BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Sep.2025, Words: 297) — The Bolivian transport sector is feeling the pressure of a fuel shortage. This as the International Passenger Transport Association revealed that transport operations across the land-locked country have been reduced by approximately 70% due to the fuel shortage, […]
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Petrobras on Commercial Strategy for Diesel and Gasoline
(Petrobras, 16.May.2023) — Petrobras informs that its Executive Board approved yesterday, 15 May 2023, the commercial strategy to define Petrobras’ diesel and gasoline prices, replacing the pricing policy for gasoline and diesel commercialized by its refineries. The commercial strategy uses market references such as: (a) the customer’s alternative cost, as […]
ExxonMobil Moves Forward with Largest Renewable Diesel Facility in Canada
(ExxonMobil, 26.Jan.2023) — ExxonMobil announced its majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd, will invest about $560mn to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada. The project at Imperial’s Strathcona refinery is expected to produce 20,000 barrels of renewable diesel per day primarily from locally sourced feedstocks […]
Diesel Prices in 2023? Don’t Expect Much Relief
(Investor’s Business Day, 29.Dec.2022) — U.S. diesel prices hit all time highs in 2022 as demand surged and supplies of the critical heating and transportation fuel tightened. However, analysts expect diesel prices to come down in 2023, even as supplies will remain tight. So Ed, why don’t we start with […]
PDVSA Extends Diesel Sales in Dollars, Cutting Subsidy
(Reuters, 30.May.2022) — Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA has ordered over a hundred stations to begin selling diesel in dollars, reducing a subsidy that had allowed truckers and public transportation drivers to fill their tanks almost for free, according to documents and sources. Venezuela had set a diesel retail price of $0.50 […]
YPF Taking Steps to Provide Diesel to Farmers Amid Shortage Concerns
(S&P Global, 30.Mar.2022) — YPF, the biggest oil producer and refiner in Argentina, said late March 29 that it is taking steps to meet farmers’ diesel demand during the spring harvest of major export crops, as concerns swell of shortages. The state-backed company said that through its more than 100 […]
Petrobras On Record S-10 Diesel Sales
(Petrobras, 13.May.2021) — Petrobras reports that in April it registered total diesel sales of around 824,000 bpd, representing 59% growth in comparison with sales in April 2020. In the comparison with April 2019, without the impacts on demand resulting from the pandemic, there was a growth of 12%. Also in […]
Petrobras Reports Rise In S-10 Diesel Sales
(Petrobras, 1.Apr.2021) — Petrobras informs that in March it recorded total diesel sales in the amount of 791 thousand bpd, representing growths of 35% and 17% when compared to sales in the same month of 2020 and 2019, respectively. Also in March 2021, Petrobras surpassed the sales record for S-10 […]
LatAm Briefs: Ambar Eyes Bolivian Gas, PDVSA Shuts CardĂłn Refinery
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Mar.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean regions Bolivia and Venezuela including Ambar executives seeking a deal for piped gas from Bolivia’s YPFB, PDVSA shutting its CardĂłn Refinery in FalcĂłn state, and Venezuela reportedly shipping around 50% of its diesel production to Cuba. Ambar […]
YPFB To Boost Fuel Supplies For “Todos Santos” Weekend
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Oct.2020) — Yacimientos PetrolĂferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YFB) announced plans to boost fuel volumes to supply the general population over the weekend and through the “Todos Santos” holiday, according to an internal report from the Department of Corporate Commercialization at the state entity. The increased volumes are needed […]
Fuel Shortages Persist Across Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Oct.2020) — Venezuela continues to suffer from severe shortages of fuel from gasoline to diesel and across the entire country despite the recent arrival of three Iranian tankers with manly gasoline supplies. Fuel shortages continue across the OPEC-member country since the second shipment this year of Iranian […]
Petrobras Reports Record S-10 Diesel Production, Sales
(Petrobras, 7.Oct.2020) — Petrobras reports that in September, for the fourth month in a row, it surpassed the record production of S-10 low sulfur diesel, reaching the 1.89 million mÂł mark. Also, in September, Petrobras reached the sales record of the same product when 1.91 million mÂł were sold. The […]
ANP To Temporary Reduce Biodiesel Mixture To 11%
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Oct.2020) — The ANP Collegiate Board approved on 7 October 2020 the exceptional and temporary reduction of the mandatory mixture of biodiesel-to-diesel oil to 11% from 12% in the months of November and December 2020. The measure is necessary to continue with national supply, since biodiesel supply […]
Brazil Updates Biodiesel Auction Details
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Oct.2020) — An updated schedule for the 76th Biodiesel Auction has been published on the auction page on the website of Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP by its Portuguese acronym), the regulator announced 7 October 2020 in an official statement. RELATED STORY: […]
Petrobras Reports Record S-10 Diesel, LPG Production
(Petrobras, 9.Sep.2020) — Petrobras announced that, for the third month in a row, it has broken the production record of S-10 Diesel, low-sulfur diesel. In August, the company’s refineries processed 1.84 million mÂł of the product, a volume slightly higher than in July, when it reached 1.81 million mÂł, and […]
Ecuador Applies Fuels Price Band
EP PetroEcuador will apply the fixation and publication of prices in Ecuador’s clean products terminals in compliance with executive decree no. 1054 of 19 May 2020, by means of which the “regulation of prices of petroleum derivatives” was amended.
Guaido Team Promises Fuel Surge In Venezuela
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s US-backed political opposition is promising to restore stable fuel supply in two weeks if it takes power, kicking off with crude-for-products swaps. In an initial stage, such swaps would be carried out with Citgo, the US refining arm of Venezuela’s US-sanctioned national oil company PdV. Gasoline […]
Venezuela’s Gasoline System Fails To End Epic Lines
(Reuters, 7.Jun.2020) — Hundreds of Venezuelans queued up in miles-long lines to try to fill their cars with subsidized gasoline over the weekend, a week after President Nicolas Maduro launched a new dual-price system aimed at easing an acute fuel shortage. Maduro on May 30 announced the new system in […]
Venezuela, In Historic Shift, Scales Back Fuel Subsidy
(WSJ, 31.May.2020) — The regime of Nicolás Maduro, grappling with intense gasoline shortages, said it will scale back its longstanding fuel subsidy and privatize service stations, in a significant shift for Venezuelans long accustomed to filling up their cars free of charge. The measures, which take effect on Monday, are […]
US Seeks Ways To Halt Iran’s Oil Sales To Venezuela
(Wall Street Journal, 20.May.2020) — The Trump administration is weighing new sanctions and other legal steps to disrupt Iranian oil exports to Venezuela, U.S. officials said, in response to what the U.S. considers the Islamic Republic’s attempts to make inroads into Latin America. The possibility of new U.S. sanctions and […]
Iran’s Oil Supply To Venezuela Eases Glut
(Argus, 19.May.2020) — Iran’s gasoline shipments to Venezuela are helping to ease a supply glut at home, where demand has collapsed because of strict measures to check the Covid-19 pandemic. The shipments and Tehran’s parallel support for Venezuelan state-owned PdV’s effort to repair its refining system have the added effect […]
Argentina Extends Diesel, Gasoline Frice Freeze
(Argus, 30.Jan.2020) — Argentina’s government said Thursday it has extended a freeze on diesel and gasoline prices until the end of February, as it tries to reel in one of the highest inflation rates in the world. The freeze had been due to end Friday, but the country’s president, Alberto […]
YPFB Guarantees Fuel Supplies Across Bolivia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Jan.2020) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos PetrolĂferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) guaranteed residents in La Paz and interior portions of the land-locked country that there was sufficient supplies of special gasoline and diesel oil to fulfill demand. YPFB made the announcement 14 January 2020 in […]
YPFB Dispatches Fuel, LPG From Senkata Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 23.Nov.2019) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos PetrolĂferos Fiscales Bolivianos announced the dispatch of 1.8 million liters of gasoline and diesel and 10,119 bottles (cylinders) of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the cities of La Paz and El Alto after suspension of a blockade at […]
Petrobras Says Daily Gasoline And Diesel Prices Available On Website
(Petrobras, 22.Apr.2019) — Petrobras informs that as of today, the daily prices of gasoline and diesel in each of its points of sale throughout the national territory are available on its website www.petrobras.com.br. ***
Petrobras Informs About Studies Of Caixa EconĂ´mica Federal To Sell Its Shares
(Petrobras, 17.Apr.2019) — Petrobras says it has received correspondence from Caixa EconĂ´mica Federal informing that it is studying the possibility of selling shares that they hold issued by Petrobras, having formed a syndicate of financial and legal advisors to evaluate viable alternatives, with the possibility of holding a secondary public […]
Bolivia Eyes 30% Increase In Hydrocarbon Subsidy In 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 1.Dec.2018) — Bolivia envisions a 30% increase in its hydrocarbon subsidy due to the rise in the price of oil in international markets. The higher oil prices and subsequent subsidy under Bolivia’s General State Budget for 2019, also known as PGE-2019, will result in increased […]
Petrobras Announces Adjustment Of Diesel Sale Price
(Petrobras, 29.Nov.2018) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 29, 2018 informs that, due to the methodology established in the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Resolution no. 743 of 8/27/18, the average price of diesel will be R$1.7984 per liter in the period from November 29, 2018 to […]
PetroEcuador To Open Envelopes For Import Of 3 MMBbls Of Premium Diesel
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart and Ian Silverman, 28.Nov.2018) — EP PetroEcuador will open envelopes related to the importation of 3,120,000 barrels plus or minus (+/-) 2% of Premium Diesel on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 12 noon. Approximately 38 companies qualified for the bidding process and were invited to […]
EP Petroecuador To Open Envelopes For Diesel No. 2 Tender
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 13.Nov.2018) — EP Petroecuador will open envelopes today related to the import of 3,120,000 barrels (plus or minus 2%) of No. 2 Diesel Oil No. Approximately 36 companies qualified for the tender through registration via EP Petroecuador’ Suppliers Registry of the International Trade Management, the […]
Is Your Gasoline Burning Out Faster?
(Trinidad Express, Sandhya Santoo, 7.Nov.2018) — Is super gasoline burning faster? This is the claim by some motorists who are insisting that the fuel is burning faster, leading to lower mileage per litre and higher costs. And many taxi drivers say that the Super gasoline is causing economic hardship. Some […]
Mexico’s Next Government Faces Bind In Pemex Ethane Deal
(Reuters, Diego OrĂ©, 17.Oct.2018) — Mexico’s incoming government will soon inherit a costly dilemma over an ethane supply contract between national oil company Pemex and a consortium led by a unit of Brazilian builder Odebrecht. Under the contract’s terms, Pemex has had to supply ethane well below current market prices. […]
Pemex Rolls Out New Fuel Additive To Protect Gasoline Engines
(Pemex, 11.Oct.2018) — Pemex introduced the new gasoline additive that will be added into Pemex Magna and Pemex Premium fuels, the additive will be promoted under the brand name of Pemex Aditec. This fuel additive is environmentally friendly, and will keep the engine up to 97 per cent free of […]
Khan: No Fuel Supply Disruption
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 26.Sep.2018) — Energy Minister Franklin Khan has assured there would be no disruption in fuel supply to the travelling public with the closure of the Petrotrin Refinery next Monday. Khan was responding to a question in the House yesterday from Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee […]
Jamaica: Gas Prices Down $0.72, Diesel Down $0.35
(Jamaica Gleaner, 12.Sep.2018) — Gas prices are to go down by $0.72 tomorrow Thursday, September 13 The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will sell for $137.82 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will sell for $140.65. Automotive diesel oil will go down by $0.35 per litre to […]
Mexican Fuel Consumption 778 Mb/d: Jan.-Jul. 2018
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 3.Sep.2018) — During the first seven months of 2018, the average consumption of gasoline in Mexico was 778,000 barrels per day, or 124 million liters per day. Of the total, approximately 659,000 barrels per day, or 85% of total consumption, corresponded to Pemex Magna, while […]
Kamla Floats Guyana Help for Trinidad Refinery
(Stabroek News, 2.Sep.2018) — Trinidad Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar has raised the prospect of Guyana oil being used to rescue the beleaguered Petrotrin refinery but Prime Minister Keith Rowley last evening said the aged facility had no reasonable prospect. Defending the decision by his government to close the over […]