MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Aug.2025, Words: 211) — Mexico imported 7.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of piped natural gas from its immediate neighbor to the north: the US, for the week ended 13 Aug. 2025. This compares to 7.2 Bcf/d a week earlier […]
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Back-to-back catalysts line up for US producers as domestic output tightens
VANCOUVER, BC (By USA News Group, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 1,348) — U.S. crude inventories continue to shrink despite efforts by the current administration to rebuild domestic stockpiles, with the latest EIA data showing a 3.9 million barrel decline. Earlier this year, the EIA projected strong domestic crude and gas production through 2030, even as OPEC now expects global oil demand […]
EAI Brief: Mexican piped-gas imports from the US fall to 6.5 Bcf/d from 6.8 Bcf/d
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Jun.2025, Words: 229) — Mexican piped-gas imports from the US averaged 6.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for the week ended 25 Jun. 2025. This compares to 6.8 Bcf/d last week and 6.8 Bcf/d in the same week a year […]
Around 20% of global LNG flows through Strait of Hormuz: EIA
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.June.2025, Words: 285) — About one-fifth or 20% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) traded globally in 2024 transited the Strait of Hormuz and primarily from Qatar, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). And, Asian countries from China, India, Taiwan, and South […]
Average US piped-gas exports to Mexico reach 6.7 Bcf/d, up 7.8% week-over-week
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Apr.2025) — US-piped natural gas exports to Mexico averaged 6.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for the week ended 2 Apr. 2025, up 0.5 Bcf/d or 7.8% compared to 6.2 Bcf/d the prior week. This compares to US piped-gas exports to Mexico that […]
US Gas Production to Average 114.7 Bcf/d in 2025, Rise 1.4% YOY
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Feb.2025) — US marketed natural gas production is expected to average 114.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2025, up 1.4% compared to 113.1 Bcf/d in 2024, according to recent data revealed by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This gas […]
Core Laboratories Eyes 2025 Strategic Plan with Constructive Long-term Outlook
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Jan.2025) — In 2025, Core Laboratories plans to continue to execute its strategic plan of technology investments targeted to both solve client problems and capitalize on its growth opportunities. Core said a cautious near-term approach was adopted by operators in the back half […]
US 8th LNG Export Terminal Plaquemines LNG Ships First Cargo
(Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jan.2025) — Plaquemines LNG, the US 8th liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, shipped its initial cargo on 26 Dec. 2024 just after achieving first LNG production in mid-Dec. 2024. Plaquemines LNG is 1 of only 2 US LNG export terminals to start producing LNG […]
Texas Hydrocarbon Industry at a Glance
(Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Jan.2024) — Texas is a major crude oil and natural gas producing state. Such that in calendar year 2023 its oil production represented 43% of the total US oil production, while its gas production represented 28% of the total US gas production, according to data […]
Venezuela’s Heavy Oil Output Rises Limited Following US Sanctions Relief: EIA
(EIA, 23.Oct.2023) — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) effectively lifted most U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector on October 18 for six months, paving the way for additional exports of the heavy, sour crude oil the country produces. That type of crude oil has been […]
Touchstone Completes Cascadura EIA in Trinidad
(Touchstone, 8.Aug.2022) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) announces that the Trinidad and Tobago Environmental Management Authority (“EMA”) confirmed no further information is required regarding the Cascadura Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”). The Cascadura EIA supports the Company’s application for a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (“CEC”) to conduct development operations […]
Why The Oil Bonanza Offshore Guyana Has Global Implications
(Forbes, 7.Jun.2022) — The world’s thirst for crude oil continues to grow, as exemplified by the big, 5.1 million-barrel draw from U.S. crude inventories announced by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) last week. Referring to the current historically high prices for oil and refined products, one analyst, Amrita Sen from Energy Aspects, […]
Mexico’s President Reversing Energy Reforms, Hurting Oil Production
(Houston Public Media, 12.Apr.2022) — President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador is using administrative measures to undermine the free-market reforms enacted in 2013. As a result, Mexican oil production is now more than 1 million barrels short of where the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected it would be if the reforms […]
Three Studies That Made The Difference
(Stabroek News, 8.Aug.2021) — To recap, this long-running series of Sunday Stabroek columns focusing on Guyana’s emergent oil and gas sector commenced just four months short of five years ago; on September 4, 2016! Introduction To recap, this long-running series of Sunday Stabroek columns focusing on Guyana’s emergent oil and […]
US Still Shows Strong Appetite For Russian Oil
(S&P Global, 3.Aug.2021) — The US is still showing strong demand for imports of Russian crude and fuel oil feedstocks, which analysts expect to continue as long as the economy is recovering and US sanctions keep Venezuelan crude off the market. The trend comes at a tricky time in US-Russia […]
LatAm Briefs: Train 1 Mothballing, CVP Appointments
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: rising Brazilian imports of US LNG, Ecopetrol’s electric vehicles fleet, Hess reports 2Q:21 results, Trinidad ponders mothballing Atlantic LNG’s Train 1, new appointments at CVP in Venezuela, and more. Brazil — Brazil’s imports of US […]
LatAm Exploration To Be Slammed By Low Prices
(NGI, 7.Apr.2020) — At current prices, Latin American oil reserves at risk of not being developed or pushed out into the future could amount to 16 billion barrels, according to new research by IHS Markit. The analysis looked at oil-targeting projects in Latin America which had a presumed or announced […]
US Imports Of Russian Residue Complicate Venezuela Sanctions
(Argus, 10.Feb.2020) — US Gulf Coast refiners have been increasing their imports of a crude oil residue from Russia in response to both sanctions on Venezuelan crude exports and declining prices of high sulfur fuel oil ahead of International Maritime Organization’s revamp of marine fuel sulfur regulations. The trend could […]
Venezuela Ships Petcoke Cargo To Cuba
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Nov.2019) — OPEC member country Venezuela reportedly shipped a cargo of petroleum coke to Cuba valued at an estimated $1.7 million, according to sources in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. A cargo of 26,000 metric tons of petcoke was loading onto the Lagonda tanker on 24 Nov. […]
Neuquén Holds 73% Of Argentina’s Recoverable Shale Gas
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 7.Apr.2019) — Argentina contains the second largest recoverable non-conventional natural gas resources in the world with 802.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), only trailing Asian giant China, which holds 1,115 Tcf, according to data published by US-based Energy Information Administration or (EIA). Of the resources, […]
TT Budget On Oil Price Swing
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 22.Nov.2018) — Crude oil’s importance to the TT economy is now second to natural gas, but its contribution is by no means miniscule — estimated to be 6.8 per cent of GDP in 2018 — and so the country should at least be monitoring […]
Pemex to Import U.S. LLS Crude for Oct Delivery
(Reuters, 1.Oct.2018) — Mexico’s state-run Pemex has launched a tender to buy 350,000 barrels of U.S. Light Louisiana Sweet (LLS) crude for October delivery, according to a document seen by Reuters on Monday, a deal that marks the first crude imports in over two decades. Pemex, which plans to use […]
Venezuela’s Oil Production Turning a Corner?
(FoxBusinss, Leia Klingel, 7.Aug.2018) – Oil production by Venezuela’s PDVSA may have started to improve, with the state-owned oil and gas producer reporting that production in the country is averaging 1.5 million barrels per day, as reported by Reuters. As reported by OilPrice.com, according to OPEC secondary sources, Venezuela’s oil […]
EIA Beta Interactive Data Analysis
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 26.Jul.2018) – Beta data from the EIA provide users with an interactive way to analyze multiple petroleum data. According to the most recent beta crude oil reserve data provided by the US-based Energy Information Administration, two countries in the Latin American region make the list […]
EIA Publishes Updated Venezuela Country Report
(EIA, 21.Jun.2018) – Venezuela holds the largest oil reserves in the world, in large part because of the heavy oil reserves in the Orinoco Oil Basin. In addition to oil reserves, Venezuela has sizeable natural gas reserves, although the development of natural gas lags significantly behind that of oil, reported […]
More Countries Hold Recoverable Shale Gas
(EIA, 25.Sep.2015) – The amount of unproved technically recoverable shale natural gas around the world has reached 7,576 Tcf, higher than previously estimated, according to a survey by the U.S.-based Energy Information Administration (EIA). New names were added to the list of countries with shale reserves. The U.S. holds 622.5 […]