BPZ Reports New Output from Albacora Well

(BPZ Resources, Inc., 22.Jan.2015) – BPZ Energy provided initial production rates from the Albacora A-27D development well at offshore Block Z-1. The company holds a […]

Caribbean Rex Finds Oil In Trinidad

(Rex International Holding Ltd., 21.Jan.2015) – Rex International Holding Limited (Rex International Holding or the Company, and together with its subsidiaries, the Group), one of […]

Mood’s Downgrades Construtora Andrade Gutierrez

(Global Credit Research, 21.Jan.2015) – Approximately $500 million of rated debt affected. Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) downgraded to Ba2 from Ba1 the corporate family rating […]

Gran Tierra Completes Drilling in Peru

(Gran Tierra Energy Inc., 20.Jan.2015) – The Bretaña Sur appraisal well completed drilling operations on the L4 lobe on the Bretaña field and encountered approximately […]

Gran Tierra Comments on South America Output

(Gran Tierra Energy Inc., 20.Jan.2015) – Gran Tierra Energy Inc. said crude oil and natural gas production from continuing operations averaged approximately 25,200 barrels of […]

Gran Tierra to Drill Putumayo-1 Block Well

(Gran Tierra Energy Inc., 20.Jan.2015 – Gran Tierra Energy Inc. provided an operations update on its activities in Colombia. Work continues at the Vonu-1 exploration […]

McDermott to Install Pemex’s Ayatsil Platform

(McDermott International, Inc., 6.Jan.2015) – McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a contract to install the offshore jacket, deck and piles for the Ayatsil-A drilling […]

Harvest Terminates Venezuelan Deal

(Harvest Natural Resources, 2.Jan.2015) – Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. announced that the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) between Petroandina Resources Corporation N.V. (Petroandina), Pluspetrol Resources Corporation […]

Venezuela Sees US shale Boom As Bonus

(Reuters, Dmitry Zhdannikov, 16.Jun.2014) — Venezuela wants to increase oil supplies to the United States to regain some of the market share it lost over […]

Chevron, YPF Continue Vaca Muerta Development

(Chevron 10.Apr.2014) — Chevron Corporation confirmed that subsidiaries of the company have signed agreements with the Argentine oil company YPF S.A. to continue development of […]

Ecuador, China Advance Refinery Plans

(OGJ, 24.Jan.2014) — China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and the Ecuadorean government have reached an agreement regarding cooperation in a plan to construct a long-delayed […]

Perenco to Buy Petrobras Assets in Colombia

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 29.Oct.2013) – Petrobras plans to sell its interest in onshore blocks and two pipelines to France’s Perenco for $380 million […]

PDVSA Incorporates New Tankers into Fleet

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 25.Oct.2013) – PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez speaks to reporters in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela about introduction of news tankers into […]

Ramirez Moving Forward with Energy Policy

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 10.Oct.2013) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seems to be allowing Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez to take charge of moving forward […]

1St Venezuela-India Round-table in Caracas

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 7.Oct.2013) – The 1st Business Round-table meetings between Venezuelan and Indian companies took place in Caracas from October 7-9, 2013. […]

Rafael Ramirez Speech in Caracas

(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.Oct.2013) – PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez spoke with journalist in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. What follows are excerpts from the […]

Rafael Ramirez Speech in Puerto La Cruz

(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 4.Oct.2013) – Venezuela’s Oil Minister President Rafael Ramirez spoke with journalist in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. What follows are excerpts […]

LatAmNRG: Heard On The Street 3Q:13

(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2013) – Information in this section, provided by Energy Analytics Institute editors and reporters, is hearsay and thus should be treated as […]

Venezuela Reactivates Fuel Exports to Colombia

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 24.Sep.2013) – The Venezuelan government plans to reactivate a plan to supply Colombia with combustibles, according to Energy and Mining […]

Q&A with Arthur Little’s Rodolfo Guzman

(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 24.Sep.2013) – Arthur D. Little Partner Rodolfo Guzman spoke with Energy Analytics Institute in a brief interview from Houston, […]

Q&A with Tudor Pickering’s David Pursell

(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 18.Sep.2013) – Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. LLC Managing Director David Pursell spoke with Energy Analytics Institute in a […]

Honduras Awaits Initial PetroCaribe Shipments

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 13.Sep.2013) – Honduras does not expect to receive its first shipment of oil from Venezuela under PetroCaribe until Dec.2013, reported […]

Pacific Rubiales Sets Capex at $1 Bln

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 13.Sep.2013) – Pacific Rubiales plans capital expenditure outlays of $1 billion on infrastructure projects such as ports, pipelines and a […]

Argentina Says Oil Output Insufficient

(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 13.Sep.2013) – The Argentine government announced production of oil is insufficient to supply the country’s refineries. “We are lacking light […]