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Mexico Spent About $1.26 billion on 2018 Oil Hedges

From Oil&Gas People / 1 de Diciembre de 2017   Mexico spent some 24.1 billion pesos ($1.26 billion) on contracts to hedge its 2018 oil exports, Finance Ministry Chief Economist Luis Madrazo said on Tuesday, part of government’s efforts to stabilize its budget. Madrazo did not specify the number of barrels of export production that […]

Renaissance Oil initiates multi-well drilling program at Amatitlán

From Renaissance Oil Corp. / Craig Steinke / 27 de Noviembre de 2017   VANCOUVER, Nov. 27, 2017 /CNW/ – Renaissance Oil Corp. (“Renaissance” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: ROE) is pleased to announce the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (the “CNH”) has approved drilling permits for the Chicontepec multi well drilling program on the Amatitlán block in Veracruz, Mexico.  In conjunction […]

The Economic Yield Curve Is the One to Watch

From: Bloomberg / Joseph Carson / 21 de noviembre   The difference between the federal funds rate and economic growth is unusually wide, consistent with a positive outlook. The rapid flattening of the U.S. Treasury yield curve is raising concern about the economy’s prospects. That’s to be expected, since the slope of the curve has gained […]

China’s promised energy revolution

From: Financial Times / Nick Butler / 19 de noviembre   Can China transform its energy economy? For the last 30 years rapid economic growth – based on heavy industry, manufacturing and construction – has been sustained by hydrocarbons. Coal remains dominant; what has changed is the volumes involved. In 1990, China used some 446m […]

Mexico Spent About $1.25 Billion on the World’s Biggest Oil Hedge

From: Bloomberg / Nathan Cattan / 31 de octubre de 2017   Mexico spent about 24 billion pesos ($1.25 billion) to lock in prices of oil exports for next year, or more than 21 percent what it paid to hedge crude a year ago, according to Finance Ministry data. The cost for buying put options […]

Record Year for Europa Oil & Gas

 From: Rigzone Staff / Monday, October 30, 2017   2016/17 was a record year for Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc in terms of corporate activity, according to the company’s CEO Hugh Mackay. During this time, Europa achieved a successful farm-out to Cairn of a 70 percent interest in one of the company’s South Porcupine […]

Mexico expects to hold a third oil and gas auction in 2018

From: Reuters.com / OCTOBER 19, 2017 / 2:04 PM / Mariana Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Mexico’s oil regulator will likely add another auction in 2018 featuring conventional onshore oil and gas blocks, the head of the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) said on Thursday, potentially teeing up a third tender in an election year. The bid […]

The World’s Largest Oil Hedge Is Complete

From Bloomberg / By Nacha Cattan / 16 de octubre de 2017 13:05 GMT-5 “Mexico has completed its annual oil hedge for 2018, which will lock in an average export price of $46 per barrel of crude, Deputy Finance Minister Vanessa Rubio said in an interview.” “In addition to the put options bought on the market, […]