(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 9.May.2016) – Repsol President Antonio Brufau visited Bolivia to discuss overall investments in the small landlocked country with officials from YPFB and investments in three areas with similar potential as that in the Margarita field. The three areas include Boyuy, Ipaguazu and Boycobo and contain […]
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Bolivia to Invest $2.4 Bln in 86 Projects
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.May.2016) – YPFB is planning activities in 86 exploration projects in 63 areas which will require an estimated investment of $2.4 billion, reported the daily newspaper La RazĂłn, citing Bolivia’s Hydrocarbon Minister Luis Alberto Sánchez. ***
YPFB Corp. Reports 72% Drop in Profits
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.May.2016) – YPFB Corporation reported profits of $364.1 million in 2015, down 72 percent compared to $1,299.5 million in 2014, reported the daily newspaper La RazĂłn, citing YPFB data. Table 1: YPFB Corp. Profits 2016-2020 ($ Mlns) Year —- Profits 2006 —- $214.8 2007 —- […]
Bolivia Hydrocarbon Sector Investments 2016-2020
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 4.May.2016) – With oil prices below $50 per barrel, YPFB plans investments of $12.681 billion during 2016-2020 under its Economic and Social Development Plan (PDES by its Spanish acronym) with assistance from private operators. The majority of the investments, $7.2 billion or 57 percent of […]
GTLI to Return Areas to YPFB
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 11.Sep.2013) – Gas To Liquid International (GTLI) is in the process of returning four exploration areas to Yacimientos PetrolĂferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). There are 104 areas reserved for YPFB, reported La Razon, citing YPFB President Carlos Villegas. Of these areas, 53 have been designated for […]
Bolivia’s Nationalization of Oil and Gas
(Council on Foreign Relations, Carin Zissis, 12.May.2006) — In a region seen as turning leftward, forging alliances would seem a natural course of events. But Bolivian President Evo Morales’ decision to nationalize the oil and gas industry is exposing tensions, causing experts to say there is more diffusion than alliance-building […]