(Reuters, Ana Isabel Martinez, Marianna Parraga, 30.Aug.2018) — Mexico’s state-run oil firm Pemex has not exported light crude since May, according to a source and […]
Venezuela Aims To Boost Oil Output By 640 Mb/d
(OilPrice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 30.Aug.2018) — Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA has said that it signed a US$430 million joint service agreement with seven companies that […]
Trinidad: Crouching Tiger
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Kiran Mathur Mohammed, Camille Moreno, 30.Aug.2018) — The Dragon gas deal signed last Saturday is worth celebrating. The clink of glasses […]
Shut-Down of Historic Petrotrin Refinery
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 30.Aug.2018) — On the eve of the country’s 56th anniversary of Independence, the board of Petrotrin announced it was […]
The Latest Episode in the Crystallex-Venezuela Saga
(Mining.com, Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, 29.Aug.2018) — State-owned Petróleos de Venezuela SA or PDVSA announced on Twitter that it filed an appeal requesting that a Delaware […]
Guyana Must Investigate ExxonMobil’s Waste Disposal Plan
(Kaieteur News, 29.Aug.2018) — The Open Society Institute (OSI) is appealing to Government to keep a watchful eye on how ExxonMobil plans to dispose of […]
Petrotrin Concerned: Ramnarine and Seepersad-Bachan
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Sasha Harrinanan, 29.Aug.2018) — Former energy ministers Kevin Ramnarine and Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan, both of whom served under the previous administration, are […]
Petrotrin Financials, Details About Pointe-a-Pierre Refinery
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 29.Aug.2018) — It’s official: Petrotrin or the Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited will cease to operate its lone […]
CITGO Awards Grant, Continues Restoration Work
(Citgo, 29.Aug.2018) — Through the CITGO Caring for Our Coast initiative, a program designed to boost ecological conservation, restoration and education, The Conservation Foundation (TCF) […]
Pemex’s Oil Workers Donate to Mexican Red Cross
(Pemex, 28.Aug.2018) — Pemex CEO Carlos Treviño Medina, presented the donation of 15,685,324 pesos made by the oil workers’ community in the country as part […]
1,700 Petrotrin Workers to be Fired, Refinery Closed
(Trinidad Express, 28.Aug.2018) — It’s official. Petrotrin’s refinery is to close. And 2,600 workers will be impacted. The Petrotrin Board of Directors met Tuesday August […]
PetroTrin Refinery to Close
(Trinidad Express, Ria Taitt, 28.Aug.2018) — The Government has decided to shut down the refinery of State oil company Petrotrin. The country can no longer […]
Carolyn Wants Details on Dragon Gas Deal
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Sean Douglas, 28.Aug.2018) — Four questions have been posed by Congress of the People leader and former energy minister Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan […]
AMLO Says NAFTA Preserves Energy ‘Sovereignty’
(Reuters, 28.Aug.2018) — Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador welcomed a deal between Mexico and the U.S. to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement […]
Venezuelan Oil Port Working Partially After Collision
(Reuters, Marianna Parraga, 28.Aug.2018) — Venezuela’s main oil port of Jose is operating partially following a weekend tanker collision that halted one of its three […]
Pemex Insider Destined for Key Post Under AMLO
(Bloomberg, Amy Stillman, 28.Aug.2018) — Mexico President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will name Fluvio Ruiz Alarcon as Petroleos Mexicanos’s next exploration and production chief, according […]
Argentina Re-ignites Labor Deal to Spur Investment in Vaca Muerta
(Reuters, Eliana Raszewski, 28.Aug.2018) — Argentina relaunched a one-year-old agreement between the government, companies and workers on Tuesday to drive competition and spur development in […]
Trinidad Imports 40% of Oil from Russia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 27.Aug.2018) —Trinidad and Tobago is relying on Russia as its main source of imported crude oil. Between January and June […]
Renaissance Oil Reports 2Q:18 Results
(Renaissance Oil Corp., 27.Aug.2018) — Renaissance Oil Corp. reported second quarter 2018 results. All dollar figures are Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted. SECOND QUARTER 2018 […]
Venezuela Gas Price Deal Competitive—Khan
(Trinidad Guardian, 27.Aug.2018) — Government is giving no details on the pricing structure this country will pay for gas from the Dragon Field under the […]
Renaissance Oil Advancing at Amatitlán block in Mexico
(Renaissance, 27.Aug.2018) — Renaissance Oil Corp. announced that in the second quarter of 2018 it saw continued oil field development with its partner LUKOIL, at […]
Atlas Renewable Energy, Bancomext Closing Long-Term Financing
(Atlas Renewable Energy, 27.Aug.2018) — Atlas Renewable Energy and Banco de Comercio Exterior (Bancomext) announced the signing of a long-term financing agreement for Atlas Renewable […]
Mexico’s New President To Deal Blow To Oil Industry
(Oilprice.com, Nick Cunningham, 26.Aug.2018) — Mexico will likely halt oil auctions for at least two years, dealing a blow to its oil industry. Mexico’s president-elect […]
Dragon Gas Deal May Be ‘Political Gimmicks’
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Richardson Dhalai, 26.Aug.2018) — The Dragon gas deal may be “public relations and political gimmicks” which may not benefit TT. That’s […]
Five Things About T&T, Venezuela’s Dragon Gas Deal
(Loop News, 26.Aug.2018) — On August 25, 2018, an historic agreement was made between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for […]
Pemex Industrial Transformation to Challenge Cofece Fine
(Pemex, 26.Aug.2018) — As of today, the Commission of Economic Competition (acronym in Spanish, Cofece) published the fine imposed on Pemex TRI for over 418 […]
PDVSA, Citgo Evaluating Aruba Gas Plan
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Aug.2018) — Venezuela is evaluating a plan to implement a natural gas project with Aruba. Officials from Venezuela’s state oil […]
Aruba’s San Nicolás Refinery to Take Faja Oil
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Aug.2018) — Valero’s old Aruba refinery will be revitalized as an upgrader. PDVSA announced the San Nicolás Refinery located in […]
Trinidad Inks Gas Deal With Venezuela To Continue LNG Exports
(Bloomberg, Ryan Collins and Kelly Gilblom, 25.Aug.2018) — Trinidad and Tobago will continue to ship super-chilled natural gas all over the world, with a little […]
Golar Power Affiliate CELSE Closes $1.3 Bln Financing
(Golar LNG, 25.Aug.2018) — Golar Power Limited’s affiliate, CELSE, closed a $1.34 billion financing facility for the Sergipe project. On April 19, CELSE, the 50% […]
Fuel Theft Rate Lowers in the State of Guanajuato
(Pemex, 25.Aug.2018) — During a meeting of the Guanajuato Coordination Group, Governor Miguel Márquez Márquez and the CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos, Carlos Treviño Medina, assessed […]
PetroTal Conducting Test at Bretaña Oil Field in Peru
(PetroTal Corp., 25.Aug.2018) — The company placed the Bretaña oil field online at approximately 1,000 b/d during the initial testing and commissioning phase. To date, […]
Venezuela to Send Dragón Gas to Trinidad
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Aug.2018) — Venezuela will send its Dragón field natural gas to Trinidad for processing. That’s according to a deal signed […]
MEEI Updates on Status of Trinidad Energy Infrastructure
(MEEI, 24.Aug.2018) — The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) has been monitoring the impacts of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake which occurred on Tuesday […]
Golar Applies for FSRU Permits in Brazil
(TO&GY, 24.Aug.2018) — Offshore midstream company Golar LNG has started the process to acquire an environmental permit for its Terminal Gas Sul (TGS) project in […]
PentaNova Energy Provides Financial, Ops Update
(PentaNova Energy Corp., 24.Aug.2018) — PentaNova Energy Corp. filed its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. All […]
Big Oil Asks Gov’t to Protect it from Climate Change
(AP) — As the United States plans new defences against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: […]
Gas Producers Counting on Mexico Have Worries
(Houston Chronicle, Katherine Blunt, 24.Aug.2018) — For years, U.S. producers have counted on Mexico to buy enormous quantities of natural gas from the prolific shale […]
Trinidad and Venezuela to Sign Gas Agreement
(CMC, 24.Aug.2018) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will lead a delegation to Venezuela tomorrow to sign an agreement for the development of the across […]
Ecopetrol to Focus Spending on Drilling: CEO
(Reuters, Devika Krishna Kumar, 24.Aug.2018) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol SA will focus spending for the rest of the year on increased drilling activity […]
Rosneft May Challenge Crystallex Claim To Citgo Shares
(Oilprice.com, Irina Slav, 23.Aug.2018) — Rosneft has asked a U.S. federal court to establish “a robust appraisal and sale process” of Citgo shares following Canadian […]
PetroTal Reports 2Q:18 Financial Results
(PetroTal Corp., 23.Aug.2018) — PetroTal Corp. provided a summary of its financial and operating results as of June 30, 2018. Selected financial and operational information […]
Oil Auction from Brazil Transfer-of-Rights Unlikely in 2018
(Reuters, 23.Aug.2018) — A Brazilian auction of rights to develop additional oil-producing areas in the country’s so-called transfer-of-rights region is unlikely this year, Brazil’s Deputy […]
Electric Stations Rising in Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 22.Aug.2018) – From 2015 to July 2018, the number of recharging stations for electric vehicles, or electric stations, has grown […]
AMLO Eyes Mexican Oil Output at 2.5 MMb/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 22.Aug.2018) – Mexico’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced plans to boost Mexico’s crude oil production to 2.5 million barrels […]
Petrobras to Start Replan Refinery Reopen in 48 Hours
(Reuters, 22.Aug.2018) — Brazil’s state-run oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA may begin procedures to reopen its largest refinery, closed after an explosion and fire, in […]
BHP’s Bongos 2 Well Encounters Hydrocarbons
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2018) – The well encountered hydrocarbons in Block TTDAA 14. Trinidad and Tobago’s former Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine revealed the […]
Exec Pleads in $1.2 Bln Venezuelan Money-Laundering scheme
(AP, 22.Aug.2018) — A former Swiss bank executive has pleaded guilty to his role in a $1.2 billion money-laundering scheme involving Venezuela’s state-run oil and […]
U.S. Co. Wins Contract for Mexico LNG Project
(Natural Gas Intelligence, Peter de Montmollin, 22.Aug.2018) — A U.S. company has secured a long-term contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import project […]
Trinidad Energy Infrastructure Unaffected by Earthquake
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2018) – Energy infrastructure on the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago appears to be OK after an earthquake yesterday […]