Two oil and gas players – Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy – have revealed the well results for a discovery in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, which serve to further highlight the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block. According to CGX and Frontera, a total of 114 feet (35 meters)... Continue Reading →
Suriname state-oil firm says Petronas exploration well shows promise
(Reuters) - Malaysia's state-owned oil firm Petronas has discovered several oil-bearing layers in an exploration well off the coast of Suriname, state oil firm Staatsolie said in a statement on Thursday. Suriname's offshore exploration areas are adjacent to Guyana, home to the largest oil finds in more than decade. The Roystonea-1 well is part of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces new oil discovery at Sagitario prospect in the Santos Basin
(PN) Petrobras informed the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) that it found new signs of oil in well 3-BRSA-1388DA-SPS, located in block S-M-623, where the Sagitario prospect is located. The discovery took place in a water depth of 1,866 meters, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The first discoveries of signs of oil in block... Continue Reading →
PetroChina posts record $6.3 bln quarterly income on higher output, fuel sales
(Reuters) - Asia's largest oil and gas producer PetroChina Co Ltd reported 21% year-on-year growth in third-quarter net profit that hit a record high, as increased production and improving domestic fuel demand offset lower realised oil and gas prices. Net profit rose to 46.38 billion yuan ($6.3 billion), while revenue fell 4.6% to 802 billion... Continue Reading →
Shell takes axe to its eco-friendly business as oil giant focuses on digging up fossil fuels
(FOR) Shell has taken another axe to its once lofty decarbonization plans, as the U.K. oil giant’s pivot back to fossil fuels picks up steam. The group plans to cut at least 15% of staff working in its low-carbon solutions division while scaling back its hydrogen business, Reuters first reported Wednesday. The move will see 200 jobs go in... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil industry gets support from new congressional caucus
(Reuters) - Brazilian lawmakers have set up a congressional caucus to represent Brazil's oil and gas industry, led by state-run producer Petrobras (PETR4.SA), and to back the company's plans to explore offshore fields near the mouth of the Amazon River. "Petrobras has to do that. We have to explore for oil off-shore from Para to Amapa... Continue Reading →
ANP publishes summary of the development areas of Raia Manta and Raia Pintada
ANP published the executive summary of the new development areas of Raia Manta and Raia Pintada, originating from recent declarations of commerciality for block C-M-539, in the Campos Basin. The block is operated by the company Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda., which sent the commerciality declarations to the ANP on 9/20. Block C-M-539, arising from... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expects to drill near Amazon mouth in 2024, says CEO
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) expects to do exploratory drilling next year near the mouth of the Amazon River, along the coast of the state of Amapa, Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates said. The region is part of Brazil's Equatorial Margin, an area that Petrobras considers its most promising new frontier for oil and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras evaluates areas of the Pelotas Basin in ANP’s permanent offer
(epbr) The Pelotas Basin is one of the areas that Petrobras is evaluating in the permanent offer from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The basin is located in the south of the country, on the border with Uruguay, where discoveries were made in deep waters in the last decade. Petrobras does not yet have any... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to Invest Some $300M to Drill Two Potiguar Basin Wells – Exec
(Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil group Petrobras plans to invest around $300 million to drill two exploratory wells in the deep waters of the Potiguar Basin after environmental licenses were issued last week, a top executive said in an interview. The license granted by environment agency Ibama on Friday was the first since 2013 for Petrobras... Continue Reading →