Oil and Gas

Inspenet, February 2, 2024.
Aconcagua Energía (AE) has added the A-302 drilling rig to its fleet, with an estimated investment of USD 3.1 million. The completion of its configuration is scheduled for the third quarter of this year and it is anticipated that it will begin its first drilling in the Cuyana Basin during that same period.

Inspenet, February 1, 2024.
The 2024 API Summit in San Antonio, Texas, closed successfully after 3 days of immersion in the challenges and advances in mechanical integrity. Various topics, from the role of women in the sector to the metallurgical analysis of natural gas pipelines, highlighted the breadth of knowledge shared.

Inspenet, January 31, 2024.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported on the recent publication of the latest editions of three fundamental safety standards: RP 752, RP 753 and RP 756.

Inspenet, January 29, 2024.
Mike Sommers, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API), issued a statement in response to recent reports that the Biden administration is proceeding with efforts to hinder progress on the construction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals in USA.

Inspenet, January 27, 2024.
Rising adoption of electric vehicles could reduce the need to import petrol and diesel, even outstripping new UK oil production licenses after 2030, according to energy experts.

Inspenet, January 27, 2024.
Brazil has announced the expansion of the Abreu e Lima refinery, owned by the state oil company Petrobras, which will increase national diesel production by about 13 million liters per day and will become the most modern plant of its type in America.

Inspenet, January 26, 2024.
The 2024 Mechanical Inspection and Integrity Summit, organized by the American Petroleum Institute (API), concluded successfully at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Inspenet, January 26, 2024.
The “Women in Mechanical Integrity: Leveling the Bar” event took place this past Monday at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. This meeting This meeting was coordinated in collaboration with API as part of the 2024 API Mechanical Integrity and Inspection Summit.

Inspenet, January 26, 2024.
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has reconsidered his intention to privatize the state oil company YPF as part of a broad state reform. On January 22, congressional leaders presented an updated version of the bill, which was proposed in late December.