Christopher joined NGI as a Senior Editor for Mexico and Latin America in November, 2018. Prior to that, he was a Senior Editorial Manager at BNamericas in Santiago, Chile. Based out of Santiago, he has covered Latin American energy markets since 2009 as a reporter, editor and analyst. He has an MA in International Economic Policy from Columbia University and a BA in International Studies from Trinity College.
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California Resources to Sequester Carbon at State’s First Blue Hydrogen Project
California Resources Corp. (CRC), the largest producer in the state, said it would capture carbon emissions at a planned blue hydrogen facility at the Elk Hills Field in Kern County. CRC’s carbon dioxide (CO2) management agreement is with Carbon TerraVault JV Holdco LLC (CTV JV) and Lone Cypress Energy Services LLC. “This CTV storage project…
December 8, 2022
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Sticking to Natural Gas Strategy Amid Changes in Energy Sector
Colombia’s Ecopetrol SA kept adding oil and gas production in the third quarter. In an earnings call last month, CEO Felipe Bayón cited deepwater gas discoveries in the Caribbean in the Gorgon-2 with partner Shell plc, and another find by subsidiary Hocol SA in Cordoba department. He said this reiterates “Colombia’s potential for gas, the…
December 6, 2022
Summit Midstream Triples DJ Natural Gas Processing with Outrigger Purchase
Outrigger Energy II LLC has completed the sale of its midstream system in Weld County, CO, to Summit Midstream Partners LP. Summit Midstream previously said the deal was worth about $305 million total in cash. Outrigger’s Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin system includes a 60 MMcf/d cryogenic natural gas processing plant with product deliveries to the Cheyenne…
December 5, 2022
Strong U.S. Production, Uneven Weather Pressuring Natural Gas Prices – Mexico Spotlight
North American natural gas prices were kept in check by robust U.S. production this week. On Monday, the December New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas contract rolled off the board at $6.712/MMBtu. January as the front month has been up and down since. On Thursday, the January contract settled at $6.738, off 19.2 cents day/day.…
December 1, 2022
U.S. Offshore Natural Gas, Oil Infrastructure Said Under Increasing Cybersecurity Threats
Cybersecurity risks to offshore oil and natural gas facilities such as those from state actors and cyber criminals are on the rise. In a new report, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the federal government has identified the oil and gas sector as a target of malicious state actors. Exploration and production (E&P) operations…
November 30, 2022
U.S. Natural Gas Holds Key to Mexico LNG Projects, Power Plants
Mexico has big plans to become an LNG export powerhouse, but it might not have the pipelines or available capacity to do so, according to experts. “Is there enough capacity and pipelines to support these projects? I don’t think so,” said the head of the Gadex consultancy, Eduardo Prud’homme, at the LDC Gas Forums’ U.S.-Mexico…
November 30, 2022
CFE, Engie Expanding Mayakan Natural Gas Pipeline in Mexico’s Southeast
Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has signed yet another deal with a private sector firm to increase natural gas transport in the country. This time it’s with French company Engie SA. The two firms will work together to expand capacity on the 483-mile, 250 MMcf/d Mayakan pipeline, in the Yucatán Peninsula. The Engie trunkline…
November 29, 2022
New Fortress Finalizes Deal with Pemex to Develop Lakach Field, Advance Fast LNG
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) is steaming ahead with another LNG export project in Mexico. The company said it has finalized a deal with Mexican state oil firm Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to develop and operate a natural gas field and a liquefaction project off the coast of Veracruz. The offshore liquefaction plant at the Lakach…
November 23, 2022
Mexico’s Gas-Rich Lakach, Once Thought Dead, Being Revived as Export Project
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) is steaming ahead with another LNG export project in Mexico. On Tuesday, the company said it had finalized a deal with Mexican state oil firm Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to develop and operate a natural gas field and a liquefaction project off the coast of Veracruz. The offshore liquefaction plant at…
November 22, 2022
Mexico’s CFE Teaming Up with International Firms to Build Energy Security
Top Mexican officials were in Texas earlier this month laying out their new strategy for natural gas. Speaking on Wednesday (Nov. 16) at LDC Forums’ annual US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum in San Antonio, CFEnergía head Miguel Reyes said Mexican utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) and international firms would now work together to solve natural…
November 21, 2022