Tagged With Charles Waine
8 February 2023
Investors are wary about government intervention as the NOC welcomes its latest CEO
30 January 2023
The arrival of additional gas takeaway capacity this year is welcome news for E&Ps, but much more will be needed if the Vaca Muerta is ever going to replicate US shale
23 January 2023
Growth might not be on the table, but operators are eyeing opportunities to add quality acreage
20 January 2023
Output from the play set for slowdown as pipeline bottlenecks loom and operators remain cautious
12 January 2023
The latest five-year plan compounds pressure on the already financially handicapped NOC
29 December 2022
Undeveloped basins, minimal industry competition and gas supply imbalance are notable tailwinds even as windfall taxes loom large
30 November 2022
A range of obstacles will hobble further output increases in the Lower 48’s most productive basin heading into 2023
1 November 2022
M&A activity may have slowed in recent months, but turbocharging production is the new goal for the country’s emerging independents
20 October 2022
Ballot box verdict could prove existential for the NOC, amid controversial calls from the incumbent to break apart the Brazilian energy giant
3 October 2022
Vaca Muerta production is rising sharply, but there are still hurdles to clear
8 September 2022
Surging profits and easy access to export markets are accelerating M&A activity, despite growing inflationary pressure
16 August 2022
Petrobras is starting to see significant production gains in the pre-salt, while independents are already raising output at fields divested by the NOC
15 August 2022
Bullish output projections and snowballing consolidation illustrate scramble to gain a foothold in the basin
9 August 2022
Mexico’s leading energy provider enjoyed a strong quarter but will have to overcome hurdles to achieve its upstream objectives
4 August 2022
Surging downstream profits add fuel to the fire, but the spectre of demand destruction lurks
11 July 2022
Attacks on the downstream fail to weigh capacity losses
4 July 2022
Threat of subsidies and political interference grows as under-pressure president refuses to accept rising domestic fuel prices
1 July 2022
The incoming president has publicly stated his condemnation of the country’s fossil fuels sector, but energy security may force a rethink
31 May 2022
As Petrobras starts to wind down its portfolio divestment, Brazil is entering a new era of upstream consolidation
26 April 2022
Domestic gas in the Vaca Muerta is poised for growth, but much depends on scaling the country’s midstream
24 March 2022
The Colombia-focused operator forecasts a partial rebound in production this year and is hopeful about exploration offshore Guyana
10 March 2022
Even amid climbing oil prices and strong market backwardation, most US shale independents show little scope or intent to raise output in the short term
15 February 2022
The clock is ticking to prevent years of crude production decline ending the country’s ability to meet its own energy needs
