Christopher joined NGI as a Senior Editor for Mexico and Latin America in November, 2018. Prior to that, he was a Senior Editorial Manager at BNamericas in Santiago, Chile. Based out of Santiago, he has covered Latin American energy markets since 2009 as a reporter, editor and analyst. He has an MA in International Economic Policy from Columbia University and a BA in International Studies from Trinity College.
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Mexico Imports of U.S. Natural Gas Gas Surge as Domestic Production Sputters – Spotlight
North American natural gas futures worked their way above $2.00/MMBtu this week amid tighter U.S. production and storage levels. Mexico imports, meanwhile, of U.S. natural gas have started to hit their stride in the lead-up to summer. Over the last 10 days, Mexico imported 7.38 Bcf/d of natural gas via pipeline from the United States,…
Pemex’s Natural Gas Production Slumps as Mature Fields Decline
Mexico’s state oil and gas giant Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, reported a 7.5% year/year drop in natural gas production in the first quarter as the country’s aging offshore oil fields showed weaker output. Natural gas production, including from partners, was 3.836 Bcf/d in the first quarter, down 312 MMcf/d compared to the comparable period in…
LNG Said Vital for Argentina’s Vaca Muerta to Reach Potential
Argentina’s vast natural gas resources would only be fully developed with an LNG export facility, according to experts who spoke at a recent energy conference. “Clearly we think we need to develop the regional market,” said Pampa Energía’s director of commercialization and midstream, Santiago Patrón. The executive at one of Argentina’s top natural gas producers…
How Does Vaca Muerta Reach Potential? Through LNG, Industry Says
Argentina’s vast natural gas resources would only be fully developed with an LNG export facility, according to experts who spoke at a recent energy conference. “Clearly we think we need to develop the regional market,” said Pampa Energía’s director of commercialization and midstream, Santiago Patrón. The executive at one of Argentina’s top natural gas producers…
ExxonMobil Greenlights Another Stabroek Project Offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil keeps powering ahead in its offshore Guyana program even as a contract dispute and geopolitical tensions cast a shadow over the oil-rich project. The company made a final investment decision for the Whiptail development, its sixth project on the offshore Stabroek block. It has the necessary approvals in place and the offshore platform is…
Eyes on West Texas Natural Gas as Negative Prices Persist – Mexico Spotlight
North American natural gas prices got short-lived support through a Canadian maintenance event on Tuesday but overall continued to languish at well below $2.000/MMbtu. On Wednesday, the May New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas contract slipped 2.0 cents day/day to settle at $1.712. NGI’s U.S. Spot Gas National Avg. rose 12.5 cents to $1.165. TC…
Natural Gas Would Still Form Base of Mexico Power System Under Sheinbaum Presidency
Mexico’s presidential frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party would continue the nation’s buildout of natural gas-fired power if she were to win the June 2 election. Speaking to business leaders in Mexico City on Monday evening, Sheinbaum highlighted that 3.250 GW of new generation, 91% of which was natural-gas fired combined cycle, were…
Mexico Natural Gas Imports Ticking Up in April Amid Bearish Outlook for Pricing – Spotlight
North American natural gas futures gained some ground this week with signs that U.S. production was scaling back, but still held under $2.00/MMBtu. The longer term picture remains bearish, at least for this year. This week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) cut its projected average Henry Hub natural gas spot price to $2.20 for…
What Will Natural Gas Demand Look Like in 2050? It Depends
Global natural gas demand has boomed in the past 25 years and, unlike coal and oil, growth could continue through 2050, according to Washington, DC, nonprofit Resources for the Future (RFF). RFF’s “Global Energy Outlook 2024: Peaks or Plateaus?” report compared 16 scenarios across eight outlooks published in 2023 by major energy agencies and companies.…
Mexico Natural Gas Market Turns Attention to Elections, Summer Demand – Spotlight
North American natural gas futures got a small boost this week on news of weaker production from U.S. operators, but by mid-week the momentum had fizzled. The May New York Mercantile Exchange gas futures contract posted a second day of losses and lost 6.7 cents on Thursday to settle at $1.774/MMBtu. Mexican imports of U.S.…