(G20.org, 15.Jun.2018) — We, the G20 Energy Ministers, met in San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina) , on 15 June , 2018, to promote the role […]
Ecuador Oil Output at 519 Mb/d in May 2018
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 15.Jun.2018) – Ecuador’s production of crude oil reached 519 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d) in May 2018, up compared to […]
Colombia’s ANH Approves New Contract Model
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 15.Jun.2018) – Colombia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH by its Spanish acronym) approved the new oil and gas exploration and exploitation […]
Uruguay to Adopt Process for Offshore Oil Blocks
(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 15.Jun.2018) – Uruguay will move toward a permanent offer process for offshore oil blocks as other Latin American countries have done, after […]
G20 Energy Heads Gather in Argentina
(Xinhua, 14.Jun.2018) – Energy ministers from G20 countries met here on Thursday to discuss transitioning to renewable energy and other alternative green energy. The gathering […]
Argentina to Export Natural Gas to Chile by YE:18
(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 14.Jun.2018) – Argentina will begin exporting natural gas to neighboring Chile before the end of the year, the energy ministers of both […]
Mexico Energy Sector Faces Uncertainty
(Natural Gas Intelligence, Carolyn Davis, 14.Jun.2018) – Mexico’s historic energy reform launched four years ago may hit a few bumps if, as expected, left-wing presidential […]
Jamaica Saves $230m Under Energy Efficiency
(JIS, 14.Jun.2018) – The Government has saved $230 million, to date, and reduced environmental emissions from the implementation of major programmes in energy efficiency, conservation […]
Acciona Starts Commissioning 183MW Mexican Wind Farm
(Renewables Now, 14.Jun.2018) – Acciona SA started commissioning its 183-MW El Cortijo wind farm in Mexico, the Spanish infrastructure group said on Wednesday. This is […]
Venezuela Oil Output Slides to 1.4 MMb/d in May 2018
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 14.Jun.2018) – Venezuela’s oil production continues its downward slope. Venezuela’s crude oil production fell to 1.392 million barrels per day […]
PDVSA Announces Start-Up of Cardon Refinery AV3 Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Jun.2018) – PDVSA announced its subsidiary PDV Mantenimiento oversaw the successful start up of the High Vacuum 3 (AV3) Plant […]
A Visit to Weatherford Laboratories, Trinidad
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Jun.2018) – Have you ever wanted to visit Weatherford’s facilities in Trinidad? The AAPG Young Professionals of Trinidad and Tobago […]
Bolivia, Russia Consolidate Energy Partnership
(Efe, 13.Jun.2018) – Bolivia’s President Evo Morales met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as part of a two-day visit to Moscow aimed at consolidating […]
G20 Holds Energy Conference in Argentina
(Efe, 13.Jun.2018) – Energy sector representatives from the G20 countries are attending on Wednesday this year’s second meeting in Argentina to address the energy transition. […]
Enbridge Begins U.S.-Mexico Portion of Valley Pipeline
(Reuters, 13.Jun.2018) – Canadian energy company Enbridge Inc. said it started construction of the offshore border crossing section of its US$1.6-billion Valley Crossing natural gas […]
Venezuela Forgoes Nearly $30 Bln in Oil Revenues
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 12.Jun.2018) – Venezuela will continue to forgo substantial oil revenues this year due to its collapsing production. In the last […]
Jamaican Gas Prices Down by $0.21 per Litre
(Jamaica Gleaner, 13.Jun.2018) – Gas prices are to go down by $0.21 effective Thursday, June 14. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will […]
Pemex on High Alert over Hurricane Bud
(Pemex, 12.Jun.2018) – Pemex reports that, due to the arrival of Hurricane Bud to the shores of the Mexican Pacific, it is continuously monitoring the […]
PDVAL: PDVSA’s Non-Strategic Affiliate? [EAItv]
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 1.Jun.2018) – A brief look at PDVSA’s PDVAL.
ExxonMobil Reconfirms March 2020 for First Guyana Oil
(Denis Chabrol, DemeraraWaves, 12.Jun.2018) – ExxonMobil on Tuesday reconfirmed that Guyana will pump up its first barrel of oil in March 2020, even as the […]
Data Confirms Cuban Oil Prospects
(UPI, Daniel J. Graeber, 12.Jun.2018) — New data taken from an oil reservoir on the northern coast of Cuba confirm the assessment of a highly […]
Frontera Plows Forward in Colombia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jun.2018) – Canada’s Frontera Energy Corporation continues its active drilling program in Colombia. The company had six (6) drilling rigs […]
Frontera Loan to Puerto Bahia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jun.2018) – Frontera Energy Corporation entered into an unsecured loan agreement with Puerto Bahia. The agreement is pursuant to which […]
Pemex Reports Rise in Illegal Pipeline Connections
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 12.Jun.2018) – Illegal pipeline connections detected by state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) continue their upward trend. In April of […]
Venezuela Upgraders Halting Ops Amid Export Crisis
(Reuters, Deisy Buitrago, Marianna Parraga, 12.Jun.2018) – Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] and partners have halted operations at two upgraders that convert extra-heavy oil into exportable […]
Venezuela Won’t Have Enough Oil To Export By 2019
(OilPrice.com, Robert Rapier, 12.Jun.2018) – On May 21st President Donald Trump signed a new executive order prohibiting certain oil-related transactions with Venezuela. GlobalData, a leading […]
ExxonMobil Advances Offshore Guyana Liza Development
(ExxonMobil, 12.Jun.2018) – The Liza Phase 1 development continues to rapidly progress, with the commencement of development drilling offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil said. Development drilling began […]
Mexico Addresses Social Impact of Energy Reform
(Velda Addision, Senior Editor, Digital News Group Hart Energy, 12.Jun.2018) — Working at energy sites in some parts of Mexico could mean coming face-to-face with […]
Frontera Announces Details Of Share Split
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jun.2018) – The offer will consist of a two-for-one share split of the company’s issued and outstanding common shares. The […]
PDVSA Completes First Ship-to-Ship Transfer
(Kallanish Energy, 11.Jun.2018) — Venezuela’s PDVSA has reportedly completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer last week, in a move to tackle the severe bottleneck of […]
Pemex Lets Contract for Tula Refinery
(Oil and Gas Journal, Robert Brelsford, 11.Jun.2018) – Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), through its processing subsidiary Pemex Transformacion Industrial (formerly Pemex Refinacion), has let a […]
Chile to Receive 1st Iranian Oil Cargo in 16 Years
(Kallanish Energy, 11.Jun.2018) — As refineries and traders await clarity on whether they will be able to make reductions in their crude purchases from Iran […]
Observing Controls In Mexico’s Energy Sector
(Control Risk, Armando Ortega, 11.Jun.2018) — For decades, the most relevant compliance legislation for international companies operating in Mexico was the US Foreign Corrupt Practices […]
What is in store for Mexican oil under a new leader?
(Financial Times, Nick Butler, 10.Jun.2018) Among this year’s many elections — from Iraq to Malaysia to Russia — none is more important for the international […]
Petrojam Responds to Corruption Claims
(The Jamaica Observer, 9.Jun.2018) – Government sources told the Jamaica Observer they are awaiting a response from Venezuela on its offer to repurchase their 49 […]
Chevron Brazil Chief to Lead Venezuela Ops After Arrests
(Reuters, 9.Jun.2018) — US oil producer Chevron Corp permanently assigned its Brazil country chief to run its Venezuelan operations, three sources said this week, after […]
Howard Injects Natgas into Texas-Mexico Pipeline
(Reuters, 9.Jun.2018) — Howard Energy Partners told U.S. energy regulators that it began injecting natural gas into the Impulsora natural gas pipeline project from Texas […]
Critchlow Labour College Working with T&T Cos
(Stabroek News, 8.Jun.2018) – Having long established itself as a significant contributor to tertiary education in Guyana, the Critchlow Labour College is seeking to embrace […]
Colombia’s ANH Denies Fracking Plans in Boyacá
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 8.Jun.2018) – Colombia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH by its Spanish acronym) says it has no plans to carry out fracking […]
Brazil Raises $830 Mln in Pre-Salt Auction
(Efe, 7.Jun.2018) – Brazil raised 3.15 billion reais (around $830 million) in fixed signing bonuses on Thursday in its fourth auction of oil blocks in […]
Regional Deepwater Industry in Southern Caribbean
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 7.Jun.2018) – Kevin Ramnarine discusses the regional deep-water industry in the southern Caribbean during a technical speech in Trinidad on the […]
Trinidad and Tobago Clean Energy Conference 2018
(Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago, 7.Jun.2018) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago invites you to our Clean Energy Conference 2018, now in […]
Cuba’s Fuel Supply and Exports Pressure Currency
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.Jun.2018) – Cuba’s foreign currency will be under pressure this year. “Difficulties with fuel supply and a drop in exports […]
Deepwater Projects Breakeven at $42/bbl, Ramnarine Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 7.Jun.2018) –That’s according to comments by former Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine. “On average, deep-water projects need an […]
ExxonMobil Wins More Acreage in Brazil Bid Round
(ExxonMobil, 7.Jun.2018) – ExxonMobil has increased its holdings in Brazil’s pre-salt basins after winning the Uirapuru exploration block with co-venturers Equinor and Petrogal Brasil during […]
Brazil Will Strengthen Energy Supply during Soccer World Cup
(Efe, 6.Jun.2018) – Brazil’s Electricity Sector Monitoring Committee (CMSE) announced special operational measures to ensure that the country will not have problems with its energy […]
Maduro Says U.S. Infiltrated Venezuela’s Oil Industry
(Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com, 6.Jun.2018) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States of infiltrating senior positions at the Venezuelan oil industry. “There was […]
Venezuela’s Oil Meltdown Defies Belief
(Nick Cunningham, OilPrice.com, 6.Jun.2018) — Venezuela might have to declare force majeure on its oil exports as production plunges and its ports are unable to […]
Q&A: Greening Colombia’s Energy Mix
(Inter Press Service, Constanza Vieira, 6.Jun.2018) – Colombia is a global power in biodiversity and water resources, but at the same time it depends on […]
Venezuelan Decree Aims to Boost PDVSA Oil Capacity
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 5.Jun.2018) – Decree No. 3368, dated April 12, 2018, and published in Gazette No. 41376, establishes a special transitional regime […]