Schlumberger signed a contract worth over $200 million with oil major Equinor to manage an offshore rig as part of a drilling program in Brazil’s offshore Campos oil basin, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The deal would be the first time an oil services company replaces a drilling-rig contractor, the person... Continue Reading →
Permanent Offer: ANP announces nine more registered companies and environmental guidelines of 494 areas
The ANP published today in the DOU a list with nine other companies approved for the Permanent Offer. The Agency is also announcing the environmental guidelines of 494 areas planned to be included in the tender offer. Know more: New registrations - Central Resources do Brasil Produção de Petróleo Ltda. - Construtora Kamilos Ltda.... Continue Reading →
TGS prepares new campaign in the Campos Basin
1/17/19 TGS began in February the acquisition of 14 thousand km² of seismic data in the Campos Basin. The campaign will cover blocks auctioned at the last rounds, as well as areas that will be offered by ANP in future rounds, such as the 16th of concessions and the 6th of production sharing, scheduled for... Continue Reading →
Subsea works at Mero boosts insurance market in 2019
1/17/19 The oil and gas insurance market will be boosted this year by the Mero field subsea interconnection project and the review of Petrobras' operational program, which covers most of the company's offshore assets. The contracts are expected to generate premiums of up to $ 25 million. The estimate is by Thiago Navega, head for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – CARF decision related to IRPJ collection on profits of controlled companies abroad
Rio de Janeiro, January 17, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras informs that the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) issued today, by a casting vote, an unfavorable decision on a tax administrative proceeding that addresses the collection of Corporate Income Tax (IRPJ) related to 2010, on profits earned by controlled and subsidiary companies... Continue Reading →
Offshore spending to outrun shale in 201
Norwegian oil and gas intelligence firm Rystad Energy has predicted that offshore spending will outgrow spending on onshore shale activities in 2019 with offshore subsea service companies set to benefit from it. Rystad said on Thursday that, at current oil price levels, spending on land rigs, fracking, and other services for the shale industry was... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Resumption of competitive processes that result in sale of control of TAG and ANSA
Rio de Janeiro, January 17, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts disclosed on 07/03/2018, informs that its Executive Board has decided to resume the competitive processes for the sale of a 90% stake in Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A ("TAG"), sale of 100% of Araucária Nitrogenados S.A ("ANSA")... Continue Reading →
GeoPark Announces Fourth Quarter 2018 Operational Update
Record Annual Oil and Gas Production up 31% Extending Consistent 15-Year Growth Track Record More Than 85% Drill Bit Success Acquisition of Key Colombian Llanos 34 Interests GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Peru,... Continue Reading →
M&A: Oil majors jockey for position to ride an LNG boom
Firms are reshuffling their portfolios in favour of gas ahead of the looming energy inflection point Although gas may not dominate energy supply for another 10-20 years or more, the industry is looking over the horizon. Following on from a series of liquefied-natural-gas-driven M&As that included ExxonMobil's acquisition of a 25% stake in Mozambique Area... Continue Reading →
Oil majors’ strategies are variations on a theme
The majors' plans for 2019 look remarkably similar on the surface, but there are key differences Share price performance since the start of 2016 would seem to suggest that the majors have been taking radically different approaches. BP and Shell have been tearaway successes (see Fig1.), ExxonMobil and Eni have lagged and Total and Chevron... Continue Reading →