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Petrobras, following up on communication of October 3, 2024, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. - Colombia Branch (PIB-COL), and Ecopetrol confirm the largest gas discovery in the history of Colombia with the drilling of the Sirius-2 well. The drilling of Sirius-2 began on June 19, 2024. The well is located within the... Continue Reading →
(offshore technology) Ecopetrol’s board of directors has approved the 2025 investment budget ranging from 24trn to 28trn pesos, with more than half allocated to crude and gas exploration and production. Approximately 20.3trn pesos, 76% of the 2025 budget, are expected to be allotted for profitable production levels between 740,000 and 745,000 barrels of oil equivalent... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol plans to build a new green hydrogen plant at its refinery in the Caribbean city of Cartagena for some $28.5 million, it said in a statement on Monday. The plant will produce 800 tonnes of green hydrogen a year, making it Latin America's biggest, Ecopetrol said in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Spanish oil company Repsol (REP.MC), opens new tab has agreed to sell oil and gas production assets in Colombia to Geopark (GPRK.N), opens new tab for $530 million, the two companies said on Friday. The assets include Repsol's oil extraction operation in central Colombia and a 25% stake in SierraCol Energia Arauca, the Spanish company said in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Peru's indebted state-run oil firm PetroPeru could consider offering a minority stake to private investors in the second half of 2025, when the company hopes to emerge from a crisis and post profits, Chairman Alejandro Narvaez told Reuters on Wednesday. At an interview in his office in Lima, Narvaez said the offering would only start... Continue Reading →
This annual access tool allows the user to investigate numerous market facets of the Bottom-Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind market. The Q Vision Project Details & Economics module offers 15 distinct lenses covering the value of supply chain segments Substructure (Floater), Turbine, (Mooring), Cabling and Installation. The different lenses focus on developer, designer and regional differences for the future... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned oil producer Ecopetrol on Wednesday reported that its third-quarter net profit fell 28% to 3.65 trillion pesos ($826.95 million) compared to the same period last year, citing changes to oil prices and inflation. Total sales meanwhile slipped 1.5% to 34.61 trillion pesos in the July through September period, Ecopetrol said in... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) Several countries across Latin America have made ambitious climate pledges over the last few years, but can they deliver on their promises? The region is well known for its oil and gas production, as well as for its rapidly expanding critical mineral industry. Using experience from already strong energy sectors, can countries such as... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's energy ministry said on Tuesday it had received interest from seven foreign and two local companies in an offshore wind power project and that it expected formal bids within the first six months of 2025. The companies include Colombian state oil firm Ecopetrol and power firm Celsia, Spain's BlueFloat Energy, Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners,... Continue Reading →
By Alex Kimani (oilprice.com) Over the past two decades, the shale revolution largely pushed aside interest in the exploration and development of offshore hydrocarbons. The combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling enabled the United States to significantly increase its production of oil and natural gas from tight oil formations, with the Shale Patch accounting for 36% of... Continue Reading →
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