News of natural gas

Court approves offshore oil exploration projects off coast of Buenos Aires Province

07-12-2022 14:15 Judges impose three conditions on companies seeking to carry out seismic exploration studies in offshore areas of Mar Argentino.

Lithium in Latin America

Argentina wants to control its lithium, from salt flats to electric cars

28-10-2022 12:00 Industry experts point to extraction as a promising opportunity for economic growth.

Natural Disaster

Brazil storm death toll rises to 106

01-06-2022 15:11 Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 106 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers continued a desperate search.

Natural Disaster

Death toll hits 91 after deadly Brazil rains; Bolsonaro visits disaster zone

30-05-2022 13:49 Jair Bolsonaro sent his condolences Monday to the families of 91 people who died in torrential rains in northeastern Brazil, as rescue workers continued a grim search for victims.

Disaster

South Africa flood toll nears 400, dozens still missing

15-04-2022 13:37 Police, army and volunteer rescuers search for dozens still missing, five days after the deadliest storm to strike South African city of Durban in living memory.

Disaster

Death toll tops 300 in South Africa's deadliest floods on record

13-04-2022 15:51 Devastating floods killed 306 in and around the South African city of Durban, with hillsides washed away, homes collapsed, and more people still feared missing.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Starving for natural gas, Argentina gets relief from Bolivia

09-04-2022 00:17 Argentina is getting help from neighbouring Bolivia in its bid to muddle through the upcoming winter without rationing natural gas supplies.

ENERGY

Fernández secures ‘guaranteed’ gas supply from Bolivia

07-04-2022 23:06 Luis Arce’s government commits itself to delivering a daily 14 million cubic metres of gas to Argentina this winter, the same volume as last winter; Amount could rise to 18 million if Brazil’s energy requirements are lower.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Global energy upheaval threatens years of natural gas shortages

07-04-2022 22:05 War, the energy transition, severe weather and surging demand are creating a period of upheaval that is tightening natural gas supply like never before.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Argentina to hold talks with Bolivia and Brazil over gas supplies

05-04-2022 16:59 Alberto Fernández will receive his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce on Thursday to begin negotiations over the supply of gas during the cold Winter months.

BLOOMBERG

War turns Argentina's shale boom dream into gas-buying nightmare

28-03-2022 13:10 Despite huge shale-gas deposits, Argentina is competing for shipments of liquefied natural gas – its timing could scarcely be worse, as prices have skyrocketed.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

IMF-backed subsidy cuts are boon to power producers

10-03-2022 18:10 Energy producers in Argentina are poised to fare best from the agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

ENERGY

Argentina to raise power, natural gas prices by 17% and 20% in 2022

29-12-2021 14:47 Argentina is preparing to announce hikes to household utility tariffs in 2022, with a 17 percent cap on electricity prices and 20 percent cap on natural gas prices.

ECONOMY

Argentina bets on natural gas despite climate commitments

01-11-2021 08:00 Alberto Fernández’s government wants to significantly expand Argentina’s pipeline network after sharp growth in natural gas production in Vaca Muerta.

by Javier Lewkowicz, Diálogo Chino

ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT

Paraná river at historic low: natural cycle or climate change?

04-09-2021 10:52 South America's second-longest river has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s, baffling experts and leaving environmentalists concerned.

Climate change

UN: Weather, climate disasters surge fivefold in 50 years

01-09-2021 15:33 On average, a disaster linked to weather, climate and water extremes has thus occurred every single day over the past 50 years, killing 115 people and causing US$202 million in daily losses, according to new report.

Natural Disasters

Strong earthquake shakes Peru's capital

23-06-2021 00:44 The quake was of magnitude 6, leaving no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Bloomberg

Top Argentine gas shipper to face frozen rates for another year

12-05-2021 15:22 Argentina's largest natural gas transporter faces another year of frozen rates, which is eroding its profits, according to the company.

BLOOMBERG

Oil tycoon Bulgheroni's low-carbon frack dream is proving a tough sell

22-04-2021 12:31 Billionaire Alejandro Bulgheroni’s dream of making fracking more environmentally friendly is running up against the reality of shale-patch economics.

Bloomberg

Argentina seeks winter LNG boost as shale gas dreams falter

12-04-2021 11:19 Argentina is poised to more than double its purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the spot market this winter, in a bid to avoid a deficit.