(TN) Eneva, an integrated energy company, which operates from the exploration and production (E&P) of natural gas to the supply of customized solutions, closed the third quarter of 2022 with a net profit of R$ 237 million, 61.4% higher than that recorded in the second quarter of this year. Adjusted EBITDA, of R$598 million, represented... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Pampa to invest $550 mln in Vaca Muerta shale push next year
(Reuters) - Pampa Energía (PAMP.BA), the third largest gas producer in Argentina's Neuquén basin, will invest $550 million in 2023 to increase its unconventional production from the huge Vaca Muerta shale formation, the firm's president Marcelo Mindlin said. Vaca Muerta, the world's second largest shale gas reserve and fourth for shale oil, is crucial for Argentina... Continue Reading →
Wintershall Dea Posts Q3 Income Jump, Seeks Looser Ties with Russia
(Reuters) Oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea said on Tuesday that its most closely watched measure of earnings more than doubled in the third quarter of 2022 and that it would seek to strengthen business in locations outside Russia. Wintershall Dea was looking into whether the international business it is pursuing could be legally separated... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s economy seen in soft landing as private spending cools
(Reuters) - Brazil's economy is undergoing a soft landing as consumers tighten their purse strings to cope with high indebtedness on post-pandemic purchases and increasing financial costs, a Reuters poll of economists showed. Economic activity got a boost this year from President Jair Bolsonaro's extra public spending measures aimed at improving his reelection chances before... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of Petrobras Operaciones S.A.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of 100% of its stake in Petrobras Operaciones S.A. (POSA), Petrobras' wholly owned subsidiary in Argentina, which holds a 33.6% stake in the Rio Neuquén Field. The teaser, which contains the key information about the opportunity, as... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s YPF shares, bonds surge on hopes for Vaca Muerta shale boom
(Reuters) - Argentine state-owned energy firm YPF (<YPFD.BA>) has seen its bonds and shares take off this year, despite a wider economic malaise, with hope of a shale boom in the South American nation's huge Vaca Muerta formation luring investors. The state firm's bonds have risen between 5-11% this year, even as some sovereign debt has plummeted... Continue Reading →
Italian firm to build platform for gas project in Argentina
Italian contractor Rosetti Marino has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies for the construction of the Fenix project platform, which will be installed 60 km off the coast of Terra del Fuego in southern Argentina. This comes days after TotalEnergies announced a final investment decision for the Fenix gas development, the world’s southernmost gas project. TotalEnergies and... Continue Reading →
Argentina prepares bill to advance energy sector, including LNG exports
(Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Wednesday said his government plans in coming days to submit legislation to the national congress that "would give certainty" to energy producers and help advance Argentina's liquefied natural gas (LNG) agenda. The Vaca Muerta shale basin, the world's second largest unconventional gas reserve and the fourth largest oil... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies launches offshore gas project in Argentina
French energy major TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision for the Fenix gas development, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina. This development is said to be the world’s southernmost gas project. Through its Total Austral affiliate, TotalEnergies operates the project with a 37.5 per cent interest, in... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Oldelval to invest $750 million in Vaca Muerta pipeline to boost exports
(Reuters) - Argentine oil pipeline operator Oleoductos del Valle (Oldelval) will invest $750 million to double its transport capacity from the Vaca Muerta shale formation, the country's energy ministry announced Friday, hoping to boost exports and dollar reserves. Oldelval aims to boost capacity to 72,000 per day from 36,000 cubic meters in two years, the... Continue Reading →