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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Williams Sees Gulf Coast LNG Exports Driving Atlantic-Gulf Pipeline Expansions
Tulsa-based pipeline giant Williams is expecting robust demand growth on its Atlantic-Gulf corridor natural gas pipelines over the coming years, driven largely by liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, executives said Thursday during the company’s analyst day in New York City.
December 9, 2019
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Mexico Trade Group Says Energy Reform Mexico Trade Group Says Energy Reform Contracts to Supply 450 MMcf/d Natural Gas Output by 2024to Supply 450 MMcf/d Natural Gas Output by 2024
The winners of oil and gas contracts under Mexico’s 2013-2014 energy reform are fulfilling their commitments, and are on track to reach production of 50,000 b/d of oil and 240 MMcf/d of natural gas by year’s end, according to a new report from the Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Hidrocarburos (Amexhi) trade group.
December 9, 2019
Human Error Said Likely Cause of Fatal ’17 Natural Gas Explosion at Minneapolis School
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that human error by unqualified contractors likely caused a natural gasexplosionthat killed two people and destroyed a building at a Minneapolis, MN, private school two years ago.
December 6, 2019
BLM’s Utah Auction in March to Offer 25 Oil, Gas Leasing Parcels
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said Tuesday it is seeking public comment for a proposed quarterly oil and gas lease sale in March for Utah’s Green River District.
December 4, 2019
Mexico Natural Gas Users Said Becoming Savvier As Demand, Imports Grow
Natural gas users in Mexico are becoming savvier as they learn how to use the tools created by the country’s 2013-2014 constitutional energy reform, according to independent energy analyst Eduardo Prud’homme.
December 4, 2019
Federal Oil, Gas Leasing Terms in Colorado Said to Cost Government Billions
The U.S. government has missed out on billions of dollars of revenue from overly generous and outdated terms for oil and gas leases on federal land in Colorado, according to a report by the Taxpayers for Common Sense advocacy group.
December 3, 2019
Mexico’s CFE Urged to Capitalize On Idle Capacity, Cheap Texas Gas
Mexican state power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is uniquely positioned to capitalize on a surplus of cheap natural gas in Texas but must do more to use its pipeline capacity, according to multiple experts on the burgeoning U.S.-Mexico energy trade.
December 2, 2019
Kinder Morgan to Offer Storage Solutions For Mexico Natural Gas Shippers
Amid uncertainty over the progress of efforts to develop natural gas storage capacity in Mexico, Kinder Morgan Inc. will seek to offer storage solutions in the United States to mitigate system imbalances south of the border.
November 27, 2019
Wajalajara Pipeline Said Crucial for Easing Permian Natural Gas Takeaway
Of the several natural gas pipeline projects under construction in Mexico, Fermaca’s Waha-to-Guadalajara system holds the most potential as an outlet for gas produced in the Permian Basin, according to RBN Energy LLC.
November 26, 2019
Federal Officials Again Advance Proposed E&P Expansion for Alaska’s NPR
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for a plan that could unlock swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) for oil and gas leasing and infrastructure.
November 25, 2019