(Highview Power, 25.Oct.2020) — Highview Power, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, entered into a joint venture agreement with Energía Latina S.A.-Enlasa, the largest backup power generation provider in Chile, to co-develop giga-scale cryogenic energy storage projects in Chile and other Latin American markets. The joint venture, […]
Venezuela Eyes Oil Output Of 1.829 MMb/d in 2021
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Oct.2020) — Venezuela’s oil minister Tareck El Aissami and Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) head Asdrúbal Chávez revealed plans to achieve a production goal of 1,829,000 barrels per day in 2021, according to data published by the daily Venezuelan newspaper Panorama. The officials also revealed an average budget […]
Fact Box: History Of Esso Trading Name
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Oct.2020) — Esso is a trading name for Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil and its related companies. The company started off as Standard Oil of New Jersey following the breakup of Standard Oil. In 1972, the name was largely replaced in the US by the Exxon brand after the […]
Seeds Energy Inaugurates Biogas Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Oct.2020) — Seeds Energy Group remotely inaugurated its biogas plant located in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe where it plans investments of $12mn. The plant will contribute 2 megawatts of clean electrical power to the city’s network and around 40,000 tons per year of biofertilizers from corn marl […]
Sign of Venezuela’s Oil Collapse Is Storage Surge
(Bloomberg, 23.Oct.2020) — Venezuelan crude inventories have surged 84% over the last three weeks as the threat of U.S. sanctions ward away buyers of the nation’s most important commodity. That raises the risk that state-run PDVSA will have to start shutting in production again, and is the latest sign that […]
Petrobras Reveals Teaser For Sergipe E&P Assets
(Petrobras, 23.Oct.2020) — Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of a set of eleven onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in different cities in the state of Sergipe, jointly called the Carmópolis Cluster. The teaser, […]
Venezuela Briefs: LPG Shortage, Eni On Nabarima
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2020) — Energy briefs from Venezuela regarding ongoing shortages of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and Italy’s Eni submitting a proposal regarding the offloading of FSO Nabarima. Heard On The Street: Citizens Using Firewood An ongoing shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is widely used across Venezuela […]
Karoon Gets ANP Approval For Baúna Acquisition
(Karoon Energy, 23.Oct.2020) — Karoon Energy Ltd provided the market with the following update on the Baúna asset acquisition: — Karoon announced the Board of Directors of the Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP) has approved with conditions, at a board meeting on 22 October 2020, the […]
ANH Says 16 Companies Qualified For 3rd PPAA
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2020) — Colombia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency or ANH published a definitive list of 16 companies qualified for the third cycle of its Permanent Area Assignment Process (PPAA). The ANH received 19 requests from companies interesting in qualifying, but settled on 16 that will be able to present […]
Trinidad Briefs: Nabarima Stable, Budget Prices
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2020) — Energy briefs from Trinidad and Tobago related to an update on the status of the FSO Nabarima offshore Venezuela in the Gulf of Paria and commodity prices used in the 2021 budget. FSO Nabarima Stable, Not An Environmental Threat The FSO Nabarima located offshore Venezuela […]
Neuquén Targets 80 Rigs By March 2021: Gutiérrez Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Oct.2020) — Argentina’s Neuquén Province Governor Omar Gutiérrez said joint work by companies and workers will allow the region to achieve a growth path that will allow drilling activity to recover to the levels exhibited before the pandemic. The official said approximately 80 rigs are projected to […]
Petrobras Concludes $1bn Global Notes Offering
(Petrobras, 22.Oct.2020) — Petrobras concluded the offering of its 5.60% Global Notes due January 2031 in the international capital market in the amount of $1bn (CUSIP No. 71647NBH1/ ISIN No. US71647NBH17), by means of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF). Pricing of the notes occurred on October 13, […]
Sterling And Wilson To Build Solar Storage Power Plant
(Sterling and Wilson Pvt, 22.Oct.2020) — Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd (SWPL), India’s leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, announced that its Hybrid & Energy Storage division (HES), in consortium partnership with French EPC company Vergnet and SNS Niger, has signed an EPC contract to construct a Solar PV […]
Repsol To Advanced Biofuels Plant In Cartagena
(Repsol, 22.Oct.2020) — Repsol will build the first production plant for advanced biofuels in Spain at its Cartagena refinery. From this new facility, the multi-energy company, committed to the circular economy as a tool for efficient resource use and emissions reduction, will annually supply 250,000 tons of advanced biofuels for […]
Frontera Reveals Details Of 3Q:20 Conference Call
(22.Oct.2020) — Frontera Energy Corporation will announce its third quarter results after the market closes on 4 November 2020 followed by a conference call with investors and analysts on 5 November at 8:00 a.m. (MST) and 10:00 a.m. (EST/GMT-5). Frontera participants will include Gabriel de Alba, Chairman of the Board […]
Uganda OKs Tullow’s $575mn Divestment To Total
(Tullow, 21.Oct.2020) — Tullow Oil plc announced the government of Uganda and the Ugandan Revenue Authority have executed a binding Tax Agreement that reflects the pre-agreed principles on the tax treatment of the sale of Tullow’s Ugandan assets to Total. The Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development has also […]
US Energy Policy Front And Center In US Elections
(WoodMac, 21.Oct.2020) — The 2020 elections bring US energy policy to a clear fork in the road. A second term for President Donald Trump would mean a continuation of the pattern of the past four years: a generally laissez-faire approach to energy policy, with attempts at the margin to support […]
Petrobras Boosts Production Outlook
(Reuters, 20.Oct.2020) — Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Tuesday that 2020 production should exceed previously disclosed estimates, as the firm ramps up production at some of its most prolific offshore oilfields. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, said it expects to produce roughly 2.84 million […]
PDVSA’s Cardon Refinery Halts Operations
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Oct.2020) — Petróleos de Venezuela’s Cardon refinery in Punto Fijo has once again halted operations. The stoppage impacts the recently restarted production of gasoline. “Refinery conditions are very worrying and the risk of accidents is very high,” oil union official Ivan Freites said 20 October 2020 in […]
Ecopetrol Reveals Date Of 3Q:20 Earnings Report
(20.Oct.2020) — Bogotá-based Ecopetrol SA plans to release its financial and operating results for the third quarter 2020 on 27 October 2020 after the market close. Senior management will host two conferences on 28 October to review the results, the company announced 20 October in an official statement. Details of […]
Vitol Recordings Expand Brazilian Oil Bribery Probe
(Reuters, 20.Oct.2020) — Brazilian police expanded a long-running corruption probe at state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA based in part on secret recordings made by a former executive of Swiss trading firm Vitol SA, according to court documents released on Tuesday. Police on Tuesday served warrants seeking documents from six […]
Compañia Argentina de Comodoro Buys NGX’s Interests In Argentina
(NGX Energy, 20.Oct.2020) — NGX Energy International Corp. (formerly CruzSur Energy Corp.) accepted an offer from Compañia Argentina de Comodoro Rivadavia Explotacion de Petróleo S.A. and Financier S.A. (the “Purchaser”) to acquire 100% of NGX’s oil and gas interests in Alianza Petrolera Argentina S.A., the Argentine subsidiary through which NGX […]
Exmar Inks $150mn Agreement With YPF
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Oct.2020) — Belgium-based Exmar reached a $150mn settlement with Argentina’s state-controlled YPF SA related to a dispute under the Tango FLNG agreements. In the deal, YPF will pay the settlement to Exmar for consideration of the early termination of the Tango FLNG agreements, as announced on 25 […]
Petrobras Reveals Results Of Its Cash Tender Offers
(Petrobras, 20.Oct.2020) — Petrobras announces the expiration and expiration date results of the previously announced offers to purchase for cash by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) of any and all of its outstanding notes of the series set forth in the table below (the “Tender Notes” and […]
Compressco Releases Date For 3Q:20 Conference Call
(CSI Compressco, 20.Oct.2020) — CSI Compressco expects to release its third quarter 2020 results before the opening of the market on 2 November 2020. Following the release, CSI Compressco will host a conference call at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results. CSI Compressco invites you to listen to […]
CSI Compressco Announces Quarterly Distribution
(CSI Compressco, 20.Oct.2020) — CSI Compressco LP announced that the board of directors of its general partner has declared a cash distribution attributable to the quarter ended 30 September 2020 of $0.01 per outstanding common unit, or $0.04 per outstanding common unit on an annualized basis. This cash distribution will […]
Petrobras Updates On 3Q:20 Production And Sales
(Petrobras, 20.Oct.2020) — Petrobras’ operational performance in 3Q20 was very good, considering the challenging scenario imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our oil and gas production in Brazil grew by 9.0% in the first nine months of this year compared to last year. The production of the pre-salt fields increased by […]
Nabarima: Potential Oil Spill Larger Than Exxon-Valdez
(350.org, 20.Oct.2020) — While a record deluge of intensifying hurricanes hit the Caribbean and Gulf, many of the same communities are at risk of a slow-motion multi-million-gallon oil spill in the region, even larger than the infamous 1989 Exxon-Valdez spill which involved 10.8 million gallons. Amira Odeh, 350.org Caribbean and […]
JinkoSolar To Supply 204 MW Of Swan Bifacial Modules
(JinkoSolar, 19.Oct.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. signed a Module Supply Agreement for the Kozani project in the north of Greece, which has been developed by juwi Hellas Renewable Energy Sources S.A. Construction of the solar park will commence in November 2020 and use 204 MW of Swan bifacial modules […]
Citgo-backed Bonds Boosted By US Court Ruling
(Reuters, 19.Oct.2020) — Bond market brokers marked up prices on some of Venezuela’s battered debt more than four-fold on Monday after a U.S. judge dealt a major blow to opposition leader Juan Guaido’s efforts to have them declared invalid. The bonds at the centre of the row belong to Venezuelan […]
TechnipFMC Inks EPCI Deal For Breidablikk Pipelay
(TechnipFMC, 19.Oct.2020) — TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant(1) Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract by Equinor for the Breidablikk Pipelay, including option for the Subsea Installation scope located in the area close to the Grane Field, North Sea. The Breidablikk project is a tie-back to the existing Grane platform. […]
ConocoPhillips Swoops On Concho In $9.7bn Deal
(WoodMac, 19.Oct.2020) — Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in regards to scale, ConocoPhillips is adding enough Permian production to nip at the heels […]
Venezuela Needs To Rethink Oil: Luis Xavier Grisanti Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Oct.2020) — Faced with globalization and the scientific and technological revolution of the last quarter of a century, countries highly dependent on oil as the main source of income, such as Venezuela, must not only rethink rationally and effectively how to use the gigantic income derived from […]
Bolivia Briefs: Elections, Responses From Abroad
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Oct.2020) — Bolivia brief related to general elections held 18 October 2020 as well as initial responses from abroad. Bolivia’s Arce Says His Election Has “Recovered Hope” Bolivian leader Luis Arce, from the Movement Towards Socialism or MAS party, has been announced the clear winner in the […]
Luis Acre Restores Bolivia To Socialist Party Rule
(Argus, 19.Oct.2020) — Gas-rich Bolivia’s socialist party swept yesterday’s elections and will return to power by year’s end, but with a more pragmatic leader at its helm. Former finance minister Luis Arce won more than 50pc of the vote in two exit polls, topping his nearest rival, former president Carlos […]
Bolivia’s Arce Emerges As Presidential Winner
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Oct.2020) — Bolivian presidential hopeful Luis Arce appears to have won the country’s general election. “We still don’t have an official count, but from the data we have, Mr. Arce and Mr. Choquehuanca have won the election,” Bolivia’s interim president Jeanine Añez Chavez announced 19 October 2020 […]
ConocoPhillips To Buy Concho Resources
(ConocoPhillips, 18.Oct.2020) — ConocoPhillips and Concho Resources entered into a definitive agreement to combine companies in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of the transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, each share of Concho Resources (Concho) common stock will be exchanged for […]
EP PetroEcuador Restarts Activities At SOTE
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Oct.2020) — EP PetroEcuador restarted operations at the 360,000 barrel per day capacity Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE by its Spanish acronym) after completion of construction works on the fourth variant on the pipeline. The variant, of 735 meters in length, was installed at kilometer 95 + 400 […]
Nabarima Floating Storage Tanker At Risk Of Sinking
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Oct.2020) — The Nabarima floating storage unit with around 1,180,000 barrels of oil and located offshore Venezuela’s Sucre state is at increased risk of sinking, an oil union official warns. Nabarima belongs to the Empresa Mixta PetroSucre, which partners state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and […]
Petrobras Delays Bidding For Parque Das Baleias FPSO
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Oct.2020) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petróleo Brasileiro SA or Petrobras, announced it has postponed the Integrated Project of Parque das Baleias by around a year; thus, pushing the start of production into 2024 compared to 2023, as originally planned. The Brazilian oil giant plans to preserve the […]
US Embassy In Trinidad Concerned About Nabarima
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Oct.2020) — The US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago expressed continued concerns about the potential risk to safety and environment posed by the Venezuelan-flagged vessel, Nabarima. The vessel is carrying around 1.2-1.3 million barrels and is located in Venezuela’s Gulf of Paria. “We strongly support immediate actions […]
Petrobras Starts Alagoas Assets Binding Phase
(Petrobras, 15.Oct.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 29 July 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water concessions (Alagoas Cluster) located in the state of Alagoas. Potential buyers qualified for […]
Fernandez Announces Details Of Gas Plan 4
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Oct.2020) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández announced details of the country’s Gas Plan 4 during a visit to the Vaca Muerta formation. The gas plan aims to replace a good part of imported liquids with national gas production, generating estimated savings of $2.574bn over its four years […]
Bolivia General Election On The Horizon
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Oct.2020) — Populist leaders appear to be on the rise again and elections on the horizon in Latin America from Bolivia to Chile will be a test of citizens’ resolve for change amid the Covid-19 pandemic and economies in the region that have experienced near complete meltdowns. […]
Apache Reveals 3Q:20 Supplemental Information
(Apache, 14.Oct.2020) — Apache Corporation provided supplemental information regarding certain third-quarter 2020 financial and operational results. Supplemental quarterly information To further assist analysts with their third-quarter earnings models, the company is providing the following estimates: Estimated Average Realized Prices – 3Q20 Oil (bbl) NGL (bbl) Natural Gas (Mcf) […]
TechnipFMC Enters Green Hydrogen Deal With McPhy
(TechnipFMC, 14.Oct.2020) — TechnipFMC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with McPhy, a leading manufacturer and supplier of carbon-free hydrogen production and distribution equipment, pursuant to which the two companies will jointly work on technology development and project implementation. TechnipFMC is also making an equity investment in McPhy. TechnipFMC’s Technip […]
Touchstone Reports Natural Gas Find At Chinook
(Touchstone, 14.Oct.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. completed drilling the Chinook-1 exploration well on the Ortoire exploration block, onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Touchstone 80% working interest operator, Heritage Petroleum Company Limited 20% working interest). The well encountered significant hydrocarbon accumulations based on wireline log data. Chinook-1 is […]
Oceaneering Inks BOP Deal With Petrobras
(Oceaneering, 13.Oct.2020) — Oceaneering International, Inc. has been awarded a BOP tethering services contract offshore Brazil from Petrobras. The contract duration is one-year with the option to extend for an additional year. The scope of work includes data acquisition and real-time riser analysis for dynamic positioning rig operations for up […]
Venezuela Economy To Shrink 25% In 2020: IMF
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Oct.2020) — Venezuela, home to the world’s largest oil reserves and sizable natural gas and mineral deposits, is expected to be the worst performing economy in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region with its gross domestic product (GDP) projected to contract 25% in 2020, according to […]
Panhandle Changes Name To PHX Minerals Inc.
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Oct.2020) — Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. officially changed its name to PHX Minerals Inc. with an effective date of 8 October 2020. Additionally, and in conjunction with its name change, the company has also announced the unveiling of a new logo. The company’s ticker will remain […]