(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jan.2024) — TD Cowen downgraded Chevron Corporation’s stock to Market Perform based on its view that Permian and TCO could continue to weigh on the stock due to execution concerns. TD Cowen listed the following key points related to the downgrade: — Analysts note that CVX has […]
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The lifting of sanctions and the oil collapse of Venezuela [PDF download]
(Rafael Ramírez, 16.Nov.2023) — On 18 Oct., the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)[1] issued Licenses 43 and 44,[2] lifting the sanctions on the Venezuelan oil and mining sector that had been in place since Jan. 2019. The OFAC measure is of a temporary nature, for a period of six months, subject to compliance […]
Bunge, Chevron Acquire Argentina’s Chacraservicios
(Bunge, 5.Jul.2023) — Bunge (NYSE: BG) and Chevron’s Renewable Energy Group Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), acquired Chacraservicios S.r.l., based in Argentina, from the Italian-based Adamant Group. This latest investment in novel seeds adds a new oil source in Bunge and Chevron’s global supply chains and will help both companies meet the growing demand for […]
Chevron Launches Sale of Congo Oil Assets
(Reuters, 25.May.2023) — Chevron (CVX.N) has launched a sale process for its oil and gas assets in Congo as the U.S. energy giant continues to focus operations on newer and more profitable production, industry sources said. The Congo assets could fetch up to $1.5 billion, according to two sources close to the […]
Chevron Boosts Dividend; Reveals $75bn Stock Repurchase Program
(Chevron, 25.Jan.2023) — The Board of Directors of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) declared a quarterly dividend of one dollar and fifty-one cents ($1.51) per share, an increase of nine cents ($0.09) per share or approximately 6 percent. The dividend is payable 10 March 2023, to all holders of common stock […]
Chevron Can Resume Key Role in Venezuela’s Oil Output
(Reuters, 26.Nov.2022) — Chevron Corp on Saturday received a U.S. license allowing the second-largest U.S. oil company to expand its production in Venezuela and bring the South American country’s crude oil to the United States. The decision grants broader rights for the last big U.S. oil company still operating in […]
Chevron Delivers First Offset-Paired LNG Cargo
(Chevron, 29.Sep.2022) — Chevron Corporation‘s (NYSE: CVX) subsidiary, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Singapore Branch) (Chevron), has safely delivered its first shipment of offset-paired liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo. Greenhouse gas emissions for the cargo, from the Gorgon Project off the northwest coast of Western Australia, will be fully offset via the retirement of high-quality nature-based and energy efficiency […]
NRGBriefs: Colombian Presidential Elections; OFAC Extends Chevron License
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.May.2022) — Energy and political briefs including Colombians going to the polls to elect their next president; OFAC extending Chevron Corporation‘s license to remain in Venezuela; and failures impacting the Venezuela’s National Electric System that would require ~$10bn to fix. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Colombia — […]
NRGBriefs: Chevron Comments on Venezuelan License; SQM Results
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.May.2022) — Energy briefs including Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) holding a conference call to discuss its 1Q;22 financial results; Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSX-V: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) reporting results from 10 new drill holes targeting the Tajitos – Copala resource area, at […]
US to Ease Some Energy Sanctions on Venezuela
(CNN, 17.May.2022) — The Biden administration will begin to ease some energy sanctions on Venezuela to encourage ongoing political discussions between President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition, two senior administration officials told CNN. The first step, to be announced on Tuesday, will allow Chevron — the last major US oil company still […]
NRGBriefs: Chevron Dividend; Guyana Oil Demand; Argentina’s LNG Growth
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s Economic Minister Martín Guzmán saying that the country could generate around $15bn per year from exporting LNG starting in 2027; Sempra waiting on the US DOE the approve two LNG export projects in Mexico; the BODs of US-based Chevron Corp. (NYSE: […]
Emerging Oil Nations Reject Climate Curbs On Exploration
(Reuters, 19.Aug.2021) — The world’s newest oil-producing nations grabbed the spotlight at this week’s Offshore Technology Conference with ambitious plans to tap oil and gas discoveries in a race against a global energy transition to lower-carbon fuels. At the conference highlighting renewable and cleaner-burning fuels and investors moving bets away […]
Chevron Reveals 2Q:21 Results
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Jul.2021) — Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) reported earnings of $3.1bn or $1.60 per share – diluted for second quarter 2021 (2Q:21) compared to a loss of $8.3bn ($4.44) per share – diluted in the 2Q:20. Included in the current quarter were remediation charges associated with previously sold […]
IOCs Take Three Suriname Shallow Offshore Blocks
(Staatsolie, 18.Jun.2021) — Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (Staatsolie) announces that after evaluation of all received bids in the SHO Bid Round 2020/2021, the following companies have submitted the most favorable bids for the relevant Blocks: Chevron Exploration Suriname Limited for Block 5, and the consortium consisting of TotalEnergies and Qatar […]
Heard Venezuela: Oil Sales To Chevron
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Nov.2020) — Heard on the street in Venezuela related to the sale of Venezuelan oil to US based company Chevron Corporation. OFAC License To Sale Oil To Chevron Discussions are said ongoing between US and Venezuelan officials regarding a plan that would entail a special OFAC license […]
Chevron Eyes Biden To Preserve Venezuela Foothold
(Bloomberg, 18.Nov.2020) — Chevron’s willingness to keep a foothold in oil-rich Venezuela will now be a thorny political issue for President-elect Joe Biden to sort out. The U.S. Treasury Department extended until June 3 its authorization for Chevron to carry out essential transactions in the country to preserve its assets, […]
PetroPiar and Sinovensa restart blending activities
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Oct.2020, Words: 81) — Venezuela’s state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has reportedly restarted the PetroPiar and Sinovensa blending units, according to reports from local Venezuelan media El Nacional. The first joint venture, PetroPiar, which partners PDVSA and Chevron Corp., is reportedly […]
Rafael Ramirez: Venezuela Can Fix Its Own Oil Industry
(Argus, 8.Sep.2020) — Rafael Ramirez served as Venezuela’s oil minister from 2002-2013 and concurrent chief executive of state-owned PdV from 2004-2013, a tumultuous period marked by an oil strike and nationalizations under the late president Hugo Chavez. In this interview, edited for length and clarity, Ramirez, now in exile in […]
Chevron And Algonquin Ink Renewable Projects Deal
(Algonquin, 30.Jul.2020) — Chevron U.S.A Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. announced an agreement seeking to co-develop renewable power projects that will provide electricity to strategic assets across Chevron’s global portfolio. Under the four-year agreement, Chevron plans to generate more than […]
Chevron Announces Deal To Acquire Noble Energy
(Chevron Corp. 20.Jul.2020) — Chevron Corporation entered into a definitive agreement with Noble Energy, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $5 billion, or $10.38 per share. Based on Chevron’s closing price on 17 July 2020 and under the terms […]
Chevron Says To Acquire Noble Energy
(Chevron, 20.Jul.2020) — Chevron Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Noble Energy, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $5 billion, or $10.38 per share. Based on Chevron’s closing price on July 17, 2020 and under the terms […]
Chevron Completes Purchase Of Puma Energy (Australia)
(Chevron, 30.Jun.2020) — Chevron Australia Downstream Pty Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, today announced that it has completed the acquisition from Puma Energy Asia Pacific B.V. of all shares and equity interests of Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd for the amount of AU$425 million. The acquisition adds […]
Chevron Oil Tangled In US Sanctions On Venezuela
(Reuters, 5.Jun.2020) — A Chevron Corp crude oil cargo has become embroiled in U.S. sanctions on shipping companies for violating restrictions on doing business with Venezuela, the company confirmed on Friday. Adamant Maritime Ltd, the owner of very large crude-oil carrier (VLCC) Seahero was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of […]
Chevron Sells Azerbaijan Assets To MOL Hungarian Oil And Gas
(Chevron, 16.Apr.2020) — Chevron Corporation announced its affiliate companies have sold their non-operating interests in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) oil fields (including interests in the Western Export Route Pipeline) and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline located in Azerbaijan, to MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas PLC for a consideration of $1.57 […]
‘Dead Cow’ Oil Play Set To Be Next Permian Is Now Dead
(Bloomberg, 1.Apr.2020) — Just a bit more than 3 weeks ago, the head of Argentina’s state-run driller outlined an aggressive $1.8 billion spending plan for 2020 in the country’s Vaca Muerta shale region, based on $60-a-barrel crude. With global prices starting the year above $68, it wasn’t unrealistic. Now, all […]
Pipeline Blast Halts PetroPiar
(Argus, 10.Mar.2020) — Venezuelan state-owned PdV’s PetroPiar joint venture with Chevron suspended upgrading operations following a pipeline explosion early today, three oil workers at the facility tell Argus. The plant has since resumed partial operations and is slowly ramping back up to an unspecified level. Sulfur and hydrogen processing units […]
US Eying Not Renewing Chevron’s Venezuela Waiver
(Reuters, 6.Mar.2020) — The U.S. government is preparing to impose new measures as soon as next week to stifle Venezuela’s oil exports, including a move not to renew Chevron Corp’s license to do business with state-run company PDVSA, sources familiar with the matter said. The United States imposed harsh sanctions […]
Venezuela Weighs Privatizing Oil
(Bloomberg, 27.Jan.2020) — Facing economic collapse and painful sanctions, the socialist government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed giving majority shares and control of its oil industry to big international corporations, a move that would forsake decades of state monopoly. Maduro’s representatives have held talks with Russia’s Rosneft PJSC, […]
PDVSA Total Debt Remained Unchanged In 2019
(Reuters, 27.Jan.2020) — Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA said its financial debt fell less than 0.1% in 2019 from the prior year to some $34.5 billion, though it remained in default on its bonds as sanctions freeze it out of the global banking system. PDVSA, which is short for Petroleos […]
PDVSA PetroPiar President Eyes Higher Output
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 24.Jan.2020) — PDVSA PetroPiar President Gabriel Carmona and executives from the mixed company’s management team help meetings to discuss ways to accelerate administrative and operational processes related to the company’s Operational Bare Center (COB) and San Remo. The meetings addressed ways to increase PetroPiar’s oil […]
Chevron Gets 4th Reprieve From Venezuela Sanctions
(Argus, 17.Jan.2020) — Washington will allow Chevron and four US oil field service providers to continue operating in Venezuela until 22 April by granting a fourth waiver late yesterday from US sanctions imposed almost a year ago on the Opec country. The US Treasury Department sanctions enforcement arm, the Office […]
PDVSA, Chevron Turn Oil Blender Back Into upgrader
(Reuters, 3.Jan.2020) — Venezuela’s Petropiar facility, a joint venture between state oil company PDVSA and Chevron Corp, is once again operating as a crude upgrader after several months working as a less complex blending facility, according to a document seen by Reuters and a source with knowledge of the matter. […]
Chevron To Receive Venezuelan Oil Cargo
(Reuters, Marianna Parraga, 18.Oct.2019) — U.S. oil major Chevron Corp is scheduled this month to receive at least one cargo of crude oil from sanctioned Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, according to an internal PDVSA document. If the loading proceeds, it would be the first shipment assigned to Chevron since […]
Venezuelan Oil Output Could Be Halved Without Chevron Waiver
(S&P Global Platts, Brian Scheid, 14.Oct.2019) — Venezuelan oil production, already averaging a historic low near 600,000 b/d, could quickly plummet below 300,000 b/d if the Trump administration allows a waiver for Chevron and four US oil services companies to expire next week, analysts told S&P Global Platts. “I think […]
Energy Cos Caught In Spat Over Venezuela Sanctions
(Chron, Sergio Chapa, 7.Oct.2019) — Frequent power outages, theft of equipment, a political tug-of-war and billions of dollars in losses would seem to signal to businesses that it’s time to get out of Venezuela. But energy companies with headquarters or major operations in Houston — including the oil major Chevron […]
Maduro Hopes Putin Will Offer More Than Words
(FT.com, Michael Stott and Henry Foy, 24.Sep.2019) — Threats of military invasion, sweeping economic sanctions, people power, recognition of a rival government, even an attempted uprising — the US has tried almost everything to topple Nicolás Maduro. But Venezuela’s revolutionary socialist president is still clinging to power after six years, […]
Petrobras Finishes Maromba Field Divestment
(Petrobras, 10.Sep.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the release dated 03/08/2019, concluded the sale of its 70% interest in the Maromba field, located in shallow waters in the Campos Basin, to BW Offshore Production do Brasil Ltda. (“BWO”). The transaction was completed with the payment of the first installment of […]
Petropiar JV starts blending
(Reuters, 29.Jul.2019, Words: 316) — Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA said on Monday the Petropiar extra-heavy crude upgrader, part-owned by U.S. oil company Chevron Corp, had begun operations as a blending facility. The facility, which used to produce upgraded crude destined mainly for the U.S. market, is expected to produce […]
Peru Gives Tullow Oil Another Shot At Exploration
(Argus, 1.May.2019) — Peru reapproved a contract for UK-listed Tullow Oil to explore shallow-water block Z-64. This is Tullow’s second chance with the block, nearly a year after its original contract was cancelled. The 54,000-hectare block lies off the northern coastal department of Tumbes, where Canadian independent Frontera Energy operates […]
Ecuador Court Upholds $9bn Chevron Ruling
(AP, 13.Jul.2018) – Ecuador’s highest court has upheld a US$9.5 billion judgment against oil giant Chevron for decades of rainforest damage. Plaintiffs celebrated the constitutional court’s decision announced Tuesday night, saying it should pave the way for indigenous tribes to receive compensation for oil spills that contaminated groundwater and soil […]
Indigenous Groups Await Chevron Payments
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jul.2018) – Indigenous groups in Ecuador that were affected by activities of San Roman, California-based Chevron in the country continue to await payment from the oil giant. Ermel Chávez, from the Amazon Defense Front, recently spoke about the issue during a press conference in Ecuador. […]
Next Hot Spot for Shale Drilling? Argentina
(CNN Money, 28.Jul.2016) – Argentina has exceptional hydrocarbon reserves, but politics has greatly affected its development. The economy in Argentina is best described as a “pendulum”, going from loose economic policies in the ’80s to Washington-consensus liberalisation in the ’90s and back again under the Kirchner regime. Since the current […]
Chevron Reaches Settlement in Ecuador
(Chevron, 6.Feb.2015) – Chevron Corporation reached a settlement agreement with James Russell DeLeon, the principal funder of the fraudulent lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador. Chevron brought claims against DeLeon in Gibraltar, where DeLeon maintains a residence, for his role in funding and advancing the fraudulent lawsuit. In the settlement, DeLeon […]
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 shale oil and gas resources from the Vaca Muerta formation located in the Neuquén province in Argentina. “This is a significant step in our subsidiaries’ […]