Oil And Gas

Mexican President Andrés Maneul López Obrador, joined by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday pledged to create a “North American strategy on methane and black carbon” during a trilateral summit in Washington, DC. The strategy will aim “to reduce methane emissions from all sectors, especially oil and gas,” the…

“Whether the energy initiative in the Congress passes or not, the Mexican sector is going to continued to be stalled with sunken investment and reduced employment opportunities,” Abril Moreno, Directing Partner at the Perceptia21 Energía consultancy in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. She added: “As long as there is an administration in place that…

U.S. natural gas production has recovered more vigorously than oil since the height of the pandemic and is on track to exceed pre-pandemic growth forecasts through 2024, according to researchers at Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Center for Energy Studies. The center’s executive director, David Dismukes, and associate research professor, Gregory Upton, described a transformed landscape…

Sino American Oil Co. reported Tuesday that it plans to acquire a majority stake in a North Texas oil field. The Wyoming-based company said that it would obtain a majority working interest in the Piave Oil Field, located in Throckmorton County, TX, by way of a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Estacado Energy…

The U.S. natural gas rig count finished unchanged at 102 during the week ended Friday (Nov. 19) as the oil patch continued to set the pace for growth in domestic drilling activity, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The overall U.S. rig count added seven units — all oil-directed — to…

The Permian Basin was the focal point of U.S. onshore drilling activity during the week ended Friday (Nov. 19), spurring a seven-rig increase in the combined domestic count, which finished at 563, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). All of the net gains for the week in the United States occurred…

All eyes in Mexico’s energy sector were on Washington, DC on Thursday as President Biden hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the first summit of its kind since 2016. Ahead of the so-called “Three Amigos” summit, the Canadian Chamber of Congress, Mexican business group Consejo Coordinador Empresarial…

Braskem SA reported record-high ethane imports during the third quarter to its polyethylene complex in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, and the figure is set to continue growing. Ethane imports to the Braskem Idesa facility — among the largest petrochemicals plants in Latin America — reached a record 22,400 b/d in September, Braskem management said earlier this month…

Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol SA has recovered from a production blip in the second quarter and is upping capital expenditures (capex) for 2022 executives said during a recent conference call. Months of anti-government protests starting in late April hampered oil and gas activity in the country in the first half of this year. However,…