Latin America

Global oil and gas investment is expected to grow by $26 billion this year as the industry continues to recover from the worst of the coronavirus, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy. Overall oil and gas investment is forecast to climb by 4% to $628 billion this year from $602 billion in 2021. “The…

Colombia’s oil and gas production along with its proven reserves are falling and investment will likely fail to recover to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels this decade, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy. Colombia is Latin America’s third-largest oil and gas producer behind Brazil and Mexico, but crude oil production this year is on track to…

Oil and natural gas activity in Latin America is resurgent after a severe pandemic-driven downturn, according to the CEOs of three oilfield services giants. The chief executives of Halliburton Co., Schlumberger Ltd. and Baker Hughes Co. each cited a substantially improved outlook for the region in their third-quarter earnings calls last week. Halliburton reported a…

Latin American liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand has had a record year in 2021 and it is not letting up, tightening a global gas market that has sent prices spiking around the world. Imports of LNG into Latin America for the first eight months of the year added up to 10.44 million tons, according to…

Latin American liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand has had a record year in 2021 and it is not letting up, tightening a global gas market that has sent prices spiking around the world. Imports of LNG into Latin America for the first eight months of the year added up to 10.44 million tons, according to…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast in which NGI Senior Editor Christopher Lenton is joined by the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Mariano Berkenwald to discuss the hydrogen opportunity in Latin America.  Having recently published a report with the IEA about how low-carbon hydrogen can play a big…

Oil and gas prices are on the up and Latin American producers should be able to reap some benefits thanks to recent cost-cutting efforts, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. Latin American oil and gas companies have before tax full-cycle costs of approximately $34/bbl, Fitch said. This is well below most price forecasts…

The outlook for oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) in Latin America is improving as demand and prices strengthen, according to the first quarter earnings reports by the top three oilfield services (OFS) titans. Schlumberger Ltd, Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Co. each reported sequential revenue increases from the region, with management teams forecasting…

Latin America’s national oil companies (NOCs) must perform a difficult balancing act as they seek to bounce back from the pandemic and shore up profits and reserves, a panel of experts said during a virtual event Tuesday. Oil “is at the heart of economic, social [and] fiscal issues in Latin America,” said Mauricio Cárdenas, who…