Mexico chose state-owned Pemex to run a major shared oil find over the private consortium led by a U.S. oil company that first discovered it, in the latest win for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's nationalistic energy policies. The disputed deposit, believed to hold some 700 million barrels of oil, is thought to straddle two... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for the sale of E&P assets in Alagoas
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on June 30, 2021, informs that it signed today with the company Petromais Global Exploração e Produção S.A. (Petro+) the agreement for the sale of the totality of its stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water concessions denominated Alagoas Cluster, located... Continue Reading →
Russia’s Lukoil Takes Over Offshore Area in Mexico for $435M
Russian oil company Lukoil has agreed to acquire a 50% operator stake in the Area 4 project offshore Mexico. The transaction value is $435 million-plus expenditures incurred in 2021 as of the transaction completion date. The completion of the transaction is subject to certain conditions, including approval by the Mexican authorities. The project includes two... Continue Reading →
Eneva signs concession contracts in the Amazon and Paraná Basins and in the Juruá area in the Solimões Basin
(TNPetroleo) Eneva signs concession contracts for the assets acquired by the Company in the second cycle of the Permanent Offer of the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), held on December 4, 2020, which include three onshore exploratory blocks in the Amazon Basin, the Juruá area in the Solimões Basin and 70%... Continue Reading →
Petrobras makes pre-payment to Petros
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 03/10/2020, 05/05/2020, and 08/19/2020, informs that it has made, today, the early payment of the debit balance of the Private Instrument for Installment Payment of Debt and Other Covenants, signed with the Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros), in the amount of R$... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Reaps $2.3 Billion in Latin America’s Top Share Sale
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA is said to have raised about $2.3 billion in the biggest share sale in Latin America so far this year. Petrobras, as the company is known, shed its remaining stake in fuel distributor Petrobras Distribuidora SA in an offer that priced at 26 reais ($5.23) a piece, people familiar... Continue Reading →
Report: Angola Owes $1 Billion to Western Oil Firms
(Reuters) Angola has accumulated around $1 billion in debt to western oil companies operating its oilfields, with the bill prompting the African country’s recently launched sale of stakes in its flagship offshore blocs, three industry sources told Reuters. The magnitude of the debt, built up over several years, is a sign of deepening financial woes... Continue Reading →
Fugro completes Seabed Geosolutions divestment
Fugro has completed the divestment of certain assets and the related business of its non-core subsidiary Seabed Geosolutions to PXGEO for $16 million in cash. PXGEO acquired Seabed’s ocean bottom node inventory, handling equipment, related technology, intellectual property, and project backlog. In addition, PXGEO informed that a significant number of personnel responsible for the delivery of... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore closes financing for Exxon’s Payara FPSO
Dutch floater operator SBM Offshore has completed the project financing for a total of $1.05 billion for the FPSO Prosperity, which is destined to operate on ExxonMobil’s Payara development offshore Guyana. The project financing, secured by a consortium of 11 international banks, will be drawn in full, phased over the construction period of the FPSO.... Continue Reading →
Enauta’s Output Doubles as Barra Exits Atlanta Field Offshore Brazil
Brazilian oil company Enauta said Monday it had completed the transfer of a 50% stake in the Atlanta offshore field, previously held by Barra Energia. Enauta in April said it had received regulatory approval to take full ownership of the Atlanta offshore oil field in Brazil, following the decision by its partner Barra Energia to exit... Continue Reading →
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