(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Ecuador’s state-owned EP PetroEcuador laying out plans for investments of $12bn to almost double production to 804,323 boe/d by2026; Venezuela’s VP Delcy Rodriguez traveling to participate in meeting w/ Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to “reaffirm friendship bonds and deepen strategic cooperation; […]
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NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s Maduro Back in the Driver’s Seat
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Washington courting Venezuela amid the Ukraine invasion by Russia and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro likely being the biggest benefactor amid high oil prices and US desperation. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Venezuela — Talking Points: Over the short-term Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro […]
NRGBriefs: Cameron LNG Names New President
(Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Cameron LNG announcing that Whitney “Whit” Fairbanks has been named president of the co. effective 9 Mar. 2022; a webinar on 7 Apr. 2022 titled “la metamorfosis venezolana y sus oportunidades,” with Econanalitica partner AsdrĂşbal Oliveros, Datanalisis President Luis Vicente LeĂłn and international […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela Still Has Most Potential in LatAm to Boost Production
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Colombia’s state owned Ecopetrol aims to boost combined oil and gas production to 730 Mboe/d in 2024 and between 800-850 Mboe/d in 2030; Venezuela producing 791.8 Mb/d in mid-January 2022; and Venezuela being the lone country in the Latin America and the […]
NRGBriefs: CARICOM and SICA Unite at Belize Summit [PDF Downloads]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s state-owned entity YPF reporting a major reduction in gross debt; officials from CARICOM and SICA coming together at a summit in San Pedro, Belize; Gustavo Petro continuing to lead in a new election poll compiled by Colombia Opina#10 and Invamer; Guyana […]
NRGBriefs: Gustavo Petro Gaining In Popularity in Colombia
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including YPF selecting advertising and communication agency Sentidos to carry out its campaigns on different platforms; Colombia’s presidential hopeful Gustavo Petro boosting his appeal among voters amid Iván Duque’s rising unpopularity; Guyana’s gov’t continuing to review ExxonMobil‘s development plan for its Yellowtail project; […]
NRGBriefs: YPF’s 4Q:21 and FY:21 Webcast; Citgo Sales Process Moving Forward
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Frontera spudding its first exploration well in the Espejo Block in Ecuador; Argentina’s YPF holding its 4Q:21 and FY:21 webcast to discuss financial and operational results; Exxon updating on its operations offshore Guyana during its virtual Investor Day 2022 webcast [PDF download]; […]
NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Chats with Russia’s Vladimir Putin
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro chatting over the telephone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin; Invenergy naming Mary King as Executive VP People & Culture; AmCham Guyana hosts a local content forum; PEMEX reporting a rise in oil and condensate production in 2021 vs […]
Ecopetrol Reveals 4Q:21 and YE:21 Results
(Ecopetrol, 1.Mar.2022) — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL;NYSE: EC) announced the Ecopetrol Group´s financial results for the fourth quarter and year end for 2021, prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards applicable in Colombia. The financial information included in this report has been audited and is expressed in billions of Colombian […]
NRGBriefs: Japan to Support Removing Key Russian Banks from SWIFT
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) announcing that members of the senior management team will participate in various investor meetings throughout March; the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo speaking with Japan Finance Vice Minister Masato Kanda […]
NRGBriefs: Guyana Launches Local Content Registry
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) believing that the recent commencement of war between the Ukraine and Russia offers the US an opportunity to sell more arms to the invaded country (Ukraine) as well as other countries nearby that fear a similar invasion from […]
NRGBriefs: YPF conf. call; Venezuela’s Maduro advocates for peace in Ukraine conflict
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s state oil entity YPF revealing details of 4Q:21 and YE:21 results conference call on 4 Mar. 2022; Ecopetrol S.A. releasing details related to amendments to its bylaws to be submitted for consideration at the general shareholders’ meeting slated for […]
NRGBriefs: Trinidad’s Future Depends on Venezuelan Gas [PDF Downloads]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina looking to import 65 LNG cargoes in 2022 compared to 56 in 2021; Trinidad and Tobago’s reemergence over the short-term as a dominant LNG exporter will depend heavily on its ability to tap into Venezuelan offshore gas; Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) revealing […]
NRGBriefs: Nucor Corp. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including the BODs of Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) declaring the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.50/shr on Nucor’s common stock; Select Energy Services reporting revenue of $255mn generated during the 4Q:21, up 25% sequentially from the 3Q:21; B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: […]
NRGBriefs: TotalEnergies and APA Corp. Report Suriname Find
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including TotalEnergies and APA Corp. reporting another significant find offshore Suriname in Block 58; APA Corp. announcing 4Q:21 financial results and planning a conference call to discuss the results; US sanctions on Russia and its ties with Venezuela; PDVSA President AsdrĂşbal Chávez travelling […]
NRGBriefs: University of Guyana Students Invited to Oil Conference
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Atlas Renewable Energy securing financing with BNB for the construction of Lar do Sol – Casablanca II Solar Plant in Brazil; and the International Energy Conference and Exhibition- Guyana 2022 in Georgetown, Guyana again opening the exhibit for free to University of […]
NRGBriefs: Guyana VP Jagdeo Reveals NOC Aspirations by 3Q:22
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including the International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana saying it will allow the first 80 University of Guyana students to enter its conference for free on 16 Feb. 2022; Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo talking about the potential launch of the country’s national […]
NRGBriefs: Frontera Sets Guyana Exploration CAPEX at $110-$130mn
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Frontera Energy anticipating Guyana exploration CAPEX of $110-$130mn in 2022 and CGX Energy anticipating further investments of $5-$10mn for the Berbice Deepwater Port Project; Kootenay Silver saying JV operator Aztec Minerals Corp. reported a broad, high grade, gold intercept in the first RC drill hole […]
NRGBriefs: Vista Reporting a 42% Rise in P1 Reserves [PDF Downloads]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s energy transition accompanying the country’s growth process; Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VIST; BMV: VISTA) reporting its estimated YE:21 certified proved (P1) oil and gas reserves rising 42% YOY; and Kosmos Energy seeking to link executive compensation to […]
NRGBriefs: Trinidad Energy Minister Meets with Executives about Project Lara
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Stuart Young, Trinidad and Tobago’s head at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries meeting with corporate executives at BP, Shell and Lightsource BP about the Project Lara; and Texas-based Exxon’s commenting on carbon capture and storage (CCS); and more. LATIN AMERICA […]
NRGBriefs: St. Kitts and Nevis’ Energy Report Card [PDF Downloads]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including St. Kitts and Nevis’ Energy Report Card (ERC) providing an overview of the energy sector performance; and SBM Offshore reporting a dividend increase based on strong performance, and record order book providing cashflow visibility until 2050 of $29.5bn. LATIN AMERICA AND THE […]
NRGBriefs: Maduro Says No Presidential Elections Until At Least 2025
(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Colombia signing a MOU w/ The Netherlands to create a hydrogen export channel; Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro saying there will be no presidential elections in 2024; and more. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Colombia — Colombia signed a MOU w/ The Netherlands […]
NRGBriefs: Argentina’s President Meets with Putin
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Grupo EnergĂa Bogotá commencing assembly of the first tower of its north project in Chocontá (Cundinamarca); Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez visiting Russia to discuss energy, industry, environmental and financing issues w/ his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin; and EP PetroEcuador General Manager Äştalo […]
NRGBriefs: Trinidad’s Gas and LNG Production Fell in Nov. 2021
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) reporting gas, oil and LNG production figures for Jan.-Nov. 2021; and B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) announcing that the government of Mali recently granted B2Gold’s Malian subsidiary a […]
NRGBriefs: BCV Reports Income from FX Sales from PDVSA
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s income from foreign currency sales to the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) obtained from PDVSA reaching $3.292bn in 2021; and ExxonMobil continuing to progress its low cost of supply deepwater developments in Guyana. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Guyana — ExxonMobil […]
NRGBriefs: De Novo Prepares Zandolie’s Subsea Structure
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including EP PetroEcuador and Abastecedora Ecuatoriana de Combustibles S.A. (ABASTIBLES S.A.) signing a petroleum products contract; shares of Frontera Energy and CGX Energy halting on rumors of a find offshore Guyana at the Kawa well; and DeNovo’s Zandolie subsea structure being readied for […]
NRGBriefs: Argentina’s Energy Secretariat and ENARGAS Talk Energy
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s Energy Secretariat DarĂo MartĂnez chatting w/ ENARGAS’ Federico Bernal Hermitte to discuss actions necessary to strengthen the energy sector; and the Bristow Group’s plans to reveal fiscal 3Q results on 3 Feb. 2022. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Argentina — Argentina’s […]
NRGBriefs: Guyana Budget Speech; Peru Oil Leak [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Chile’s Enap planning to invest $111.2mn in its Aconcagua Refinery; Guyana’s budget speech for the fiscal year 2022 by Dr. Ashni K. Singh; an oil leak offshore Peru; and the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce carbon emissions. LATIN […]
NRGBriefs: ExxonMobil’s Results Call, GoldMining Appointment
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including ExxonMobil’s results call; and GoldMining Inc. (TSX: GOLD) (NYSE American: GLDG) appointing Eric Chen as Director of Mineral Resources for the co. NORTH AMERICA US — Darren Woods, chairman and CEO; Kathy Mikells, SVP and CFO; and Stephen Littleton, Investor Relations VP and […]
NRGBriefs: Road Blockages in Southern BolĂvar Impacting Oil Production
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including road blockages impacting gas service to at least 5,618 users in the municipalities of Cantagallo and San Pablo, in southern BolĂvar department; geopolitical issues in Iran and Ukraine potentially positively impacting Venezuela; and TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) (PARIS:FTI) planning to issue its 4Q:21 earnings […]
NRGBriefs: PDVSA Debt Stood at $35bn at YE:21
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro visiting w/ his counterparts in Suriname and Guyana to discuss oil and gas matters; and Venezuela’s state oil giant PDVSA revealing its total debt stood at $34.894bn at YE:21. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Brazil — Brazil’s President […]
NRGBriefs: Fedeunep Calling for Dollarization of Salaries
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Chile’s state oil and gas entity ENAP celebrating 66 yrs of operations at the Aconcagua Refinery; construction of Mexico’s Olmeca Refinery progressing according to SENER’s plans; and Fedeunep pushing for the dollarization of salaries in Venezuela. Chile — Since its foundation 66 […]
NRGBriefs: Argentina Asks Users to Reduce Energy Demand
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s Energy Secretariat DarĂo MartĂnez asking users to reduce their energy demand during peak hours; and Acipet denouncing the kidnapping of engineer Diego Fernando Lozano in Norte de Santander Bogotá. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Argentina — High temperatures and high energy […]
NRGBriefs: Argentine Power Outage
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s Energy Secretariat DarĂo MartĂnez inspecting facilities in Buenos Aires in an attempt to restore electric power service to parts of the city amid a roaring heat wave; and Ecuador receiving its first import of liquefied natural gas from Sycar LLC. LATIN […]
NRGBriefs: Chile Eyes Reducing CO2 Emissions by 35% by 2030
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Chile enacting the country’s first Energy Efficiency Law in its history; bp naming AndrĂ©s Guevara De la Vega as its new president over bp in Spain; and more. EUROPE Spain — AndrĂ©s Guevara De la Vega has been name as the new […]
NRGBriefs: Barinas Governor Election in Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including results from the 9 Jan. 2022 governor election in Venezuela’s Barinas state; and the Deer Park refinery sale to Pemex surviving a court challenge in a federal court in Houston. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Mexico — The Deer Park refinery sale […]
NRGBriefs: Argentina Assumes Presidency of Celac
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández assuming the presidency of Celac; and Ecuador continuing to recuperate its oil production after resuming ops at it SOTE and OCP pipelines. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Argentina — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández assumed the presidency of Celac […]
NRGBriefs: Suriname’s Oil Sector Awaits Time to Shine
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Suriname awaiting its turn to be bathed in the glare of its own oil wealth; and Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) pricing an aggregate $1bn of senior notes. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Suriname — W/ Guyana currently bathed in the spotlight created by the […]
NRGBriefs: Bolivia’s Urea Exports to Argentina, Brazil, and Peru
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Bolivia’s urea production gaining mkt shr in Argentina, Brazil and Peru in less than 4 mths; Chile building more than 6,600MW of renewable, solar and wind energy in 2021; EP PetroEcuador lifting force majeure after completing work on bypasses at the Trans-Ecuadorian […]
NRGBriefs: Presidential Elections in Brazil and Colombia
(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including presidential elections in Brazil and Colombia this yr could see showdowns between Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro as well as Gustavo Petro and a new candidate perhaps from Iván Duque Márquez’s party respectively; Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presenting the country’s […]
NRGBriefs: Buenos Aires Power Outages
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including power outages in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Brazilian fuel distributors supplying 1.3bn liters of biofuels in the 1Q:22; Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly deciding to back Juan GuaidĂł for another yr; and more. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Argentina — Residents in various sectors […]
NRGBriefs: Great Panther Files Defense to Infractions
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Dec.2021) — Energy briefs including Great Panther filing a defense to three infraction notices delivered to its Brazilian subsidiary, Mina Tucano Ltda.; and Enbridge Inc. closing a deal whereby an Enbridge subsidiary sold its 38.9% non-operating minority ownership interest in Noverco Inc. to Trencap L.P. LATIN AMERICA […]
NRGBriefs: Ecopetrol Fined for Caño Cacayal Contamination
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Dec.2021) — Energy briefs including Ecopetrol S.A. revealing the Sustainable Development Corporation of the Macarena Special Management Area CORMACARENA, through Resolution No. PS-GJ.1.2.6.21.2094 of 2021, imposed a fine of 20 monthly minimum wages to the co. due to the contamination of Caño Cacayal; Venezuela’s oil production set to […]
NRGBriefs: Argentine Pipeline Tender, Lebanon Summit
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2021) — Energy briefs including Argentina revealing plans for a tender for the start of the process for the construction of the first stage of the NĂ©stor Kirchner Gas Pipeline and the Transport.Ar National Production Gas Pipeline System; the EU welcoming the “largely calm and peaceful atmosphere” […]
NRGBriefs: Ecopetrol Conf. Call
(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Nov.2021) — Energy briefs including plans by Ecopetrol S.A. to host its 3Q:21 conf. call; Venture Global LNG and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) inking two 20yr sales and purchase agreements to supply 4 mt/a of LNG from Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility; and more LATIN AMERICA […]
NRGBriefs: Atlantic LNG’s Carbon Abatement Plan
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Oct.2021) — Energy briefs including Atlantic LNG revealing its carbon abatement strategy; Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras reducing its gross debt load to $59.6bn in the 3Q:21; and more. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Colombia — GoldMining Inc. (TSX: GOLD) (NYSE American: GLDG) entered into and closed an […]
NRGBriefs: Liza Unity FPSO Reaches Guyana
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Oct.2021) — Energy briefs including the Liza Unity FPSO reaching Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block; liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) reaching approximately 12mn users across Colombia; and more. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Brazil –Brazil’s ANP published the complete version of the Brazilian Statistical Yearbook of Petroleum, Natural Gas […]
NRGBriefs: Colombia Eyes Net-zero Deforestation By 2030
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Oct.2021) — Energy briefs including CorporaciĂłn Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) announcing final results of a previously announced offer to purchase for cash outstanding notes due in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Colombia aiming to achieve net-zero deforestation by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050; Frontera Energy […]
NRGBriefs: Guyana Courts The UAE Or Vice Versa
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Oct.2021) — Energy briefs including details of Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali courting investors in the UAE; the repercussions in Caracas from the extradition of Alex Saab to Miami from Capo Verde, and Shell Trinidad and Tobago eyeing finally signing a PSC for development of the 2.7 Tcf […]
NRGBriefs: Renewable Energy Ops In The Caribbean
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Oct.2021) — Energy briefs including details of four renewable energy-exporting opportunities in the Caribbean in Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana; TotalEnergies extending the contract for the Maersk Voyager in Angola for Ondjaba-1; and more. EVENTS — The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum 2021 takes place from […]