El Paso files for Bahamas pipeline permit
Nassau—Houston-based El Paso Corp has filed for a permit from US regulators to build a pipeline to take gas from the Bahamas to Florida to meet growing
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Fifty companies qualify for mega power auction
Sao Paulo—A total of 50 companies have qualified to take part in Brazil's mega power auction on December 7, 2004. The country's new wholesale trading board (CCEE)
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Government sells transmission concessions
Rio de Janeiro—Brazil's government sold concessions to build 1,002km (623-miles) of transmission lines, with winning bidders including Spain's Abengoa SA and Brazilian utilities pledging investments of R$1.1-bil
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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High gas prices prompt Autlan to consider petcoke
Mexico City—Minera Autlan, Monterrey-based producer of manganese and ferro-alloys, said that it has opted to build a petcoke synthesizer that can act as a substitute for a
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Latin American assets for sale (Updated 12/3/04)
Latin American assets for sale (Updated 12/3/04)
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Latin American currency and ratings watch (Updated 12/3/04)
Latin American currency and ratings watch (Updated 12/3/04)
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Latin American mergers and acquisitions (Updated 12/3/04)
Latin American mergers and acquisitions (Updated 12/3/04)
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Mexico monthly gas postings (December, 2004)
Mexico monthly gas postings (December, 2004)
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NYMEX closing prices (December, 2004)
NYMEX closing prices (December, 2004)
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Natural gas consumption at record 40-mil cu m/d
Rio de Janeiro—Brazilian consumption of natural gas jumped to a record 40-mil cu m/d in September 2004, or 33% higher than in the same month in 2003,
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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New gas law draft met with outcry
Rio de Janeiro—Bolivian congressmen voted recently to boost royalties on natural gas extraction to 50% from 18%, and to revise several other terms in the contracts held
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Northern region of South America seeks natural gas integration
In contrast to the Southern Cone, where natural gas pipelines crisscross five countries, no such interconnections exist in northern South America, even though Venezuela has the second largest natural gas reserves (147 Tcf) in the Americas. Power
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Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Petrobras signs contract to supply power to Northeast
Rio de Janeiro—Brazilian oil-giant Petrobras, far behind schedule on its plan to build gas-fired thermoelectric plants around Brazil, said recently that it would begin supplying electricity it
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Platts oil assessment averages (November 2004)
Platts oil assessment averages (November 2004)
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Repsol to invest $100-mil in pipeline expansion
Buenos Aires—Spain's Repsol YPF signed an agreement with the Argentine government to invest $100-mil to expand a natural gas pipeline that is crucial for limiting an expected
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Santa Cruz considers power plant project
Buenos Aires—Santa Cruz is studying a proposal to build two hydroelectric power plants, in the hope of convincing Aluar, the country's largest aluminum producer, to build a
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Skodaexport to build coal-fired plant
Buenos Aires—Argentina and the Czech Republic signed an agreement on November 19, 2004 to build a coal-fired power plant in Rio Turbio, a coal-mining town in Santa
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Tender for oil and gas exploration
Jamaica has launched its first international tender for oil and gas exploration in offshore and onshore concessions that the government said could contain up to 10 Tcf
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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UTE will not raise tariffs
Uruguay's UTE said that factors including a soft dollar versus the peso and better water levels at hydropower installations will allow the state-owned power company to put
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Union Fenosa calling for electricity provision bids
Union Fenosa, one of two private distributors of electricity in Panama, announced that it will request bids in the near future for the provision of electricity so
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Venezuela and Brazil sign energy cooperation deal
Sao Paulo—South American neighbors Brazil and Venezuela have signed an energy cooperation deal that includes the sharing of technical expertise and the forming of joint ventures in
Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Argentina's gas supply seen tight until 2007
Argentina continues to grapple with it natural gas crisis. Power in Latin America Argentina correspondent Charles Newbery spoke to various experts in the field, who put forward some ideas on how to raise supply before a pipeline to Bolivia is bu
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Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Argentina's power, gas utilities face more regulatory changes
In place of limited private investment, the Argentine government has taken steps to expand the country's energy infrastructure. However, as Power in Latin America Argentina correspondent Charles Newbery reports, the situation has created a vicio
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Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Atlantic coast faces outages
Buenos Aires—Cammesa, the public-private company that manages Argentina's wholesale power market, issued an alert in October 2004 that the Atlantic coast could face outages this summer (December
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Battle brewing over Central Pacific LNG port
Mexico City—President Vicente Fox has announced that the state Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) will soon tender for an LNG terminal on Mexico's central Pacific Coast. The plant
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Brazil to hold mega power auction
Brazil's power regulator Aneel has announced that it will hold a mega-power auction on December 7, 2004 for an estimated 55,000 MW of electricity. The location of
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Brazilian economy rebounds, outlook bright
London—The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the Brazilian economy, in recession from 2002 to 2003, is currently rebounding and expected to reach 3.3% growth in 2004.
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Brazilian gas index
Brazilian gas index
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China's Sinopec to finance Brazilian gas pipeline
Sao Paulo—China's Sinopec is set to sign an agreement to finance a $1-bil natural gas pipeline project connecting Brazil's northeastern and southern networks. Following an official visit
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Chinese consider investing in Belo Monte project
Sao Paulo—A Chinese delegation will visit Brazil in November 2004 to consider participation in the Belo Monte power plant in the northern state of Para.
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Coca-growers seize hydro
Lima—Three people died and a dozen were badly injured when an angry mob of some 800 coca-growers seized control of the 110 MW San Gaban hydro in
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Cuba stems power shortfall with restart of Antonio Guiteras
Cuban officials, and the population at large, are celebrating the restarting of the Antonio Guiteras power plant, and look forward to emerging from months of energy insecurity. Still, the country has to look for additional sources of power to me
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Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Currency watch (updated 11/5/04)
Currency watch (updated 11/5/04)
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Distribution tariffs to drop 8% from November
Santiago—Chile's National Energy Commission announced on November 9, 2004 that distribution costs would fall by an average of 8%. The new tariff will be applied retroactively from
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Edenor launches bond buyback offer
Buenos Aires—Argentine power distributor Edenor, controlled by France's state-owned power giant EdF, on November 10, 2004 launched a month-long offer to buy back in cash up to
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Editor's Note
At Platts' recent 8th Annual Mexican Energy Conference in Houston, the CFE presented its capacity requirement program for 2004 through 2013. The CFE gave an overview of
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Elias calls for CFE capitalization
Mexico City—Moves are afoot in Congress, with the full backing of the state Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), to sell CFE shares to Mexicans on the Mexico Stock
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Endesa Chile refinances $250-mil of debt
Santiago—Chile's largest generator Endesa Chile refinanced $250-mil of debt on November 8, 2004 in a deal that will save it around $2-mil a year. The company said
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Factories seek cheaper fuel with gas transport contracts
Buenos Aires—Argentina's natural gas-contract market is gaining popularity as power plants, factories, and other big users sign longer-term supply and transport purchase deals to avert disruptions during
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Good news for LNG plant
Lima—A bitter battle over ownership of the land on which Peru's first LNG export plant will be built, at a projected cost of $1-bil, appears to have
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Government preps for electronic gas market
Buenos Aires—Argentina's government issued a resolution on November 11, 2004 setting in motion the creation of a real-time electronic trading market for natural gas in conjunction with
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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IDB studies 660-MW hydro project
Washington D.C.—The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has authorized a study of a $200-mil loan for plans by Colombia's Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) to build a 660
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Jamaica and Trinidad sign LNG agreement
Port of Spain—Jamaica will be the first beneficiary of a plan by Trinidad and Tobago to sell gas to its neighbors, in an effort to help reduce
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Latin American assets for sale (Updated 11/19/04)
Latin American assets for sale (Updated 11/19/04)
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Latin American currency and ratings watch (Updated 11/19/04)
Latin American currency and ratings watch (Updated 11/19/04)
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Latin American mergers and acquisitions (Updated 11/19/04)
Latin American mergers and acquisitions (Updated 11/19/04)
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Light authorized to raise rates by 13.51%
Sao Paulo—Brazilian power regulator Aneel authorized Rio de Janeiro electricity distributor Light to increase tariffs by 13.51%, effective from November 7, 2004. Light is owned by French
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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MachalaPower threatens mediation
Quito—Thermoelectric generation company MachalaPower Cia. Ltda may move to mediation in its conflict with the government over an overdue debt of $7.5-mil and other problems, company officials
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Methane hydrates discovered off Chilean coast
Santiago—An expedition of Chilean and US scientists working with the Chilean navy has found methane hydrates on the sea bed off the coast of Concepción, 800km (497
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Mexico Gas & Electricity Roundtable
The Institute of the Americas will host a Gas & Electricity Roundtable at the Marquis Reforma Hotel in Mexico City on December 7, 2004. The one day
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Mexico monthly gas postings (November, 2004)
Mexico monthly gas postings (November, 2004)
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NYMEX closing prices (November, 2004)
NYMEX closing prices (November, 2004)
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Paraguay to speed Acaray tender
Paraguayan state-owned power company ANDE will speed up the tender to modernize the 190 MW Acaray hydropower plant, due to the deteriorated state of its units, Medardo
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Platts oil assessment averages (October, 2004)
Platts oil assessment averages (October, 2004)
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Quote of the week
"Intimidation is our only tool for getting people to pay for the service. If customers don't pay, we still have to pay transmitters for [the power] they
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Regional energy integration requires laws and institutions
Although there have been many challenges to regional integration in Latin America during the past few years, there still exists general support for the benefits of creating links between neighbors. Power in Latin America Chile correspondent Tom
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Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Russian energy firms eye Neuquen
Buenos Aires—A number of Russian companies are scheduled to visit Neuquen, an energy-rich province in western Argentina, in late November 2004 for further talks about investing in
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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UTE rejects tender offers
Uruguayan state-owned power company UTE has turned down all offers to build a 350 MW – 400 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) at Punta del Tigre
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Votorantim to invest in energy
Sao Paulo—Brazilian construction group Votorantim has announced ambitious plans to invest R$1.264-bil ($440-mil) in the energy sector over the coming two years. The company said that it
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Yacyretá submits completion plan to IDB
The Paraguayan-Argentine Yacyretá hydropower plant has secured $90-mil in financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to carry out complementary work on the hydropower plant, said Paraguayan
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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16th National Seminar on electricity distribution
The event is organized by Ceb and will take place in Brazilia on November 21 – 24, 2004.
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AES, while upbeat about regional performance, sees need to rebalance global portfolio
AES remains a giant in the Latin American electricity sector, but at a recent teleconference they made clear that they will seek opportunities outside of the region. As Power in Latin America special correspondent Melanie Best reports, the compa
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ANDE to launch power-saving campaign
Paraguayan state-owned power company ANDE plans to launch a power-saving campaign that will encourage its clients to use less electricity in summer, according to the local media.
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Aneel pre-qualifies 17 companies for tender
Brazil's electric power regulator Aneel has pre-qualified 17 companies for two transmission line tenders to be held in November 2004. Eleven of the companies are Brazilian, five
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Aneel readjusts Bandeirantes rates
Sao Paulo—Brazil's electricity power regulator Aneel has amended a tariff adjustment granted to local power company Bandeirante in 2003. The company, which is part of Portugal's EDP,
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Argentina and its neighbors aim to benefit from GNA gas line
The greatest damage Argentina suffered during the recent energy crisis was to its reputation as a reliable gas and power exporter. Power in Latin America special correspondent Enrique Tessieri looks at the Gasoducto del Noreste Argentino, an amb
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Atlantic LNG facing scrutiny
Port of Spain—The Trinidad government and a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer are quarrelling publicly over the reporting of the company's revenues. The row could affect
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Brazil leads regional gas demand to 2030
A recent report released by the IEA predicts steady growth in both electricity and natural gas consumption across Latin America. Power in Latin America special correspondent Frank Gray explains that Brazil will likely be the main driver for the
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Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Brazilian gas index
Brazilian gas index
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Chile expanding carbon bond sales
Santiago—Despite the country's small size, Chile has become a leader in the sale of carbon emissions, an audience of businessmen in Santiago was told September 30, 2004.
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Chilectra solicitation hopes to promote projects
Chilean power distributor Chilectra, a unit of Endesa Spain's Enersis, awarded two long-term power supply deals in October 2004 totaling 380 MW of capacity and 35,000 GWh
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Colbun profits fall
Santiago—Generator Colbun posted a sharp drop in profits for the first nine months of 2004, blaming the fall on the recent gas dispute with Argentina and low
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Copel considers purchasing El Paso's Araucaria plant
Sao Paulo—Parana state power company Copel is considering purchasing control of the 480 MW Araucaria thermoelectric plant from US power company El Paso, according to local news
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Currency watch (updated 11/5/04)
Currency watch (updated 11/5/04)
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Edeersa auction extended
Entre Rios' government has extended the deadline for receiving bids for a 51% stake in Edeersa, a power distributor in the central province, to February 14, 2005.
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Editor's Note
Our lead story this issue addresses the very real issue of electricity capacity in Mexico. In a recently released report by the Mexican Energy Ministry, the government
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Endesa reports revenue growth of 14.4%
Madrid—Spanish power giant Endesa said in the company's nine month financial report published at the end of October 2004 that it would continue to work towards a
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Energy Ministry expects growing Mexican electricity demand
With economic activity in Mexico expected to grow at 5.6% a year, Mexico is bracing for the coming surge in electricity demand. Power in Latin America Mexico correspondent Ron Buchanan breaks down a recent report from the Energy Ministry that pr
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Financial guarantees seen for pipeline projects
Buenos Aires—Argentina's government is preparing to send a bill to Congress that would establish a surcharge on natural gas bills to finance a $450-mil project to expand
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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Gas Natural reports sales increases of 10.2%
Madrid—The Spanish consortium Gas Natural announced sales increases in the Americas of 10.2% in September 2004 year on year, and a 6.7% increase in distribution networks for
Publication Date: NOV 2004
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