Aug. 18 (offshore-energy.biz) Ecopetrol Investimentos do Brasil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Colombia’s state-owned oil and gas company Ecopetrol, has broadened its presence in Brazil’s energy sector by acquiring a controlling stake in local oil and gas producer Brava Energia. In a step that strengthens its growth platform in Brazil, Ecopetrol has completed the acquisition of a... Continue Reading →
Billionaire Peter Thiel buys 1% stake in Argentine Vaca Muerta oil firm, filing shows
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Palantir chair and co-founder Peter Thiel has bought a 1% stake in Argentina's Vista, one of the largest oil companies operating in the country's Vaca Muerta shale formation, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The filing, published on Friday, comes four months after the tech billionaire met with... Continue Reading →
Colombia Revives Oil And Gas After Four-Year Renewable Energy Push
Aug. 13 (oilprice.com) Over the past couple of years, Colombia’s clean energy transition has shifted into overdrive under President Gustavo Petro’s "Just Energy Transition" agenda, with the country pivoting away from fossil fuels towards wind and solar energy. Petro, Colombia’s first ever left-wing president, instituted a strict ban on signing new oil, gas and coal exploration contracts... Continue Reading →
Eni joins block offshore Uruguay ahead of drilling ops
Aug. 10 (offshore-energy.biz) Italian energy giant Eni has struck a deal with Texas-headquartered oil and gas company APA Corporation to acquire a stake in a block off the coast of Uruguay. APA has signed an agreement with Eni, enabling the Italian firm to become a strategic partner in Block 6 offshore Uruguay. As a result, the U.S.... Continue Reading →
BP to sell 20% stake in Manakin gas field to Trinidad’s NGC
Aug 10 (Reuters) - BP has agreed to sell a 20% stake in a block that contains the Trinidad portion of the cross-border Cocuina-Manakin natural gas field to the country's state-owned National Gas Company, the company said on Monday in an emailed statement. BP and NGC signed the deal for the stake in the Manakin portion... Continue Reading →
Sumitomo buys into major Celtic Sea floating wind project
Aug. 10 (splash247.com) Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has bought a 33.3% equity interest in the Gwynt Glas offshore wind farm, developed by EDF and Electricity Supply Board (ESB) in the Celtic Sea. The acquisition marks Sumitomo’s first participation in a floating offshore wind project. The project involves the development, construction, and operation of a floating offshore... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia: Results of the Auction Related to the Tender Offer Launched by Ecopetrol
Aug. 5 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or the “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to Article 157, Paragraph 4, of Law No. 6,404, dated December 15, 1976, as amended, and CVM Resolution No. 44, dated August 23, 2021, and further to the Material Facts disclosed on April 23, 2026, May 25, 2026, June 15, 2026, and July... Continue Reading →
Talos Energy Farms Into Mexico’s Offshore Oil Block via Repsol Deal
July 28 (OE) Talos Energy has agreed to acquire a 50% working interest in Block 29 offshore Mexico from Repsol, expanding its international portfolio with a pre-final investment decision oil development that includes more than 200 million barrels of oil equivalent of estimated recoverable resources. Under the agreement, Talos will pay $30 million if it... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia Board of Director’s Opinion on the Ecopetrol Tender Offer
July 24 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or the “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to Article 157, paragraph 4, of Law No. 6,404 dated, December 15, 1976, as amended, and CVM Resolution No. 44, dated August 23, 2021, further to the Material Facts disclosed on April 23, 2026, May 25, 2026, June 15, 2026 and July 7,... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia – Ecopetrol Resubmission of the Tender Offer Notice
July 21 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or the “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), in compliance with CVM Resolution No. 44/2021, and further to the Material Fact notice dated July 15, 2026, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has received from Ecopetrol Investimentos do Brasil Ltda. (“Offeror”) the notice attached to this Material... Continue Reading →