(Golden Arrow, 23.Sep.2021) — Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSXV: GRG) (FSE: G6A) (OTCQB: GARWF), commenced the first reverse circulation drilling program at the Rosales Copper Project in Chile. The […]
KTI IngenierĂa Expands Throughout Chile
(Vuzix, 23.Sep.2021) — Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), a supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced that Latin America distributor KTI IngenierĂa […]
NRGBriefs: ANP Resolution, Ramirez Extradition Request
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Sep.2021) — Energy briefs from the LAC region including: Brazil’s ANP approving a resolution to regulate a reduction in royalties, a court […]
ConocoPhillips Steps Up Push To Collect PdV Debt
(Argus, 23.Sep.2021) — ConocoPhillips stands out in Venezuela’s vast universe of jilted creditors and claimants as a potential future commercial partner for state-owned PdV, a […]
Understanding The NGC Debacle: 10 Things To Know
(Loop News, 22.Sep.2021) — What is all the talk of the scandal surrounding the National Gas Company of T&T (NGC) really about? It can sometimes […]
Petrobras Comments On Transpetro
(Petrobras, 21.Sep.2021— Petrobras’s Board of Directors of its subsidiary Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro) received a letter of resignation from Gustavo Santos Raposo as CEO of […]
Vertical And Bristow Team Up To Electrify Helicopter Market
(Bristow, 21.Sep.2021) — Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) and Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two firms will […]
Rome Court Rejects Extradition Bid For Ex-Oil Czar
(AP, 20.Sep.2021) — A Rome court has rejected a request by Venezuela to extradite its former oil czar to face corruption charges, citing the country’s […]
Joint US-EU Global Methane Pledge
(White House, 18.Sep.2021) — The United States and European Union announced today the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions to be […]
British Gov’t Prepares To Help With Gas Crisis
(NPR, 18.Sep.2021) — The British government is putting up to 150 army drivers on standby to operate gas tanker trucks, as the country’s fuel delivery […]
bpTT’s Matapal Achieves Early First Gas
(bpTT, 17.Sep.2021) — bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) confirms its Matapal project has safely achieved first gas. The major milestone was achieved ahead of […]
Aramco Trading To Market Guyana’s Oil For One Year
(Stabroek News, 15.Sep.2021) — Already coming out with the best responsive bid during evaluation for the one-year contract to market Guyana’s oil, Saudi Arabian company, […]
US To Consider Citgo Shares Sale Next Year
(Bloomberg, 15.Sep.2021) — The U.S. will consider authorizing the sale of Citgo Petroleum Corp. shares early next year, after the mandate of the Venezuela opposition […]
Ecopetrol Sanctioned By ANLA
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Sep.2021) — The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) fined Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL;NYSE: EC), through Resolution 01613 dated 10 September 2021, for […]
Caricom On The Impact Of Venezuelan Political Parties Agreement On Guyana
(Caricom.org, 14.Sep.2021) — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken note of the round of negotiations in Mexico and mediated by Norway between representatives of the […]
LatAm Briefs: Argentina Lithium Acquisition, Citgo Challenges
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Sep.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. acquiring high quality lithium projects, […]
YPF Acquires Class XI Notes
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Sep.2021) — Argentina’s state owned YPF acquired Class XI Notes (YMCBO) between 1-10 September 2021 for a total amount of Ps. 677,691,518.80 […]
McDermott’s Amazon Tapped For Deepwater GOM Development
(McDermott, 13.Sep.2021) — McDermott‘s Amazon vessel, following a sophisticated upgrade to its ultra-deepwater capabilities, is coming to the Gulf of Mexico to support a subsea […]
Petrobras Signs Landmark Gas Supply Deal With Gerdau
(Argus, 13.Sep.2021) — Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras signed a natural gas supply agreement with steel producer Gerdau in a debut of its more flexible pricing model […]
Brazilian Sector Shaking Up Gas Market
(Argus, 13.Sep.2021) — Brazil’s association of energy-intensive industries (Abrace) is holding a first-ever tender to purchase more than 6mn m3/d of natural gas. Abrace gas […]
Petrobras Gas Sale May Hike States’ Ownership
(Argus, 13.Sep.2021) — Brazil’s push for state-controlled Petrobras to divest from the domestic natural gas distribution business may end up boosting individual states’ ownership in […]
Creedence Recapitalizes Magna Energy
(Creedence, 13.Sep.2021) — Creedence Energy Services, a portfolio company of Tower Arch Capital, recapitalized Magna Energy Services, LLC in partnership with its CEO, Adam Kelly. […]
Private Equity Group Expects Venezuela Bet To Pay Off
(Reuters, 10.Sep.2021) — A private equity group expects a contrarian bet it made this year on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector to pay off soon, […]
Colombia Not Liable To Pay $736 Mln To Miner Eco Oro – Gov’t
(Reuters, 10.Sep.2021) — Colombia’s government said on Friday a World Bank tribunal has ruled it is currently not liable to pay $736 million in damages […]
Venezuela Restarts Problematic Refinery To Meet Gasoline Goals
(Bloomberg, 9.Sep.2021) — Venezuela is pushing to restart a key gasoline refinery despite questions over ongoing maintenance problems as it attempts to double fuel production […]
Mexico’s President Earmarks $32B To Help Pemex Boost Oil Production
(Bloomberg, 9.Sep.2021) — Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is raising Pemex’s spending plan for next year to about $32 billion in a bid to […]
Keppel Delivers Guyana’s Second FPSO Liza Unity
(Keppel, 9.Sep.2021) — Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd delivered the Liza Unity, a mega Floating Production Storage and Offloading […]
ExxonMobil Reports Discovery At Pinktail
(ExxonMobil, 9.Sep.2021) — ExxonMobil made a discovery at Pinktail in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The Pinktail well encountered 220 feet (67 meters) of net […]
Hess Reveals Oil Find At Pinktail, Offshore Guyana
(Hess, 9.Sep.2021) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced another oil discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana at Pinktail. The Pinktail well encountered 220 feet […]
bp EVP Emphasizes Commitment To Trinidad
(bpTT, 8.Sep.2021) — Dev Sanyal, executive vice president Gas and Low Carbon Energy, bp – has emphasized bp’s commitment to the continued development of its […]
Drought Pressures Brazil’s Power Sector
(WoodMac, 8.Sep.2021) — The severe drought in Brazil will contribute to an extremely tight power balance in the country, new research from global natural resources […]
Sucre Energy Bets On Venezuelan Gas
(Argus, 8.Sep.2021) — Venezuela’s abundant hydrocarbons are beckoning a new generation of investors, stepping in where more established companies are pulling out. Sucre Energy, a […]
Atlantic LNG In Make-or-break Talks
(Argus, 8.Sep.2021) — Trinidad and Tobago’s beleaguered LNG producer Atlantic is working with the government on a restructuring to ensure its commercial viability, major shareholders […]
InvestChile Seeks Investors For Plastic Recycling Industry
(InvestChile, 7.Sep.2021) — Chile urgently needs to increase its plastic recycling capacity and this opens up significant business opportunities for foreign companies. This topic will […]
Saudi Aramco Unit Wins Guyana Oil Tender
(Reuters, 7.Sep.2021) — Guyana awarded a unit of Saudi Aramco a tender to purchase a portion of the country’s oil production, and the two parties […]
Petrobras Strategy Slows Gas Market Opening: Sources
(Argus, 6.Sep.2021) — Brazilian natural gas pipeline distributors and other gas buyers say state-run company Petrobras is making it more difficult to sign short-term supply […]
Scandal Deepens Over Ill-fated Gas Deal
(Trinidad Guardian, 3.Sep.2021) — In what could turn out to be a major scandal for the government and state-owned National Gas Company, (NGC) Guardian Media […]
LatAm Briefs: Payara Progressing, Inpex Divestment In Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Sep.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: ExxonMobil progressing its Payara project in Guyana for start-up in […]
Brazilian Congress Approves Decree Related To Health Benefits
(Petrobras, 2.Sep.2021) — The Brazilian Congress approved yesterday the Legislative Decree that suspends the effects of CGPAR Resolution No. 23, a rule that was in […]
JinkoSolar Subsidiary And CATL Ink Strategic Framework Agreement
(JinkoSolar, 2.Sep.2021) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) announced that its principal operating subsidiary, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement […]
Colombia Loses Gas Supply After Glitch
(Argus, 2.Sep.2021) — Colombia is working to restore natural gas supply after an outage at state-controlled Ecopetrol‘s Cusiana field, the country’s second supply hiccup in […]
Brazil Jan-Jul Gas Imports Top 2020 Levels
(Argus, 1.Sep.2021) — Brazil’s natural gas imports in January-July reached a total of 8.7bn mÂł (310 Bcf), already reaching above the full-year total for 2020 […]
Petrobras Concludes TOR For Stake In Lapa Field
(Petrobras, 1.Sep.2021) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 21 December 2018, informs that it has finalized the transfer of rights of its […]
Agnico Eagle Prices Private Placement At $0.45/unit
(Agnico Eagle, 1.Sep.2021) — Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) (TSX: AEM) agreed to subscribe for 13,333,333 units of Candelaria Mining Corp. (TSX-V: CAND) in […]
CNPC prepares to revive Venezuela operations
(Bloomberg, 1.Sep.2021, Words: 597) — China’s top oil producer is laying the groundwork to revive output in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro finalizes legislation to […]
Moody’s Maintains Ecopetrol Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2021) — Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the credit rating of Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol S.A. at Baa3 but changed its outlook […]
Hess Reveals Regular Quarterly Dividend On Common Stock
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2021) — The Board of Directors of US-based Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable […]
Brazil Warns Of Energy Crisis
(Reuters, 1.Sep.2021) — Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque is warning that the country’s energy crisis is worse than previously thought, as a record […]
Venezuela Still Attractive: Amos Global Energy’s Ali Moshiri Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2021) — Venezuela, home to the world’s largest oil reserves, still has an opportunity to capitalize on producing oil amid the energy […]
Drought May Force Brazil To Ration Power
(Reuters, 1.Sep.2021) — Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Wednesday a severe drought could lead to energy rationing in Brazil, contradicting other officials who […]