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 Viernes 27 de agosto de 2021 Swap de hidrocarburos líquidos: nueva normativa para el midstream argentino Por FRANCISCO J. ROMANO & DIEGO ÁLVAREZ RIVERA PéREZ ALATI, GRONDONA, BENITES & ARNTSEN Con motivo del reciente Decreto Nº 540/2021 que regula el swap de hidrocarburos líquidos, conviene hacer un resumen del marco normativo del servicio prestado por medio de instalaciones permanentes y fijas para el transporte, carga, despacho, infraestructura de captación, de compresión, acondicionamiento y tratamiento de hidrocarburos, también conocido como segmento “midstream” de la llamada cadena de valor del petróleo crudo y sus derivados.   El Midstream en la Ley de Hidrocarburos   En materia de transporte de hidrocarburos, la Ley Federal de Hidrocarburos Nº 17.319 (“LFH”) establece que la concesión de transporte confiere a sus titulares el “derecho de trasladar hidrocarburos y sus derivados por medios que requieran instalaciones permanentes, pudiéndose construir y operar a tal efecto...

  Viernes 27 de agosto de 2021 Swap de hidrocarburos líquidos: nueva normativa para el midstream argentino Por  FRANCISCO J. ROMANO & DIEGO ÁLVAREZ RIVERA PéREZ ALATI, GRONDONA, BENITES & ARNTSEN Con motivo del reciente Decreto Nº 540/2021 que regula el swap de hidrocarburos líquidos, conviene hacer un resumen del marco normativo del servicio prestado por medio de instalaciones permanentes y fijas para el transporte, carga, despacho, infraestructura de captación, de compresión, acondicionamiento y tratamiento de hidrocarburos, también conocido como segmento “midstream” de la llamada cadena de valor del petróleo crudo y sus derivados.   El Midstream en la Ley de Hidrocarburos   En materia de transporte de hidrocarburos, la Ley Federal de Hidrocarburos Nº 17.319 (“LFH”) establece que la concesión de transporte confiere a sus titulares el “derecho de trasladar hidrocarburos y sus derivados por medios que requieran instalaciones permanentes, pudiéndose construir ...

 We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with the latest analysis of the top news events taking place in the global energy complex over the past few days. We hope you enjoy. Chart of the Week -    Roughly 9.1 gigawatts of electricity capacity are slated for retirement in 2021 in the United States. -    Nuclear power will account for 51% of that total, with coal accounting for 30%. -    48 GW of coal capacity has shut down in the past five years. Retirements are expected to continue, although the pace could slow this year.  Market Movers -    U.S. Well Services (NASDAQ: USWS) surged to its highest level in seven months after securing a contract extension to provide fracking services for Range Resources (NYSE: RRC). -    Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) was upgraded to Strong Buy by Raymond James. -    Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) resumed LNG exports from its Prelude facility in Australia after a lengthy period of maintenance. Tuesday, Januar...

 We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with the latest analysis of the top news events taking place in the global energy complex over the past few days. We hope you enjoy. Chart of the Week -    Roughly 9.1 gigawatts of electricity capacity are slated for retirement in 2021 in the United States. -    Nuclear power will account for 51% of that total, with coal accounting for 30%. -    48 GW of coal capacity has shut down in the past five years. Retirements are expected to continue, although the pace could slow this year.  Market Movers -    U.S. Well Services (NASDAQ: USWS) surged to its highest level in seven months after securing a contract extension to provide fracking services for Range Resources (NYSE: RRC). -    Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) was upgraded to Strong Buy by Raymond James. -    Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) resumed LNG exports from its Prelude facility in Australia after a lengthy period of maintenance. Tuesday, Januar...

 COMPRAS COVID Para Poder Ciudadano no están garantizados los estándares mínimos de transparencia La fundación analizó las adquisiciones y contrataciones en el marco de la emergencia sanitaria y detectó mayor discrecionalidad en las adjudicaciones y que no existen criterios uniformes para la publicación de la información. La fundación Poder Ciudadano lanzó un “Mapa de riesgos normativos en los procesos de compras de emergencia en Argentina”. El documento detalla cómo fue el circuito de adquisiciones de la Administración Pública durante el 2020 y muestra las falencias en el control, la falta de uniformidad de criterios y la discrecionalidad al elegir proveedores. En marzo del 2020 la Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró al covid-19 como una pandemia. Alertado por la situación, el gobierno argentino dispuso el estado de emergencia nacional y con esto autorizó a toda la Administración Pública Nacional, a realizar compras y contrataciones a través de un régimen especial por 12 meses. E...

 We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with the latest analysis of the top news events taking place in the global energy complex over the past few days. We hope you enjoy. Chart of the Week -    Roughly 9.1 gigawatts of electricity capacity are slated for retirement in 2021 in the United States. -    Nuclear power will account for 51% of that total, with coal accounting for 30%. -    48 GW of coal capacity has shut down in the past five years. Retirements are expected to continue, although the pace could slow this year.  Market Movers -    U.S. Well Services (NASDAQ: USWS) surged to its highest level in seven months after securing a contract extension to provide fracking services for Range Resources (NYSE: RRC). -    Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) was upgraded to Strong Buy by Raymond James. -    Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) resumed LNG exports from its Prelude facility in Australia after a lengthy period of maintenance. Tuesday, Januar...

 We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with the latest analysis of the top news events taking place in the global energy complex over the past few days. We hope you enjoy. Chart of the Week -    Roughly 9.1 gigawatts of electricity capacity are slated for retirement in 2021 in the United States. -    Nuclear power will account for 51% of that total, with coal accounting for 30%. -    48 GW of coal capacity has shut down in the past five years. Retirements are expected to continue, although the pace could slow this year.  Market Movers -    U.S. Well Services (NASDAQ: USWS) surged to its highest level in seven months after securing a contract extension to provide fracking services for Range Resources (NYSE: RRC). -    Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) was upgraded to Strong Buy by Raymond James. -    Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) resumed LNG exports from its Prelude facility in Australia after a lengthy period of maintenance. Tuesda...

 COMPRAS COVID Para Poder Ciudadano no están garantizados los estándares mínimos de transparencia La fundación analizó las adquisiciones y contrataciones en el marco de la emergencia sanitaria y detectó mayor discrecionalidad en las adjudicaciones y que no existen criterios uniformes para la publicación de la información. La fundación Poder Ciudadano lanzó un “Mapa de riesgos normativos en los procesos de compras de emergencia en Argentina”. El documento detalla cómo fue el circuito de adquisiciones de la Administración Pública durante el 2020 y muestra las falencias en el control, la falta de uniformidad de criterios y la discrecionalidad al elegir proveedores. En marzo del 2020 la Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró al covid-19 como una pandemia. Alertado por la situación, el gobierno argentino dispuso el estado de emergencia nacional y con esto autorizó a toda la Administración Pública Nacional, a realizar compras y contrataciones a través de un régimen especial por 12 mese...

  In this week’s newsletter, we will take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets.  We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with the latest analysis of the top news events taking place in the global energy complex over the past few days. We hope you enjoy. Chart of the Week -     July fuel demand in India  rebounded  to its highest since April as New Delhi cleared restrictions and lockdowns, netting a 3% month-on-month increase to a total of 16.83 million tons.  - The rebound might have been even more pronounced, were it not for fuel prices rising to all-time highs, triggered by a chaotic taxation regime.  - In India, petroleum products are not included in the goods and services tax regime, meaning every state can set its own fuel tax levies and they have been on the rise throughout 2021, up 20% year-on-year already.  - Analysts anticipate India surpassin...

  Oil prices rebounded on Friday morning as inflation fears fade and the global supply glut slowly drains, although the IEA did revise its demand projection downward. For more great energy content, make sure you subscribe to the  Oilprice youtube channel   for breaking news and analysis. Friday, May 14th, 2021 Oil prices rebounded on Friday after a midweek selloff. Neither the bullish nor bearish narratives are taking hold at the moment, and Brent crude is trading in the upper-$60s.  Colonial pipeline restarts.  The Colonial Pipeline restarted product flows on Wednesday, although localized shortages will take time to ease. The company reportedly paid the ransom, but the operator of the ransomware group Darkside said on Friday it had  lost control  of its servers and some of the money it had made through ransom payments. Exxon ratchets up Guyana production.   ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM)  has  boosted  its 2025 forecast for oil production ...