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, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador, today announced its operational update for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 (“1Q2020”). All figures are expressed in US Dollars and... Continue Reading →
New Offshore Acreage Licensing to Drop 60% in 2020, Rystad says
Newly licensed offshore oil and gas exploration acreage is likely to fall by about 60% and onshore acreage by 30% compared with 2019 levels, Rystad Energy has said, as the Norwegian energy market analytics company expects more than half of the world’s planned licensing rounds to be canceled this year due to the combined effect... Continue Reading →
Latin American oil producers sweat to cover costs amid crisis
Mar 24, 2020 A price war between global oil giants is leaving many producers in Latin America struggling to cover production costs, increasing the chances of investment cuts and delays in the coming months. Global oil price benchmarks are experiencing their sharpest declines in decades, in a perfect storm, with declining demand in the face... Continue Reading →
Ecuador declares force majeure on crude exports following protests
Oct 10, 2019 (Bloomberg) --Ecuador’s state-owned oil company Petroecuador was forced to declare force majeure on its crude exports, and U.S. West Coast refiners could be the ones hurt the most. Protests in Ecuador over fuel prices have temporarily shut some oilfields, slowing the flow of crude and causing Petroecuador to shut a key pipeline.... Continue Reading →