(McDermott, 5.Jun.2019) — McDermott International, Inc. announced that CCS JV, a joint venture between McDermott, Saipem and Chiyoda, has reached full agreement for a contract […]
Venezuela Crude Oil Exports Sink In May
(Oilprice.com, Julianne Geiger, 5.Jun.2019) — Venezuela’s oil exports slumped in May as the sanctions levied by the United States staunched the flow of oil from […]
US’ Refineries Need Mexican Crude Oil
(CNN, Matt Egan, 5.Jun.2019) — The Trump administration’s threatened tariffs on Mexico couldn’t come at a worse time for America’s oil refineries. Mexico is the […]
Ecopetrol Shuts Section Of Pipeline After Oil Found In Cobaria River
(Reuters, 4.Jun.2019) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said late on Tuesday it closed the valves on a section of its Cano Limon pipeline in […]
Seven Companies Bid For 11 Contracts In Colombia Oil Auction
(Reuters, 4.Jun.2019) — Seven companies have put in bids for 11 oil exploration contracts in Colombia, the government said on Tuesday, as the Andean country […]
Odebrecht Informs Petrobras That Sales Talks With Lyondell Are Off
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 4.Jun.2019) — Odebrecht S.A., the controlling shareholder of Braskem S.A., notified Petrobras that negotiations regarding the potential transaction involving the […]
Brazil Will Allow Mills Sell Ethanol Directly To Service Stations
(Reuters, Marcela Ayres and Marcelo Teixeira, 4.Jun.2019) — The Brazilian government on Tuesday paved the way for ethanol makers to sell the fuel directly to […]
Santiago: Home To The 1st Club Worldwide To Operate 100% On Renewable Energy
(Lonely Planet, Kelly Magyarics, 4.Jun.2019) — This week, La Feria in Santiago, Chile’s Barrio Bellavista became the first nightclub in the world to sustainably cover […]
Trinidad Energy Chamber To Host Energy Efficiency And Renewables Conference
(Energy Chamber, 4.Jun.2019) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago is hosting its Energy Efficiency and Renewables Conference on 10-11 June 2019 at the […]
Southern Power Completes Expansion Of Mankato Energy Center Unit
(Southern Power, 4.Jun.2019) — Southern Power announced the second combined cycle unit of the Mankato Energy Center expansion in Mankato, Minn., is complete. The expansion […]
Exploring The Innovative Evolution Of Hydraulic Fracturing
(JPT, Matt Zborowski, 3.Jun.2019) — Fueled by a culture of innovation, hydraulic fracturing has transformed the energy landscape from inside North America out. But achieving […]
GeoPark Completes Jauke 2 Gas Well In Chile
(GeoPark, 3.Jun.2019) — GeoPark Limited drilled and completed the Jauke 2 gas well in the Fell block (GeoPark operated, 100% WI) to a total depth […]
GeoPark signs final contract for Espejo, Perico blocks
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jun.2019, Words: 164) — GeoPark Limited signed final participation contracts on 22 May 2019 for the Espejo […]
Quarter Of Colombian Gasoline Used To Make Cocaine
(InSight Crime, Lara Loaiza, 3.Jun.2019) — Rural gas stations in Colombia are allegedly selling vast quantities of fuel to criminal groups to be used in […]
Trinidad, BP, Shell To Restructure Atlantic LNG
(Argus, 3.Jun.2019) — Trinidad and Tobago agreed with BP and Shell to discuss restructuring Atlantic LNG to try to forestall the shutdown of Train 1, […]
Echo Energy’s Fiona MacAulay Steps Down From Board
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 3.Jun.2019) — Echo Energy announced Fiona MacAulay is stepping down from the board as a non-executive director with immediate effect, […]
Cheniere Makes Positive FID On Train 6 At Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project
(Cheniere, 3.Jun.2019) — Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced its Board of Directors has approved a comprehensive capital allocation framework for the Company that prioritizes reinvestment of […]
Cepsa Aims To Open 150 Service Stations In Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 3.Jun.2019) — Cepsa, operating under the Red Energy brand in Mexico, plans to open more than 150 service stations over […]
GeoPark Testing Praia Dos Castelhanos 1 Exploration Well
(GeoPark, 3.Jun.2019) — GeoPark Limited drilled and completed the Praia dos Castelhanos 1 exploration well in the REC-T-128 block (GeoPark operated, 70% WI) to a […]
GeoPark Says Colombia Flowline On Stream
(GeoPark, 3.Jun.2019) — GeoPark Limited announced the flowline connecting the Llanos 34 block (GeoPark operated, 45% WI) to the Oleoducto de los Llanos (ODL), one […]
Mexico Initiates Construction Of The Dos Bocas Refinery
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2019) — Mexico initiated construction activities related to the Dos Bocas Refinery, the country’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador President […]
Mexico Moving Forward With Dos Bocas Refinery Construction In Tabasco
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reiterated his decision to build the new Dos Bocas Refinery and continue […]
YPF Prepares First Shipment Of Liquefied Natural Gas From Argentina
(Reuters, 2.Jun.2019) — Argentine oil company YPF SA said on Sunday that it began loading the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export […]
Mexico Is Our Most Important Natural Gas Export Market
(Forbes, Robert Rapier, 2.Jun.2019) — Last week the Trump Administration announced plans to impose a 5% tax on all goods imported from Mexico unless “the […]
JHI And Mid-Atlantic Verify Details Of Canje Block In Guyana
(JHI Associates, 1.Jun.2019) — JHI Associates, Inc. and Mid-Atlantic Oil & Gas, Inc. (MOGI) provided details concerning award of the Canje Block offshore Guyana in […]
LatAmNRG Q&A: Latina Women In Energy And Stem, Junellie González Quiles
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 1.Jun.2019) — Junellie González Quiles was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She studied at the Colegio Congregación Mitain Hato […]
Hydraulic Fracturing
(JPT, Zillur Rahim, Saudi Aramco, 1.Jun.2019) — As gas development focuses more on tight and ultratight formations, the challenges to produce economically become diverse and […]
TPHL Announces Conditional Term Loan Commitments Of Up To $720 Million
(TPHL, 31.May.2019) — Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Limited (TPHL) announced that in connection with its ongoing negotiations with a syndicate of financial institutions to enter into […]
Cameron LNG Ships Out First Commissioning Cargo From LNG Plant
(Sempra, 31.May.2019) — Sempra LNG, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, announced that Cameron LNG has shipped the first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]
Bristow Inks Five Year Deal With BP
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 31.May.2019) — Bristow Group Inc. signed a new deal with BP plc to support its North Sea operations. The contract, […]
BP Says Advancing Its Business In Trinidad And Tobago
(bptt, 31.May.2019) — BP’s Upstream chief executive Bernard Looney yesterday emphasized the company’s long-term commitment to Trinidad and Tobago during a meeting with the Honourable […]
Colombia Had 4th Greatest Loss Of Primary Rainforest Of Any Country In 2018
(Reuters, Anastasia Moloney, 31.May.2019) — Colombia is fighting a losing battle against the destruction of its rainforests in war-hit regions where the government remains weak, […]
ANH Says 22 Companies Qualified To Bid On 20 Oil Areas In Colombia
(ANH Colombia, 30.May.2019) — After having been validated by the firm ‘Gestión y Auditoría Especializada S.A.S., independent auditor, the National Hydrocarbons Agency of Colombia published […]
Frontera Energy Corporation BODs Declares Dividend
(Frontera, 30.May.2019) — Frontera Energy Corporation’s board of directors has declared a dividend of C$0.205 per common share, which will be paid on or about […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Petrobras Volumes, Investments In Lithium
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 30.May.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Brazil’s Petrobras requesting lower natural gas volumes from Bolivia’s […]
Guyana Says Oil Activity Offshore Is Unprecedented
(AP, 30.May.2019 ) — Guyana’s top energy official said Thursday that interest in oil drilling and development operations in the South American country is unprecedented. […]
Colombia Oil Auction Attracts 22 Qualified Bidders
(Reuters, 30.May.2019) — At least twenty-two companies are qualified to bid for new exploration contracts for 20 oil blocks in Colombia, the government said on […]
Petrobras Says It Has Been Contacted By U.S. CFTC
(Reuters, 30.May.2019) — Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has received a request for information from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the firm’s trading […]
Brazil Govt, Petrobras Lobby Ahead Of Key Privatization Court Ruling
(Reuters, Ricardo Brito, 30.May.2019) — Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and sectors of the government are mobilizing in the lead-up to a Supreme Court session […]
June 9 Provincial Election In Chubut, Argentina’s No. 2 Petro-Province
(Baker Institute, Mark P. Jones, 30.May.2019) — Chubut will elect its governor and the members of its provincial legislature for four-year terms on June 9. […]
Canadian Solar Signs 1,800 MW Supply Deal With EDF Renewables North America
(Canadian Solar, 29.May.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. announced that it has signed a multi-year module supply agreement with EDF Renewables North America to deliver 1,800 […]
CNR Snaps Up Devon’s Canada Assets In US$2.8 Billion Deal
(WoodMac, 29.May.2019) — Canadian Natural Resources today announced a C$3.8 billion (US$2.8 billion) acquisition of Devon Energy’s Canadian assets, marking the company’s seventh major acquisition […]
Guyana State Agency Reveals Details Of Oil Blocks Probe
(AP, Bert Wilkinson, 29.May.2019) — Guyana’s State Assets Recovery Agency said Wednesday it has launched an investigation into whether corruption played a role in the […]
Scoot Awarded Permit To Operate Ebikes In Santiago, Chile
(Scoot, 28.May.2019) — Scoot, the original shared electric vehicle company, is launching their new shared ebike in the Las Condes district of Santiago, Chile. At […]
Tanker Sabotage: Venezuela’s Crisis Worsens
(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 28.May.2019) — Tankers carrying gasoline and ships transporting food for Venezuela were sabotaged last week to prevent them from reaching Venezuela, Nicolas […]
Energy Exports Help Laredo To Become Top U.S. Trade Hub
(Chron.com, Sergio Chapa, 28.May.2019) — Booming energy exports and shifting patterns in international commerce have made the Port of Laredo the nation’s top center for […]
Mexico Charges Former Oil Official With Bribery In Anticorruption Drive
(New York Times, Kirk Semple and Azam Ahmed, 28.May.2019) — The administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico has launched its first major […]
Petrobras Starts Teaser For 27 Onshore Fields In Espírito Santo
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 27.May.2019) — Brazil’s state oil and gas entity Petrobras started the opportunity disclosure phase or Teaser, related to divestment of […]
Kamla Slams Trinidad Prime Minister’s 10-Day Energy Trip
(LoopTT, 27.May.2019) — Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday slammed the Prime Minister’s 10-day energy trip, accusing him of meddling in the energy affairs of […]
Braskem BODs OKs $101mn Corruption Settlement
(Reuters, 27.May.2019) — The board of Brazilian petrochemicals producer Braskem SA has approved an agreement with authorities to pay 410 million reais ($101 million) to […]