(Reuters, 30.Sep.2019) — Fourteen companies have been officially approved by Brazilian authorities to participate in an oil bidding round in November, in which total signing bonuses […]
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Guyana Key Elections To Come Ahead Of First Oil
(Argus, 26.Sep.2019) ) — Guyana will hold parliamentary elections on 2 March 2020, around the time that ExxonMobil plans to launch offshore oil production that […]
Diplomats Say Guyana Gov’t In Breach Of Constitution
(Reuters, 19.Sep.2019) — U.S. and European diplomats on Thursday declared Guyana’s government in breach of the country’s constitution until new elections are held and called […]
Eco Atlantic Reports 2nd Oil Discovery Offshore Guyana
(Eco, 16.Sep.2019) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. announces a second oil discovery on the Orinduik Block, offshore Guyana. The Joe-1 exploration well was […]
Petrobras’ P-68 Departs For Berbigão And Sururu fields
(Petrobras, 16.Sep.2019) — Petrobras reports that the P-68 platform left today the Jurong Aracruz Shipyard, heading to the Berbigão and Sururu fields, in the Santos […]
Tullow Announces Joe-1 Oil Find Offshore Guyana
(Tullow, 16.Sep.2019) — Tullow Oil plc announces the Joe-1 exploration well has successfully opened a new Upper Tertiary oil play in the Guyana basin. The […]
Total Restates Commitment To Nigeria
(Total, 9.Sep.2019) — The top management of Total in Nigeria led by the Country Chair and Managing Director of Total E&P Mr. Mike Sangster, the […]
Eco Atlantic Spuds Joe-1 Well Offshore Guyana
(Eco, 27.Aug.2019) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. said drilling of the Joe prospect has commenced offshore Guyana, the company’s second exploration well on […]
Equinor Signs Deal With YPF
(Zacks Equity Research, 22.Aug.2019) — Equinor ASA recently announced the signing of a deal with the Argentine energy company, YPF Sociedad Anónima YPF, to jointly […]
Equinor Inks Deal With YPF, Expands In Argentina
(Zacks, 22.Aug.2019 ) — Equinor ASA recently announced the signing of a deal with the Argentine energy company, YPF Sociedad Anónima YPF, to jointly conduct […]
Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Meets With Governors, Companies
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 20.Aug.2019) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui held a meeting in provinces with governors and oil company executives to discuss […]
‘The More Operators In Guyana’s Oil Fields The Better’
(Stabroek News, 20.Aug.2019) — Guyana is better off with more operators and countries involved in its oil fields, British High Commissioner to Guyana Gregory Quinn […]
PDVSA Partners Fear Latest U.S. Sanctions: Sources
(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 14.Aug.2019) — Foreign joint venture partners with Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA are concerned the latest set of U.S. sanctions on the […]
Guyana To Boost Royalties On Future Oil Licenses
(Reuters, 3.Jul.2019) — Guyana is preparing to raise the take of the government in future oil licences, the director of the South American country’s Department […]
Total, Shell, Petrobras Launch Mero 2 Project Offshore Brazil
(Chron.com, Jordan Blum, 12.Jun.2019) — The Libra Consortium led by Petrobras, Royal Dutch Shell and Total said they’ve authorized construction of the multibillion-dollar Mero 2 […]
Mexico’s Fuel Market To Be More competitive in 2020
(Platts, 10.Jun.2019) — Mexico’s already liberalizing fuel market will become far more competitive in 2020 as several private midstream projects start operations, multiple oil company […]
Total CEO Says Planned Buy Of Anadarko’s Africa Assets ‘Perfectly Fitting’
(Reuters, Humeyra Pamuk, 16.May.2019) — French energy giant Total SA’s planned acquisition of U.S. firm Anadarko’s African assets is “perfectly fitting” with the company’s overall […]
Sempra Energy Starts Production At Train 1 Of Cameron LNG Facility
(Sempra, 14.May.2019) — Sempra Energy announced that Cameron LNG has begun producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the first liquefaction train of the Cameron LNG […]
Vista Preps First Two Shale Oil Pilots In Vaca Muerta
(S&P Global Platts, 26.Nov. 2018) — Vista Oil & Gas plans to invest $157.4 million in its first pilot projects in Vaca Muerta, betting on […]
Total Enters Brazil Fuels Sector With Purchase Of Grupo Zema Business
(Total, 22.Nov.2018) — Total has entered into an agreement with Brazilian company Grupo Zema to acquire its fuel distribution company Zema Petróleo, its reseller and […]
France’s Total Sets Up Production Hub In Jamaica
(Jamaica Observer, Karena Bennett, 18.Nov.2018) — Months after announcing plans to expand operations in Jamaica, Total Jamaica has set up a production hub on the […]
The Next Offshore Boom: Is Senegal The New Guyana?
(Oilprice.com, Viktor Katona, 12.Nov.2018) — I know what you think – such a headline is quite reckless given that Guyana has not produced any oil […]
Aker Solutions Wins Subsea Order for Libra’s Mero Field Offshore Brazil
(Aker Solutions, 5.Oct.2018) — Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Petrobras to provide a subsea production system and related services for the Mero 1 […]
France’s Total Enters Orinduik Block Offshore Guyana
(OffshoreEnergyToday, 13.Sep.2018) — French oil major Total has exercised its option to acquire a 25 percent working interest in the Orinduik block offshore Guyana after […]
Tullow Oil to Drill First Guyana Well in 3Q:19
(Reuters, 5.Sep.2018) — Tullow Oil plans to drill its first well in the much-watched Guyana offshore basin in the third quarter of next year in […]
Big Oil Asks Gov’t to Protect it from Climate Change
(AP) — As the United States plans new defences against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: […]
Jusepin Oil Region in Venezuela: 45 Seconds of Fame
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 17.Aug.2018) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado tours the Jusepin petroleum region in Venezuela. https://twitter.com/i/status/1030477377988710401 Jusepin is just one […]
PdV, Joint Ventures Miss Oil Targets
(Argus, 9.Aug.2018) – Venezuela’s state-owned PdV and its joint ventures fell short of officially targeted crude production by more than 125,000 b/d in July, according […]
Total Advances Renewable Projects in Brazil
(UPI, Daniel J. Graeber, 18.Jul.2018) – A renewable energy division of French supermajor Total said Wednesday it was moving forward with new solar power developments […]
Jusepín Oil Spill Demonstrates PDVSA Safety Failures
(Maritime Herald, 9.Jul.2018) – The oil spill that occurred this Friday, July 6 in two tanks of the secondary recovery plant of the Jusepín Operational […]
Macri’s Reverse Unnerves Shale Investors
(Financial Times, Benedict Mander, 25.Jun.2018) – The collapse of the Argentine peso and the government’s struggle to tackle soaring inflation are causing disquiet among companies […]
Gazprom Reiterates Interest in Bolivia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 16.Jun.2018) – Russian oil giant Gazprom remains attracted to the hydrocarbon opportunity set in Bolivia in South America. A working […]
Total, Siemens Hope to Sign Cuban LNG Deal Soon
(Reuters, Marc Frank, 30.Apr.2018) — French energy firm Total SA and German industrial giant Siemens AG hope to sign a deal soon with Cuba to […]
The Insignificance of Venezuela’s 342-Year R/P Ratio
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 24.May.2018) – Venezuela’s reserves-to-production or R/P ratio was a remarkable 342 times in 2016 based on reserves of 300.9 […]
Venezuela’s Oil Sector Glory Days [EAItv]
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 1.May.2018) – A brief look at Venezuela’s oil sector glory days. Will they return?
Total President Says Output At One Venezuela Field Down 33%
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 22.Apr.2018) – Patrick Pouyanne, the Chief Executive Officer of French major Total, announced production at one of its oil fields […]
Mexico Awards Blocks In Final Oil Auction Before Election
(Reuters, David Alire Garcia & Marianna Parraga, 27.Mar.2018) — Mexico awarded just under half of the 35 shallow-water blocks it tendered on Tuesday, in an […]
Vaca Muerta Megaproject – A Fracking Carbon Bomb In Patagonia
(Observatorio Petrolero Sur, 5.Feb.2018) — Vaca Muerta is a leading case for the next generation of fossil fuels. Big Oil and Gas companies are keen […]