(Argus, 26.Jun.2018) â Venezuelan state-owned PdV is restarting its 210,000 b/d PetroPiar upgrader this week after completing month-long repairs, PdV and energy ministry officials said. […]
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Rick Perry Wants Argentina be More Like Texas
(Bloomberg, 17.Jun.2018) â The U.S. government is getting in on a shale boom 5,000 mi (8,000 km) from home. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will help […]
Venezuela Upgraders Halting Ops Amid Export Crisis
(Reuters, Deisy Buitrago, Marianna Parraga, 12.Jun.2018) â Venezuelaâs state-run PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] and partners have halted operations at two upgraders that convert extra-heavy oil into exportable […]
Venezuela Wonât Have Enough Oil To Export By 2019
(OilPrice.com, Robert Rapier, 12.Jun.2018) â On May 21st President Donald Trump signed a new executive order prohibiting certain oil-related transactions with Venezuela. GlobalData, a leading […]
PDVSA Completes First Ship-to-Ship Transfer
(Kallanish Energy, 11.Jun.2018) — Venezuelaâs PDVSA has reportedly completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer last week, in a move to tackle the severe bottleneck of […]
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 […]
Brazil Raises $830 Mln in Pre-Salt Auction
(Efe, 7.Jun.2018) â Brazil raised 3.15 billion reais (around $830 million) in fixed signing bonuses on Thursday in its fourth auction of oil blocks in […]
Venezuelaâs 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 […]
Chevron, Hess, Kosmos Finalizing 1st Prospect Test in Suriname
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 30.May.2018) â- Kosmos Energy, Chevron Corporation and Hess Corporation are close to finalizing prospects tests in Block 42 in Suriname. […]
Venezuelaâs Energy Sectors Remain Attractive, Unattractive
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.May.2018) — Venezuelaâs upstream, downstream and midstream sectors remain attractive, yet unattractive to investors. Why the contradiction? The three sectors remain highly […]
Venezuela’s Ex-Oil Czar Sees Economic Collapse Accelerating
(AP, 27.May.2018) â Venezuela’s former oil czar said crude production in the OPEC nation will continue to plummet in the aftermath of President Nicolas Maduro’s […]
The Insignificance of Venezuelaâs 342-Year R/P Ratio
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 24.May.2018) â Venezuelaâs reserves-to-production or R/P ratio was a remarkable 342 times in 2016 based on reserves of 300.9 […]
Venezuelaâs Oil Sector Glory Days [EAItv]
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 1.May.2018) â A brief look at Venezuelaâs oil sector glory days. Will they return?
Vaca Muerta Megaproject â A Fracking Carbon Bomb In Patagonia
(Observatorio Petrolero Sur, 5.Feb.2018) â Vaca Muerta is a leading case for the next generation of fossil fuels. Big Oil and Gas companies are keen […]
Shell Made Mistake Pulling Out of Guyana basin
(CaribbeanLife, Bert Wilkinson, 31.Jan.2018) â Now that Guyanaâs oil and gas basin has been deemed as one of the hottest and most exciting prospects in […]
Big Oil Flocks To Argentina As Permian Land Prices Skyrocket
(Oilprice.com, Charles Kennedy, 15.Sep.2016) â The Permian Basin has become so hot that some oil companies are starting to stay away, instead looking at frontiers […]
YPF Announces Plans for 20 Areas in RĂo Negro, Chubut
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 7.May.2016) â YPF plans to divest of as many as 20 areas in Argentina where the company has a partial […]
H5 Settles with Chevron Over Ecuador Lawsuit
(Chevron Corporation, 3.Sep.2015) â Chevron Corporation reached a settlement agreement with H5, a California-based e-discovery and litigation services firm. In the settlement, H5 has withdrawn […]
Q&A with Chevron LatAmâs Susana Brugada
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 7.Aug.2013) â Chevron Latin America Business Unit Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator Susana Brugada spoke with Energy Analytics Institute […]
Journalist Round Table with Rafael Ramirez
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 31.Jul.2013) â PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez held a small round table with journalist in Caracas, Venezuela. What follows are excerpts […]