British Gov’t Prepares To Help With Gas Crisis
(NPR, 18.Sep.2021) — The British government is putting up to 150 army drivers on standby to operate gas tanker trucks, as the country's fuel delivery crisis continues and motorists roam...
YPFB To Boost Fuel Supplies For “Todos Santos” Weekend
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Oct.2020) — Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YFB) announced plans to boost fuel volumes to supply the general population over the weekend and through the “Todos Santos” holiday,...
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...
Venezuela Oil Collapse Stops Gas Smuggling In Colombia
(Wbur, 9.Sep.2020) — The economic hardship in Venezuela has been a huge burden for neighboring Colombia. Finally, a silver lining: the collapse of Venezuela's oil industry has stopped gas smuggling...
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.
Venezuela Tightens Grip On Fuel Stations
(Reuters, 28.Jun.2020) — Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA has told independent gas station operators it can revoke their licences “at any time”, only weeks after it cut generous fuel subsidies...
Iran To Keep Offloading Fuel Glut To Venezuela
(Reuters, 15.Jun.2020) — Iran could send two to three cargoes a month in regular gasoline sales to ally Venezuela, sources say, helping offload domestic oversupply but risking retaliation from U.S....
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,...
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...
Iran’s Message To US With Venezuela Oil Shipments
(Financial Times, 4.Jun.2020) — For the Islamic republic, it was a mission fraught with risk: send five Iranian-flagged fuel tankers through some of the world’s most crucial maritime gateways to...
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...
Maduro Vows To Raise Venezuelan Gasoline Price
(Reuters, 27.May.2020) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday pledged to begin charging citizens for gasoline, as the fourth cargo of a five-tanker flotilla bringing fuel from Iran approached the...
Third Iranian Fuel Cargo Approaches Venezuela
(Reuters, 26.May.2020) — The third cargo of an Iranian tanker flotilla carrying fuel for gasoline-thirsty Venezuela was approaching the nation’s exclusive economic zone on Tuesday as the previous two were...
First Iranian Tanker Reaches El Palito Refinery
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.May.2020) — The first of five Iranian tankers carrying gasoline and additives for making fuel from Iran to Venezuela has reached the Caribbean country’s shores....
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...
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....
PetroEcuador Dispatches Fuel From Barbasquillo
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.May.2020) — EP PetroEcuador on 2 May 2020 started dispatching super gasoline from the Barbasquillo Clean Products Terminal located in Manta in order to satisfy...
Petrobras Cuts Gasoline Prices By Near 10%
(Reuters, 12.Mar.2020) — Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras cut gasoline prices at refineries in the country by almost 10% on Thursday, the first cut since this week’s oil price collapse,...
PDVSA Steps Up Shipments To Cuba
(Reuters, 14.Feb.2020) — Venezuela’s state energy firm PDVSA has been shipping more oil this month to close ally Cuba, as tighter U.S. sanctions have worsened fuel shortages on the Caribbean...
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...
PDVSA Touts Gasoline Delivery
(Reuters, 31.Dec.2019) — With an emoji of a flexing bicep, Venezuelan state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., or PDVSA, on Tuesday celebrated what was once a routine task in...
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...
To Halt Energy Slide, Mexico Turns To A Trusted Provider: Mexico
(NYT, Elisabeth Malkin, 11.Apr.2019) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador envisions a future in which Mexico produces more oil, gasoline and electricity. But his strategy to get there relies on...
Opinion: The Incredible Plunder of Mexico’s Black Gold
(The New York Times, Ioan Grillo, 26.Mar.2019) — In the first months of this year, the word “huachicolero” — once a rarely used term — has been on the lips...
Sanctions Put Squeeze On Venezuela’s Output: Wood Mackenzie
(Wood Mackenzie, 2.Feb.2019) — The sanctions the US government has imposed against Venezuela aim to curb the Maduro government’s access to revenue from crude export. But impact could they have...
Mexico Gasoline Pipeline Leak Detected Hours Before Fatal Blast
(Reuters, 20.Jan.2019) — Mexico’s state oil firm, Pemex, did not close the valve at a leaking gasoline pipeline when first notified because it was not initially thought to be an...
Mexican Oil Theft Even Reached Drilling Rigs, President Says
(Reuters, 15.Jan.2019) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that widespread fuel theft extended to oil drilling platforms and he pledged to take actions to alleviate shortages...
Pemex Will Not Back Down From Fighting Fuel Theft
(Pemex 10.Jan.2019) — Petróleos Mexicanos continues to make progress in its efforts to normalize fuel supply. The new strategy set in motion by the Mexican Government to end “huachicoleo” (the...
Pemex Urges Citizens To Avoid Panic Shopping For Fuel
(Pemex 9.Jan.2019) — The Mexican Government, through Petróleos Mexicanos, calls for the public to avoid panic shopping, as this could generate a fuel shortage. Once more, it reminds the public...
Fuel Theft Offensive Causes Gasoline Shortage In Mexico
(Oilprice.com, Irina Slav, 7.Jan.2019) — Mexican drivers in several states are struggling to fill their tanks as the new government fights massive fuel theft by seeking to move more gasoline...
Mexico Fuel Theft Crackdown Sparks Shortages, Puts Gov’t On Defensive
(Reuters, 7.Jan.2019) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that his crackdown against fuel theft was yielding positive results, even as the intervention sparked severe fuel shortages...
Pemex Makes Progress In Supplying Fuel To Affected States
(Pemex, 6.Jan.2019) — By mandate of the Mexican Government, Pemex has made significant progress in restoring fuel distribution, using various alternative supply lines in the affected states. Although there have...
Guanajuato City And State Impacted By Gasoline Shortages In Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 5.Jan.2019) — In Guanajuato, the capital city of Guanajuato state, an estimated nine-out of a total of 14-gas stations reportedly don’t have fuel to supply...
Pemex Responds To Delays In Fuel Distribution
(Pemex, 5.Jan.2019) — Petróleos Mexicanos reports that safer transportation methods are being used as part of the Joint Plan of the Mexican Government to combat fuel theft, which has caused...
Amegas Confirms Shortage Of Gasoline In Mexico
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 3.Jan.2019) — The Mexican Association of Gasoline Businessmen (Amegas by its Spanish acronym) confirmed the shortage of gasoline in various regions of Mexico, which could...
LatAmNRG Briefs: Ecuador’s Super Gasoline, Ecuador Budget Oil Price
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 1.Jan.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs on fluctuating prices for super gasoline in Ecuador; and Ecuador’s government favoring $50.05 per barrel oil...
Petrobras Announces Details Of Subsidized Diesel Price
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 14.Dec.2018) — Petrobras said the average subsidized price of diesel to be utilized by the company at its refineries and terminals will be R$ 1.8115...
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...
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...
Santa Cruz Reports Sale of 200,000 Liters of Ethanol 92 In Four Days
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 5.Nov.2018) — Commercialization of Bolivia’s new ‘Super Ethanol 92’ gasoline reached nearly 200,000 liters in the first four days after it was introduced in the...
Bolivia To Kick Off Sale Of Super Ethanol 92 On Nov. 1
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 30.Oct.2018) — Bolivia announced it expects to initiate sale of its new Super Ethanol 92 fuel on November 1, 2018. Santa Cruz will initiate the...
Mexico’s Next Government Faces Bind In Pemex Ethane Deal
(Reuters, Diego Oré, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Brazil’s Energy Agency Opts for Argus Prices
(Argus Media, 30.Aug.2018) — Brazil's National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) will start using prices published by leading global energy and commodities price reporting and news agency...
PDVSA Leaves Argentine Gas Station to Fend for Itself
(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 15.Aug.2018) – As Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA saw its finances devastated by low oil prices and mismanagement, it funneled millions of dollars to Petrolera del Conosur...
Venezuela Petrol Prices Need to Rise to Stop Smuggling
(Reuters, Deisy Buitrago and Brian Ellsworth, 14.Aug.2018) – Venezuela’s heavily subsidised domestic gasoline prices should rise to international levels to avoid billions of dollars in annual losses due to fuel...
Venezuela Petrol To Rise to Int’l Levels
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 13.Aug.2018) — The price of Venezuela’s subsidized petrol, long one of the cheapest in world, is set to rise. Effective August 20, 2018, the price...
How Far Can Venezuela Go In Raising Gas Price?
(AFP, Esteban Rojas, 5.Aug.2018) – In Venezuela's inflation-hit economy, a single US dollar can buy 3.5 million liters of gasoline -- an absurdity that the government says it will tackle...
Pemex Inaugurates 1st Petrol Station with New Image
(Pemex, 1.Aug.2018) – The CEO of Pemex Transformación Industrial stated that the new concept will help the franchise maintain its leadership in the national market The first “Flagship” service station...
Venezuela Gasoline Price Likely to Rise
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.Jul.2018) – The price of gasoline in Venezuela is likely to increase. For some services such as gasoline, there will be a relative increase in...
Hiking Gasoline Won’t Fix Venezuela’s Fiscal Problem
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.Jul.2018) – Hiking the price of gasoline in Venezuela won’t fix the OPEC country’s fiscal problem. That’s according to recent statements from an opposition leader....
Jamaican Gas Prices Down by $0.21 per Litre
(Jamaica Gleaner, 13.Jun.2018) – Gas prices are to go down by $0.21 effective Thursday, June 14. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will sell for $132.12 per litre...
Pemex Lets Contract for Tula Refinery
(Oil and Gas Journal, Robert Brelsford, 11.Jun.2018) – Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), through its processing subsidiary Pemex Transformacion Industrial (formerly Pemex Refinacion), has let a contract to a partnership of...
Venezuelan Ranchers Affected by Gasoline Shortages
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 19.May.2017) – In recent weeks, a reported 66 companies in Venezuela dedicated to the collection of milk have closed their doors and stopped distribution activities...
Venezuela Not Selling Gasoline in Pesos
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 15.May.2017) – Venezuela expects to receive between $120,000 and $150,000 per day from the sale of its gasoline along the Colombian border, reported the daily...
Mexico’s Fuel Consumption in January 2017
(Energy Analytics Institute, Fidencio Casillas, 12.Mar.2017) – Mexico consumed 193 million liters of fuel in January 2017, state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) Gasolinera wrote in a twitter post. Of...
Mexico’s Gasoline Price Lowest in LAC Region
(Energy Analytics Institute, Fidencio Casillas, 16.Jan.2017) – The average gasoline price in Mexico, the largest Spanish speaking country in the Americas, is still the lowest amongst select countries in the...
Mexico’s Double-Digit Gasoline Price Increase
(Energy Analytics Institute, Fidencio Casillas, 5.Jan.2017) – The prices of gasoline in Mexico is set to increase gradually and up to 20 percent on average, effective January 1, 2017, although...
EP PetroEcuador Lays Out Goals for 2016
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jun.2016, Clifford Fingers III) – EP PetroEcuador revealed some of its goals for 2016, reported the state company in an official statement. The goals for 2016 include,...
Ecuador Permits Alcoholic Beverages at Service Stations
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Jun.2016, Clifford Fingers III) – Ecuador has decided it will allow its service stations to again distribute alcoholic beverages. The distribution of alcoholic beverages at the stations...
Pemex Gasoline Consumption At 22% of Total Vs. 8% in 2011
(Energy Analytics Institute, Fidencio Casillas, 5.Jun.2016) – The consumption of premium gasoline in Mexico has evolved favorably over the last six years with the Premium grade gaining territory on the...
PetroEcuador Gasoline Network of 276 Service Stations
EEnergy Analytics Institute, 1.Jun.2016, Clifford Fingers III) – EP PetroEcuador has a gasoline network comprising 276 service stations, reported the state company in an official statement. PetroEcuador affiliates operated 215...
Táchira Petrol Stations Sell 91 Grade Gasoline for Bs. 200/Liter
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 1.May.2016) – Ten gasoline stations – which form part of Venezuela’s Exclusive and Special Service stations – are selling PDVSA’s 91 grade gasoline for 200...
PetroEcuador Highlights Benefits of Esmeraldas Workover
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Apr.2016, Clifford Fingers III) – EP PetroEcuador stands to gain the most from the recent workover to the Esmeraldas Refinery, reported the state company in an official...
PetroEcuador Refineries Have 175 Mb/d Capacity
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Apr.2016, Clifford Fingers III) – EP PetroEcuador's three refineries -- Esmeraldas, La Libertad and Shushufindi -- had a combined processing capacity of 175,000 barrels per day at...