(AFP, 5.Jan.2022) — Thousands marched Tuesday along the beaches of Argentina’s Mar del Plata to protest an oil exploration project off the Atlantic coast. Carrying […]
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Trinidad’s Energy Minister Provides Annual Video Update
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2021) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young commented in an annual video update from Port of […]
Petrobras Responds to Preliminary Injunctions on Gas Contracts
(Petrobras, 30.Dec.2021) — Petrobras was notified, on this date, of preliminary decisions rendered by the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro […]
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 […]
NRGBriefs: CFIUS Approves Pemex’s Deer Park Refinery Purchase
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Dec.2021) — Energy briefs including Chile being chosen for the 2nd consecutive yr as the most attractive emerging mkt to invest in […]
Petrobras Submits Development Plan for Tupi and Iracema
(Petrobras, 22.Dec.2021) — Petrobras, as the operator of the Tupi Field, submitted to the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel Agency (ANP), the review of […]
POC Retains Interest in Block 5 Offshore Suriname
(Staatsolie, 17.Dec.2021) — Paradise Oil Company (POC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., retains its non-operated participating interest of 40%. The details […]
Trinidad To Offer Onshore, Shallow-water Blocks In 2022
(Reuters, 8.Dec.2021) — Trinidad and Tobago next year plans to launch bidding rounds for onshore and shallow-water areas on top of last week’s launch of […]
Security Review Stalls Shell’s Refinery Sale to Pemex
(Reuters, 30.Nov.2021) — A U.S. national security review has delayed the sale of Royal Dutch Shell‘s (RDSa.L) controlling interest in a Texas refinery to Mexico’s national oil […]
Atlantic LNG In Make-or-break Talks
(Argus, 8.Sep.2021) — Trinidad and Tobago’s beleaguered LNG producer Atlantic is working with the government on a restructuring to ensure its commercial viability, major shareholders […]
Shell Signs First Natural-Gas Supply Contract In Brazil
(Wall Street Journal, 25.Aug.2021) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Wednesday that it has signed a natural-gas sales contract with Companhia Pernambucana de Gas, its […]
Should NGC Buy Train 1?
(Trinidad Express, 10.Aug.2021) — In its 2021 annual report, the T&T Government’s investment holdings company, National Enterprises Ltd (NEL) states that “the full impairment of […]
Former Trinidad Oil Minister Ramnarine Comments On S&P Downgrade
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Aug.2021) — Trinidad and Tobago’s former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine commented on the recent downgrade by Standard and Poor’s rating agency. What […]
Bristow Reveals Contract Extensions In Norway
(Bristow Group, 12.Jul.2021) — Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) announced four separate two-year contract extensions through April 2024 with Equinor, Shell and Neptune to support […]
TotalEnergies, QP Win Exploration Blocks Off Suriname
(Argus, 20.Jun.2021) — A consortium of TotalEnergies and Qatar’s state-owned QP have won two offshore exploration blocks in Suriname following the South American state’s latest […]
bpTT’s Fitzpatrick At The Climate Change Symposium
(bpTT, 17.Jun.2021) — bpTT’s Claire Fitzpatrick spoke at the Climate Change Symposium held on 14 June 2021. What follows is her full speech. Carbon Commitments […]
The SEOGS2021: Day 1 Brief
(Energy Advance, 1.Jun.2021) — The first day at SEOGS 2021 saw an incredible 454 unique viewers tuning in from over 170 different companies to hear […]
Venezuela Adjusts As Sanctions Spur Western Oil Partners To Retreat
(Reuters, 1.Jun.2021) — Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA is turning to local partners as it seeks to plug the gap left by Western companies in […]
NRGBriefs: Pemex Deer Park Refinery Deal, Lasso Sworn In
(Energy Analytics Institute, 25.May.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: Pemex’s Deer Park refinery acquisition being labeled a mistake by […]
Shell to Sell Interest in Deer Park Refinery to Partner Pemex
(Shell, 24.May.2021) — Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has reached an agreement for the sale of its interest in Deer […]
LatAm Briefs: MEEI Minister’s Death, YPF Boosts Fuel Prices
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Apr.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: the passing of Trinidad and Tobago’s energy minister Franklin Khan, […]
A Role For Gas In Renewables-rich Brazil
(Shell, 8.Apr.2021) — Brazil boasts one of the world’s most enviable bounties of renewable power – it is flush with hydroelectric, wind and solar resources. […]
Qatar Petroleum Enters Two Namibian Offshore Exploration Blocks
(Qatar Petroleum, 6.Apr.2021) – Qatar Petroleum entered into an agreement with Shell to become a partner in two exploration blocks offshore the Republic of Namibia. […]
Shell Updates On African Assets In Annual Report
(Shell, 1.Apr.2021) — Shell provided details in its 2020 annual report related to its operations in Africa from Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria, among other countries. […]
Shell Updates On South American Assets In Annual Report
(Shell, 1.Apr.2021) — Shell provided details in its 2020 annual report related to its operations in South America from Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia. What follows […]
Shell Completes Sale Of Interest In QCLNG
(Shell, 15.Mar.2021) — QGC Common Facilities Company Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell, today announced it has completed the sale of a 26.25% interest […]
Shell Going ‘Green’, Plans Steady Drop In Oil Business
(AP, 12.Feb.2021) — Royal Dutch Shell, one of the multinationals that has defined the oil industry, is slowly turning away from the fossil fuel that […]
Italy Seeking Documents For Eni, Shell Nigeria Case
(Reuters, 20.Jan.2021) — Italian prosecutors asked a Milan Court on Wednesday for documents sourced from U.S. bank JPMorgan to be filed as part of a […]
SPDC Declares Force Majeure In Nigeria
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jan.2021) — The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the SPDC joint venture and the Forcados Oil Terminal […]
Egypt Signs 9 New Deals For Oil And Gas Exploration
(Arab News, 3.Jan.2021) — The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has signed nine new petroleum agreements to search for petroleum and natural gas […]
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Colombian Officials On Ecopetrol And Shell Deal [VIDEO]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Dec.2020) — Officials from Colombia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) and Ministry of Mines commented on approval of assignment of a 50% interest […]
ANH Approves Deal Between Ecopetrol And Shell
(ANH, 24.Dec.2020) — The ANH approved the entry of Shell EP Offshore Ventures Limited, Colombian branch as operating partner of three Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production […]
Spills In Venezuela Offer A Bleak Vision Of An Oil End
(Bloomberg, 15.Dec.2020) — Tropical rains have washed away most outward traces of the oil spill that ravaged Rio Seco this fall. But the fishing village […]
Trinidad’s LNG Output To Drop More On Gas Deficit
(Argus, 8.Dec.2020) — Trinidad and Tobago’s faltering LNG production will decline further in 2021 when 20pc of Atlantic’s liquefaction capacity undergoes an indefinite turnaround because […]
Argentina Draws 16 Bids For Subsidized Gas Supply
(Argus, 3.Dec.2020) — Argentina received bids from 16 companies in a path-breaking auction to supply more than 70mn m3/d of natural gas at subsidized wellhead […]
Africa Oil Inks Deal For New Block In South Africa
(Africa Oil Corp., 4.Nov.2020) — Africa Oil Corp. (AOI) announced that Impact Oil & Gas Limited has entered into two agreements for exploration areas offshore […]
Petrobras Changes Name Of Lula Field To Tupi Field
(Petrobras, 14.Sep.2020) — Petrobras announces the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved the change in the name of the Lula field […]
Kosmos To Farm Down Exploration Assets To Shell
(Kosmos, 9.Sep.2020) — Kosmos Energy has entered into an agreement with B.V. Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Shell), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, to […]
EnergyQuest’s 1st Australian LNG Shipment To Chile
(EnergyQuest, 19.Aug.2020) — Australia has just shipped its first LNG cargo to Chile. The cargo is from the Shell-operated QCLNG project at Gladstone in Queensland. […]
Supermajors Are Flocking To This Booming Oil Frontier
(Oilprice.com, 30.Jun.2020) — Exxon is moving to rapidly expand its exploration footprint in this little-known venue, French Total SA is spudding its first well here, […]
Trinidad Cuts Oil, Gas Budget Price Assumptions
(Argus, 25.Jun.2020) — LNG exporter Trinidad and Tobago has reduced the crude and natural gas price assumptions in its national budget. According to the finance […]
Total Reports Ramp-Up On Iara With Second FPSO
(Total, 25.Jun.2020) — Total and its partners announce the start-up of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) P-70 of the Iara cluster (Block BM-S-11A), […]
Petrobras Starts Production In Atapu Pre-salt
(Petrobras, 25.Jun.2020) — Petrobras reports that it started today the production of oil and natural gas from the shared deposit of Atapu, through platform P-70, […]
Trinidad-Venezuela Ties Omit Natural Gas For Now
(Argus, 29.May.2020) — Trinidad and Tobago declared explicit support for Venezuela’s US-sanctioned government this week, but the political ties will not revive natural gas cooperation […]
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 […]
Shell Starts Drilling Saturn Offshore Block
(Reuters, 21.May.2020) — Royal Dutch Shell has begun drilling the Saturn block in the Santos pre-salt basin, the company’s Brazil chief said on Thursday, adding […]
YPF Names New CEO As Vaca Muerta Faces Setback
(Upstream, 1.May.2020) — Argentine oil company YPF has appointed industry veteran Sergio Affronti as chief executive, replacing Daniel Gonzalez, amid headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic […]
Ecopetrol Exploration Activities Update
(Ecopetrol, 30.Apr.2020) — It is the first link in Ecopetrol’s value chain. Its main objective is to explore, discover and appraise commercially viable hydrocarbon accumulations, […]
Raizen Halts Crude Runs At Buenos Aires Refinery
(Argus, 19.Apr.2020) — Raizen has suspended operations at its 110,000 b/d Buenos Aires refinery in response to the plunge in oil demand caused by coronavirus […]
‘Dead Cow’ Oil Play Set To Be Next Permian Is Now Dead
(Bloomberg, 1.Apr.2020) — Just a bit more than 3 weeks ago, the head of Argentina’s state-run driller outlined an aggressive $1.8 billion spending plan for […]