March 2, 2020 French oil company expects to reach average production of 150,000 barrels a day in the country in five years Enthusiastic with the portfolio built in Brazil in recent years, the French oil company Total plans to invest between US $ 600 million and US $ 700 million per year in exploration and... Continue Reading →
Xodus anticipates unprecedented decline in oil and coal, rise of gas
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has launched a new analysis showing that a rapid pivot to gas would be required to deal with rising global energy demand. Xodus said on Friday that, in contrast to some recent future energy scenarios, it believed worldwide energy consumption would continue to increase, driven by economic growth in developing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for sale of its stake in Gaspetro
February 27, 2020 -Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro). The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of potential participants, is available here:Teaser-Gaspetro-Ingles-completo... Continue Reading →
Brazil Breaks Oil Output Record in January
Oil companies produced 3.17 million barrels per day (bpd) on average in Brazil in January, a volume 20.4% larger than seen in the same month a year earlier and an output record for the country, oil regulator ANP said on Wednesday. Natural gas production increased 22% over January 2019 to 138.7 million cubic meters per... Continue Reading →
Opinion: To develop the natural gas market
February 18, 2019 Large production growth is believed to result in lower prices due to competition The current government has invested in the potential of pre-salt gas to reduce the cost of energy in Brazil. For Minister Paulo Guedes, the resumption of sustainable growth involves the reindustrialization of the country, based on the increased competitiveness... Continue Reading →
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES THE TEN YEAR ENERGY PLAN (PDE 2029) PROJECTING 42 NEW FPSOS AND 71% GROWTH IN OIL PRODUCTION
FEB 12 , 2020 Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, launched the Ten Year Energy Plan (PDE 2029), a document that brings an indication of the prospects for future expansion of the energy sector for the next decade. For the oil and gas sector, in particular, the projections are encouraging. The government estimates that... Continue Reading →
Natural gas and the energy transition
February 5, 2020 If regulatory and economic conditions are not created quickly, Brazil will renounce a fundamental energy source Today the world is going through an energy transition phase, where the trend is the growth of renewable energy sources (water, wind, solar, waves, currents), with the progressive replacement of fossil energy sources (coal, oil and... Continue Reading →
GeoPark Announces New Gas Field Discovery in Chile
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 the discovery of the new Jauke Oeste gas field in the Fell block (GeoPark operated, 100% WI) in Chile. GeoPark... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies on Gaspetro
February 3, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, concerning the sale of its 51% stake in Petrobras Gás SA (Gaspetro), clarifies that the sale model of the subsidiary is not yet defined. Petrobras, within the scope of its active portfolio management, has already started studies for... Continue Reading →
In a first, Brazil produces more than one billion barrels of oil in 2019
Brazil produced 1.018 billion barrels of oil in 2019, marking the first time the South American nation passed the billion-barrel mark for annual production, the national oil regulator said on Wednesday. In a statement, the regulator, known as the ANP, said 2019 output increased 7.78% over the previous year. Brazil produced 3.106 million barrels per... Continue Reading →