PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2025, Words: 1,143) — Venezuela is blessed with numerous heavy-oil reservoirs, but none compares to the largest accumulation of […]
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Ecopetrol eyes Gato do Mato production offshore Brazil in 2029, reserve incorporations in 2025
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.May.2025, Words: 275) — Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol SA expects its Gato do Mato project offshore Brazil in the Santos Basin to start […]
TotalEnergies on Production Start-up at Fenix Field Offshore Argentina
(TotalEnergies, 20.Sep.2024) — TotalEnergies announces the start of production from the Fenix gas field, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in Southern Argentina. The Fenix field is […]
TotalEnergies Joins Japanese Fund Dedicated to Developing Low-carbon Hydrogen
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Sep.2024) — TotalEnergies entered as an investor in the “Japan Hydrogen Fund” at its first close, joining several major Japanese companies. The fund is dedicated to developing the […]
US LNG Industry Under Pressure as Challenges and Uncertainty Mount
(FT.com, 17.Aug.2024) — The US liquefied natural gas industry faces mounting challenges as legal clashes with activists and contractors combine with a federal permitting freeze to slow the expansion of […]
TotalEnergies Reports 2Q:24 Results, Eyes Suriname Block 58 FID
(TotalEnergies, 25.Jul.2024) —The Board of Directors of TotalEnergies SE, chaired by CEO Patrick PouyannĂ©, met on 24 July 2024, to approve the second quarter 2024 financial statements. On the occasion, […]
TotalEnergies Buys Interest in OranjeWind Offshore Wind Farm
(TotalEnergies, 25.Jul.2024) — TotalEnergies signed agreements with German renewable developer RWE, to acquire a 50% stake in OranjeWind, a 795 MW offshore wind farm under development in the Netherlands. TotalEnergies will […]
TotalEnergies Mobilized to Support the People of Libya
(TotalEnergies, 18.Sep.2023) — Following the devastating floods in Libya last week, TotalEnergies answered Libya’s National Oil Corporation’s call for support from the very first hours of the tragedy. The Company […]
TotalEnergies Inks 25-year PPA for a 1 GW Wind Project in Kazakhstan
(TotalEnergies, 9.Jun.2023) — TotalEnergies confirms its commitment to the energy transition in Kazakhstan with the signature of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Mirny project. This will be the first PPA […]
Oman: TotalEnergies is Rolling Out its Integrated Gas Strategy
(TotalEnergies, 20.Jan.2023) — In line with its growth strategy in gas and LNG, a fuel contributing to the energy transition, TotalEnergies announces the start of gas production from onshore Block […]
Oman LNG Signs 3 Binding Term-sheet Agreements with Japan
(Oman LNG, 27.Dec.2022) — Oman LNG announced today the signing of binding sheet agreements with three (3) Japanese firms for the delivery of LNG, starting in 2025. ITOCHU Corporation, JERA […]
TotalEnergies and Sempra Expand Alliance for the Development of LNG Exports, Renewables
(TotalEnergies, 31.Mar.2022) — TotalEnergies and Sempra are expanding their North American strategic alliance with the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU): one for the Vista PacĂfico LNG export project in Mexico […]
Six Companies Selected to Export Argentine Gas to Chile
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Dec.2021) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat authorized six companies — YPF, Total, PAE, Vista, Pampa and Tecpetrol — to carryout gas exports from the NeuquĂ©n basin to Chile […]
Guyana, Suriname Reveal Joint Gas Development Strategy
(S&P Global, 19.Aug.2021) — The presidents of Guyana and Suriname said Aug. 19 their countries will craft a joint strategy to develop their natural gas reserves to fuel their economic […]
PDVSA Restarts Drilling Campaign Suspended Since 2019
(S&P Global, 29.Jun.2021) — In the second half of the year, Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA will restart the drilling of oil wells while intensifying work to open 3,700 shuttered wells and […]
Westmount Re-starts Drilling At Jabillo-1, Canje Block, Offshore Guyana
(Westmount Energy, 7.June.2021) — Westmount Energy Limited (UK AIM: WTE.L, USA OTCQB: WMELF) noted the announcement by the Maritime Administration Department, Guyana, that the Stena Carron drillship will re-commence exploration […]
SEOGS2021 Highlights : Day 1
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Jun.2021) — Select highlights from 1 June 2021 from the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit or SEOGS2021, and speakers from President Chandrikapersad Santokhi to Staatsolie CEO […]
Total Changes Name To TotalEnergies SE
(Total, 1.Jun.2021) — Total’s Ordinary and Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders decided on 28 May 2021 to change the company’s name to TotalEnergies SE. The name and ticker symbol of TotalEnergies […]
Total Starts Production From Zinia Phase 2
(Total, 6.May.2021) — Total (Paris: FP) (LSE: TTA) (NYSE: TOT), operator of Block 17 in Angola, together with the Angolan National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency, announce the start of […]
Total Confirms Remobilization, Planning Of The Papua LNG Project
(Total, 5.May.2021) — A meeting took place on 3rd of May between Patrick PouyannĂ©, Chairman and CEO of Total, and a Delegation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) led by the […]
Total, Siemens To Reduce LNG Related Emissions
(Total, 13.Apr.2021) — Total and Siemens Energy signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement to study sustainable solutions for CO2 emissions reduction. The collaboration will focus on natural gas liquefaction facilities and […]
Total, CNOOC Reach Deals On Uganda, Tanzania Projects
(Reuters, 12.Apr.2021) — French major Total said on Monday and its partners have concluded final agreements to launch the Lake Albert resources development project in Uganda and Tanzania. Total and […]
Suriname Energy Summit: 1-3 June 2021
(Energy Advance, 12.Apr.2021) — The Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit (SEOGS) will be hosted virtually from 1-3 June 2021. The inaugural SEOGS hosted by Staatsolie is the official event for Suriname’s nascent hydrocarbons sector […]
Bulletwood-1 Well Results, Jabillo-1 Ops Update: Guyana
(JHI, 16.Mar.2021) — Bulletwood-1, the first well in the Canje Block, was safely drilled in 2,846 meters (9,337 ft) of water by the Stena Carron drillship to its planned target […]
Total To Continue Suriname Exploration
(Argus, 10.Mar.2021) — Total and Apache Corp. will continue their oil exploration program offshore of Suriname after ceasing drilling in one key test well upon facing “substantial pressure increases,” but […]
Exxon’s Bulletwood-1 Finds Non-Commercial Volumes
(Westmount Energy, 4.Mar.2021) — Westmount Energy Limited, the AIM-quoted oil and gas investing company focused on the Guyana-Suriname Basin reports that, further to its announcement on 2 March 2021, it […]
Apache Updates On Suriname Drilling Program
(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Feb.2021) — Apache Corporation provided an update in its annual 10-K report (thru year-end 2020) on its operations in Suriname in South America where it is active […]
Apache Eyes Suriname FID In 2021, First Oil By 2025
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Feb.2021) — Apache Corporation announced it is targeting a final investment decision (FID) by year-end and first oil flows by 2025 from its project offshore Suriname on […]
José R. Pocaterra Elected Chairman Of Citgo BODs
(Citgo, 12.Feb.2021) — The Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced today that Jose R. Pocaterra has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pocaterra brings more than […]
Total And Sigeif Mobilités Open NGV Filling Station
(Total, 12.Feb.2021) — Total has inaugurated France’s largest filling station exclusively dedicated to Natural Gas for Vehicle (NGV) and bioNGV, with the onsite presence of Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, French Minister Delegate […]
Total’s 4Q:20 Earnings Call Transcript
(Motley Fool, 9.Feb.2021) — Executives with France’s Total participated in the company’s fourth quarter 2020 earnings call on 9 February 2021. What follows is the transcript of the call. Contents: […]
Total Joins In On Zero Carbon Shipping
(Total, 4.Feb.2021) — Total joins today the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as a strategic partner and accelerates its R&D program for carbon neutral shipping solutions in […]
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 corruption trial over the acquisition […]
Suriname Latest Big Oil Find As Industry Cuts Costs
(The New York Times, 20.Jan.2021) — The small South American country has become a hot prospect for oil companies looking to produce fossil fuels while spending less. The Atlantic waters […]
France’s Total Acquires Fonroche Biogaz
(Total, 11.Jan.2021) — Total announces the acquisition of Fonroche Biogaz, a company that designs, builds and operates anaerobic digestion units in France. With close to 500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of installed […]
Exxon Spuds Bulletwood, Offshore Guyana
(Offshore Engineer, 5.Jan.2021) — U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has reportedly started drilling at the Bulletwood-1 well site on the Canje Block, offshore Guyana. The news was shared Tuesday by Westmount […]
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 in the Mediterranean and the […]
Total Enters A New Operated Exploration Permit In Egypt
(Total, 3.Jan.2020) — An international consortium led by Total (Total 35% Operator, Shell 30%, KUFPEC 25%, Tharwa 10%) and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding company (EGAS) have signed an exploration […]
Total Asks Mozambique Staff To Leave Over Attacks
(Bloomberg, 1.Jan.2021) — Total SE asked some staff to vacate its $20 billion Mozambique liquefied natural gas project as Islamist militants are staging attacks increasingly closer to the site. Fighters […]
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 in the shadow of Venezuela’s […]
Total Closes Participation in the EnergĂa Costa Azul LNG Export Project
(Total, 10.Dec.2020) — Total, Sempra LNG and IEnova signed binding agreements finalizing Total’s equity investment in the EnergĂa Costa Azul liquefied natural gas export project (ECA LNG), located in Baja California, […]
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 prices for power generation in […]
Bright Future For Suriname And Guyana
(Petroleum Economist, 2.Dec.2020) — Crumbling oil prices and volatile energy demand have tipped Latin America into a sharp recession, exacerbated by one of the world’s worst Covid-19 mortality rates. But […]
Total And ADNOC Ink CO2 Emissions Framework Deal
(Total, 12.Nov.2020) — Total signed a strategic framework agreement with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to explore joint research, development and deployment partnership opportunities in the areas of […]
Apache Highlights Suriname And Egypt On 3Q:20 Call
(Apache, 4.Nov.2020) — Apache Corporation announced its financial and operational results for the third quarter 2020, highlighting activities in Suriname and Egypt. Key Takeaways — Upstream capital investment significantly below […]
Sungrow Crosses 1 GW Of PV Inverter Shipment In Chile
(Sungrow, 28.Oct.2020) — Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the Company hit 1 GW PV inverter cumulative shipment to Chile and took first place in […]
Total Obtains 20% Of Volumes In Solar Tender
(Total, 27.Oct.2020) — Total, through Total Quadran, a wholly-owned affiliate dedicated to developing and producing renewable energy in France, was awarded 67 megawatt-peak (MWp) of solar projects representing 20% of […]
Uganda OKs Tullow’s $575mn Divestment To Total
(Tullow, 21.Oct.2020) — Tullow Oil plc announced the government of Uganda and the Ugandan Revenue Authority have executed a binding Tax Agreement that reflects the pre-agreed principles on the tax […]
Apache On Kwaskwasi-1 In Block 58 Offshore Suriname
(Apache, 14.Sep.2020) — Apache Corporation and Total S.A. provided an update to the technical evaluation of the Kwaskwasi-1 discovery well offshore Suriname. As previously announced, Kwaskwasi-1 discovered hydrocarbons in multiple […]
Total Resigns Operator Role In Foz Do Amazonas Basin
(Total, 7.Sep.2020) — Total notified its partners on 19 August 2020 about its resignation from its role of operator for five exploration blocks, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, […]