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On December 13, 193 blocks were auctioned in Brazil’s oil and gas licensing round, signaling strong optimism for the industry, according to Wood Mackenzie. Highlights from these bid rounds included: • The total amount in bonuses was US$85 million • 44 blocks were acquired in the Pelotas Basin, a frontier area. Petrobras will operate 29 and Chevron... Continue Reading →
(TN) The ANP held yesterday (13/12) the public auctions of the 4th Cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer (OPC) and the 2nd Cycle of the Permanent Sharing Offer (OPP). In the 4th Cycle of the OPC, 192 exploratory blocks were awarded, in all nine basins that had areas on offer, a record number in the... Continue Reading →
(OET) Uruguay’s state-owned energy company ANCAP has tucked a new milestone under its belt with the signing of contracts for four offshore blocks with three oil and gas players in line with the framework of the Open Uruguay Round that has been in force since 2019. As a result, the UK-headquartered Shell, the U.S.-based APA Corporation, and... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has acquired 29 blocks in the Pelotas basin in the 4th Permanent Concession Offer Cycle of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). Petrobras acquired blocks P-M-1739, P-M-1737 and P-M-1797 in partnership with CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda (CNOOC) and Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (Shell).... Continue Reading →
The sixth-generation semi-submersible rig, Hunter Queen, which has belonged to PRIO since July 2022, completed its first operation this month in the Frade field, in the Campos Basin. The rig has the capacity to drill in water depths of up to 3,000 meters and wells of up to 10,000 meters, and is also capable of... Continue Reading →
(OET) Joint venture (JV) partners in the Corentyne block – Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy – are on the lookout for partners to enable the development of discoveries on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, as exploration results support the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block. CGX and Frontera highlight... Continue Reading →
Venezuela has begun contacting energy firms involved in an long-idled offshore gas project to push them to begin new exploration and operations near its maritime border with Guyana, five people close to the talks said. The request to act on blocks that have not been touched in more than a decade comes amid an escalating... Continue Reading →
(PN) The board of directors of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the geological and economic studies that resulted in the delimitation of two more pre-salt exploratory blocks: Rubi and Granada, both located in the Santos Basin. The agency will forward the studies to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) to analyze the feasibility... Continue Reading →
The ODN-II drillship, which will be used to drill the Pitu Oeste well, in the Potiguar Basin, is already heading towards the location, on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. Drilling, scheduled to begin in December, will take place in block BM-POT-17. This will mark Petrobras' return to the Equatorial Margin, which stretches from... Continue Reading →
(PN) Well drilling work in the Wahoo field, in the Campos Basin, should begin in January, when the environmental license should be issued by IBAMA. The projection was presented this week by the CEO of PRIO, Roberto Monteiro, during an event with investors. The four wells planned in the area will be drilled by the... Continue Reading →
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