Ecopetrol Announces Caribbean Deepwater Find

(Ecopetrol S.A., 28.Jul.2015) – Ecopetrol informs that at a depth of 3720 meters, the Kronos-1 well verified the presence of hydrocarbons in ultra-deepwater of Colombian […]

Pemex to Supply Isthmus Crude to Japan

(Pemex, 24Jul.2015) – Pemex, through P.M.I. Comercio Internacional (PMI), and the largest refining company in Japan, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, agreed to ship […]

Pemex, Sedatu Sign Cooperation Agreement

(Pemex, 22.Jul.2015) – Pemex and the Ministry of Agrarian, Land and Urban Development (SEDATU), through the Agrarian Attorney’s Office (PA), signed a Cooperation Agreement to […]

Petrobras Clarifies IPO News

(Petrobras, 21.Jul.2015) – Regarding reports in the press about an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for BR Distribuidora S.A., Petrobras clarifies that, as announced on 1.Jul.2015, […]

Pemex, OECD Promote Best Procurement Practices

(Pemex, 20.Jul.2015) – Pemex, through its Corporate Office of Procurement and Supply, signed an agreement with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that […]

Ecopetrol Updates on BODs Decision

(Ecopetrol S.A., 19.Jul.2015) – Ecopetrol reports that, at the Board of Directors’ meeting on July 17, 2015, the Board of Directors decided as follows: — […]

Petrobras Updates on Tax Contingency

(Petrobras,  17.Jul.2015) – Due to the unfavorable final ruling by the Tax Appeals Board (CARF), Petrobras paid R$1.6 bln to cover the Tax Deficiency Notice […]

Elevated Corporate Risks in Argentina

(Moody’s Investor Service, 16.Jul.2015) – Economic stagnation, a difficult political environment and heightened volatility in financial markets with the approach of presidential elections will be […]

FPSO Cidade de Marica Arrives in Brazil

(SBM Offshore B.V., 10.Jul.2015) – SBM Offshore announced the arrival of FPSO Cidade de Marica at BRASA, Brazil. The SBM Offshore vessel berthed safely at […]

Geopark Announces Potential of LatAm Portfolio

(GeoPark Limited, 6.Jul.2015) – GeoPark Limited announced the results of an independent audit of the company’s exploration resources as of 31.Dec.2014, prepared by Gaffney, Cline […]

Douglas-Westood: Brazil in Deep Trouble

(Douglas-Westwood, 7.Jul.2015) – Douglas-Westwood commented on “Brazil – In Deep Trouble” in its latest edition of DW Monday. Petrobras has long been a pioneer in […]

FPSO Cidade de Itaguai Arrive at Iracema

(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., 6.Jul.2015) – Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) reported that the floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Cidade de Itaguai is now anchored […]

Petrobras to Study Petrobras Distribuidora Offering

(Petrobras, 1.Jul.2015) – Petrobras’ Executive Board, at a meeting held on 30.Jun.2015, authorized studies to be prepared analyzing strategic alternatives for its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras […]

S&P Maintains Ecopetrol Credit Rating

(Ecopetrol S.A., 1.Jul.2015) – Ecopetrol S.A. reported that the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has maintained Ecopetrol’s long term corporate credit rating at BBB […]

Pemex Cogeneration And Services BODs Installed

(Pemex, 30.Jun.2015) – The organic statute containing the organization and functions of the new productive state¬-owned subsidiary Pemex Cogeneration and Services was approved during the […]

Petrobras to Spend $130.5 Bln Between 2015-2019

(Petrobras, 29.Jun.2015) – On 26.Jun.2015, the Board of Directors of Petrobras approved the 2015–2019 Business and Management Plan. The plan earmarks investments of $130.3 billion […]

Swire Secures Contract with Weatherford Brazil

(Swire Oilfield Services, 29.Jun.2015) – Swire Oilfield Services secured an exclusive five year contract with Weatherford International plc in Brazil. “This is a great reward […]

Petrobras Updates on NY Lawsuit

(Petrobras, 25.Jun.2015) – Petrobras announced that on 25.Jun.2015, a hearing was held before the federal court in New York regarding the motion to dismiss presented […]

Moody’s Maintains Ecopetrol Rating at Baa2

(Ecopetrol S.A., 25.Jun.2015) – Ecopetrol S.A. reported that the credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has maintained Ecopetrol’s long term international rating at Baa2 with […]

Gran Tierra Announces CAPEX, Colombia Focus

(Gran Tierra Energy Inc., 24.Jun.2015) – Gran Tierra Energy Inc. announced an increased 2015 capital program. The increased capital is intended to provide accelerated development […]

Moody’s Affirms Ecopetrol Rating

(Moody’s, 23.Jun.2015) – Moody’s affirmed Ecopetrol S.A.’s Baa2 ratings and assigned a Baa2 rating to the company’s up to $1.5 billion in proposed notes due […]

Moody’s Changes PBF Rating Outlook

(Moody’s, 22.Jun.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service changed PBF Holding Company LLC’s rating outlook to positive from stable. Moody’s also affirmed PBF’s Ba3 Corporate Family Rating […]

Fitch Affirms Ecopetrol Ratings

(Ecopetrol S.A., 22.Jun.2015) – Fitch Ratings affirmed Ecopetrol S.A.’s foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings at ‘BBB’ and ‘BBB+’, respectively. Concurrently, Fitch has affirmed […]

Harvest Announces $32.2 Mln Funding

(Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., 19.Jun.2015) – Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. announced that CT Energy Holding SRL, a Venezuelan-Italian consortium, has agreed to purchase from Harvest […]

Harvest Enters Relationship with CT Energy

(Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., 19.Jun.2015) – On 19.Jun.2015, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. entered into a strategic relationship with CT Energy and CT Energia Holding, Ltd., […]

Venezuela Eyes Gas Exports, LNG

(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Jun.2015) – Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) plans to boost investments in the Venezuelan natural gas sector over the next five years […]

Pemex, STPRM Review Collective Labor Deal

(Pemex, 16.Jun.2015) – Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and the Petroleum Workers’ Union (STPRM, Sindicato de Trabajadores Petroleros de la República Mexicana, for its acronym in Spanish) […]

Introduction to IBAMA

(The Brazil Business, Renata Garcia, 16.Jun.2015) — IBAMA is an institute that was created to ensure the preservation and maintenance of the environment. It acts […]

Environmental Protection Key Pemex Element

(Pemex, 14.Jun.2015) – Maintaining or improving competitiveness in the oil industry will increasingly require a better environmental performance. Therefore, environmental protection is currently one of […]

Petrobras Set Record Pre-Salt Production

(Petrobras, 12.Jun.2015) – Petrobras’ pre-salt production in May set two new monthly output records. Production handled by the company, including both Petrobras and partner production, […]

Pemex Finds New Oil Deposits in GOM

(Pemex, 10.Jun.2015) – Emilio Lozoya, CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos, announced the first hydrocarbon discoveries made took advantage of the new tools provided by the Energy […]

Mexican Petroleum Congress Opens

(Pemex, 10.Jun.2015) – The Ministry of Energy (SENER), Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, opened the 10th Mexican Petroleum Congress at the Guadalajara Expo, which brought together 270 […]

Petrobras Aims to Gas Reduce Faring by 60%

(Petrobras, 5.Jun.2015) – Brazil is now among the countries that best use their natural gas output. By significantly reducing gas flaring on its platforms, in […]

Moody’s Assigns Ba2 Rating to Petrobras Notes

(Moody’s, 3.Jun.2015) – Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Ba2 rating to Petrobras Global Finance B.V.’s proposed global notes, which will be unconditionally guaranteed by Petrobras. […]

Petrobras Prices Bonds in Int’l Market

(Petrobras, 2.Jun.2015) – Petrobras announced the pricing of its corporate bonds in U.S. dollars with a 100-year term, issued through its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras […]

Colombia’s Ecopetrol Reinvents Itself

(Ecopetrol, 26.May.2015) – Ecopetrol S.A.’s Board of Directors approved a new corporate strategy aimed at guaranteeing the company’s long-term sustainability, in which value generation based […]

Pemex’s Successful Petroleum Coke Auction

(PEMEX, 22.May.2015) – Petróleos Mexicanos carried out, for the third time, an online auction of partial lots of petroleum coke from the “Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas”, […]

Petrobras Signs $5 Bln Deal with CDB

(Petrobras, 20.May.2015) – On 19.May.2015, Petrobras signed a cooperation agreement with the China Development Bank (CDB) for the years 2015-2016. The deal encompasses funding of […]