Venezuela, Trinidad Sign Deal to Promote Energy Projects
The governments of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago signed an inter-institutional agreement related to joint hydrocarbon projects and bilateral trade between the countries.
Guyana’s Local Content Act Yet to Negatively Impact IOCs
The Guyanese government anticipates its petroleum sector will need at least 150,000 skilled laborers over the next two to five years to meet this demand.
E&P Highlights: Sept. 18, 2023
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including an awarding of blocks from Lease Sale 259 and the start of production from a new well.
TotalEnergies, APA Eye $9B FID in Suriname’s Block 58
TotalEnergies and APA Corp. have launched development studies offshore Suriname in Block 58 and eye the start of detailed engineering studies by end 2023 and a $9 billion FID by year-end 2024.
Guyana’s Gas-to-energy Project Startup Expected in 2024
Guyana’s gas-to-energy project is on track to start-up in 2024, according to details revealed by the South American country’s government.
Woodside’s $7.2 Billion Bet on Deepwater Mexico Potential
Woodside Energy is making a massive bet offshore Mexico at the large, high-quality conventional resource Trion development, checking key production, climate and financial boxes for both Mexico and partners Woodside and Petroleos Mexicanos.
CHART TALK: Gasoline Prices Soar South of the US-Mexico Border
Drivers in Mexico are paying a hefty 125% premium for gasoline and an average 122% more for diesel compared to their U.S. counterparts, according to Hart Energy analysis.
YPF Boosting Production—and Debt
Argentina’s state-owned energy giant YPF SA boosted its total production in the second quarter, driven mainly by robust shale operations, but the company reported lower net income while its debt continues to rise.
Q&A: US Sanctions Ravage Venezuelans as Democracy Withers [WATCH]
Datanalisis President Luis Vicente León spoke with Hart Energy about the realities of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela to force free elections and the results: President Nicolás Maduro’s chief political rival is barred from holding office.
Ecopetrol Set to Drill Orca Norte 1 Offshore Well
Colombia’s Ecopetrol S.A. is preparing to drill the Orca Norte-1 delimiting well in the fourth quarter 2023 to verify the resource potential of the company’s December 2014 discovery.