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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Cenagas Sees Fix to Yucatan Gas Supply Shortages in Place by Next Month
The second phase of the reconfiguration of the Cempoala compressor station in Veracruz state will be complete in October, according to the general director of Mexico’s Centro Nacional de Control del Gas Natural (Cenagas), Elvira Daniel Kabbaz. Speaking virtually last week at the Mexico Gas Summit hosted by Industry Exchange LLC, Daniel said that work…
September 15, 2020
Argentina Natural Gas Production Down 12% in July
Natural gas production in Argentina fell by 12.2% year/year in July to 126.8 million cubic meters/day (MMm3/d), or 4.47 Bcf/d, according to the latest report by the IAE Argentine Energy Institute. Production was essentially flat compared to June. Analysts attributed the drop to restrictions in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Argentina has had one…
September 14, 2020
Natural Gas Futures Tread Lightly as Cooler Temps Settle In
BREAKING: U.S. EIA reports a 70 Bcf injection into storage inventories for the week ended Sept. 4 October natural gas futures clawed out a modest gain as markets mulled positive export data against the prospects of cooler weather Fall containment concerns kept prices in check Spot prices declined amid chillier temperatures across the Rocky Mountains…
September 10, 2020
E&Ps Finding Room for Optimism in Mexico Natural Gas Sector
Private exploration and production (E&P) operators that have secured licenses to operate in Mexico are finding success, they said at the Mexico Gas Summit held virtually on Tuesday. Jaguar E&P CEO Warren Levy said the company has drilled four successful wells this year and plans to drill more than 25 in 2021. Jaguar has the…
September 10, 2020
Mexico Needs to Develop Domestic Natural Gas Resources, Say Industry Experts
Mexico needs to work towards developing its vast natural gas resources as it pivots to building an energy matrix around gas and renewables, according to a series of industry panelists who spoke virtually Tuesday at the Mexico Gas Summit. “We depend on natural gas. If we are going to compete internationally, we need to have…
September 8, 2020
Mexico Natural Gas Production by Private E&Ps Seen Developing Allocation Options
The natural gas market in Mexico is a new opportunity for private sector producers, as firms begin to analyze alternative possibilities, according to a research note from consultancy Talanza. “Natural gas has become a worldwide commodity, and particularly in Mexico, a scarce one,” Talanza analyst Daniela Flores said. “In that sense, natural gas-producing companies must…
September 3, 2020
Argentina’s President Calls for Oil, Gas Push to Advance Economic Development
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández, in a meeting with new energy secretary Darío Martínez last week, said the country needed to stimulate oil and gas production as a road to national economic development. In the presidential residence in Olivos last Thursday, Fernández echoed what he said last year during campaigning. The energy sector was key to…
September 3, 2020
AMLO Hails ‘Rescue’ of Pemex, CFE in Subdued State of Nation Address
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador hailed what he called the “rescue” of state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) in his second state of the nation address on Tuesday. “With the backing of workers and technicians at Pemex and Comisión Federal de Electricidad we are rescuing these…
September 1, 2020
Daily Transactions Taking Bigger Share of Pie in Latest Mexico Gas Price Survey
The Mexico gas market is increasingly trading in the daily market, according to the third survey of natural gas buyers and sellers in Mexico conducted by NGI’s Mexico GPI. According to respondents, 52% of all gas bought and sold in Mexico is done in the daily market, well above 12% in April 2019 and 28%…
August 27, 2020
Williams Aiming to Reduce Emissions by 56% by 2030, Aspiring to Net Zero Emissions by 2050
Williams, which owns one of largest natural gas pipeline systems in the United States, has set a near-term goal of reducing company-wide greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 56% by 2030. “We believe we can successfully sustain and evolve our natural gas-focused business as the world moves to a low-carbon future, while also helping…
August 26, 2020