(Promigas, 2.Mar.2020) — Promigas has commissioned an infrastructure expansion project in order to transport natural gas from new deposits in the south of the Caribbean […]
Promigas Guarantees Energy Security In Colombia
(Promigas, 2.Mar.2020) — Because of the drought that has been affecting Colombia, reservoir levels have fallen this week to 44% of capacity, which represents a […]
OPEC Statutes Roots Point To Caracas
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 2.Mar.2020) — In Caracas, and by unanimous decision of the founding member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) […]
Frontera Extends Deal With PeruPetro
(Frontera, 2.Mar.2020) — Frontera Energy Corporation has executed a six-month extension agreement with Perupetro S.A. with respect to the temporary service contract on Block 192 […]
Venezuela Arrests Officials For Giving US Oil Data
(AFP, 2.Mar.2020) — Venezuela said Monday it had arrested two officials from state oil company PDVSA for providing the US with “strategic and sensitive” details […]
Venezuela’s Oil Exports Rose Ahead Of Wind-down Date
(Reuters, 2.Mar.2020) — Venezuela’s oil exports rose 9% in February from the previous month, as some buyers rushed to take cargoes ahead of the expiration […]
Guyana Holds Crucial March Election
(Aljazeera, 2.Mar.2020) — Guyana’s economy is expected to be transformed by oil and gas discovered off the poor South American country’s shores. Voters in Guyana […]
Ecopetrol Restricts Travel To Asia And Europe
(Reuters, 2.Mar.2020) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol SA placed restrictions on business travel to all Asian and European countries on Monday in response to […]
Venezuela’s Maduro Announces PDVSA Shake Up
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 29.Feb.2020) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro revealed key executive changes within state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in an […]
Petroboscán Advancing With Materials Warehouse
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 29.Feb.2020) — The Petroboscán joint venture, which partners Venezuelan Petroleum Corporation (CVP) and Chevron Corp., is advancing with a management […]
Opinion: Can Venezuela’s Oil Sector Ever Recover?
(IAD, 28.Feb.2020) — At the dawn of the 1920s, Venezuela had drilled its first oil wells and was just two years away from the eruption […]
Citgo Says Gerd Knutsen Released From Seizure
(Citgo, 28.Feb.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation confirms that the Gerd Knutsen and its crew have safely reached international waters, and that the Company intends to […]
Colbún Reports Expiration Date Of Tender Offer
(Colbún, 27.Feb.2020) — Colbún, S.A., a publicly traded stock corporation (sociedad anónima abierta) organized under the laws of the Republic of Chile (the “Company”), announced […]
Sempra Energy Reports Strong 2019 Results
(Sempra, 27.Feb.2020) — Sempra Energy reported full-year 2019 earnings of $2.1 billion, or $7.29 per diluted share, up from $924 million, or $3.42 per diluted […]
Pemex Posts Steep 2019 Loss In Blow To AMLO’s Plan
(Reuters, 27.Feb.2020) — Petroleos Mexicanos posted a $18.3 billion net loss for 2019 on Thursday, nearly doubling the previous year’s loss and dealing a major […]
Make The Future Returns For Shell Eco-Marathon
(Shell, 27.Feb.2020) — Shell Oil Company, in conjunction with Sonoma Raceway and Speedway Motorsports, announced Make the Future Live California featuring Shell Eco-marathon Americas will […]
Coronavirus’ Greatest Upstream Impact: On Prices
(WoodMac, 27.Feb.2020) — The upstream oil and gas sector’s biggest commercial fear from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is its impact on demand and prices. Only […]
Sempra Energy Declares Dividends
(Sempra, 25.Feb.2020) — Sempra Energy’s board of directors has declared a $1.045 per share quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock, which is payable April […]
Misleading Expectations: Guyana’s Oil Bonanza
(Trinidad & Tobago News, 25.Feb.2020) — In a Statement delivered at the Opening of the Energy Conference recently Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley dishonestly sought […]
LONGi Inaugurates 191MW Pachamama PV Power Plant
(LONGi Solar, 25.Feb.2020) — Invested by French solar energy firm Neoen, the Pachamama photovoltaic power plant, located in the state of Aguascalientes in central Mexico, […]
Ecopetrol Presents 4Q:19 And YE:19 Operations Results
(Ecopetrol, 25.Feb.2020) — Ecopetrol S.A. announced the Business Group’s 2019 fourth quarter and full-year financial results, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) […]
Venture Global And EDF Ink LNG PSA For 1 MTPA
(Venture Global, 25.Feb.2020)— Venture Global LNG, Inc. announces that Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC and Électricité de France, S.A. (EDF) have entered into a 20-year […]
Braskem First To Use RESIN8™ Materials
(Braskem, 24.Feb.2020) — Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, announces the use of construction blocks […]
Trina’s Module Global Shipments Exceed 10 GW
(Trina Solar, 24.Feb.2020) — Trina Solar Co., Ltd.’s global PV module shipments passed a new milestone in 2019, topping 10 GW for the year. According […]
Talos To Host 4Q:19 And YE:19 Earnings Call
(Talos 23.Feb.2020) — Talos Energy Inc. will release fourth quarter and full-year 2019 results for the period ended December 31, 2019 on Wednesday, March 11, […]
Venezuela Committee Asks VPs To Offer Resignations
(Reuters, 22.Feb.2020) — Members of a committee tasked with overhauling Venezuelan state oil firm Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., or PDVSA, asked the company’s vice presidents […]
Boquerón JV Advances With Gas Lift Pilot
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 22.Feb.2020) — The Boquerón joint venture, comprised of state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA) and Russian oil company […]
Trump Wants Pressure Raised On Maduro
(Bloomberg, 21.Feb.2020) — President Donald Trump is frustrated that pressure is building too slowly on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and is still considering military options […]
Colombia’s Ecopetrol To Build 50-MWp Solar Farm
(Renewables Now, 20.Feb.2020) — Colombian oil company Ecopetrol SA will develop a 50-MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) park in the department of Meta. Located on a […]
Touchstone Closes $11.6 Million Private Placement
(Touchstone, 20.Feb.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. announces that further to the company’s announcement on February 19, 2020 regarding the proposed placing (the “Placing”), the company […]
Ecopetrol Closes 2019 With Proven Reserves 10% Higher
(Reuters, 20.Feb.2020) — Colombia’s state-owned oil company Ecopetrol said an independent assessment found its proven reserves of oil and gas had increased 9.6% at the […]
PetroMonagas Incorporates Turbo Generator
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 20.Feb.2020) — In order to generate its own electricity, the PetroMonagas joint venture incorporated use of an electric turbo generator […]
Venezuela Promises Another Oil Revival
(Argus, 20.Feb.2020) — Venezuela’s embattled government is vowing to overhaul the national oil industry one day after the US administration sanctioned the Russian trading company […]
Pena Nieto Investigated In Corruption Probe
(Reuters, 19.Feb.2020) — Mexican law enforcement authorities are investigating a former president, Enrique Pena Nieto, as part of an inquiry into corruption, the Wall Street […]
Maduro Taps VP To ‘Restructure’ Oil Sector
(Reuters, 19.Feb.2020) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he would create a presidential commission to restructure the country’s beleaguered oil industry, which will […]
EP PetroEcuador Awards First Spot Sale Of 2020
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 19.Feb.2020) — Ecuador’s state oil entity EP Petroecuador awarded its first spot market sale of 2020 to refining company Phillips […]
Maduro Shakes Up PDVSA Amid Oil Sector Emergency
(Bloomberg, 19.Feb.2020) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro declared an “energy emergency” as he announced a commission to revamp state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA, […]
Rosneft Sanctions Raise Threats For Cos In Venezuela
(Reuters, 19.Feb.2020) — Washington’s move this week to sanction a trading unit of Russian oil giant Rosneft for its ties with Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA escalated […]
IMF Staff Statement On Argentina
(IMF, 19.Feb.2020) — An IMF team, led by Julie Kozack Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department and Luis Cubeddu Mission chief for Argentina, visited […]
Noble Reports Quarterly And Full Year 2019 Results
(Noble, 19.Feb.2020) — Noble Corporation plc reported a net loss attributable to the Company for the three months ended December 31, 2019 (fourth quarter) of […]
Latest Rosneft Sanctions Raise Risks For Others
(Reuters, 19.Feb.2020) — Washington’s move this week to sanction a trading unit of Russian oil giant Rosneft for its ties with Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA escalated […]
Maduro’s PDVSA Shake Up Amid Oil Emergency
(Bloomberg, 19.Feb.2020) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro declared an “energy emergency” as he announced a commission to revamp state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA, […]
Maduro Accused Of “Disappearing” US Oilmen
(AP, 19.Feb.2020) — Family members of six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela are accusing Nicolas Maduro’s government of “forced disappearance” after the men were […]
Could Rosneft Sanctions Signal End To Chevron’s Venezuela Waiver?
(S&P Global Platts, 18.Feb.2020) — The Trump administration’s decision to sanction Rosneft’s trading arm Tuesday may be a sign that Chevron’s waiver allowing it to […]
Argentina To Ease NatGas, Power Price Controls In June
(S&P Global Platts, 18.Feb.2020) — Argentina plans to lift controls on power and natural gas tariffs as soon as June, a senior government official said, […]
US Blacklists Rosneft Unit
(Reuters, 18.Feb.2020) — The United States on Tuesday tightened financial restrictions on Venezuela, blacklisting a subsidiary of Russian state oil major Rosneft that President Donald […]
Rosneft Says US Sanctions On RTSA Illegal
(Rosneft, 18.Feb.2020) — The sanctions announced by the U.S. Treasury Department against Rosneft’s subsidiary RTSA and its Chairman are illegal, unjustified, and an act of […]
Ending Putin’s Support Of Venezuela Not Easy For US
(AP, 18.Feb.2020) — In October 2016, the head of Russia’s largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chávez, in the empty, sweltering plains […]
Venezuela, Rosneft and US Sanctions Complications
(S&P Global Platts, 18.Feb.2020) — US efforts to starve Venezuela’s Maduro regime of oil revenues have substantially increased the role of Russian energy in the […]
Frontera To Announce 4Q And Full Year 2019 Results
(Frontera, 18.Feb.2020) — Frontera Energy Corporation said Fourth quarter and full year 2019 results are expected to be released after market on Thursday, March 5, […]