HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Dec.2024) — Shell plc signed a major development agreement for the ambitious Argentina LNG export project. The deal […]
Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG Receiving Increased Gas Deliveries
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Dec.2024) — Venture Global’s second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant on the US Gulf Coast, Plaquemines LNG, is receiving increased natural […]
Woodside and Chevron Announce Australian Asset Swap
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Dec.2024) — Energy giants Woodside Energy and Chevron Corporation agreed to an asset swap regarding assets in Australia. “Chevron and Woodside have […]
Brava Energia Signs Contract with São Paulo Gas Distributor Comgás
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Dec.2024) — Brava Energia S.A. signed a 3-year natural gas supply contract with Comgás. The contract with the São Paulo […]
Fugro Reveals €400mn Financing with Relationship Banks
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024) — Fugro NV announced a new €400mn financing on improved terms with its relationship banks, consisting of a €100mn term loan […]
Exxon-led consortium offshore Guyana brings money, builds production
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024, Words: 385) — ExxonMobil Corporation, with the previous announcement of the Hammerhead and Longtail projects offshore Guyana, […]
Mexico eyes producing 100% Mexican made EV Olinia
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024, Words: 115) — The government of Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has a sharp eye on […]
ExxonMobil Completes Argentina Exit
RIO NEGRO, ARGENTINA (Camilo Ciruzzi, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024) — Spring, Texas-based ExxonMobil officially completed its exit from Argentina. ExxonMobil’s exit from the South American […]
Petrobras Updates on 6.250% Global Notes due 2026
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024) — State-owned Petrobras’ wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF) delivered notices to the holders of the outstanding 6.250% Global Notes […]
Hot Chili Confirms Significant Copper-gold Discovery in Chile
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024) — Hot Chili Limited confirmed a significant copper-gold discovery, located approximately 30km south of the company’s Costa Fuego Copper-Gold […]
Eldorado do Sul to Build LatAm’s First Data Center City
(AaronSimonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024) — The mayor of Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil signed into law new legislation enabling […]
Talos Energy divests additional interest in Zama to Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2024, Words: 368) — Talos Energy Inc. and its Mexican subsidiary Talos Mexico announced the sale […]
LNG to Add $1.3tn to US Economy Through 2040: US Chamber of Commerce
(US Chamber of Commerce, 17.Dec.2024) — US Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Policy Marty Durbin today issued the following statement regarding the Biden […]
BYD and Grupo Confiño host launch event in Guatemala City
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Nov.2024, Words: 286) — Build Your Dream (BYD), the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles […]
Commentary: Mexico’s energy sector opportunities amid uncertainties
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2024, Words: 2,164) — International oil companies (IOCs) in Mexico’s oil and gas sector have […]
CPKC Completes Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Railway Bridge
(Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2024) — Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) completed construction of the new international railway bridge span over the Rio Grande from […]
Woodside Teams up with 3 Other Aussie companies to Develop ESF Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2024) — Australia’s BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto selected the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth, as the location to develop Australia’s […]
US DOE Completes Update of LNG Study
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2024) — The US Department of Energy (DOE) completed an update of studies that inform its public interest determination around LNG export […]
Sheinbaum Says Southward Extension of North American Trade Deal Necessary
(Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2024) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said unity between her country and other progressive countries in Latin America was […]
Kongsberg to Deliver 6 Hybrid PSVs to CMM in Brazil
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Kongsberg Maritime, in partnership with Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM), ranked first in Petrobras’ tender for 6 state-of-the-art hybrid […]
Phillips 66 to Divest Gulf Coast Express for $865mn
(Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Phillips 66 entered into a definitive agreement to divest DCP GCX Pipeline LLC, which owns a 25% non-operated […]
Petrobras Chairman Pietro Mende Appointed to ANP Board
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Petrobras said that the chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes, was appointed by […]
Petrobras to Return to DJSI World in Feb. 2025
(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras will return to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World (DJSI World) of S&P Global’s […]
bp and XRG Close Natural Gas Platform Arcius Energy
(Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — bp and XRG reached financial close and completed formation of their new joint venture (JV) and international natural […]
Fitch Affirms Pemex’ IDRs at ‘B+’; Outlook Stable
(Fitch, 16.Dec.2024) — Fitch Ratings has affirmed Petroleos Mexicanos’ (Pemex) Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B+’ with a stable outlook. […]
Shell Takes FID at Bonga North Offshore Nigeria
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Shell plc subsidiary Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) announced a final investment decision (FID) on Bonga North, […]
TotalEnergies Divests 50% Interest in West Burton Energy
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — France’s TotalEnergies sold to EPUKI, the United Kingdom (UK) subsidiary of EPH, a 50% interest in West Burton Energy, a […]
Frontera Reveals Second Issuer Bid Valued at $30mn
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — The Board of Directors of Frontera Energy Corporation approved the commencement of a second substantial issuer bid pursuant to which […]
Ecopetrol Names Senior Management and Legal Representative
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that Germán González Reyes, who has been serving as Secretary General since 29 Sep. 2023 and Acting […]
Plaquemines LNG Achieves First LNG Production in Louisiana
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Dec.2024) — Venture Global achieved first LNG production at the company’s second facility, Plaquemines LNG, in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Venture Global said 14 […]
CNOOC Divests US GOM Business to INEOS Energy
(Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Dec.2024) — Multinational chemical company INEOS Energy acquired the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) business held by CNOOC Energy Holdings […]
INEOS to Led Greensand CCS Project in the EU
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Dec.2024) — INEOS, the day to day operator, of ‘Greensand Future’ and its partners, Harbour Energy, and Nordsøfonden announced the final investment […]
LatAm NRG Heard: Milei’s Popularity, ECA’s early-2026 Start-up, Saguaro Energía
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Dec.2024) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 13 Dec. 2024. —Argentina: Argentina’s […]
IAPG Lunch: 13 Dec. 2024 Photo Journal
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Dec.2024) — This IAPG help its annual lunch on 13 Dec. 2024 in Argentina. The celebration luncheon corresponds to the […]
Touchstone to pay $23mn to Shell Trinidad for Central block assets
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Dec.2024) — Touchstone Exploration Inc.‘s wholly owned subsidiary, Touchstone Exploration (Trinidad) Ltd. (TETL), entered into an agreement with […]
US piped-gas exports to Mexico up 5% week-over-week
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — US piped exports of natural gas to Mexico averaged 6.4 billion cubic feet per day […]
Woodside Says NWS Project Extensions Gets Environmental Approval
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — Woodside Energy and the North West Shelf Joint Venture said an environmental approval by the Western Australian Government for the […]
Shell Announces FID for Silvertip Phase 3 in US GOM
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — Shell plc subsidiary Shell Offshore Inc. announced a final investment decision (FID) on the Phase 3 Silvertip project in the […]
SLB Inks Deal with Petrobras for Búzios Field
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — SLB revealed a contract award by Rio de Janeiro-owned Petrobras to its OneSubsea™ joint venture for two subsea raw seawater […]
Rio Tinto Earmarks $2.5bn for Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — Rio Tinto eyes investing $2.5bn to expand the Rincon project in Argentina, the company’s first commercial scale lithium […]
Trinidad’s NGC Ships 1st LNG Cargoes from ALNG T2 and T3 After ALNG Restructuring
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) shipped its first 2 cargoes of liquefied natural […]
PetroEcuador’s Tres Bocas Station Receives BT Zamora Vessel with 225,000 bbls of Fuel
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — EP PetroEcuador‘s Tres Bocas Station received a 40,000 metric ton vessel with 225,000 bbls of fuel destined to […]
U Power Launches EV Battery Power Solution in China
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — U Power Limited announced that the AI technology-based autonomous unmanned battery swapping logistics vehicle has been launched and has undergone […]
Vizsla Starts Test Mining at Panuco Silver Project in Sinaloa
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — Vizsla Silver Corp. commenced its fully funded and fully permitted test mining and bulk sample program at […]
Banorte Joins 1t.org Initiative to Plants Trees to Climate Change Impact
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — Mexico’s Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) plans to drive the growth of one million trees in Mexico between 2025-2030, contributing to […]
Argentina’s Hydrocarbon Sector Takes Baby Steps in 2024, Bigger Steps to Come in 2025
(Camilo Ciruzzi , Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — Efforts by Argentina’s president Javier Milei have resulted in a more flexible regulatory framework and to the […]
Incremental LNG Demand Moved from Europe to Asia
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024) — Incremental demand to-date in 2024 for LNG has moved from Europe to Asia, according to recent data from Kpler. Of […]
ExxonMobil reveals 2030 corporate plan, eyes Capex of $27bn-$29bn in 2025
SPRING, TEXAS (ExxonMobil, 11.Dec.2024) — ExxonMobil announced its Corporate Plan to 2030, creating a platform to further extend the company’s track record of delivering leading […]
S&P Global Publishes its Energy Outlook 2025
(S&P Global, 11.Dec.2024) — Analysts at S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, data, analysis, benchmark prices and workflow solutions for the […]
GreenPower gets follow-on order for all-electric vehicles
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Dec.2024, Words: 238) — GreenPower Motor Company Inc. received a follow-on order for 10 EV Star Cab […]