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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Wipro, Uniper Deploy Small-Scale LNG Trading Platform
Wipro Ltd. said Thursday it has implemented a blockchain-based small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading/fulfillment platform for Uniper Global Commodities SE and its LNG-for-trucks subsidiary, Liqvis GmbH. Blockchain is a distributed ledger that can initiate and verify transactions on a network as they occur. Small-scale LNG solutions, mainly involving transport by truck, are an increasingly…
August 25, 2020
California, Arizona Driving Continued Swell in U.S. Natural Gas Exports to Mexico
Pipeline natural gas exports from the United States to Mexico are exceeding 6 Bcf/d so far in August, according to preliminary estimates by Genscape, Inc. This is up from the 5.3 Bcf/d average reported by the U.S. Department of Energy for the first quarter of 2020. While exports from West Texas and South Texas are…
August 24, 2020
As Election Nears, U.S. Energy Industry Assessing Impacts of Possible Trump Loss
The oil and gas industry is bracing for a possible November victory by Joseph R. Biden Jr., who is leading in the polls and who officially accepted the Democratic nomination last Thursday from Wilmington, DE. President Trump was officially nominated for a second term on Monday as the Republican convention began. Although energy policy has…
August 24, 2020
Oil, Natural Gas Industry Bracing for Possible Regime Change as Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination
The oil and gas industry is bracing for a possible November victory by Joseph R. Biden Jr., who is leading in the polls and who officially accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday from Wilmington, DE. Although energy policy has taken a backseat to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic hardship facing Americans, climate change has nonetheless garnered…
August 21, 2020
Alaska LNG Project Secures Approval for Global Exports
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday issued final approval for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the Alaska LNG project to all countries, including those without U.S. free trade agreements (FTA). The announcement by Deputy Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes follows Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval of the siting, construction and operation…
August 20, 2020
Scarce Natural Gas Supply Driving Another Contractual Dispute Between Mexico’s AMLO, Private Sector
Natural gas supply is once again at the heart of a contractual dispute between Mexico’s government and the private sector, with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s sights now trained on the Etileno XXI petrochemicals plant owned by Braskem Idesa in Veracruz state. López Obrador said Monday the terms under which state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos…
August 19, 2020
New Incentives, Trends Making Carbon Capture More Attractive for Utilities, Study Finds
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is an increasingly attractive option for utilities seeking to decarbonize their operations, and its value will only increase over the coming years, according to the Brattle Group consultancy. “The recent expansion of U.S. federal tax credits (45Q), which provide $35 or $50/ton of emissions sequestered depending on the storage location,…
August 19, 2020
Legal, Political Challenges on Horizon for Trump Methane Rollback
Recently announced rollbacks of Obama-era methane controls for the oil and gas industry appear destined for a legal and political onslaught, particularly if Joseph R. Biden Jr. is elected president. In a two-part rulemaking, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week rescinded the regulations enacted under the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas New Source Performance…
August 18, 2020
Mexico Approves Slew of Upstream Oil, Natural Gas Work Programs
Mexico’s upstream oil and gas regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) last week approved a series of exploration and appraisal plans submitted by private sector firms and state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). On Tuesday (Aug. 11), CNH approved six shallow water exploration plans submitted by Pemex, all for areas in Campeche Sound in the…
August 17, 2020
Most Lower 48 Oil Curtailments Coming Back Online by September, Says Analysis
Nearly all of the curtailed U.S. onshore oil volumes shut-in as Covid-19 hampered demand are set to return by the end of the third quarter amid stronger oil prices and a generally brighter market outlook, according to a new analysis by Rystad Energy. The Oslo-based consultancy analyzed the curtailment reactivation schedules of 25 publicly traded…
August 14, 2020