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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Energy Industry Celebrates $2.3T Government Funding, Coronavirus Relief Bill, Though Trump Balks at Signing
Proponents of the natural gas, oil and renewable energy sectors all found something to like about a $2.3 trillion omnibus spending and coronavirus relief package passed late Monday by the House and Senate, although President Trump stalled the proceedings in a surprise video address Tuesday. He indicated he would not sign the bill into law…
December 23, 2020
Fossil, Renewable Energy Advocates Alike Applaud Passing of $2.3T Spending Bill
Proponents of the natural gas, oil and renewable energy sectors all found something to like about a $2.3 trillion omnibus spending and coronavirus relief package passed late Monday by the House and Senate. The American Petroleum Institute (API) praised legislators for including several provisions from Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) American Energy Innovation Act, including parts…
December 22, 2020
Tax Break or No, Mexico’s Pemex Likely to Require More Government Support, Fitch Says
Mexican state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) would require more government support over the coming years if it wants to increase capital expenditures (capex) without taking on more debt, even if proposed tax breaks for the firm are passed by legislators, according to Fitch Ratings. Senator Armando Guadiana, a member of President Andrés Manuel López…
December 21, 2020
Biden’s Energy, Environment Post Picks Tasked with Confronting ‘Existential’ Climate Change Threat
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday unveiled his selections for the top climate and energy posts in his administration, leaving little doubt of an impending sea change in federal policy when he takes office on Jan. 20. The nominations and appointments comprise U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), Department of the Interior (DOI) secretary; former…
December 21, 2020
Mixed Reaction from Oil, Natural Gas Industry as Biden Names Top Climate, Energy Picks
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday unveiled his picks for the top climate and energy posts in his administration, leaving little doubt of an impending sea change in federal policy when he takes office on Jan. 20. The nominations and appointments comprise U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), Department of the Interior (DOI) secretary; former…
December 18, 2020
Biden Taps Granholm for Energy Secretary, McCarthy for White House Climate Czar
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. reportedly has chosen former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to serve as White House climate czar under the new administration. A two-term governor, Granholm served from 2003-2011. During her tenure, she signed into law bipartisan clean…
December 16, 2020
Green Groups Applaud Biden Picks for Energy Secretary, White House Climate Czar
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. reportedly has chosen former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to serve as White House climate czar under the new administration. A two-term governor, Granholm served from 2003-2011. During her tenure, she signed into law bipartisan clean…
December 16, 2020
Pinnacle Greenlights Permian Natural Gas Gathering System with ‘Expansion in Mind’
Pinnacle Midstream II LLC has sanctioned a new-build natural gas gathering and compression system in the Permian Basin anchored by a 15-year gathering, processing and purchasing agreement with Doublepoint Energy LLC. The Dos Picos gathering system in the Midland sub-basin of West Texas is expected to enter service in the second quarter of 2021, Pinnacle…
December 16, 2020
Competitive Oil, Natural Gas Lease Sales Linked to Higher Government Revenues, GAO Finds
Federal onshore oil and gas leases awarded through competitive auctions have generated substantially higher production volumes and government revenues in recent years than noncompetitive federal leases, according to new analysis by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Lease sales are conducted by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), either via auction…
December 11, 2020
Fitch Downgrades Braskem Idesa After Mexico Cuts off Natural Gas Transport Service
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the debt of Mexico petrochemicals firm Braskem Idesa after state natural gas pipeline operator Cenagas cut off natural gas transport service to the firm’s Etileno XXI polyethylene complex in Veracruz state. With the transport service rescinded, Braskem Idesa was forced to shut down Etileno XXI, the largest petrochemicals operation in Latin…
December 9, 2020