Latin America & Caribbean
CEO: Baker Hughes Lands $3.5B in New Contracts in ‘Age of Gas’
Baker Hughes revised down its global upstream spending outlook for the year due to “North American softness” with oil activity recovery in second half unlikely to materialize, President and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said.
Pemex Hits Debt Target, Struggles to Reverse Production Declines
Pemex achieved its long-term debt target, which aimed to gets its financial obligations below the $100 billion, while struggling to halt production declines.
BP and NGC Sign E&P Deal for Offshore Venezuelan Cocuina Field
BP and NGC signed a 20-year agreement to develop Venezuela’s Cocuina offshore gas field, part of the Manakin-Cocuina cross border maritime field between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.
Tesla to Pause Plans for a Mexican Plant, Impacting Mexico's Nearshoring Appeal
Tesla, which announced plans in 2023 to build a $5 billion gigafactory in northern Mexico, is now pausing development activities until after the U.S. presidential election, its CEO Elon Musk said during the EV maker’s second quarter 2024 webcast.
E&P Highlights: July 22, 2024
Here's a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, with LLOG acquiring 41 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico and Saipem securing $500 million in contracts from Saudi Aramco.
Pemex Targets Debt Declining Below $100 Billion This Summer
Mexico’s state-owned Pemex, the world’s most indebted company, is targeting a total debt below the $100 billion mark this summer—the first time in 10 years that the company’s debt would be below that level.
New Fortress’ FLNG Asset Achieves First LNG Offshore Mexico
New Fortress Energy’s Fast LNG asset has a production capacity of 1.4 million tonnes per annum.
Exxon Surprises with Smaller FPSO for Guyana’s Hammerhead Project
Exxon Mobil Corp. announced plans for its seventh development offshore Guyana, Hammerhead, which will add 120,000 bbl/d to 180,000 bbl/d of production capacity starting in 2029.
Vista CEO: Bidding for Exxon’s Vaca Muerta Assets ‘Very Competitive’
Vista Energy, one of the largest producers in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale field, aims to get bigger through Exxon Mobil assets reportedly being shopped for $1 billion.
Eni Reports Discovery Offshore Mexico in Block 9
Italian energy giant Eni SpA announced a discovery at the Yopaat-1 EXP exploration well in the offshore Mexico Block 9 of the Cuenca Salina in the Sureste Basin, which potential up to 400 MMboe in place.