Andrew joined NGI in 2018 to support coverage of Mexico’s newly liberalized oil and gas sector, and his role has since expanded to include the rest of North America. Before joining NGI, Andrew covered Latin America’s hydrocarbon and electric power industries from 2014 to 2018 for Business News Americas in Santiago, Chile. He speaks fluent Spanish, and holds a B.A. in journalism and mass communications from the University of Minnesota.
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Epic Crude Oil Pipeline Enters Service, Connecting Permian, Eagle Ford Supply With Gulf Coast Demand
Epic Crude Holdings LP said Wednesday that its 30-inch diameter Epic Crude Oil Pipeline, which connects West and South Texas supply with Gulf Coast demand, has entered service.
February 26, 2020
WaterBridge Builds Permian Water Infrastructure with Centennial Purchase
Permian Basin midstream water player Waterbridge Holdings LLC is adding more produced water infrastructure in West Texas by taking over assets of a subsidiary of Centennial Resource Development Inc.
February 25, 2020
Mexico Natural Gas Prices Hit 5-Month Low in January
Mexico’s IPGN monthly natural gas price index dipped below the $3 threshold for the first time in five months during January, averaging $2.920/MMBtu, down from $4.375/MMBtu in January 2019.
February 24, 2020
Amarillo Rattler JV to Expand Midstream Natural Gas Infrastructure in Permian
Amarillo Midstream and Rattler Midstream LP have formed Amarillo Rattler, a 50/50 joint venture that will own, operate and expand a natural gas gathering and processing system in the Permian Basin’s Midland sub-basin in West Texas, the companies announced Thursday.
February 21, 2020
4Q2019 Earnings: E&Ps, Midstreamers Must Collaborate to Reduce Permian Natural Gas Flaring, Says Diamondback CEO
Upstream and midstream companies have to work together to reduce natural gas flaring in the Permian Basin, according to Diamondback Energy Inc. CEO Travis Stice.
February 20, 2020
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TC Energy Exec Says Appalachian Producers Finally ‘Tapping the Brakes’ Amid Natural Gas Price Crunch
TC Energy Corp.’s natural gas producing customers in the Appalachian Basin are taking corrective measures amid low prices and oversupply of the molecule, management said last Thursday.
February 19, 2020
Italy’s Eni Strikes Oil Offshore Mexico
A consortium led by Italian operator Eni SpA has made a light oil discovery offshore Mexico in the Salina del Istmo basin of the Cuencas del Sureste oil and gas province.
February 19, 2020
Permian-Focused Laredo Petroleum Aims to Maintain Output Levels, Deliver Positive FCF in 2020
Permian Basin independent Laredo Petroleum Inc. is aiming to maintain oil and total hydrocarbon output levels and achieve higher free cash flow (FCF) in 2020 compared to 2019, according to CEO Jason Pigott.
February 14, 2020
Shell, Ecopetrol Form Deepwater Natural Gas Alliance Offshore Colombia
A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc has acquired a 50% operating stake in three ultra-deepwater natural gas blocks from Colombian national oil company Ecopetrol SA, the companies said Friday.
February 13, 2020
Eagle Ford ‘Doesn’t Stop at the Rio Grande,’ Mexico Governor Says, Imploring AMLO to Resume Bid Rounds
Claiming that the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas “does not stop at the waters of the Rio Grande,” Gov. Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca of Mexico’s Tamaulipas state said Friday that federal authorities should resume oil and gas bid rounds, which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has suspended.
February 12, 2020