Latin America & Caribbean
Argentina’s drillers in the dark over price
Argentina’s gas producers are reluctant to drill unless Buenos Aires provides clues to future wellhead prices – including the country’s generous rewards for new output.
Pacific best for Colombia’s next LNG terminal – report
Colombian authorities have run the numbers on a looming gas deficit and favour a second LNG terminal on the Pacific coast.
LNG The world’s first FLNG vessel needs a job
The world’s first FLNG vessel is all dressed up but has nowhere to go, and Exmar has been tight-lipped about alternative locations.
4 October 2016Peru licks its wounds from bear market
Peru has been making nearly $90 million less from oil and gas royalties per month in 2016 compared with 2014.
3 October 2016
LNG Peru hobbled by its LNG contracts
Peru wants higher-priced markets for its LNG, but experts say the country has limited control over its cargoes.
29 September 2016
LNG A tale of two facilities in Colombia
The bear market has had stark consequences for Colombia’s nascent LNG sector, with a proposed floating project dead in the water.
28 September 2016South American LNG market hinges on weather
Estimating South America’s future LNG demand is a guessing game, mainly because of the weather.
26 September 2016Gazprom to study three Bolivian blocks
Gazprom has signed an exclusive agreement to study three licensed blocks in Bolivia.
23 September 2016
Exploration & Production A fresh chapter for the Falkland Islands?
Stephen Luxton, director of mineral resources for the Falkland Islands, talks about what warmer UK-Argentine relations mean for oil and gas.
23 September 2016Canacol doubles gas drilling activity in Colombia
Colombia’s Canacol Energy will accelerate its gas business in the country and plans to drill three new gas wells, the company said in its new capital plan.
22 September 2016
Exploration & Production Does BP want a driving seat in Argentine shale play?
BP’s Argentine business is unwilling to ride shotgun in the giant Vaca Muerta shale play, sources tell Wildcat.
21 September 2016Bolivia’s Incahuasi field launches commercial production
Bolivia’s Incahuasi field has entered commercial production, according to Russia’s Gazprom, which is part of the consortium developing it.
19 September 2016Latin America saving billions on gas imports
Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile spent around 43% less on gas imports in H1 2016 compared with H1 2015, according to customs data.
19 September 2016
LNG Kogas may take bold bet on Brazilian LNG
Kogas has proposed building an LNG terminal in northeastern Brazil, but there are doubts about the venture’s profitability.
16 September 2016
Exploration & Production Latin America’s gas-focused drilling stagnates
Gas-focused drilling in Latin America stagnated in August. There were 22 rigs drilling for gas in the region, according to Baker Hughes data, which was unchanged from July.
15 September 2016Anadarko buys Gulf of Mexico assets for $2 bln
Anadarko Petroleum has bought deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets from Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas valued at $2 billion.
13 September 2016
Exploration & Production Shell still enchanted by Argentina’s Vaca Muerta
Shell may seem to have cooled on Argentina, but the supermajor is fixing its sights on the pearl of Patagonia: the giant Vaca Muerta shale play.
13 September 2016PetroAtlantic aiming to snap up Petrobras fields
PetroAtlantic is leading the race for three offshore fields that Petrobras has put up for sale.
12 September 2016Kogas signs deal to build Brazilian LNG terminal
South Korea’s state gas company, Kogas, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian state of Ceará to build an onshore LNG terminal at Pecem
12 September 2016Macri’s half-measures on Argentine bills
Argentina has rejected its full course of shock therapy for household gas bills, but President Mauricio Macri has made some progress in raising prices.
12 September 2016
Exploration & Production Brazilian shale in need of kick-start – experts
In the second of our two-part series, experts tell Interfax Natural Gas Daily that little is known about Brazilian shale beyond its abundance.
8 September 2016
Exploration & Production Brazilian shale: dead in the water?
In the first of a two-part series, Interfax Natural Gas Daily examines how environmental sensitivities may be deterring companies from Brazilian shale.
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