarded. The involvement of large international companies is encouraging, but most of the acreage awarded was lower risk, including areas […]
Biden-Harris Admin Approves $750mn for Hydrogen Technologies
(US Department of Energy, 16.Dec.2022) — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced its intent to issue $750mn in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to dramatically reduce the cost of clean-hydrogen technologies. The funding is a crucial component of the administration’s comprehensive approach […]
Petrobras on ANP 1st Cycle Auction Result
(Petrobras, 16.Dec.2022) — Petrobras acquired the Sudoeste de Sagitário, Água Marinha and Norte de Brava blocks in the 1st Cycle of Permanent Production Sharing Offer of the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP). Petrobras has acquired the Sudoeste de Sagitário block in partnership with Shell Brasil. The consortium […]
Aramco and TotalEnergies to Build Saudi Petrochems Complex
(TotalEnergies, 15.Dec.2022) — The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision for the construction of a world scale petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia. The “Amiral” complex will be owned, operated, and integrated with the existing SATORP refinery located in Jubail on Saudi Arabia’s eastern […]
Great Panther Makes Voluntary Assignment into Bankruptcy
(Great Panther, 16.Dec.2022) — Great Panther Mining Limited (OTCPK: GPLDK) made a voluntary assignment into bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the “BIA”) following the Supreme Court of British Columbia granting an order terminating of its proceedings under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (the “CCAA”). Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. was appointed licensed insolvency […]
Aquadrill Announces Charter Hire Agreement for the Vela
(Aquadrill, 15.Dec.2023) — Aquadrill LLC extended a charter hire agreement with a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “manager”) to provide the company’s Vela rig, an MPD outfitted 7th generation drillship, for operations in the US Gulf of Mexico for a 150 day drilling contract with a total expected contract […]
Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 On Stream
(Equinor, 15.Dec.2022) — At 11:15 on 15 December 2022 production started from Johan Sverdrup Phase 2. When the Johan Sverdrup field reaches plateau production, every third Norwegian oil barrel will come from this giant field, which for decades will be essential to ensuring high and stable energy deliveries from Norway. […]
Guyana Presidential Guard Stabbed by Attacker at Official Residence
(Reuters, 15.Dec.2022) — A presidential guard in Guyana was stabbed five times in capital Georgetown on Thursday by a man who demanded to see President Irfaan Ali after arriving at his official residence, police said. The president and his family are safe, and the area around State House, the president’s […]
Saipem Awarded Deals for $1.2bn in Guyana, Egypt
(Saipem, 15.Dec.2022) — Saipem has been awarded new contracts in Guyana and Egypt for a total amount of approximately $1.2bn. In Latin America: Guyana The first contract has been awarded by ExxonMobil Guyana, subject to government approvals, for the UARU oil field development project, located in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana […]
Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference 23-25 January 2023
(Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber, 15.Dec.2022) — The Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference takes place at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain from 23-25 January 2023. Background The oil and gas industry has a central role to play in the energy transition globally, regionally and locally. Over the past […]
Awalé Files Technical Report For NW Goliath Project in Suriname
(Awalé, 15.Dec.2022) — Awalé Resources Limited (TSXV: ARIC) has filed a technical report regarding the Northwest Goliath Project in Suriname. This prospective gold project, along trend from the Rosebel Mine in Suriname, forms part of the acquisition of Colossal Gold Resources Limited by Awalé (the “acquisition”) pursuant to a letter […]