Chile

London-listed GeoPark Holdings has discovered two new gas fields, with wells Nika Oeste-3 and Bump Hill-1, on the Fell Block in Chile's southern region of Magallanes.

Texas-based Excelerate Energy has signed a final agreement with Spanish-Argentine RepsolYPF to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility at the port city of Bahia Blanca,... 2008-05-20

Pan American Energy has signed an exploration and production (E&P) agreement with the Chilean government for the Coirón Block in the Magallanes basin in southern Chile.

A joint venture (JV) between Argentina's Enarsa and Venezuela's PdVSA has called for expressions of interest to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification plants in... 2008-03-07

Chile's regulatory authorities have granted an environmental permit to joint venture (JV) GNL Mejillones for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal... 2008-02-12

Chile has launched its first international tender for oil and gas exploration in the Magallanes basin in the south of the country. The government is offering ten oil and gas blocks... 2007-06-11

Britain's BG Group has agreed a deal with Chile for the supply of 2.34bn cubic metres (bcm) per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the next 21 years. Under the terms of the... 2007-06-05

Argentina has cut its gas exports to Chile due to a serious cold wave which has affected both countries. Argentinean authorities closed the trans-Andean natural gas pipeline on May... 2007-05-30

Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell is preparing to bid for licences to develop Chilean oil and gas assets, according to local newspaper reports.

In continuing efforts to secure adequate levels of energy supply, the Chilean government is to tender three blocks in the Magallanes region. Chile is heavily reliant on outside imports... 2006-10-09