Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) the Exemplar has begun operations in Bahia Blanca, a port city located 400 miles south of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. The Exemplar, with a storage capacity of 150,900 m3, will deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the 2021 winter season in Argentina, providing reliability and stability... Continue Reading →
GeoPark Reports First Quarter 2021 Results
(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil and Argentina reports its consolidated financial results for the three-month period (“First Quarter” or “1Q2021”). A conference call to discuss 1Q2021 financial results will... Continue Reading →
Wintershall Dea Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 47%
Wintershall Dea posted a jump in first-quarter financial results thanks to record production and recovering oil and gas prices, the German-Russian producer said on Tuesday. Its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization, and exploration expenses (EBITDAX), a standard oil industry measure, rose to 704 million euros ($850.22 million) in the three-month period, up 47% year-on-year.... Continue Reading →
GeoPark Announces Successful First Phase of Its Strategic Deleveraging Process
(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina, today announced successful first phase of its strategic deleveraging process that is expected to result in a significant debt reduction and an... Continue Reading →
GeoPark Announces First Quarter 2021 Operational Update
(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina, today announced its operational update for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 (“1Q2021”). All figures are expressed in US Dollars. Growth... Continue Reading →
Argentina considers oil price controls to support Vaca Muerta shale exploration
(Bloomberg) --Argentina’s government is pushing for long-term oil price controls as the South American nation runs out of time to unearth a shale trove in Patagonia. The idea of setting a ceiling and floor on domestic crude prices is being written into draft legislation aimed at spurring oil-and-gas investments, Production Minister Matias Kulfas said in... Continue Reading →
YPF reports swing to profit in fourth-quarter, ending dire year on brighter note
(Reuters) - Argentine state-owned oil company YPF on Thursday reported a 2020 fourth quarter net profit that reversed a trend of quarterly losses over the last year as the coronavirus pandemic hit the oil price. The company, which is spearheading development of the South American nation’s huge Vaca Muerta shale fields, reported a net profit... Continue Reading →
Oaktree, BlackRock Are Among YPF Creditors Organizing
(Bloomberg) -- Investment firms including Oaktree Capital Management and BlackRock Inc. are organizing into two groups to negotiate with YPF SA after the Argentine oil producer proposed a debt swap that would saddle them with losses, according to people familiar with the matter. BlackRock is among a consortium of experienced emerging-market investors such as Ashmore... Continue Reading →
Shell Farms Into Offshore Block in Argentina
Oil and gas giant Shell has agreed to farm into the CAN 100 block, offshore Argentina, currently jointly owned by the Norwegian energy firm Equinor and Argentina's YPF. In October 2019, Equinor farmed into the YPF CAN 100 block and agreed to take over the operatorship. Equinor and YPF have agreed with Shell to jointly farm-down 30%... Continue Reading →
GeoPark Announces Fourth Quarter 2020 Operational Update
(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil and Argentina, today announced its operational update for the three-month period ended December 31, 2020 (“4Q2020”). All figures are expressed in US Dollars. Growth... Continue Reading →