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Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina Signs Deal with Tenaris to Move Gas from Vaca Muerta

(Reuters, 17.Jun.2022) — Argentine state company Energia Argentina signed a contract June 16 with pipeline producer Tenaris, a critical step toward completing a pipeline to transfer natural gas from Argentina’s giant Vaca Muerta shale formation. [more…]

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Colombia Latin America and the Caribbean

Bayón Says Unconventionals Not The Only Option

Ecopetrol’ CEO Felipe Bayón said unconventionals were a very important option for Colombia since they allowed the country to boost its oil and gas reserves-to-production ratios while generating benefits for many regions such as employment, and goods and services. But he added: “In terms energy security, unconventionals are very important but they’re not the only option.”

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Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina President Sees Potential In Conventionals

(S&P Global Platts, 13.Jan.2020) — Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez said he plans to encourage the development of conventional oil and natural gas reserves, not just [more…]

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Ecopetrol And OXY Finalize Permian Deal

(Ecopetrol, 13.Nov.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. completed the joint venture transaction announced on 31 July 2019. Through this deal, the company and Occidental Petroleum Corp agreed [more…]

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Mexican Lawsuit Risks Permian Route To Market

(Petroleum Economist, Charles Waine, 2.Aug.2019) — Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electridad (CFE), the state-owned electricity utility, has started legal proceedings against seven natural gas pipelines. [more…]

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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 [more…]

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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 [more…]

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Wintershall Dea And ConocoPhillips Team Up In The Prolific Neuquén Basin

(Wintershall, 25.Jul.2019) — ConocoPhillips is a new partner in the Aguada Federal and Bandurria Norte blocks with Wintershall Dea. The two companies will advance the [more…]

Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean

Tecpetrol Reports Rise In Fortín de Piedra Shale Production

(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 21.Nov. 2018) — Tecpetrol announced production at its Fortín de Piedra unconventional shale gas project increased 36% to 15 million [more…]

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Economics Of Vaca Muerta’s Development Trumps Climate Concerns

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BP, Pan American Eye Exporting Argentina Shale Gas As LNG Via Chile

(S&P Global Platts, 15.Nov.2018) — Pan American Energy, the second-biggest oil producer and third for gas in Argentina, is working with BP on potentially exporting [more…]

Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean USA

Argentina’s Energy Sec. Iguacel Promotes Vaca Muerta In US Road Show

(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 13.Nov.2018) — Argentina’s Energy Secretary Javier Iguacel participated in the annual Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPPA) meeting held in [more…]

Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean USA

Argentina Initiates U.S. ‘Vaca Muerta’ Road Show

(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 12.Nov.2018) — Officials from Argentina initiated a road show today in the U.S. aimed at attracting investments in the Vaca [more…]

Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina Awaits Hydrocarbon Investments Of Nearly $13 Billion in 2019

(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 8.Nov.2018) — Argentine hydrocarbon investments are projected to increase in 2019 compared to 2018, announced the country’s Energy Secretary Javier [more…]

Colombia Latin America and the Caribbean

Colombia’s Ecopetrol Advances With Fracking Plans, Seeks License

(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 30.Oct.2018) — Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol has requested an environmental license over an area where it plans to begin [more…]

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Weatherford Reports Higher Activity Levels In Argentina and Mexico

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 29.Oct.2018) — Weatherford International plc reported Western Hemisphere 3Q:18 revenues of $762 million were down $7 million, or 1%, sequentially, [more…]

Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina Plans To Close LNG Importing Facility

(Bloomberg, Jonathan Gilbert, 17.Oct.2018) — Argentina plans to close a facility for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to people with direct knowledge of the [more…]

Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico

Texas Would Have A ‘Party’ If Mexico Prohibited Fracking

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 16.Oct.2018) — Prohibiting fracking in a generalized manner, as announced by Mexico’s president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), would be [more…]