Energy & Oil

Thursday, February 26th 2015 - 05:17 UTC
Truckers strike is bringing Brazil and Rousseff's administration to its knees

The Brazilian government told truckers and transport companies late Wednesday it would extend a year of free financing for vehicles and pass a law that would benefit the sector if protesters ended a crippling strike now in its eighth day.
Thursday, February 26th 2015 - 04:48 UTC
Rousseff lashes out at Moody's for downgrading Petrobras debt to junk-bonds

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday said credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service downgraded state-controlled oil giant Petrobras' debt to junk-bond territory due to ignorance of the company's situation.
Wednesday, February 25th 2015 - 16:41 UTC
The easy oil is gone so where do we look now?

In 2008, Canadian economist Jeff Rubin stunned the oil market with a bold prediction: With the world economy growing at 5% a year, oil demand would grow with it, outpacing supply, thus lifting the oil price from $147 to over $200 a barrel.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 07:28 UTC
Pemex cuts budget and postpones big projects due to sharp drop in oil prices

State-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said its board approved budget cuts totaling 62 billion pesos (4.15 billion) and the postponement of some big projects in light of the sharp drop in oil prices.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:51 UTC
Why oil prices must go up

It may be difficult to look beyond the current pricing environment for oil, but the depletion of low-cost reserves and the increasing inability to find major new discoveries ensures a future of expensive oil.
Thursday, February 19th 2015 - 06:02 UTC
GeoPark scales down operations in Magallanes because of falling oil prices

Oil company GeoPark which operates in Magallanes, extreme south of Chile, reiterated its commitment and long term investment in the region but also announced the redundancy of 30 staff, first time in twelve years, because of a restructuring of the company to the new global oil industry scenario.
Thursday, February 19th 2015 - 05:57 UTC
Colombia's Ecopetrol slashes offshore exploration budget

Colombia's state-run oil producer Ecopetrol will drill three offshore wells this year, two off its Caribbean Coast and a third in the Gulf of Mexico, after slashing its offshore exploration budget to 200 million dollars down from 632 million last year, the company said.
Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 04:28 UTC
Venezuela ready to address fuel prices: “piece of candy cannot cost more than a liter of gasoline”

Venezuelan Finance minister Rodolfo Marco Torre announced that ”soon there will be important announcements on the issue of gasoline”, underlining that “a piece of candy cannot cost more than a liter of gasoline”.
Tuesday, February 17th 2015 - 05:49 UTC
Chilean city delegation visits UK to explore energy efficiency and new technologies

A Chilean delegation representing the city of Antofagasta visited the UK to explore energy efficiency best practices and new technologies. The visit was an essential component of the “Action Plan for the city of Antofagasta´s Sustainable Energy Strategy” project that the British Embassy Santiago is currently supporting through the Prosperity Fund.
Tuesday, February 17th 2015 - 05:40 UTC
Peru asks Argentine oil company to leave conflict zone while it reassesses contract

Peru will evaluate a natural gas contract it signed with Pluspetrol in 2005 and is asking the Argentine company to leave a restive Amazonian town following deadly protests, the government said on Thursday. Pluspetrol started exploratory activities in natural gas block 108 last year, upsetting locals in the town of Pichanaki who fear it will lead to pollution and hurt farming.