Energy Analytics Institute (EAI)

Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Martinez Comments on Offshore Exploration

(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jan.2022) — Argentina’s government approved in late December 2021 an environmental license for state owned YPF together with Equinor and Shell to […]

UNICEF Brazil Flash Situation on Bahia Floods [PDF Download]

(UNICEF, 8.Jan.2022) — The southern part of Bahia state and north of Minas Gerais state have been affected by a dam collapse, heavy rains and […]

Equinor Reports New Find Close to North Sea Fram Field

(Equinor, 7.Jan.2022) — Equinor has, together with its partner Wellesley, discovered oil in the Troll and Fram area in exploration wells 35/10-7 S and 35/10-7 […]

NRGBriefs: Argentina Assumes Presidency of Celac

(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández assuming the presidency of Celac; and Ecuador continuing to recuperate its oil production […]

Guyana Gov’t Searches for Firm to Review Fourth Oil Development

(DPI, 7.Jan.2022) — The Government of Guyana (GoG), through the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is requesting proposals from consultants and firms to review and […]

NRGBriefs: Suriname’s Oil Sector Awaits Time to Shine

(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Suriname awaiting its turn to be bathed in the glare of its own oil wealth; and Genuine […]

Power Equipment Buys Golden Equipment

(Power Equipment Company, 7.Jan.2022) — Power Equipment Company acquired Golden Equipment Company, a full-service heavy equipment dealership with locations in Albuquerque, NM, Farmington, NM and Durango, CO. The acquisition bolsters […]

New GM Electric Truck Faces Competition and Sceptical Buyers

(AP, 7.Jan.2022) — The competition among United States automakers for a still-small pool of consumers seeking electric vehicles is quickly intensifying. General Motors, normally the top-selling […]

NRGBriefs: Bolivia’s Urea Exports to Argentina, Brazil, and Peru

(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Bolivia’s urea production gaining mkt shr in Argentina, Brazil and Peru in less than 4 mths; Chile […]

Sembcorp Marine Completes First Floating Production Unit Newbuild

(Sembcorp Marine Ltd, 6.Jan.2022) — Sembcorp Marine Ltd successfully completed the Vito Regional Production Facility (Vito RPF) for Shell Offshore Inc. With the Vito RPF, […]

Lithium South Outlines 2022 Corporate Plan

(Lithium South, 6.Jan.2022) — Lithium South Development Corporation (TSX-V: LIS) (OTCQB: LISMF) (Frankfurt: OGPQ) provides its shareholders a comprehensive Corporate Plan for 2022. Lithium South […]

ExxonMobil SVP Cousins Comments on Recent Finds Offshore Guyana

(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2022) — ExxonMobil Senior Vice President Michael G. Cousins commented on the company’s two most successful wells offshore Guyana in the Stabroek […]

Pattern Energy Completes Construction of Historic Renewable Energy Project

(Pattern Energy, 6.Jan.2022) — Pattern Energy Group LP completed construction and begun commercial operation of its suite of Western Spirit Wind power projects. Western Spirit […]

Ecuador Continues to Recover Production, Transport, Refining Operations

(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2022) — Ecuador’s oil production has returned to 93% of levels seen before preventive stoppages were executed at the country’s oil and […]

Heatwave to Hit Argentina, Further Stressing Corn, Soybean Crops

(Reuters, 6.Jan.2022) — Most of Argentina’s agricultural region will be hit in the coming days by a heatwave accompanied by little or no rainfall, adding […]

Petrobras Still Seeking to Divest up to 100% in Braskem

(Petrobras, 6.Jan.2022) — Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media, clarifies that, as disclosed on 16 December 2021, it maintains its position of seeking […]

Petrobras, Novonor Pick Banks for $1.5bn Braskem Share Sale

(Bloomberg, 5.Jan.2022) — The controlling shareholders of Braskem SA, one of the world’s top petrochemical makers, have picked banks to unload a roughly $1.5 billion […]

NGC and Shell Ink a HOA to Move Forward the Manatee Gas Project

(NGC, 5.Jan.2022) — NGC signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Shell to start the pre-Front End Engineering Design (pre- FEED) phase for the processing […]

Hess Reports Two Finds Offshore Guyana

(Hess, 5.Jan.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced two significant discoveries at the Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 wells on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. These discoveries will add […]

Thousands Protest Argentina Oil Exploration Project

(AFP, 5.Jan.2022) — Thousands marched Tuesday along the beaches of Argentina’s Mar del Plata to protest an oil exploration project off the Atlantic coast. Carrying […]

Staatsolie Revenue on the Rise

(CMC, 5.Jan.2022) — Staatsolie of Suriname estimates that its gross revenues for last year is in the vicinity of US$400 million, nearly half of which […]

ExxonMobil Finds More Oil at Two Wells in Guyana’s Stabroek Block

(Exxon, 5.Jan.2022) — ExxonMobil made two oil discoveries at Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The Fangtooth-1 well encountered approximately 164 […]

NRGBriefs: Presidential Elections in Brazil and Colombia

(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including presidential elections in Brazil and Colombia this yr could see showdowns between Lula da Silva and Jair […]

Atlas by SEAL Awards for Environmental Initiative with Primates

(Atlas, 4.Jan.2022) — Atlas Renewable Energy has been recognized as SEAL Awards’ Business Sustainability winner under the Environmental Initiative Award Category. Atlas was recognized for […]

Venezuela Doubles Crude Oil Exports Defying US Sanctions

(Bloomberg, 3.Jan.2022) — Oil exports from Venezuela doubled in December from a year earlier as the country raises production of revenue-generating hydrocarbons in defiance of […]

NRGBriefs: Buenos Aires Power Outages

(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including power outages in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Brazilian fuel distributors supplying 1.3bn liters of biofuels in the 1Q:22; […]

Brazil’s Oil Production Rose 2.7% in November [PDF Download]

(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jan.2022) — Brazil’s national production of crude oil and natural gas totaled 3,711 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d) in […]

ENAP Sipetrol Egypt Awarded West Amer Block in the Gulf of Suez

(Enap, 3.Jan.2022) — This assignment strengthens the exploration portfolio and confirms ENAP‘s good results in that country. ENAP Sipetrol Egypt has been awarded a new […]

Ecuador Oil Sector to See Busy Year

(S&P Global Platts, 3.Jan.2022) — Ecuador’s oil and gas industry is on track for a busy year of privatization and E&P contract overhauls in 2022 […]

Geophyxs’s Search for Gold Continues

(Jamaica Observer, 2.Jan.2022) — Mineral exploration company Geophysx Jamaica Limited following preliminary findings from a series of exploration activities done locally has moved to roll-out phase […]

Montenegro’s EPCG To Study Gas-fired Power Plant Projects

(EPCG, 2.Jan.2022) — Elektroprivreda Crne Gore AD Nikšić (EPCG) is the National Energy Company of Montenegro. The primary activities carried out by EPCG are electricity generation, […]

White & Case Advises Trinidad on Atlantic LNG Heads of Agreement Deal

(White & Case, 27.Jan.2022) — Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, acting through […]

Trinidad’s Energy Minister Provides Annual Video Update

(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2021) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young commented in an annual video update from Port of […]

Record Gas Prices in Jamaica

(Jamaica Observer, 30.Dec.2021) — Pump prices touch a new record today after jumping by the most in two months. Petrojam on Wednesday hiked the price […]

NRGBriefs: Great Panther Files Defense to Infractions

(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Dec.2021) — Energy briefs including Great Panther filing a defense to three infraction notices delivered to its Brazilian subsidiary, Mina Tucano Ltda.; […]

Brazilian Elections Will Not Affect Petrobras Pricing, CEO Pledges

(Reuters, 30.Dec.2021) — Brazil’s 2022 general elections will not influence the fuel pricing policy of Petrobras, the chief executive of the state-run oil company told […]

Petrobras Responds to Preliminary Injunctions on Gas Contracts

(Petrobras, 30.Dec.2021) — Petrobras was notified, on this date, of preliminary decisions rendered by the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro […]

Game Changing Local Content Bill Passed in Guyana

(DPI, 30.Dec.2021) — “We want to ensure that with this Bill, Guyanese reap the benefits from the oil and gas sector. This bill will help […]

Banks Express Belief in Caribbean Renewable Energy Future

(Jamaica Observer, 29.Dec.2021) — Even with Jamaica not having any new request for proposal (RFP) since early 2016, more banks and other lenders have begun […]

NRGBriefs: Ecuador Eyes Restarting OCP

(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Dec.2021) — Energy briefs including Ecuador expecting to restart ops at OCP on 31 Dec. 2021; and Y&V Ingeniería y Construcción saying […]

NGC Expands Energy Marketing and Trading Portfolio

(NGC, 29.Dec.2021) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) continues to move forward with its green initiatives through expansion of its […]

Venezuela’s 2021 Crude Output Shows No Growth from Last Year

(S&P Global Platts, 29.Dec.2021) — Venezuelan state-owned PDVSA and its foreign joint venture partners recorded average crude oil production of 560,000 b/d in 2021, according […]

Orvana Files 2021 Annual Info

(Orvana, 29.Dec.2021) — Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV) filed its annual info. For for the year ended 30 September 2021 (the “AIF”) and independent 43-101 report on […]

Touchstone Reveals Inaugural 2020 Sustainability Report

(Touchstone, 29.Dec.2021) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. presented its inaugural 2020 Sustainability Report, outlining our progress and initiatives on environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. This […]

ExxonMobil Reports ‘Safe’ Year for Guyana Operations

(CMC, 29.Dec.2022) — ExxonMobil Guyana says 2021 has been a safe year for the oil company, noting that there had been many days across offshore […]

Great Panther Reveals Board Changes

(Great Panther, 28.Dec.2021) — Great Panther Mining Limited (TSX: GPR) (NYSE-A: GPL) announces the resignation of David Garofalo as Director and Chair of the Board […]

CIT Provides $35.5mn to Greenyield Shipping LLC

(CIT Group, 28.Dec.2021) — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Maritime Finance business provided $35.5mn to finance four commercial shipping vessels operated by Greenyield Shipping LLC. Greenyield is […]

Jinko Solar Completes IPO Registration

(JinkoSolar, 28.Dec.2021) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) announced that according to the information published by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), its principal operating […]

Mexico Plans to End Oil Exports in 2023 to Reach Self-Sufficiency

(Bloomberg, 28.Dec.2021) — Mexico plans to end crude oil exports in 2023 as part of a strategy by the nationalist government of Andres Manuel Lopez […]

Q&A: Excelerate Looks South for LNG Opportunities

(Argus, 28.Dec.2021) — Brazil’s unfolding market opening for natural gas could also create opportunities for LNG in the region as a complementary energy source, US […]