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S&P affirms ECOPETROL’s global and stand-alone credit ratings

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jun.2026, Words: 234) — S&P Global Ratings affirmed ECOPETROL S.A.‘s global credit rating at BB- with a […]

PEMEX and CFE outlooks revised to negative on same action on sovereign, S&P says

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By S&P Global Ratings, 13.May.2026, Words: 789) — S&P Global Ratings revised its rating outlooks on state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Comision Federal […]

PRESS DIGEST 13 MAY 2026: PEMEX/CFE downgraded; Salina Cruz refinery tragedy

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 13.May.2026, Words: 366) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and […]

S&P revises outlook for Mexico to negative on weakening fiscal flexibility

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By S&P Global Ratings, 12.May.2026, Words: 2016) — S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on the long-term ratings on Mexico to negative from […]

S&P affirms Ecopetrol’s SACP, revises global credit rating

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2026, Words: 146) — S&P Global Ratings, in its report dated 8 Apr. 2026, revised Ecopetrol‘s global […]

Colombia’s Ecopetrol downgraded to ‘BB-‘ from ‘BB’ by S&P Global Ratings; outlook stable

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By S&P Global Ratings, 10.Apr.2026, Words: 882) — On 8 Apr. 2026, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on […]

S&P outlook: Venezuela and the global oil market

WASHINGTON, DC (By S&P, 9.Feb.2026, Words: 923) — Recent weeks have produced developments in international oil politics that would once have been expected to rattle […]

Pemex boasts $11.3bn purchasing agreement, $9.9bn bond buyback during 3Q:25

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Oct.2025, Words: 560) — Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said its operations remained stable throughout its main business […]

EAI Brief: Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global downgrade their ratings on Colombia

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Jun.2025, Words: 231) — The credit rating agencies Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global revised their ratings on […]

S&P maintains Ecopetrol’s global credit rating at BB+ [10-pg PDF download]

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jun.2025, Words: 259) — S&P Global Ratings will maintain Ecopetrol SA‘s global credit rating at BB+ as […]

Fallen Angels Remain Costly Despite Tightening Spreads

(S&P Global Ratings, 19.Aug.2024) — The absolute cost of falling to speculative-grade (to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-‘) for U.S. corporates has shrunk considerably to 24 basis […]

Pemex to Remain A Fiscal Challenge for Next President of Mexico

(S&P Global Ratings, 15.Apr.2024) — Mexico’s relationship with state-owned oil giant Pemex will remain a fiscal challenge for the country’s next presidential administration, said S&P […]

S&P Maintains Ecopetrol’s Credit Rating at BB+

(Ecopetrol, 19.Jan.2024) — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) informs that S&P Global Ratings modified the outlook of Ecopetrol’s credit rating from stable to negative, […]

US Corporate Defaults Fueled 80% Jump in Global Tally in 2023

(S&P Global Ratings, 16.Jan.2024) — The number of global corporate defaults rose 80% in 2023, S&P Global Ratings Credit Research & Insights said today in […]

Brazil Long-Term Ratings Upgraded To ‘BB’ From ‘BB-‘

(S&P Global, 19.Dec.2023) — S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term global scale ratings on Brazil to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-‘. The outlook on the long-term ratings […]

S&P Confirms Ecopetrol’s Long-term International Rating

(S&P, 1.Jul.2022) — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL) (NYSE: EC) reports that the rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) confirmed Ecopetrol’s long-term international rating at BB+, […]

Trinidad Petroleum Vows to Fix Debt after S&P Downgrade

(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 4.Feb.2022) — S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Ltd‘s (TPHL) rating from BB to B+ in its latest overview […]

S&P Maintains Ecopetrol Rating At BB+

(Ecopetrol, 18.Aug.2021) — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE; EC) announced that the risk rating agency Standard & Poor’s maintained the international long-term rating of Ecopetrol […]

S&P: We Expect Oil, Gas Output To Rise

(Trinidad Express, 29.Jul.2021) — Rating agency Standard and Poor’s says it expects T&T’s oil and natural gas production to rise next year. But the rating […]

S&P Upgrades Petrobras’ Credit Profile

(Petrobras, 28.Jul.2021) — Petrobras informs that the rating agency S&P Global Ratings raised its stand-alone credit profile (intrinsic risk) by one notch, from “bb” to […]

S&P Changes Petrobras’ Rating To Stable

(Petrobras, 7.Apr.2020) — Petrobras informs that S&P Global Ratings Agency (S&P) has changed the company’s global credit rating outlook from positive to stable, and has […]

Trinidad Downgraded By Standards And Poor’s

(Guardian, Curtis Williams, 9.Jul.2019) — Trinidad and Tobago has suffered a downgrade in its sovereign ratings from credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s. In its […]

S&P Raises Petrobras Stand-Alone Credit Profile

S&P Maintains Ecopetrol Credit Rating

(Ecopetrol S.A., 1.Jul.2015) – Ecopetrol S.A. reported that the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has maintained Ecopetrol’s long term corporate credit rating at BBB […]