(Bloomberg, 2.Jul.2018) – Argentina’s move to a free market for energy prices remains on track. A recent decision to cap crude oil prices and limit […]
Melbana to Spud Cuba Well in December
(Melbana Energy Limited, 2.Jul.2018) – Australia’s Melbana Energy Limited announced preparatory work is continuing in Cuba in readiness for the planned drilling program in Block […]
Argentina to Free Retail Fuel Prices
(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 1.Jul.2018) – Argentina will allow fuel retailers to freely set pump prices starting in August, according to an Energy Ministry official familiar […]
Pipeline Releases 125 Bbls into Magdalena River
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 30.Jun.2018) – Ecopetrol announced an oil spill of 125 barrels into the Magdalena River. The spill occurred while repair activities […]
ISA CTEEP Awarded $1.7 Bln Projects in Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 30.Jun.2018) – The company was awarded two areas that total 2,560 kilometers of transmission lines, and substations with transformation capacity […]
Frontera to Spud Delfin Sur-1 Offshore Peru
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 30.Jun.2018) – Canada’s Frontera Energy Corporation announced commencement of mobilization of the Petrex-10 drilling offshore Peru. Drilling of the Delfin […]
Brazil: What’s Next for Upstream, Refining
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 29.Jun.2018) – Watch the Inter-American Dialogue debate, Energy Policy in Brazil: What’s Next for Upstream, Refining and LNG. ***
Brazil Output to Reach 5.5 MMb/d: Oddone
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 29.Jun.2018) – “Brazil’s oil production could reach 5.5 million barrels per day by 2027,” ANP General Director Décio Oddone, said […]
Brazil Deep-water Competitiveness: José Firmo
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 29.Jun.2018) – “Today Brazil is the most competitive in all of deepwater and ultra-deepwater,” José Firmo, Brazilian Petroleum Institute, said […]
ENAP Board Appoints New CEO
(ENAP, 29.Jun.2018) – The new executive has a long and successful career, which highlights his experience in the management of large companies, as well as […]
Trinidad, Venezuela Near Gas Sales, Export Agreement
(TeleSur, 29.Jun.2018) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago is projecting that a gas sales agreement with Venezuela will be finalized, signed and ready to […]
Venezuela’s Oil Ministry Has New Website
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 29.Jun.2018) – Venezuela’s Oil Ministry launched its new website and promotional video regarding the same. 🇻🇪🌐 #WEB | Desde @MinPetroleoVE […]
Sapura E&P Signs PSC in Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 29.Jun.2018) – Three months after being awarded Mexico’s Block 30, Sapura and its partners sign a PSC. “We are proud […]
Sterlite, State Grid Win Brazil Power Licenses
(Reuters, 29.Jun.2018) – India’s Sterlite, China’s State Grid, and Colombia’s Isa clinched licenses to build power transmission lines in Brazil in a government auction on […]
Venezuela, Trinidad Review Joint Projects
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 29.Jun.2018) – A delegation from Trinidad & Tobago traveled to Venezuela to discuss joint projects and gas related issues. The […]
Gazprom to Invest $1.2 Bln in Bolivia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 28.Jun.2018) – Gazprom confirmed it will invest $1.22 billion in the Bolivian petroleum sector. The Russian company’s investments will be […]
Ecopetrol Director to Divest of Shares
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Jun.2018) – Authorization has been granted to a director to sell shares of Ecopetrol S.A. The Board of Directors of […]
S&P Affirms Ecopetrol Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Jun.2018) – The rating agency affirmed the investment rating for Ecopetrol, S.A. Standard & Poor’s kept Ecopetrol’s long-term international rating […]
DOE Assists with $1B Investment in Mexico
(Natural Gas Intelligence, 28.Jun.2018) – Citing a “profound opportunity in Latin America,” Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry said the U.S. government would partner […]
EDP Introduces Blockchain Solution in Brazil
(Renewables Now, 28.Jun.2018) – Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP) announced on Thursday it has become the first to use blockchain technology to measure and record […]
Brazil to Auction 20 Transmission Lines
(RioTimes, Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter, 28.Jun.2018) – ANEEL (Electric Energy Regulator) in Brazil will conduct the first energy transmission auction of the year on […]
Ecopetrol Files Collective Labor Claim
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Jun.2018) – Colombia’s state oil company has filed a collective labor agreement claim with the Ministry of Labor. As prescribed […]
Citgo Appoints Aruba Refinery Executives
(Reuters, 28.Jun.2018) – Citgo Petroleum, the U.S. refining arm of Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA, said it appointed two senior executives to new positions as […]
PDVSA, Rosneft Officials Discuss Projects
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 28.Jun.2018) – Officials from both oil companies held meetings in Caracas to discuss partnerships. PDVSA President Manuel Quevedo, who also […]
PDVSA, Reliance Discuss Trade Opportunities
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 28.Jun.2018) – Officials from PDVSA and Reliance assess new trade opportunities. PDVSA President Manuel Quevedo met with a delegation headed […]
OPEC Deal Implies 1.972 MMb/d from Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.Jun.2018) – OPEC’s recent agreement in Vienna implies Venezuela’s commitment to comply with oil production of 1.972 million barrels per […]
ENAP Articulates Gas Export Framework Deal
(ENAP, 27.Jun.2018) – The signing of this agreement positions ENAP as a leading company in managing agreements that allow greater energy integration between both countries. […]
Petrojam Partner Knocks Contract Process
(Jamaica Gleaner, 27.Jun.2018) – Petrojam, the beleaguered government-controlled oil refinery, spent over $14 billion or 74 per cent of its domestic expenditure over a two-year […]
Guyana Potential Game Changer for Petrotrin
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 27.Jun.2018) – Guyana and its eight oil finds can be a game changer for state-owned Petrotrin and TT, says […]
PentaNova Board Member Resigns
(PentaNova Energy Corp., 27.Jun.2018) – PentaNova Energy Corp. announced that Ms. Susannah Pierce, who joined the board in 2017, resigned from the company’s Board of […]
Petrobras New CFO Election
(Petrobras, 27.Jun.2018) – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, appointed the engineer Rafael Salvador Grisolia to the position of […]
Linking Permian, Eagle Ford to Monterrey
(Natural Gas Intelligence, Carolyn Davis, 27.Jun.2018) – The mantra for a San Antonio, TX-based midstream operator, whose portfolio is increasingly weighted to southern destinations, could […]
PDVSA’s Amuay Halts Cat Cracker
(Reuters, 27.Jun.2018) – Venezuela’s 645,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Amuay refinery has halted its catalytic cracking unit and its distillation unit No. 5, a refinery worker and […]
Stuart Young Leads Venezuelan Energy Talks
(LoopTT, 27.Jun.2018) – Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs and Minister of […]
Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname: Challenges
(AIPN, 27.Jun.2018) – Petroleum consultants and other energy sector experts will discuss the challenges and opportunities in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname during a […]
Oil Potential in Argentina’s Tobifera Formation
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 26.Jun.2018) – Echo Energy plc announced a significant light oil column has been interpreted in its third well, onshore Argentina. […]
Geothermal a Superpower in Mexico’s Potential
(Mexico News Daily, 26.Jun.2018) – The capacity to generate geothermal energy is a veritable superpower within Mexico’s enormous energy potential but a significant barrier stands […]
Colombia Preps for Hammer Time
(Renews, 26.Jun.2018) – The Colombian government will next month publish the initial heads of terms for the South American country’s first ever auction for renewables […]
BHP Provides Update on Samarco
(BHP Billiton, 26.Jun.2018) – On 2 March 2016, Samarco Mineração S.A., Vale S.A., BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda (the Companies), and the Federal Government of Brazil, […]
Why Are Oil Prices Rising?
(Wall Street Journal, 26.Jun.2018) – Rising oil prices are not good for consumers, or for President Trump’s administration. The Wall Street Journal‘s Gerald F. Seib […]
Venezuela’s Petropiar upgrader begins restart
(Reuters, 26.Jun.2018) – Venezuela’s PDVSA and Chevron have begun to restart their 210,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Petropiar heavy crude upgrader after a nearly month-long, repair-related shutdown and […]
PdV Restarting PetroPiar Upgrader
(Argus, 26.Jun.2018) – Venezuelan state-owned PdV is restarting its 210,000 b/d PetroPiar upgrader this week after completing month-long repairs, PdV and energy ministry officials said. […]
PDVSA Controls Fire at PetroPiar Furnace
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 26.Jun.2018) – The early morning incident occurred at the José Antonio Anzoátegui Industrial Complex (CIJAA) in Barcelona, Venezuela. The fire […]
Mexico Considering Mechanism for Geothermal
(ThinkGeoEnergy, 26.Jun.2018) – Indicated in a recent webinar as part of the upcoming GEOLAC geothermal conference, a new price mechanism specifically tailored towards geothermal is […]
OPEC Ministerial Meeting in December
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Jun.2018) – Ministers from the Oil Exporting Countries Organization (OPEC) announced during meetings in Vienna, Austria that the 5th OPEC+ […]
Argentina Gears Up For Offshore Licensing Round
(E&Pmag, Brunno Braga, 25.Jun.2018) — Argentina is working to increase its attractiveness in the energy sector in a region where other countries such as Brazil, […]
Macri’s Reverse Unnerves Shale Investors
(Financial Times, Benedict Mander, 25.Jun.2018) – The collapse of the Argentine peso and the government’s struggle to tackle soaring inflation are causing disquiet among companies […]
Tartaruga Verde Field Commences Production
(Petrobras, 25.Jun.2018) – Petrobras started production of Tartaruga Verde field, in deep waters of Campos Basin, by means of FPSO Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes. […]
Frontera Closes $350 Mln Notes Offering
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 25.Jun.2018) – The Canadian company plans to use majority of proceeds to repurchase notes due in 2021. Frontera Energy Corporation […]
Brazil Labor Court Rules Against Petrobras
(Reuters, 21.Jun.2018) – Brazil’s top labor court ruled in favor of workers at Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro in a wage spat that could […]