(Barbados Today, Marlon Madden, 17.Jul.2018) â Within another month producers of electricity from renewable energy sources should have an idea of the new rate they […]
Petrobras Output in Campos Drops
(Reuters, Marta Nogueira, 17.Jul.2018) â Oil production by Brazilian state-led Petroleo Brasileiro SA in the Campos basin fell 1.4 percent in June over the previous […]
Cano Limon-Covenas Pipeline Restarts After 180 Days
(Reuters, 17.Jul.2018) â Pumping through the Colombia’s Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline restarted after a 180-day stoppage due to repeated attacks by Marxist ELN rebels, military […]
Colombia’s Cano Limon Pipeline Restarts
(Seeking Alpha, Carl Surran, 17.Jul.2018) â Colombia’s Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline has resumed pumping oil after a 180-day stoppage due to repeated attacks by Marxist ELN […]
Venezuela Claims It Plans To Raise Oil Production
(OilPrice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 17.Jul.2018) â Venezuelaâs Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo has discussed plans with state-held oil company PDVSA to raise the countryâs crude oil production […]
Why Is Venezuela Still Sending Subsidized Oil To Cuba?
(OilPrice.com, Haley Zaremba, 17.Jul.2018) â In the past, oil has accounted for 96 percent of Venezuela’s exports and over 40 percent of government revenues. Now, […]
How Venezuela Struck It Poor
(Foreign Policy, 16.Jul.2018) â The tragic â and totally avoidable â self-destruction of one of the worldâs richest oil economies. In the spring of 1959, […]
Ex-Venezuelan Energy Official Pleads Guilty
(AP, 16.Jul.2018) â A former official at a state-run electric company in Caracas, Venezuela, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy relating to an alleged multibillion-dollar […]
Plateau Energy Peru Unit Finds Lithium Resources
(Reuters, 16.Jul.2018) â Canadian miner Plateau Energy Metals Incâs Peru unit Macusani Yellowcake S.A.C. said on Monday it has found 2.5 million tonnes of high-grade […]
NGC loses SIS challenge in Privy Council
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 16.Jul.2018) â State-owned National Gas Company has lost an appeal in its multi-million claim against Super Industrial Services (SIS) and another […]
New Fortress Invests $400 Mln in Pilot Project
(Jamaica Observer, 15.Jul.2018) â New Fortress Energy announced on Friday a new partnership with Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) for the introduction of the first […]
US to Become World’s Top Oil Producer
(AP, 15.Jul.2018) â The United States has nosed ahead of Saudi Arabia and is on pace to surpass Russia to become the world’s biggest oil […]
Venezuelaâs Maduro Introduces Petro in Turkey
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 14.Jul.2018) â Venezuelaâs President NicolĂĄs Maduro introduced âel petroâ during a presentation in Turkey. Maduro reiterated that the Petro crypto-currency […]
Venezuela, Turkey Discuss Oil Supply
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 14.Jul.2018) â Venezuelaâs President NicolĂĄs Maduro announced the two countries could soon sign a new oil agreement. âA new agreement […]
Machado Says Venezuela âShow Canât Go Onâ
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 13.Jul.2018) â Opposition leader MarĂa Corina Machado said the âshow canât go onâ during a video broadcast from Punto Fijo. […]
Ecuador Court Upholds $9bn Chevron Ruling
(AP, 13.Jul.2018) â Ecuador’s highest court has upheld a US$9.5 billion judgment against oil giant Chevron for decades of rainforest damage. Plaintiffs celebrated the constitutional […]
Pemex, Energy Offices to be Moved
(Natural Gas Intelligence, Ronald Buchanan, 13.Jul.2018) â Mexico President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador aims to decentralize the government in a sweeping plan to ease the […]
Guyana’s Doors Open for Caricom Investors
(CMC, 13.Jul.2018) â President David Granger has extended an invitation to Caricom member states to invest in the oil sector and other sectors of Guyana. […]
Ecuadorâs ITT Output Around 60 Mb/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 13.Jul.2018) â Oil production from the Ishpingo, Tambococha and Tiputini or ITT field is around 60,000 barrels per day. With […]
CNH Says Mexico Must Reduce Oil Dependence
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 13.Jul.2018) â Mexico must reduce its dependence on the United States in regards energy issues. The country can achieve this […]
Cos. Form Advisory Board for LatAm Gas Conference
(Latin America & Caribbean Gas Conference & Exhibition, 12.Jul.2018) â Influential organisations in the global natural gas industry have united to form an Advisory Board […]
Indigenous Groups Await Chevron Payments
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jul.2018) â Indigenous groups in Ecuador that were affected by activities of San Roman, California-based Chevron in the country continue […]
FDI in LAC Region Falls for Third Straight Year
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jul.2018) â Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean fell for a third straight year in 2017, […]
Bolivia, Argentina to Meet Over Gas Volumes
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jul.2018) â The Bolivian government is still analyzing Argentina’s request to increase natural gas export volumes during the winter season […]
ANCAP and ALUR Combined $160 Mln Credits
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jul.2018) â Two resolutions from the Uruguayan government late last month will authorize Ancap and ALUR to access credits for […]
Eni Hat-trick at Mackenzie’s Annual Awards
(Wood Mackenzie, 12.Jul.2018) â Italian major Eni won its third consecutive Most-Admired Explorer title, an accolade awarded in conjunction with Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration […]
No End In Sight For Venezuelaâs Oil Crisis
(OilPrice.com, Nick Cunningham, 12.Jul.2018) â Venezuelaâs oil production plunged by another 47,500 barrels per day (bpd) in June, compared to a month earlier. An exodus […]
TDI Operating One Rig in Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 12.Jul.2018) â Trinidad Drilling Ltd. announced its international joint venture (TDI) currently has two rigs operating, one in Bahrain and […]
Mexico’s Gov’t to Focus on Boosting Fuel Output
(Reuters, 12.Jul.2018) â Mexicoâs next energy agenda will prioritize increasing gasoline and diesel production and later decide on possible changes to the industry reform championed […]
AMLO Seeks to End Mexico’s Energy Dependence
(TeleSur, 11.Jul.2018) â Mexico’s national energy demand has become highly dependent on the United States. Mexico’s next energy minister under president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador […]
Argentina Affirms Liberalization Of Fuels Market
(Institute of the Americas, Jeremy Martin, 11.Jul.2018) â Directly answering a question during an interview in a local media program about the issue of fuels […]
The Caracas Metro: Still Standing For Now
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 11.Jul.2018) â The subway system serving the Venezuelan capital is on the verge of collapse due to lackluster maintenance amid […]
PDVSA Gas Replaces Section of Gas Pipeline
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 11.Jul.2018) â PDVSA Gas announced completion of work on the Cariaco-Margarita Wharf section of the Northeast G / J Gas […]
Ecuador, Venezuela Output Down, OPEC Reports
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 11.Jul.2018) â The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries published its July 2018 edition of its Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR). […]
PetroCaribe Fund to Flow into Government Coffers
(Jamaica Gleaner, 11.Jul.2018) â In a matter of months, the US$1.6 billion, or more than J$208 billion, now in the PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF) is […]
Mexican Refineries a Must for âEnergy Securityâ
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 10.Jul.2018) â Given Mexicoâs dependence on imported fuel, construction of two new refineries in the country âisnât a business issue, […]
Stock to Watch: ExxonMobil in Guyana
(OilPrice.com, Meredith Taylor, 10.Jul.2018) â American energy dominance is on the rise. In March 2018, the U.S. beat its all-time record and pumped more than […]
Pemex Alerts Against Criminal Group
(Pemex, 10.Jul.2018) â The State-Owned Productive Company filed a criminal report before the Office of the Attorney General to initiate the investigation of this suspected […]
Costa Rica to Use Plastics for Roads
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 10.Jul.2018) â A small Central American country will be considered a pioneer in the region with use of a type […]
EP PetroEcuador, Politécnica Nacional Sign Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 10.Jul.2018) â EP PetroEcuador and the Escuela PolitĂ©cnica Nacional (EPN by its Spanish acronym) signed an Inter-institutional Technical Cooperation Agreement […]
UDLA Students Visit Soil Treatment Center
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 10.Jul.2018) â Nearly 27 engineering students studying Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology Engineering at Ecuador’s Americas University (Universidad de las AmĂ©ricas […]
BP Opens 6 Petrol Stations in Campeche
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 10.Jul.2018) â British Petroleum extended its operations in the country this week. Today, we have arrived to Campeche, a state […]
Pemex Alerts on Fraud Via Identity Theft
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 10.Jul.2018) â Pemex filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office demanding the entity investigate the alleged crimes. In its […]
Pampa Reaches 35-Year Deal in Sierra Chata Block
(Pampa EnergĂa S.A., 10.Jul.2018) â Pampa EnergĂa S.A. announced an Investment Agreement was executed with the NeuquĂ©n province, which will grant a new 35-year concession […]
Trinidad Seeks Assistance In Leak Cleanup
(LoopTT, 9.Jul.2018) â Cleanup operations continue following a leak at the Couva Marine 2 Well. Personnel with the Energy Ministry and Petrotrinâs Incident Command team […]
Echo Says Completes Drilling CSo-2001(d) Well
(Echo Energy plc, 9.Jul.2018) â Echo Energy plc successfully completed drilling of the CSo-2001(d) well in which a notable gas column has been interpreted from […]
Trinidad Seeks Help As Oil Well Ruptures
(Prensa Latina, 9.Jul.2018) â A fuel leak in the Couva platform, in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad and Tobago, continues today after four days of […]
Frontera Ends Pacific Midstream Sale Agreement
(Frontera Energy Corporation, 9.Jul.2018) â Frontera Energy Corporation announced that, effective July 6, 2018, it has terminated its agreement to purchase 36.36% of Pacific Midstream […]
Fronteraâs Intent to Implement Course Issuer Bid
(Frontera Energy Corporation, 9.Jul.2018) â Frontera Energy Corporation intends to implement a normal course issuer bid (NCIB) for its common shares. The NCIB will be […]