CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2026, Words: 199) — Officials from Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) met with representatives from ExxonMobil Trinidad and […]
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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) — Occidental (OXY) said construction of Phase 2 of the STRATOS direct air capture (DAC) facility is now complete. This […]
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) — Occidental (OXY) said total global production in the first quarter 2026 (1Q:26) averaged 1,426 thousand Mboe/d. This surpassed the […]
OXY reveals CEO succession, replacement to succeed Vicki Hollub
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.May.2026, Words: 115) — The board of directors of Houston-based Occidental (OXY) named senior vice president and chief operating officer Richard Jackson to succeed […]
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) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond […]
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) — Occidental (OXY) announced an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America (formerly the Gulf […]
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) — Westlawn Americas Offshore LLC (WAO) completed a transaction in which it acquired a 30% non-operated working interest in […]
1PointFive reveals 50,000 metric ton CO2 removal deal with JPMorganChase
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jun.2025, Words: 329) — JPMorganChase entered a deal with 1PointFive for the purchase of 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) […]
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) — Occidental (Oxy) and its subsidiary 1PointFive reached an agreement with XRG, ADNOC‘s investment company, to evaluate a potential joint […]
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) — Occidental Petroleum looks to have the first phase of its 500,000 tons per year carbon dioxide (CO2) capture facility near Odessa […]
Colombia’s Petro Calls for Sale of Ecopetrol Fracking Operations in US
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters, 4.Feb.2025) — 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 […]
Ecopetrol and Oxy extend Midland development plan in the Permian Basin
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Feb.2025) — Ecopetrol Permian LLC and Occidental Petroleum Corp (Oxy) extended development of their Rodeo Midland Basin LLC, located in the Permian […]
Massive New IPO to Hoist Venture Global Into Energy Elite
(Bloomberg, 14.Nov.2024) — 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 […]
Oxy Reports 3Q:24 Results, Updates on OxyChem (PDF Downloads)
(Oxy, 12.Nov.2024) — 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 […]
Ecopetrol and Petrobras ordered to halt drilling at gas well offshore Colombia
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (Bloomberg, 13.Sep.2024, Words: 294) — A Colombian judge ordered Ecopetrol SA and Petroleo Brasileiro SA to halt the drilling of a gas well in the nation’s Caribbean waters […]
Oxy, CrownRock and Ecopetrol BODs Resignations
(Ecopetrol, 3.Sep.2024) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that the directors Juan José Echavarría and Luis Alberto Zuleta presented their resignations as independent members of the company’s Board of Directors, in the […]
Oxy on Continued Progress on Debt Reduction, Divestiture Initiatives
(Oxy, 19.Aug.2024) — 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. […]
OXY Announces Commencement of Exchange Offer for CrownRock Notes
(Occidental, 19.Jul.2024) — Occidental announced that it has commenced a private exchange offer to certain eligible holders (the “Exchange Offer”) for any and all outstanding 5.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the […]
Ecopetrol Informs of Ongoing Negotiations with Occidental
(Ecopetrol, 19.Jul.2024) — 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 […]
Ecopetrol Production Averages 737 Mboe/d in 2023
(Ecopetrol, 1.Mar.2024) — 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 […]
Occidental to Buy CrownRock for $12bn
(Oxy, 11.Dec.2023) — 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, […]
Oxy Reports 3Q:23 Results [PDF Downloads]
(Oxy, 7.Nov.2023) — 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 […]
ADNOC and Occidental to Advance Direct Air Capture Project in the UAE
(ADNOC, 3.Oct.2023) — 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 […]
Oxy, ADNOC to Commence Study of a DAC Facility in the UAE
(Oxy, 3.Oct.2023) — 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 […]
Occidental Announces 1Q:23 Results
(Oxy, 9.May.2023) — 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 […]
Ecopetrol’s New CEO Seeks to Boost Oil Output Amid Petro Restrictions
(Bloomberg, 25.Apr.2023) — 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, […]
Houston Texans to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits
(Oxy, 6.Jan.2023) — 1PointFive, a subsidiary of Occidental’s (NYSE: OXY) Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) business, today announced an agreement and sponsorship with the Houston Texans whereby the Texans have agreed […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: November 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2022) — 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; […]
Occidental Reveals 3Q:22 Results
(Oxy, 8.Nov.2022) — 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 […]
NRGBriefs: XOM, OXY, CVX Dividends; Hess Guyana Liftings
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jul.2022) — 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 […]
Oxy Reveals Tender Results, Upsize of Cash Tender Offers for Certain Senior Notes
(Oxy, 23.May.2022) — Occidental (NYSE: OXY) announced the tender results of its offers to purchase for cash (each, an “Offer” and collectively, the “Offers”) its outstanding notes listed in the tables […]
NRGBriefs: Ecopetrol’s and Oxy’s Caribbean Deep-Water Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol and US-based Occidental announcing plans to jointly participate in exploration activities in four blocks in the deep-waters offshore Colombia’s […]
Oxy Reveals Cash Tender Offers for Certain Senior Notes
(Oxy, 16.May.2022) — Occidental (NYSE: OXY) has commenced cash tender offers to purchase its outstanding notes listed in the tables below in three separate pools. Occidental’s obligation to accept for purchase, […]
Colombia’s Energy Self-Sufficiency at Risk
(Rystad Energy, 23.Dec.2021) — Colombia, Latin America’s 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 […]
Ecopetrol Aims To Drill 100 Permian Wells By YE:21
(Reuters, 14.Sep.2020) — 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 […]
Total Buys Occidental Petroleum’s Assets in Ghana
(Total, 18.May.2020) — In August 2019, Total and Occidental Petroleum entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) in order for Total to acquire Anadarko’s assets in Africa. Under this […]
GeoPark Closes Amerisur Acquisition
(GeoPark, 16.Jan.2020) — 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 […]
Ecopetrol and Oxy Finalize Permian Deal
(Ecopetrol, 13.Nov.2019) — 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 […]
Colombia Fracking Pilots Could Start In Late 2020: Ecopetrol CEO
(Reuters, Jessica Resnick-Ault, 25.Sep.2019) — Colombia’s 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 […]
Ecopetrol Call To Discuss Oxy Midland Basin Deal
(Ecopetrol, 31.Jul.2019) — 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 […]
Ecopetrol and Occidental Form Strategic Midland JV
(Ecopetrol, 31.Jul.2019) — 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 […]
ANH Says 22 Companies Qualified To Bid On 20 Oil Areas In Colombia
(ANH Colombia, 30.May.2019) — After having been validated by the firm ‘Gestión y Auditoría Especializada S.A.S., independent auditor, the National Hydrocarbons Agency of Colombia published the final list of investors […]
LatAmNRG Q&A With ANH Colombia: Exploratory Drilling To Start In 2H:20
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 24.May.2019) — As part of Energy Analytics Institute’s ongoing coverage of the Latin America and Caribbean energy sectors from conventionals, unconventionals to renewables, Colombia’s Hydrocarbons […]
Total CEO Says Planned Buy Of Anadarko’s Africa Assets ‘Perfectly Fitting’
(Reuters, Humeyra Pamuk, 16.May.2019) — 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 […]
WoodMac: Chevron Exits Bidding War For Anadarko
(WoodMac, 9.May.2019) — 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 […]
Oxy’s $8.8bn Total Deal ‘May Soothe Anadarko Shareholder Jitters’
(WoodMac, 6.May.2019) — 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 Anadarko’s […]
Ecopetrol Cleans Spill After Bomb Attack On Cano Limon Pipeline
(Reuters, 25.Oct.2018) — Colombia’s 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 […]
Ecopetrol Output Around 725 Mb/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Mar.2015) – 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 […]