(US Embassy Guyana, 16.Sep.2020) — Secretary Pompeo will travel to Georgetown, Guyana, 17-18 September 2020. He will meet with newly elected President Irfaan Ali and […]
Pompeo To Visit Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia
(US State Department, 15.Sep.2020) — Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Paramaribo, Suriname; Georgetown, Guyana; Boa Vista, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; and Plano, Texas, September 17-20, 2020. This trip […]
Morena Seeks End To Mexico’s Energy Investment
(Argus, 15.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s ruling Morena party presented a constitutional reform proposal that would roll back the historic 2014 energy reform and seek to rescind […]
Stena Carron Arrives To Drill Tanager Prospect
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Sep.2020) — Ratio Guyana, an affiliate of Tel Aviv-based Ratio Petroleum, announced the arrival of the Stena Carron drillship to the Tanager […]
PDVSA prepares to boost oil blending with condensates
(Reuters, 15.Sep.2020, Words: 492) — Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA is preparing to recover a portion of the oil output lost in recent months by boosting crude […]
Venezuela’s PDVSA looks to lift oil blending
(Reuters, 15.Sep.2020, Words: 492) — Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA is preparing to recover a portion of the oil output lost in recent months by boosting crude […]
Gas Sector Dynamism Consolidated In Colombia
(Promigas, 14.Sep.2020) — The 2020 Natural Gas Sector Report presented by Promigas provides a concrete overview of Colombia in terms of reserves, investments, energy security, […]
Attack On Venezuela Refineries A Playbook US Regime Change Scenario
(Sputnik, 14.Sep.2020) — In the last two years, Venezuela has thwarted a coup attempt organised by opposition leader Juan Guaido, one attempt to kidnap President […]
Petrobras Changes Name Of Lula Field To Tupi Field
(Petrobras, 14.Sep.2020) — Petrobras announces the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved the change in the name of the Lula field […]
Ecopetrol Aims To Drill 100 Permian Wells By YE:21
(Reuters, 14.Sep.2020) — Colombian oil company Ecopetrol SA aims to drill a total 100 wells by end-2021 in the Permian Basin of West Texas as […]
Apache On Kwaskwasi-1 In Block 58 Offshore Suriname
(Apache, 14.Sep.2020) — Apache Corporation and Total S.A. provided an update to the technical evaluation of the Kwaskwasi-1 discovery well offshore Suriname. As previously announced, […]
Ecopetrol Makes Prepayment Of Financing Contracts
(Ecopetrol, 14.Sep.2020) — Ecopetrol S.A. will prepay its short-term obligations with local and international banks entered into in March and April 2020, in the form […]
Petrobras Cuts E&P CAPEX To $40-$50bn From $64bn
(Petrobras, 14.Sep.2020) — Petrobras reports on the revision of the Exploration & Production (E&P) segment portfolio in face of the crisis caused by COVID-19. The […]
Pompeo’s Visit Extremely Important, Says Pres. Ali
(DPI, 14.Sep.2020) — His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has described United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo’s imminent visit to Guyana as […]
Venezuela Defies Sanction Tripwires, Imports Oil
(Bloomberg, 13.Sep.2020) — An oil tanker is discharging Iranian condensate for Venezuela as both countries continue to avoid U.S. sanction tripwires. The ship, identified as […]
Venezuela Tears Apart Oil Pipelines To Sell As Scrap
(Bloomberg, 11.Sep.2020) — Venezuela’s capacity to produce some much-needed gasoline and diesel of its own hinges on a single oil play. To tap it, the […]
Petrobras Starts Binding Phase For Power Companies
(Petrobras, 11.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 07/06/2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its […]
Petrobras On Espírito Santo Basin Binding Phase
(Petrobras, 11.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the release dated 10 June 2020, announced the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of a […]
Ecuador To Invest $1.2mn In El Cantón Arajuno Projects
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) — Authorities from Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (MENRNR) and the autonomous decentralized government of Arajuno announced development […]
Petrobras Collaborates With New Phase Of Lava Jato
(Petrobras, 11.Sep.2020) — Petrobras informs that yesterday, the 74th phase of Lava Jato operation (Car Wash) was launched, in which the Federal Prosecutors and the […]
Pemex Head Visits Sonda de Campeche
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) — Pemex head Octavio Romero Oropeza visits workers on the Ayatsil-C y Akal-B platforms in Sonda de Campeche. See these stories […]
Venezuela Captures Suspected US Spy Near CRP
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) — Venezuela captured an alleged American spy near its Amuay refinery located in Falcón state. “We have captured an American in […]
Fitch Affirms Peru LNG At ‘BB-‘; Negative Outlook
(Fitch, 10.Sep.2020) — Fitch Ratings has affirmed Peru LNG S.R.L’s (PLNG) Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BB-‘. The Rating Watch […]
Equinor Partners With BP in US offshoreWind
(Equinor, 10.Sep.2020) — Equinor entered into an agreement with BP to sell 50% non-operated interests in the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind assets on the […]
Maersk Chips In With Hurricane Laura Relief
(Maersk, 10.Sep.2020) — APM Terminals Mobile, the Alabama State Port Authority, Maersk Special Project Logistics and Team Rubicon worked together this past week to collect […]
Pelican Energy Partners To Buy Baker Hughes Unit
(Pelican Energy, 10.Sep.2020) — Pelican Energy Partners LP announced an agreement to purchase the assets of the Surface Pressure Control Flow (“SPC Flow”) business unit […]
Petrobras Signs Onto PACI At World Economic Forum
(Petrobras, 9.Sep.2020) — Petrobras has again become a signatory to the anti-corruption initiative Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) of the World Economic Forum. PACI is […]
Seized Gasoline Tanker Arrives Off Freeport, Texas
(Reuters, 9.Sep.2020) — A tanker containing a cargo of Iranian gasoline confiscated by the United States arrived on Wednesday at a Texas port where it […]
Petrobras Reports Record S-10 Diesel, LPG Production
(Petrobras, 9.Sep.2020) — Petrobras announced that, for the third month in a row, it has broken the production record of S-10 Diesel, low-sulfur diesel. In […]
Equinor Teams Up For Offshore Wind In Japan
(Equinor, 9.Sep.2020) — Equinor, Jera and J-Power partner up and enter a joint bid agreement prior to Japan’s upcoming Round 1 offshore wind auction. The […]
Talos Not Impacted By Expanded Moratorium
(Talos 9.Sep.2020) — Talos Energy Inc. issued a statement clarifying the company’s business will not be impacted by the recently announced Presidential Order extending the […]
Kosmos To Farm Down Exploration Assets To Shell
(Kosmos, 9.Sep.2020) — Kosmos Energy has entered into an agreement with B.V. Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Shell), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, to […]
Hess Corp. CEO John Hess Eyes Imminent Payara Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Sep.2020) — Hess Corporation CEO John B. Hess is optimistic the Guyanese government of new President Mohamed Irfaan Ali will give approval […]
Venezuela Oil Collapse Stops Gas Smuggling In Colombia
(Wbur, 9.Sep.2020) — The economic hardship in Venezuela has been a huge burden for neighboring Colombia. Finally, a silver lining: the collapse of Venezuela’s oil […]
PdV Ad Hoc Chairman Joins Opposition Flight
(Argus, 9.Sep.2020) — The chairman of the Venezuelan opposition’s “ad hoc” board of national oil company PdV has joined a flight of exiled technocrats from […]
Mexico Slashes Crude Targets In 2021 Budget
(Argus, 9.Sep.2020) — Mexico’s government slashed its crude oil output forecast for the next four years, with next year’s target down by 11pc from the […]
bpTT And TT Government Ink License Extensions
(bpTT, 9.Sep.2020) — bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) announced the successful completion of negotiations with the government of Trinidad and Tobago on extensions to its […]
Trinidad’s Energy Chamber Launches LCMS
(Energy Chamber, 9.Sep.2020) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago announces the launch of its Local Content Management System. The launch of the system […]
Air Products To Supply Four Cryogenic Heat Exchangers
(Air Products, 9.Sep.2020) — Air Products, the world’s leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment, will provide four of its MCR® Main Cryogenic […]
Petrobras On Binding Phase For Santos Basin Assets
(Petrobras, 8.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the release from 10 August 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of 50% […]
Noble Lloyd Noble To drill At Valemon
(Equinor, 8.Sep.2020) — Noble Drilling Norway AS has been awarded a contract for drilling three wells at the Valemon field from the summer of 2021, […]
Ecuador Announces PPS For Renewable Projects
(Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Sep.2020) — Ecuador revealed details of a public selection process (PPS) for a private sector concession for a block of non-conventional renewable […]
Petronas Boosts Accessibility To Cleaner Energy
(Petronas, 8.Sep.2020) — As part of the company’s latest customer-centric solution to facilitate the growth of cleaner energy use across Peninsular Malaysia, Petronas recently launched […]
Copec Voltex Selects Driivz For Charging Infrastructure
(Copec, 8.Sep.2020) — Copec Voltex, a subsidiary of Copec S.A., a leading energy and mobility company and one of the most trusted brands throughout Latin […]
Rafael Ramirez: Venezuela Can Fix Its Own Oil Industry
(Argus, 8.Sep.2020) — Rafael Ramirez served as Venezuela’s oil minister from 2002-2013 and concurrent chief executive of state-owned PdV from 2004-2013, a tumultuous period marked […]
Capital Research Acquires Petrobras Preferred Shares
(Petrobras, 8.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated of 1/3/2002, reports it was notified today by Capital Research […]
Hess Finds More Oil At Redtail-1, Yellowtail-2
(Hess, 8.Sep.2020) — Hess announced another oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Redtail-1 well, the 18th discovery on the Stabroek Block, which will add to the previously announced […]
Total Resigns Operator Role In Foz Do Amazonas Basin
(Total, 7.Sep.2020) — Total notified its partners on 19 August 2020 about its resignation from its role of operator for five exploration blocks, located in […]
What Oil Spill In Venezuela Tells Us About Its Politics
(Javier Corrales, 7.Sep.2020) — The largest oil reserves and one of the world’s most incompetent governments have brought authoritarianism, economic collapse and environmental disaster to […]
New NW Operating Center To Service Over 50,000 Users
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Sep.2020) — The Quito Electric Company (EEQ by its Spanish acronym) announced initial operations on 7 September 2020 at the Northwest Operation […]