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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Venezuela Poised to Provide U.S. Additional Barrels in Wake of Russia Oil Ban
In another sign of the dramatic overhaul in the world order, the U.S. government has reengaged with Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro to potentially undo oil sanctions on the Latin American nation. In an address on state television, Maduro called a weekend meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace with U.S. officials “respectful, cordial, and very diplomatic.”…
March 8, 2022
Pipeline Imports of U.S. Natural Gas Unhindered Amid Russia-Ukraine Panic – Mexico Spotlight
This week was a manic time in natural gas markets globally, and Mexico was not without its share of drama. Last Friday, Mexico’s Cenagas declared a rare critical alert on the Sistrangas national pipeline system, which meant some users would see natural gas restrictions. The alert was related to problems at a gas processing center…
March 3, 2022
Window ‘Brief and Rapidly Closing’ to Mitigate, Adapt to Climate Change, UN Says
Climate change is disrupting ecosystems and human lives and urgent action is needed to slow its advance and prepare for impacts, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Created by the United Nations (UN) in 1988, the IPCC provides policymakers with regular scientific assessments on the current state of…
March 3, 2022
Mexico’s Pemex Upping Capex in Bid to Bolster Natural Gas, Oil Production
Mexico’s Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) had yet another disastrous financial result in the fourth quarter, but executives in a conference call said they were buoyed by upstream results and were planning to spend more this year to get more oil and gas out of the ground. Capital expenditures (capex) for this year are pegged at “levels…
March 1, 2022
Vaca Muerta Shale’s Natural Gas Pipe Said ‘First Step to Going Global’
Argentina’s government has published a decree granting the natural gas transport concession for the Néstor Kirchner pipeline project to state natural gas buyer Integración Energética Argentina SA (Ieasa). Ieasa, which is also responsible for sourcing liquefied natural (LNG) imports in the country, has been given authorization to create a trust to construct the pipeline. The…
February 25, 2022
Natural Gas Market ‘Concerned’ Over Pricing, Supply Impacts of Russia-Ukraine War – Mexico Spotlight
Mexican businessmen and officials expressed concern on Thursday over the potential natural gas supply and pricing impacts of Russia’s military strike on Ukraine. “We aren’t in favor of any war,” Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday. “Mexico has always been in favor of peace.” He added that Mexico had a plan in place…
February 24, 2022
ExxonMobil Pushing Forward on Papua New Guinea LNG Initiative
ExxonMobil has reached an agreement on a fiscal framework with the government of Papua New Guinea to develop the P’nyang liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. The project would deliver LNG by constructing new upstream facilities in the Western Province linked to existing infrastructure. The agreement also supports project scoping and evaluation, but still hinges…
February 24, 2022
Argentina’s Ieasa Spearheading Vaca Muerta Natural Gas Pipe; In-Service in 2023
Argentina’s government has published a decree granting the natural gas transport concession for the Néstor Kirchner pipeline project to state natural gas buyer Integración Energética Argentina SA (Ieasa). Ieasa, which is also responsible for sourcing liquefied natural (LNG) imports in the country, has been given authorization to create a trust to construct the pipeline. The…
February 22, 2022
ExxonMobil Brings Online Second Major Offshore Guyana Project
At a time when oil prices are surging and global supply is struggling to meet fast recovering energy demand, ExxonMobil and its partners have added 220,000 b/d oil production capacity to their offshore Guyana project. Production has begun at the second offshore oil development at the prolific Stabroek block. The Liza Phase 2 development is…
February 19, 2022
Natural Gas Prices Remain Choppy, but Market Said ‘Stable’ – Mexico Spotlight
North American natural gas futures were once again unsteady this week, but the Mexico market has had a relatively calm February after turbulent market action heading into the month. “There were a lot of nerves at the start of February,” a gas buyer in Mexico told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “There seemed to be panic buying…
February 17, 2022