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Chris Noon
Latin America editorChris Noon has reported on international affairs, finance and the European power markets for Forbes, Oxford Analytica, HSBC and most recently ICIS Heren. While at ICIS, he wrote news and analysis on the European power, gas, carbon and coal markets, with special expertise in French, German, Central and Eastern European and Russian power.
Bolivia papers over cracks with Argentina
Bolivia appears to have made up for a deficit in gas exports to Argentina in May by over-exporting in June and July.
14 August 2017
Weak demand hits Peruvian production
Production from Peru’s two key gas blocks has slumped by around 15% in 2017 amid tepid demand from the local market and Peru LNG.
10 August 2017Colombia relaxed despite declining production
Colombia’s industry is confident that future gas supply will be guaranteed by LNG imports and new discoveries.
7 August 2017Argentina slips up in comeback tale
A notable slowdown in production came as a surprise for Argentina, which has trumpeted big investments and generous subsidies in 2017.
3 August 2017
Peru LNG resumes exports after tough July
Peru LNG has been hit by unplanned maintenance for the second time in two years say market sources, forcing Shell onto the spot market.
1 August 2017Nitrogen blights Mexican gas output
The contamination of Mexico’s offshore gas with injected nitrogen poses a problem for its commercialisation.
31 July 2017
Latin American drilling activity hits new record low
Gas-focused drilling ticked down in Latin America again during June, to the lowest level since records began in 1995.
28 July 2017
Mexico seeks to solve deepwater ‘mystery’
Mexico has gathered mountains of offshore data in recent years. But it is unclear if it will be enough to tempt a supermajor into deepwater gas production.
27 July 2017Trinidad to find breathing space in 2017
Gas-dependent Trinidad and Tobago has placed its hopes in three projects for this year. However, they may provide only modest relief.
24 July 2017
Prumo bails out Bolognesi in Brazil
A Brazilian logistics giant is rescuing one of Bolognesi’s hyped LNG-to-power megaprojects. But can it save the other?
20 July 2017
Vaca Muerta undercuts best US plays – report
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta is outshining several US plays, but it has some way to go before it rivals the mighty Marcellus.
18 July 2017Sluggish Latin economies will hit demand – IEA
The IEA is bullish on South American LNG demand, putting it at odds with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.
17 July 2017
BP projects will turn tide in Trinidad in 2019 – expert
Projects controlled by BP’s Trinidadian unit are the Caribbean country’s best hope of boosting its gas production, which has slumped in recent years.
14 July 2017
Chinese investment boosts Brazil’s pre-salt prospects
China bailed out cash-strapped Petrobras in 2016. Now, CNPC is staking a claim in Brazil’s pre-salt sector.
11 July 2017Peru LNG swaps Mexican customers for Spanish
The premium of European prices to the Henry Hub benchmark suggests that Peru LNG, and its sole offtaker Shell, will continue to court the continent rather take its cargoes to Mexico.
10 July 2017
Argentine debt mars rewards for gas producers
Argentina is offering generous rewards for gas production, but companies may have to wait for Buenos Aires to clear its debts.
6 July 2017South American LNG demand hangs in balance
South America’s two giants have slashed combined spending on gas imports. But the situation is delicately balanced.
3 July 2017
South American pipeline and LNG trade falters
The prospects for increasing traded volumes in South America are poor, principally because demand is waning in Brazil and Argentina.
26 June 2017
Renewables throw LNG a lifeline in Latin America
Do not write off Latin America’s LNG sector just yet. Renewables will need a hefty back-up, conference speakers in Houston argued this week.
23 June 2017
Latin American gas drilling returns to recent lows
There were 17 rigs drilling for gas in Latin America in May 2017, the same number as in March – which was the lowest level since records began.
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