(Argus, 28.Jul.2022) — Spain’s integrated Repsol has resumed its crude-for-debt deal with Venezuela, and said the arrival of around 3mn bl of Venezuelan crude at […]
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US to Allow Venezuelan oil to be Shipped to Europe: Report
(The Hill, 5.Jun.2022) — The U.S. will reportedly resume allowing Venezuelan oil to flow to Europe, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The outlet on […]
US to Let Eni, Repsol Ship Venezuela Oil to Europe, Reuters Says
(Bloomberg, 5.Jun.2022) — The US could allow Italy’s Eni SpA and Spain’s Repsol SA to ship Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as July to make up […]
Repsol to Invest €105mn in the Puertollano Industrial Complex
(Repsol, 2.Jun.2022) — Repsol will invest 105mn euros in the Puertollano Industrial Complex to build the first plant in the Iberian Peninsula capable of manufacturing […]
NRGBriefs: FMC LatAm Sales; Rig Mobilized in Suriname
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.May.2022) — Energy briefs including FMC Corp.’s LatAm sales rising 31% YOY in 1Q:22 “driven by robust volume growth in soybean, corn […]
NRGBriefs: The Vennie-Trini Gas Dilemma; TotalEnergies’ 1Q:22 Results
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s inability to develop its gas sector presenting a massive opportunity for neighboring Trinidad and Tobago with […]
Repsol Posts 1Q:22 Net Income of €1.392bn [PDF Downloads]
(Repsol, 28.Apr.2022) — Repsol‘s integrated business model and management in line with its Strategic Plan have allowed it to post a net result of €1.392bn, taking advantage of […]
Repsol Commences Producing Electricity at Jicarilla 2, its First Solar Plant in the US
(Repsol, 27.Apr.2022) — Repsol started producing electricity at its first photovoltaic plant in the United States, called Jicarilla 2, in the state of New Mexico. […]
Santos Reveals Pikka FID and Net-zero Project Plans
(Santos, 17.Apr.2022) — Santos Ltd., as operator of the Pikka Unit joint venture, today announced a final investment decision (FID) has been taken to proceed […]
NRGBriefs: Washington yet to Ease Sanctions on Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. (TSXV: LIT) (FSE: OAY3) (OTC: PNXLF) receiving TSX Venture Exchange approval of a […]
TotalEnergies Seeks Exit from Venezuelan Gas Projects
(Bloomberg, 10.Feb.2022) — TotalEnergies SE is negotiating an exit from its natural gas operations in Venezuela, just months after the French energy giant closed its oil […]
Peru Facing Fuel Shortage after Suspending Repsol Operations, says PM
(Reuters, 3.Feb.2022) — New Peruvian Prime Minister Hector Valer said on Thursday the country was facing a fuel shortage due to a government decree that […]
Peru Bans Repsol from Unloading Oil until Further Notice after Spill
(Reuters, 31.Jan.2022) — Peru Environment Minister Ruben Ramirez said on Monday the government will temporarily suspend Repsol‘s (REP.MC) offshore oil unloading operations following a spill of over […]
Peru Considers Imposing Sanctions on Repsol Over Massive Oil Spill
(Reuters, 26.Jan.2022) — Peru’s Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez said on Monday the government was looking at sanctioning a major local refinery owned by Spanish energy […]
Peru PM Warns Gas Sector
(Reuters, 26.Sep.2021) — Peruvian Prime Minister Guido Bellido on Sunday said that companies which exploit natural gas in Peru will need to agree to pay […]
bpTT’s Matapal Achieves Early First Gas
(bpTT, 17.Sep.2021) — bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) confirms its Matapal project has safely achieved first gas. The major milestone was achieved ahead of […]
Shale Oil Investments May Be Protected From Nationalization
(Baker Institute, 17.Aug.2021) — Shale oil’s short-cycle production protects foreign investors from the risk of expropriation — government taking private property for public use — […]
bpTT: Gas Forecast ‘Subject To Change’
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 29.Jul.2021) — Energy company bpTT on Wednesday expressed concern and disappointment over a newspaper report which claimed there would be a […]
Big Energy Fights Over Atlantic
(Trinidad Express, 18.Jul.2021) — No definitive decision has as yet been taken to mothball Atlantic Train I, industry insiders have said. According to these insiders, […]
Maersk Drilling Agrees To Divest Mærsk Inspirer
(Maersk, 27.May.2021) — Maersk Drilling entered into an agreement to divest the combined drilling and production unit Mærsk Inspirer to Havila Sirius for a price […]
Petrobras On BM-C-33 Developments
(Petrobras, 18.Mar.2021) — Petrobras has approved, together with its partners Equinor and Repsol Sinopec Brasil, the development concept for block BM-C33, operated by Equinor, located […]
US May Restore Venezuela Diesel Swaps, Ease Waiver
(Argus, 20.Jan.2021) — The new US administration is considering whether to reinstate Venezuelan crude-for-diesel swaps and ease a key sanctions waiver, but policy reversals alone […]
Driller Stuns Creditors As Argentina’s Dollars Dwindle
(Bloomberg, 19.Jan.2021) — In the 99 years since it was founded to pump the oil fields of Patagonia, Argentine energy driller YPF SA has been whipsawed by […]
Entities Look To Press Biden On Venezuela Fuel Swaps
(Reuters, 18.Jan.2021) — Representatives of fuel suppliers to Venezuela, importers of Venezuelan oil and advocacy groups said this month they plan to press the incoming […]
Venezuela Oil Exports Fall to New Lows
(Reuters, 2.Nov.2020) — Venezuela’s oil exports fell to a historic low of 359,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October as most of state-run PDVSA’s long-term […]
Sign of Venezuela’s Oil Collapse Is Storage Surge
(Bloomberg, 23.Oct.2020) — Venezuelan crude inventories have surged 84% over the last three weeks as the threat of U.S. sanctions ward away buyers of the […]
Repsol To Advanced Biofuels Plant In Cartagena
(Repsol, 22.Oct.2020) — Repsol will build the first production plant for advanced biofuels in Spain at its Cartagena refinery. From this new facility, the multi-energy […]
BHP Buys Additional 28% Interest In Shenzi From Hess
(BHP, 6.Oct.2020) — BHP signed a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement with Hess Corporation (Hess) to acquire an additional 28% working interest in Shenzi, […]
Repsol Begins Producing At Its Delta Wind Project
(Repsol, 1.Oct.2020) — Repsol, as part of its commitment to an efficient and sustainable energy transition, has reached a new milestone and started to generate […]
US’ Abrams Eyes Tighter Sanctions On Venezuela
(Reuters, 31.Aug.2020) — The Trump administration is looking to tighten oil sanctions on Venezuela in the near future, top U.S. envoy for the country told […]
US Eyes October To End Exemptions On Venezuela
(Reuters, 19.Aug.2020) — The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still […]
Trump Govt Weighs Tighter Sanctions On Venezuelan Oil
(Bloomberg, 18.Aug.2020) — The Trump administration is considering additional sanctions on Venezuela aimed at halting the remaining fuel transactions permitted with the South American nation, […]
Petrobras Releases Santos Basin Teaser
(Petrobras, 10.Aug.2020) — Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of 50% to 100% of its stake […]
Fernandez To Creditors: ‘We Can’t Do Any More’
(FT.com, 19.Jul.2020) —Alberto Fernández, Argentina’s president, has made an impassioned appeal for the world to accept that — with an economy devastated by coronavirus — […]
Suriname Closes Oil Drilling Deal For Later This Year
(Stabroek News, 10.Jul.2020) — Having gone almost entirely unnoticed in the global oil & gas industry for decades, both Guyana and neighbouring Suriname are now […]
Reliance To Load Venezuelan Oil Under Fuel Swap Deal
(Reuters, 9.Jul.2020) — India’s Reliance will load its first cargo of Venezuelan crude in three months this week in exchange for diesel under a swap […]
PdV Receives Diesel Cargo, Patches Gasoline Unit
(Argus, 8.Jul.2020) — PdV received a cargo of ultra-low sulfur diesel today at its Amuay terminal, close to where the Venezuelan state-owned company is running […]
Venezuela’s Oil Production Sinks To 300,000 b/d
(Argus, 3.Jul.2020) — Venezuela kicked off July with only around 300,000 b/d of crude production and no oil rigs in operation, according to a series […]
Venezuela Awaits New Products Cargo From Italy
(Argus, 3.Jul.2020) — Venezuela will receive another products cargo from Italy next week, highlighting the endurance of debt-related oil trade with EU companies that falls […]
Venezuela’s Oil Exports Sank In June To 77-year Low: Data
(Reuters, 1.Jul.2020) — Venezuela’s oil exports slumped in June to their lowest level since 1943 after half a dozen tankers, looking to avoid the threat […]
End Of Venezuela’s Oil Fortune Looms Over Maduro
(Bloomberg, 20.Jun.2020) — Oil revenue, the financial lifeline of Venezuela, is quickly drying up, adding to the growing instability of Nicolas Maduro’s embattled regime. Crude […]
Ecuador Crude Pipelines Brace For Further Erosion
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — State-owned PetroEcuador restarted the 360,000 b/d Sote crude pipeline today after completing a second bypass. Heavy rains ruptured the line in early […]
First Semi-submersible Floating Wind Farm Sets Sail
(Repsol, 28.May.2020) — The WindFloat Atlantic project is taking one of the final steps towards becoming fully operational. The last of the three pre-assembled wind […]
Petrobras To Offer Third-party Access To Gas Plants
(Argus, 28.May.2020) — Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras is opening its natural gas-processing plants to third parties, another step toward opening the country’s gas market to greater […]
Repsol Makes Deepwater Oil Find In Mexican Waters
(Repsol, 4.May.2020) — Repsol has made two significant offshore oil discoveries in Mexico’s deep water with its Polok-1 and Chinwol-1 exploration wells in Block 29 […]
PTTEP Says Two New Oil Discoveries Offshore Mexico
(Reuters, 4.May.2020) — Thai energy company PTT Exploration and Production Pcl said on Monday its joint venture had made two deep-water oil discoveries in the […]
Repsol Launches Solmatch
(Repsol, 30.Apr.2020) — Repsol has launched Solmatch, the first large solar community in Spain, as part of its commitment to offering different supply alternatives to […]
Ecuador Oil Flow Tumbles, Pipeline Repairs Advance
(Argus, 15.Apr.2020) — Ecuador’s oil production dwindled to just 68,000 b/d on 13 April in the wake of weather-related pipeline ruptures last week, forcing state-owned […]
Venezuela Gasoline Shortages Worsen
(Reuters, 8.Apr.2020) — Gasoline shortages in Venezuela are worsening after U.S. officials have told foreign firms to refrain from supplying the fuel to the sanctioned […]
Equinor Reports GOM Oil Discovery
(Equinor, 6.Apr.2020) — Equinor and co-venturers Progress Resources USA Ltd and Repsol E&P USA Inc. have encountered oil in the Monument exploration well in the […]