(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2020) — Bolivia’s state oil and gas entity Yacimientos Petrolifos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) has boosted natural gas exports as of 1 June 2020 as requested by Integración […]
Tag: YPFB
YPFB Logística Denies Complaints, Allegations
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2020) — YPFB Logística SA, a subsidiary of Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), categorically denies malicious intentions related to alleged irregularities in the […]
Petrobras Cuts Bolivia Gas Offtake By 30pc
(Argus, 6.Mar.2020) — Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras signed an agreement with its Bolivian counterpart YPFB to reduce its natural gas offtake to 20mn m³/d from 30mn m³/d, clearing the way for […]
YPFB, Ministry To Move VPACF to Villa Montes
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 17.Jan.2020) — Dialogue between authorities from Bolivia’s Hydrocarbon Ministry, state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) and local representatives from the autonomous Gran Chaco […]
YPFB Guarantees Fuel Supplies Across Bolivia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Jan.2020) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) guaranteed residents in La Paz and interior portions of the land-locked country that there […]
YPFB To Use Gasbol Pipeline Independently
(Reuters, 10.Jan.2020) — The Brazilian government authorized Bolivian oil and gas company YPFB to use the Gasbol pipeline to sell gas to other companies in Brazil beyond state-run oil firm […]
Petrobras Inks Gas Deal With YPFB
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 30.Dec.2019) — Brazil’s state oil giant Petrobras inked a transition agreement under the natural gas supply agreement (GSA) with its Bolivian counterpart Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales […]
YPFB To Investigate Transfers To MAS Party
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 20.Dec.2019) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) announced an investigation has been launched related to alleged transfers to MAS or the […]
YPFB Fundamental For Bolivia Gas Supply
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 17.Dec.2019) — Bolivia’s Hydrocarbon Minister Víctor Hugo Zamora said the new team at state oil company YPFB will be fundamental in negotiations related to expansion […]
YPFB President To Provide Company Update
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 17.Dec.2019) — YPFB President Herland Javier Soliz Montenegro announced plans to provide an update on the status of company’s entire production chain within three months. […]
Zamora Says ‘YPFB In Good Health’
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 17.Dec.2019) — Bolivia’s Hydrocarbon Minister Victor Hugo Zamora announced that the country’s state oil company YPFB was a healthy company. “YPFB is in good health,” […]
Soliz Named As YPFB’s New President
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 16.Dec.2019) — Petroleum engineer Herland Javier Soliz Montenegro was named the new president of Bolivia’s state oil company YPFB, replacing engineer José Luis Rivero. Soliz […]
Bolivia’s VPACF Gets New VP
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 10.Dec.2019) — Forestry Engineer Marcelo Ayala Torrez was named the new Vice President of Bolivia’s Contract and Control Administration (VPACF by its Spanish acronym). Ayala […]
Bolivia Revises Gas Reserves, Fixes GCC Line
(Argus, Patricia Garip, 3.Dec.2019) — Bolivia’s new interim government has revised down the figure for natural gas reserves, applying a more conservative interpretation of the certified data. Proven reserves are […]
Bolivia Repairing Carrasco-Cochabamba Gas Pipeline
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 27.Nov.2019) — Bolivia commenced operations to repair a 200-meter section of the Carrasco-Cochabamba Gas pipeline damaged by an explosion that left the industrial sector of […]
YPFB Dispatches Fuel, LPG From Senkata Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 23.Nov.2019) — Bolivia’s state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos announced the dispatch of 1.8 million liters of gasoline and diesel and 10,119 bottles (cylinders) […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Fuel Prices, New YPFB Head
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 19.Nov.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) establishing maximum fuel prices and appointment by Bolivia’s Interim […]
Bolivia Names New YPFB President
(Argus, Patricia Garip, 19.Nov.2019) — Bolivia’s fragile interim government appointed Jose Luis Rivero Sandoval the new president of state-owned oil and gas company YPFB. Rivero, who replaces Oscar Barriga, is […]
Brazil To Import More LNG If Bolivia Supply Falters
(Argus, 14.Nov.2019) — Brazil will increase LNG imports if pipeline natural gas supply from Bolivia is interrupted because of political unrest, according to Brazilian hydrocarbons agency ANP. Brazilian state-controlled Petrobras […]
Bolivia Warns Of Force Majeure On Gas Exports
(Argus, 12.Nov.2019) — Bolivia’s deepening political crisis is starting to take a toll on its vital hydrocarbons industry. YPFB, Bolivia’s state-owned oil and natural gas company, warned Argentina it may […]
Bolivia LatAmNRG Briefs: Electric Vehicle Plant In Cochabamba
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Sep.2019) — LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia’s President Evo Morales’ visit to Quantum Motors’ electric vehicle plant in Cochabamba and Bolivia signing a contract to […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Urea Deals, Gas Export Price
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.Aug.2019) — LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia signing deals related to urea and household gas and Brazil’s ANP saying it expects Bolivian natural gas prices […]
Bolivia Strikes Gas Deal Russian Giant In Brazil
(Reuters, 11.Jul.2019) — Bolivia’s state energy firm has sealed a deal to supply gas to Russian fertilizer giant Acron’s plants in Brazil, the two sides said on Thursday, opening up […]
Bolivia To Buy Petrobras’ Stake In Gas Pipeline
(Reuters, 9.Jul.2019) — Bolivia’s state-owned oil company YPFB plans to bid on a stake in a natural gas pipeline linking the country to Brazil to secure better terms for its […]
LatAm Briefs Bolivia: Govt Income, Mangnetoteluric Study
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 1.Jul.2019) — LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia and government receiving 67.4% of all hydrocarbon revenues during 2006-2018, the country eying natural gas reserves reaching 15 […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Putin-Morales Meeting, Lithium, Potassium Chloride
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 7.Jun.2019) — Heard on the street related to the Bolivian upstream, midstream, downstream and renewable energy sectors including: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to meet […]
Bolivia Expects Increase In Gas Exports To Argentina
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 5.Jun.2019) — A new addendum to an existing contract between Bolivia and Argentina will lead to a price increase for exports of natural gas from […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Petrobras Volumes, Investments In Lithium
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 30.May.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Brazil’s Petrobras requesting lower natural gas volumes from Bolivia’s YPFB, investments to industrialize Bolivian […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: YPFB And Shell Deal For Yapucaiti X 1 Well
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 24.May.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to YPFB being the withholding agent for transport carriers in Chaco, and YPFB and Shell […]
YPFB And YPF Argentina Ink Upstream And Downstream Deals
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky and Pietro D. Pitts, 7.May.2019) — YPFB and YPF Argentina signed strategic deals during discussions in Santa Cruz related to upstream and downstream activities in […]
Bolivia Launches New 87 Octane Gasoline In Cochabamba
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 7.May.2019) — Bolivia sold a total 180,000 liters of its new gasoline — which has as a special anhydrous additive alcohol — through 35 petrol […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: YPFB Investments 2019-2025; Gas Consumption Of 13 MMcm/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 1.May.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia the land-locked country generating oil and gas revenues of estimated $37,484 million during […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Ammonia-Urea Production, NPK Fertilizer
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 22.Apr.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia and rising production in 2019 from the Cochabamba ammonia-urea complex and the new […]
Bolivia Eyes Exporting LNG Through Argentina, Importing Crude
(S&P Global Platts, 22.Apr.2019) — Bolivia is looking at exporting natural gas globally through liquefaction terminals to be built in Argentina, and to buy crude from its southern neighbor, Bolivian […]
Bolivia’s Tarija Gas Region To Generate $2.7 Billion Through 2025
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Apr.2019) — Bolivia’s Tarija department is forecast to generate natural gas revenues of $2.7 billion through the end of 2025, Bolivia’s Information Agency (ABI) reported […]
Bolivia’s Gas Reserves To Double By 2025: Minister
(Argus, 12.Apr.2019) — Bolivian hydrocarbons minister Luis Alberto Sanchez predicts a jump in natural gas reserves as the country’s “year of exploration” gains momentum. “Results from the first quarter were […]
YPFB President Says Incahuasi-5 Well To Add 3.5 MMcm/d Of NatGas Output
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 5.Apr.2019) — Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) President Oscar Barriga says the Incahuasi-5 well, located 250 kilometers southwest of Santa Cruz department, will have a […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Gas Sector Dependence, Moody’s ‘Ba3’ Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 3.Apr.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia and the country still being highly dependent on its hydrocarbon sector and Moody’s […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Bolivia And Argentina Ink Addendum
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Feb.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs on Bolivia and Argentina inking addendum to natgas PSA, irregular natgas demand in Brazil and Argentina […]