CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2026, Words: 199) â Officials from Trinidad and Tobagoâs Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) met with representatives from ExxonMobil Trinidad and Tobago Limited and Occidental Petroleum (Oxy). The meeting took place at MEEIâs head office, International Waterfront Complex, Port of Spain.
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Construction of Phase 2 of STRATOS direct air capture facility now complete
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.May.2026, Words: 187) â Occidental (OXY) said construction of Phase 2 of the STRATOS direct air capture (DAC) facility is now complete. This is the second 250,000 tons per year of capacity. It includes the final 2 air contactor trains and updated pellet […]
OXY reports average 1Q:26 production of 1,426 thousand Mboe/d
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.May.2026, Words: 195) â Occidental (OXY) said total global production in the first quarter 2026 (1Q:26) averaged 1,426 thousand Mboe/d. This surpassed the high end of guidance led by contributions from the Permian, Rockies and Gulf of America business units.
OXY reveals CEO succession, replacement to succeed Vicki Hollub
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.May.2026, Words: 115) â The board of directors of Houston-based Occidental (OXY) named senior vice president and chief operating officer Richard Jackson to succeed Vicki Hollub as president and chief executive officer upon her retirement. Jackson will join the board, effective 1 Jun. RELATED: […]
PRESS DIGEST 9 APR. 2026: Petrobras deal with Petronas; OXY Bandit find; Dos Bocas fire
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2026, Words: 190) â The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span company details on PETROBRAS, OXY, Woodside Energy, Chevron, and PEMEX, among others. Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not […]
OXY reports oil find in the Gulf of America (formerly GOM) at Bandit
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2026, Word: 184) â Occidental (OXY) announced an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America (formerly the Gulf of Mexico), about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast. The exploration well, located in Green Canyon Block 680, encountered […]
Westlawn Americas Offshore enters Peru wth 3 offshore blocks operated by Oxy
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Sep.2025, Words: 319) â Westlawn Americas Offshore LLC (WAO) completed a transaction in which it acquired a 30% non-operated working interest in the Z-61, Z-62, and Z-63 blocks offshore Peru. The working interest was acquired pursuant to the farmout agreement signed previously between […]
1PointFive reveals 50,000 metric ton CO2 removal deal with JPMorganChase
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jun.2025, Words: 329) â JPMorganChase entered a deal with 1PointFive for the purchase of 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over 10 years enabled by direct air capture (DAC). 1PointFive’s first DAC facility, STRATOS, is currently under construction in […]
Oxy’s 1PointFive and ADNOC’s XRG to evaluate JV to develop south Texas DAC hub
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.May.2025, Words: 487) â Occidental (Oxy) and its subsidiary 1PointFive reached an agreement with XRG, ADNOC‘s investment company, to evaluate a potential joint venture (JV) to develop a direct air capture (DAC) facility in South Texas. The strategic DAC framework agreement was signed […]
CERAWeek: Oxy CEO Vicki Hollub Says First Phase of DAC Plant Online by YE:25
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Philipp Markopulos, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Mar.2025) â Occidental Petroleum looks to have the first phase of its 500,000 tons per year carbon dioxide (CO2) capture facility near Odessa online in mid-summer 2025, the company’s CEO Vicki Hollub said during CERAWeek by S&P Global. “Right now we’re building what […]
Colombia’s Petro Calls for Sale of Ecopetrol Fracking Operations in US
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters, 4.Feb.2025) â Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for the sale of state oil firm Ecopetrol‘s fracking operations in the United States to invest in clean energy. The leftist leader’s request was made to his minister of mines and energy, Andres Camacho, in an unusual […]
Ecopetrol and Oxy extend Midland development plan in the Permian Basin
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Feb.2025) â Ecopetrol Permian LLC and Occidental Petroleum Corp (Oxy) extended development of their Rodeo Midland Basin LLC, located in the Permian Basin (Texas, USA). Ecopetrol and Oxy originally established the Rodeo joint venture (JV) in Jul. 2019.
Massive New IPO to Hoist Venture Global Into Energy Elite
(Bloomberg, 14.Nov.2024) â Venture Global LNG Inc. is poised to join the upper echelon of US energy companies that includes Occidental Petroleum Corp. and PG&E Corp. with one of the worldâs biggest IPOâs of the year. The Gulf Coast natural gas exporterâs plan to file for an initial public offering […]
Oxy Reports 3Q:24 Results, Updates on OxyChem (PDF Downloads)
(Oxy, 12.Nov.2024) â Occidental announced net income attributable to common stockholders of $964mn, or $0.98 per diluted share and adjusted income attributable to common stockholders of $977mn, or $1.00 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2024. “Strong operational performance across all segments has resulted in our highest quarterly […]
Ecopetrol and Petrobras ordered to halt drilling at gas well offshore Colombia
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (Bloomberg, 13.Sep.2024, Words: 294) â A Colombian judge ordered Ecopetrol SA and Petroleo Brasileiro SA to halt the drilling of a gas well in the nationâs Caribbean waters after an Indigenous community sought legal protection. The community in the area of Taganga, near the city of Santa Marta, […]
Oxy, CrownRock and Ecopetrol BODs Resignations
(Ecopetrol, 3.Sep.2024) â Ecopetrol S.A. announces that the directors Juan JosĂ© EchavarrĂa and Luis Alberto Zuleta presented their resignations as independent members of the company’s Board of Directors, in the terms of the communication that the media previously released to the public. This resignation was presented and made known to […]
Oxy on Continued Progress on Debt Reduction, Divestiture Initiatives
(Oxy, 19.Aug.2024) â Occidental announced it has achieved $3bn in principal debt reduction in the third quarter of 2024, utilizing robust organic cash flow from operations and proceeds from divestitures. âWe are pleased with the rapid and significant progress of our deleveraging program along with enhancements made to our already […]
OXY Announces Commencement of Exchange Offer for CrownRock Notes
(Occidental, 19.Jul.2024) â Occidental announced that it has commenced a private exchange offer to certain eligible holders (the âExchange Offerâ) for any and all outstanding 5.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the âCrownRock Notesâ) issued by CrownRock, L.P. and CrownRock Finance, Inc. for up to $376,084,000 aggregate principal amount of new notes […]
Ecopetrol Informs of Ongoing Negotiations with Occidental
(Ecopetrol, 19.Jul.2024) â Ecopetrol S.A. informs that it is engaged in conversations with Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) oriented to consider the potential acquisition by Ecopetrol of a certain percentage of assets owned by CrownRock, a company located in the United States. The percentage of the assets and the price that Ecopetrol would […]
Ecopetrol Production Averages 737 Mboe/d in 2023
(Ecopetrol, 1.Mar.2024)Â â Ecopetrol SA ended 2023 with strong operational results that drove achievements across the entire company. We have achieved the second-best financial results in history by following our financial planning, enhancing our traditional business, and managing the steps toward the energy transition, the company’s president Ricardo Roa Barragan said. […]
Occidental to Buy CrownRock for $12bn
(Oxy, 11.Dec.2023) â Occidental (NYSE: OXY) entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Midland-based oil and gas producer CrownRock L.P., a joint venture of CrownQuest Operating LLC and Lime Rock Partners, for cash and stock in a transaction valued at approximately $12bn, including the assumption of CrownRockâs debt. Highlights include: Expected […]
Oxy Reports 3Q:23 Results [PDF Downloads]
(Oxy, 7.Nov.2023) â Occidental (NYSE: OXY) today announced net income attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2023 of $1.2bn, or $1.20 per diluted share, and adjusted income attributable to common stockholders of $1.1bn, or $1.18 per diluted share. “Our teams continued their outstanding performance across all three of our […]
ADNOC and Occidental to Advance Direct Air Capture Project in the UAE
(ADNOC, 3.Oct.2023) â ADNOC and Occidental announced an agreement to undertake a joint preliminary engineering study for the construction of the first megaton-scale direct air capture (DAC) facility outside the United States (US). Highlights: — Companies to jointly fund engineering study into first megaton direct air capture facility in the […]
Oxy, ADNOC to Commence Study of a DAC Facility in the UAE
(Oxy, 3.Oct.2023) â Occidental (NYSE: OXY) announced that its subsidiary 1PointFive and ADNOC signed an agreement to commence a jointly funded preliminary engineering study for a 1 million tonne-per-year Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility in the United Arab Emirates. The Joint Study Agreement for the DAC facility, signed at the ADIPEC […]
Occidental Announces 1Q:23 Results
(Oxy, 9.May.2023) â Occidental (NYSE: OXY) announced net income attributable to common stockholders for the first quarter of 2023 of $983mn, or $1.00 per diluted share, and adjusted income attributable to common stockholders of $1.1bn, or $1.09 per diluted share. Highlights: Strong operational performance drove cash flow from operations of $2.9bn […]
Ecopetrolâs New CEO Seeks to Boost Oil Output Amid Petro Restrictions
(Bloomberg, 25.Apr.2023) â Ecopetrol SA will invest in technology to boost output at oil fields it operates as the Colombian government sticks to a pledge to ban new drilling contracts, according to the companyâs new Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Roa. Colombiaâs state-controlled oil producer has some 85 exploration contracts of […]
Houston Texans to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits
(Oxy, 6.Jan.2023) â 1PointFive, a subsidiary of Occidentalâs (NYSE: OXY) Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) business, today announced an agreement and sponsorship with the Houston Texans whereby the Texans have agreed to purchase carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits from 1PointFiveâs first Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, which is expected to be […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: November 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2022) â Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during November 2022 including Brazilian oil giant Petrobras launching its strategic plan for 2023-27; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcoming resumption of Venezuelan-led negotiations in Mexico City between the ruling party and opposition […]
Occidental Reveals 3Q:22 Results
(Oxy, 8.Nov.2022) â Occidental (NYSE: OXY) announced net income attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2022 of $2.5bn, or $2.52 per diluted share, and adjusted income attributable to common stockholders of $2.5bn, or $2.44 per diluted share. This is compared to net income attributable to common stockholders […]
NRGBriefs: XOM, OXY, CVX Dividends; Hess Guyana Liftings
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jul.2022) â Energy briefs including US Vice President Kamala Harris speaking with Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali about energy and other issues; the board of directors of Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corporation declaring a cash dividend of $0.88 per common stock; Hess Corporation selling 6 one-million barrels […]
Oxy Reveals Tender Results, Upsize of Cash Tender Offers for Certain Senior Notes
(Oxy, 23.May.2022) â Occidental (NYSE: OXY) announced the tender results of its offers to purchase for cash (each, an âOfferâ and collectively, the âOffersâ) its outstanding notes listed in the tables below (the âNotes,â and each, a âSeriesâ of Notes) in three separate pools (each, a âPoolâ). The Offers were made […]
NRGBriefs: Ecopetrol’s and Oxy’s Caribbean Deep-Water Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Apr.2022) â Energy briefs including Colombiaâs state-owned Ecopetrol and US-based Occidental announcing plans to jointly participate in exploration activities in four blocks in the deep-waters offshore Colombiaâs Caribbean coast; Frontera Energy releasing its 2021 sustainability report; and PetroChina establishing an effective ESG management mechanism. LATIN AMERICA AND […]
Oxy Reveals Cash Tender Offers for Certain Senior Notes
(Oxy, 16.May.2022) â Occidental (NYSE: OXY) has commenced cash tender offers to purchase its outstanding notes listed in the tables below in three separate pools. Occidentalâs obligation to accept for purchase, based on the Acceptance Priority Levels (as defined below) set forth in the columns entitled âAcceptance Priority Levelâ in the […]
Colombiaâs Energy Self-Sufficiency at Risk
(Rystad Energy, 23.Dec.2021) â Colombia, Latin Americaâs third-largest oil producer after Brazil and Mexico, is in danger of losing its energy self-sufficiency and a significant part of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the future, unless the pace of exploration accelerates, a Rystad Energy report has revealed. The countryâs oil […]
Ecopetrol Aims To Drill 100 Permian Wells By YE:21
(Reuters, 14.Sep.2020) â Colombian oil company Ecopetrol SA aims to drill a total 100 wells by end-2021 in the Permian Basin of West Texas as global oil prices recover, Chief Executive Felipe Bayon said on Monday. Global oil prices plunged to decade lows, with U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropping […]
Total Buys Occidental Petroleumâs Assets in Ghana
(Total, 18.May.2020) â In August 2019, Total and Occidental Petroleum entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) in order for Total to acquire Anadarkoâs assets in Africa. Under this agreement, Total and Occidental have since completed the sale and purchase of the Mozambique and South Africa assets. The PSA […]
GeoPark Closes Amerisur Acquisition
(GeoPark, 16.Jan.2020) â GeoPark Limited closed the previously announced acquisition of Amerisur Resources Plc. GeoPark acquired the entire issued share capital of Amerisur for a total cash consideration of approximately $314 million (approximately ÂŁ242 million at an offer price of 19.21 pence per share). The Company is funding the transaction […]
Ecopetrol and Oxy Finalize Permian Deal
(Ecopetrol, 13.Nov.2019) â Ecopetrol S.A. completed the joint venture transaction announced on 31 Jul. 2019. Through this deal, the company and Occidental Petroleum Corp agreed to form a strategic alliance or joint venture for the development of unconventional reservoirs in approximately 97,000 acres of the Permian Basin in the state […]
Colombia Fracking Pilots Could Start In Late 2020: Ecopetrol CEO
(Reuters, Jessica Resnick-Ault, 25.Sep.2019) â Colombiaâs state-run oil company Ecopetrol will be ready to start fracking pilot projects in the second half of 2020, chief executive Felipe Bayon said on Wednesday, as oil companies await federal regulatory guidelines for the projects. The pilots are part of the Andean countryâs efforts […]
Ecopetrol Call To Discuss Oxy Midland Basin Deal
(Ecopetrol, 31.Jul.2019) â Ecopetrol S.A. announces that on August 1st, Ecopetrol’s senior management will host two conference calls to review the joint venture with Occidental Petroleum Corporation to develop Occidental’s Midland Basin properties in the Permian Basin. Please find below the timing, dial-in and links to access the conferences: Spanish […]
Ecopetrol and Occidental Form Strategic Midland JV
(Ecopetrol, 31.Jul.2019) â Ecopetrol S.A. announced formation of a joint venture with Occidental Petroleum Corporation to develop 97,000 net acres of Occidental’s Midland Basin properties in the Permian Basin. The JV enables Ecopetrol to book ~160 MMboe of proved undeveloped reserves at transaction closing and provides access to one of […]
ANH Says 22 Companies Qualified To Bid On 20 Oil Areas In Colombia
(ANH Colombia, 30.May.2019) â After having been validated by the firm âGestiĂłn y AuditorĂa Especializada S.A.S., independent auditor, the National Hydrocarbons Agency of Colombia published the final list of investors that are enabled to compete for the 20 areas for exploration and production of hydrocarbons. These areas were released on […]
LatAmNRG Q&A With ANH Colombia: Exploratory Drilling To Start In 2H:20
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 24.May.2019) â As part of Energy Analytics Instituteâs ongoing coverage of the Latin America and Caribbean energy sectors from conventionals, unconventionals to renewables, Colombiaâs Hydrocarbons National Agency (ANH) weighs in on some of our Colombia-related questions. What follows are excerpts from our series: LatAmNRG Q&A […]
Total CEO Says Planned Buy Of Anadarko’s Africa Assets ‘Perfectly Fitting’
(Reuters, Humeyra Pamuk, 16.May.2019) â French energy giant Total SA’s planned acquisition of U.S. firm Anadarko’s African assets is “perfectly fitting” with the company’s overall strategy and helps play to its strengths, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said on Thursday. Total agreed to buy all of Anadarko’s oil-and-gas-producing assets outside the […]
WoodMac: Chevron Exits Bidding War For Anadarko
(WoodMac, 9.May.2019) â Chevron Corporation today announced that it would not offer a counter proposal to Occidental Petroleum’s rival bid to acquire Anadarko Petroleum. Earlier this week, Anadarko said it had received an offer from Occidental that was superior to a previously-arranged deal with Chevron. Chevron said it would allow […]
Oxyâs $8.8bn Total Deal âMay Soothe Anadarko Shareholder Jittersâ
(WoodMac, 6.May.2019) â In another bold move in its takeover battle with Chevron for Anadarko Petroleum, on 5 May said Occidental Petroleum entered into a binding agreement to sell Anadarkoâs Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa assets to French major Total for US$8.8 billion. The deal is contingent on Oxy […]
Ecopetrol Cleans Spill After Bomb Attack On Cano Limon Pipeline
(Reuters, 25.Oct.2018) â Colombiaâs state-run oil company Ecopetrol is carrying out a clean-up operation after a bomb attack on the Cano Limon pipeline spilled crude into a waterway, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The attack on Wednesday, the seventy-sixth on the pipeline this year, had no immediate […]
Ecopetrol Output Around 725 Mb/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Mar.2015) â During the first two months of 2015 Ecopetrol’s production remained around 725 Mb/d primarily due to record production at the Castilla and Chichimene fields located in El Meta, and in the La Cira Infantas field located in Middle Magdalena Medio. This average represents […]