Latin America & Caribbean
Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Jan. 10, 2020)
Austin Chalk producers, Chief Oil & Gas Marcellus wells and a Wolfcamp discovery by EOG top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Trends
A&D Transactions From The Week Of Jan. 8, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the sale of Shell’s remaining Haynesville position plus the closing of Callon’s $2.7 billion merger with Carrizo Oil & Gas.
International , Construction
Mexico’s President Says Will Ask For Planned Gas Pipeline To Be Rerouted
TC Energy’s project was planned to cross lands considered sacred by Puebla state communities.
Public Capital , Policy & Regulations
Mexico, Pemex Face Downgrade Risk In 2020
The fates of Mexico and Pemex are intertwined: a Mexico downgrade would almost certainly trigger one for Pemex.
Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Dec. 13, 2019)
A Haynesville completion by Chesapeake, Marathon Meramec results and an exploration well offshore Guyana top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Public Capital , Private Equity , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
Upstream M&A, Capital Raising Fell To Around $63 Billion Last Quarter
M&A and capital raising value in the upstream fell by 50% from the previous quarter’s $126.8 billion, totaling $63.4 billion, according to a recent report.
Technology
Aker Solutions Wins BP Cypre Front-End Study
Aker Solutions has secured a contract to support the development of BP’s Cypre project, offshore Trinidad and Tobago, on Dec. 10.
Discoveries
BP Makes Gas Discovery Offshore Trinidad
Plans are for the well, which was drilled into two untested fault blocks east of the Cashima Field, to be completed by the end of November, the company said.
Public Capital , Earnings , Deepwater
Miner BHP Taps Oil, Gas For Growth After Shale Exit
Last year, BHP ended a massive loss-making seven-year foray into shale by selling most of its U.S. onshore shale oil and gas assets to BP for $10.5 billion.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Tankers
Argentina’s YPF Loads First Commercial LNG Cargo From New Floating Facility
Country seeks to exploit its massive Vaca Muerta shale play.