BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Jan.2025) — Argentina’s state-owned YPF SA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 3 Indian companies for the export of up to 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of Argentine liquefied natural gas (LNG). The MOU was signed with Oil and Natural […]
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Argentina Energy 2019: Oil & Gas, Lithium and Energy Transition
(Institute of the Americas, 4.Apr.2019) — On March 27-28, the Institute of the Americas convened its annual Energy Roundtable in Buenos Aires with the participation of over 100 representatives from the federal, provincial and city government, regulators, industry, academia and civil society. The two day Roundtable counted several high level […]
How Will Guyana Deal With Its Oil Windfall?
(CNNMoney, Talib Visram, 4.Sep.2018) — The South American country with the smallest GDP is about to burst with oil. ExxonMobil found oil off Guyana’s coast in 2015, and believes the reserves are big. Conservative estimates project to about 4 billion barrels. Some experts think there’s more to be found in […]
Petrotrin Severance to Cost at Least $1 Bln
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 31.Aug.2018) — Severance packages for Petrotrin workers will cost upwards of $1 billion, Energy Minister Franklin Khan estimated yesterday. But compared to the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery’s annual loss—estimated at $2 billion—that’s a small price to pay. Khan said the company was still “crunching the numbers” […]
Whither Guyana?
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 14.Aug.2018) – On a per capita basis, Guyana is already probably the most resource-rich country on the planet, but is still the poorest English-speaking country, and the 2nd poorest overall after Haiti, writes an Caribbean region economist. As the size of oil discoveries in […]
Review Guyana Oil Spill Plans Before Signing Contracts
(Kaieteur News, 30.Jul.2018) — Before any contract is signed with an oil operator, the government should require that it presents and obtains approval for contingency plans in the case of emergency. According to the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), these contingencies should include the availability of equipment and expertise to […]