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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Argentina Launches Tender for Vaca Muerta to Buenos Aires Natural Gas Pipeline
Argentina has officially launched the tender for construction of the 563-kilometer (350-mile) Néstor Kirchner natural gas pipeline. The project would expand the capacity of the country’s natural gas transport network by 25% and enable continued development of the Vaca Muerta Shale formation in the Neuquén Basin, said state-owned Energía Argentina, which is in charge of…
June 6, 2022
How Can Mexico’s Natural Gas Market Improve? Here’s What Leading Pipeline Operators Said
More transparency and connectivity could help Mexico’s natural gas market achieve its full potential, according to some of the largest pipeline operators serving the country. NGI’s Christopher Lenton, senior editor for Mexico and Latin America, discussed these goals with executives from Fermaca, Engie SA and Enbridge Inc. during a panel Thursday at Industry Exchange LLC’s…
June 3, 2022
Permian Oil Output Seen Swelling as World Shuns Russian Supply
Permian Basin oil production is expected to grow by about 900,000 b/d in 2022 and by the same amount in 2023, according to new analysis by Rystad Energy. The Oslo-based consultancy sees production from the onshore play swelling from 4.7 million b/d in 2021 to 5.6 million b/d this year, and to about 6.5 million…
June 2, 2022
Colorado’s PDC Raising Capex, Production Forecasts Following Great Western Acquisition
Denver-based independent PDC Energy Inc. has updated its 2022 production and spending guidance to the high side, citing year-to-date performance and the timing of closing its acquisition of Great Western Petroleum LLC. PDC snapped up Great Western, a privately held operator focused on Colorado’s Wattenberg field, in a $1.3 billion cash-and-stock deal announced in February.…
May 27, 2022
Canes Midstream Snaps Up Sizeable Permian Midland Asset Package
Private equity-backed Canes Midstream LLC said Wednesday it has closed on its acquisition of Permian Basin midstream firm Cogent Midstream LLC. Located in the southern portion of the Permian’s Midland sub-basin, the Cogent assets include 520 MMcf/d of natural gas processing capacity, over 800 miles of pipelines, 42 compressor stations, a crude oil gathering system,…
May 27, 2022
Crestwood Doubling Permian Delaware Processing Footprint with Sendero Acquisition and Exiting Barnett
Crestwood Equity Partners LP announced a trio of transactions to more than double its natural gas processing capacity in the Permian Basin’s Delaware formation, and to divest its position in the Barnett Shale. The largest of the three deals would see Crestwood acquire Sendero Midstream Partners LP for $600 million. Located entirely in Eddy County,…
May 26, 2022
Ixachi Field Drives Mexico Natural Gas Production Growth as Oil Output Slips
Mexico’s natural gas production averaged 4.05 Bcf/d in April, up from 3.74 Bcf/d in April 2021, according to new data from the country’s upstream regulator. State oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) supplied 4.05 Bcf/d or 95% of the total, up from 3.53 Bcf/d a year ago. Private sector production, meanwhile, averaged 220 MMcf/d, up from…
May 25, 2022
North Dakota Extends Deadline for West-to-East Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals
The North Dakota Industrial Commission has extended until Aug. 15 the deadline to submit proposals for a natural gas pipeline connecting the western and eastern portions of the state. The state legislature in 2021 approved $150 million in grants to fund the project, stipulating that $10 million of the total must be used for a…
May 25, 2022
Biden Administration Says Five-Year Offshore Leasing Program Coming in June
The Department of the Interior (DOI) will release a proposed five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program by the current program’s expiration date of June 30, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said Thursday. Haaland confirmed DOI’s intentions during testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. She said the Trump administration had…
May 23, 2022
Centennial, Colgate’s $7B Merger to Create Permian Powerhouse
Centennial Resource Development Inc. and Colgate Energy Partners III LLC agreed to a roughly $7 billion merger of equals that would create what may be the largest pure-play exploration and production (E&P) company in the Permian Basin’s Delaware sub-basin. Publicly traded Centennial and privately held Colgate together hold roughly 180,000 net leasehold acres, 40,000 net…
May 19, 2022