(Houston American, 3.Sep.2020) â Houston American Energy Corp. provided an update on recent activities on its U.S. Permian Basin acreage. In Yoakum County, TX, the […]
Mexico’s Environment Minister Resigns
(Reuters, 2.Sep.2020) â Mexico’s environment minister has resigned after clashing with colleagues over policy priorities, prompting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to defend the government’s […]
Damaged Venezuelan Oil Tanker Drawing Concern
(AP, 2.Sep.2020) â The sight of a huge oil tanker that has taken on water and is leaning to one side off a remote stretch […]
Ecuador Briefs: MENRNR Appointments
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Sep.2020) â Ecuadorâs Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (MENRNR) announced new appointments at EP PetroEcuador and SCAN. Merino Avendaño Appointed […]
Sungrow Inks Deal For Inverter Solution To Dubai
(Sungrow, 2.Sep.2020) â Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the Company partnered with Shanghai Electric to supply its latest 1500V […]
PDVSA, Eni Weigh Options To Transfer Idled Oil
(Reuters, 2.Sep.2020) â Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and Italy’s Eni are looking at options to safely offload crude from a floating storage facility on […]
Mexico’s Obrador Says 2021 Budget Includes Refinery
(Reuters, 2.Sep.2020) â Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the 2021 budget would call for spending on priority infrastructure, including refineries and […]
Manuela Molina Named Sempra’s IR Vice President
(Sempra, 2.Sep.2020) â Sempra Energy announced that Manuela “Nelly” Molina, currently chief financial officer for Sempra Energy’s Mexico subsidiary, Infraestructura EnergĂ©tica Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. […]
Venezuelan Opposition Politician Backs Elections
(Wall Street Journal, 2.Sep.2020) â A prominent Venezuelan opposition figure on Wednesday said he is supporting congressional elections in December that Juan GuaidĂł, the opposition […]
Ecuadorâs Oil Output At 512,439 B/d: MERNNR
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2020) â South Americaâs Ecuador, formerly a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), announced production of crude oil reached […]
Citgo-6 Surpasses 1,000 Days Of Wrongful Detention
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2020) â More than 1,000 days have passed since Tomeu Vadell, JosĂ© Luis Zambrano, Alirio Zambrano, Jorge Toledo, Gustavo Cardenas and JosĂ© […]
TAG Oil Announces Private Placement, Stock Grants
(TAG Oil, 1.Sep.2020) â TAG Oil Ltd. announce the following corporate updates including management and board appointments, private placement and stock option grants. Management And […]
Mexican Oil Union Hints At Strike On Safety Concerns
(Argus, 1.Sep.2020) â Mexico’s oil workers union (STPRM) called on state-owned Pemex to resolve serious operational, safety and security concerns. “We demand our concerns are […]
Venezuela Faces Possibility Oil Output Drops To Zero
(Oilprice.com, 1.Sep.2020) â Venezuela once considered one of Latin Americaâs prosperous countries has plunged into the abyss. Years of economic mismanagement, cronyism and corruption have […]
Brazil Eyes Temporary Quota For Tariff-free Ethanol
(Reuters, 1.Sep.2020) â Brazil is studying the resumption of a zero-tariff quota for its ethanol imports, but only for three months, aimed at getting the […]
Stena Inks Deal For Tullow Suriname Well
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2020) â Stena Drilling inked a new contract with Tullow Suriname BV for the Stena Forth drillship to drill one well offshore […]
CleanSpark Deploys Microgrid In Costa Rica
(CleanSpark, 1.Sep.2020) â CleanSpark, Inc., a diversified software and services company announced the successful deployment of the company’s mPulse software on its latest microgrid project […]
JinkoSolar To Report 2Q Results 23 Sep. 2020
(JinkoSolar, 31.Aug.2020) â JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. plans to release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2020 before the open […]
Sempra Declares Common, Preferred Dividends
(Sempra, 31.Aug.2020) â Sempra Energyâs board of directors has declared a $1.045 per share quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock, which is payable 15 […]
Saudi Aramco Announces Two New Fields
(JPT, 31.Aug.2020) â Saudi Aramco announced this week the startup of two exploratory fields, one oil and one gas, in the northern region of the […]
WoodMac On PetroChina Emissions Ambition
(WoodMac, 31.Aug.2020) â Last week PetroChina became the first national oil company (NOC) in the world to announce a ânear-zeroâ emissions ambition. Principal analyst Max […]
US’ Abrams Eyes Tighter Sanctions On Venezuela
(Reuters, 31.Aug.2020) â The Trump administration is looking to tighten oil sanctions on Venezuela in the near future, top U.S. envoy for the country told […]
Maduro Pardons Political Prisoners Ahead Of Vote
(Bloomberg, 31.Aug.2020) â Venezuelaâs President Nicolas Maduro issued a surprise decree pardoning more than 100 of his opponents as a concession ahead of upcoming congressional […]
US Targets Websites Tied To Iran-Venezuela Oil Deal
(Al-Monitor, 31.Aug.2020) â The seizure follows the US interception of fuel tankers from Iran en route to Venezuela this month amid increased US pressure on […]
Angola Aims To Ramp Up Oil Production
(Oilprice.com, 30.Aug.2020) â Angola, Africaâs second-largest oil producer after Nigeria, will need foreign and government investments to discover up to 57 billion barrels of crude […]
Fact Box: Ecopetrolâs Cartagena and Barrancabermeja Refineries
(Ecopetrol, 30.Apr.2020) â The fourth link in Ecopetrolâs value chain is the refining and petrochemical activity, which originates from the Barrancabermeja and Cartagena refineries. It […]
Ecuador Announces Date Of Consent Solicitation
(Ecuadorian Government, 28.Aug.2020) â The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced today that it had reached a staff-level agreement on a new funded program for the Republic […]
Rockhopper Disposes United Oil & Gas Shareholding
(Rockhopper, 28.Aug.2020) â Rockhopper Exploration plc announced the disposal of its entire shareholding in United Oil & Gas plc. The transaction involves the sale of […]
EP PetroEcuador And PetroAmazonas EP To Merge
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Aug.2020) â Ecuadorâs state oil and gas entities EP PetroEcuador and PetroAmazonas EP have been given the go ahead for a merger […]
McDermott Inks FEED Deal For Vietnam Gas Pipeline
(McDermott, 26.Aug.2020) â McDermott International Ltd. today announced it has been awarded a contract by Delta Offshore Energy to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services […]
Argentina Puts Priority On Boosting Oil, Gas Exports
(S&P Global Platts, 28.Aug.2020) â Argentina’s new energy secretary Dario Martinez plans to promote oil and natural gas production with a view to increasing exports […]
Citgo Updates On Lake Charles Refinery After Laura
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Aug.2020) â Houston-based refiner Citgo Petroleum released initial details regarding its Lake Charles Refinery and the impact on its operations after the […]
Bonaire Eyes Curacao Model To Sell Venezuelan Oil
(Argus, 28.Aug.2020) â Another Dutch Caribbean island is racing to safeguard and possibly sell Venezuelan fuel oil before a US sanctions window closes in December. […]
Petrobras Reveals Corporate Governance Letter
(Petrobras, 28.Aug.2020) â Petrobras announced its Board of Directors approved the 2019 Annual Letter of Public Policy and Corporate Governance. The Annual Letter is a […]
Panhandle Announces 5mn Common Stock Offering
(Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc., 28.Aug.2020) â Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. priced its previously announced underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock […]
Venture Global LNG Reports Impacts Of Hurricane Laura
(Venture, 27.Aug.2020) â Venture Global LNG, Inc. announced its Calcasieu Pass LNG facility under construction in Cameron, LA has sustained minimal impacts from Hurricane Laura, […]
SunPower and Maxeon Solar Close Spin-Off Deal
(SunPower, 27.Aug.2020) â SunPower and Maxeon Solar Technologies completed the strategic transaction announced last November, separating into two independent public companies. Each will now focus […]
Panhandle Acquires Assets From Red Stone Resources
(Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc., 27.Aug.2020) â Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. agreed to acquire two packages of mineral and royalty assets totaling approximately 795 […]
Cash-short Cuba Orders More Power Cuts
(Argus, 26.Aug.2020) â Cuba is deepening power cuts as US sanctions on its main fuel supplier Venezuela make it harder for the island to keep […]
Exxon Guyana Head Warns On Payara Investments
(News Room, 26.Aug.2020) â ExxonMobil could take the money for its third development project, called Payara, elsewhere if it does not get a favourable plan […]
Harvest Drops Suit Against Ex Venezuela Oil Czar
(AP, 26.Aug.2020) â A Houston energy firm has dropped a lawsuit against Venezuelaâs former oil czar, who it had accused of orchestrating demands for a […]
Faulty Heat Exchangers Spill Venezuelan Oil
(Argus, 26.Aug.2020) â An estimated 25,000 bl of oil spilled along western Venezuela’s coastline in recent weeks came from faulty heat exchangers at state-owned PdV’s […]
EP PetroEcuador Closes 4th Spot Sale For Napo Oil
(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Aug.2020) â EP PetroEcuador held the last spot tender of the year, and in so doing awarded the export of 5,400,000 +/- […]
WÀrtsilÀ To Convert Brazilian Power Plant
(WĂ€rtsilĂ€ Corp. 25.Aug.2020) â The technology group WĂ€rtsilĂ€ will convert a Brazilian power plant to 100 percent natural gas operation, while at the same time […]
Petrobrasâ Partial Pre-Payment Of Credit Line
(Petrobras, 25.Aug.2020) â Petrobras, following up on the releases dated 27 July 2020 and 20 March, made today the partial pre-payment of its revolving credit […]
PetroTal Restart In Peru Hinges On Social Outlay
(Argus, 25.Aug.2020) â Canadian independent PetroTal is waiting for Peru’s government to implement an accord with indigenous communities so it can reopen its 10,000 b/d […]
Can Guyana Salvage Its Much-Hyped Oil Boom?
(Oilprice.com, 25.Aug.2020) â The deeply impoverished South American country of Guyana in recent years was heralded as the hottest new oil boom in the Americas. […]
EP PetroEcuador Awards Import Of NAO RON 93
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Aug.2020) â EP PetroEcuador awarded the importation of 2,950,000 barrels of High-Octane Naphtha (NAO) RON 93 to Trafigura Pte, which won the […]
Argentinaâs Shale Province Predicts Slow Recovery
(Argus, 25.Aug.2020) â Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale patch will take 12-18 months to resume pre-Covid-19 activity because of lagging demand, according to Alejandro Monteiro, energy […]
Saipem To Build 450 MW Offshore Wind Farm In Italy
(Reuters, 25.Aug.2020) â Italyâs Saipem has signed an agreement to build a 450 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in the Adriatic Sea in northern Italy, […]