(OGJ) Argentina’s Tecpetrol plans to produce 100,000 b/d of crude oil through Vaca Muerta projects Puesto Parada and Los Toldos II, said Ricardo Markous, chief executive officer. The company—which revolutionized the gas market in Argentina with the Fortín de Piedra field in Vaca Muerta where it has invested about $3.5 billion and produces a peak... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum on the Clara Camarão Refinery activities
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in accordance with CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its investors and the market in general that the resumption of the Clara Camarão Refinery activities is underway, with full return scheduled for December 2023, after a programmed maintenance stoppage. The Company highlights that maintenance activities... Continue Reading →
Occidental Petroleum Jumps into Acquisition Mode
(Reuters) Occidental Petroleum said on Monday it would buy energy producer CrownRock in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $12 billion including debt, expanding in the lucrative Permian basin. Investors are pressing oil and gas producers to expand their inventories following Exxon Mobil's $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources and Chevron's $53 billion agreement for Hess in October. Occidental will finance the purchase of... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum November Production Data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in corporate governance, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for November 2023. (1) It does not consider gas production at Areia Branca, Fazenda Belém and Papa Terra Clusters, as those volumes are consumed in... Continue Reading →
Chevron Boosts Project Spending by 11% for 2024
(Reuters) Oil major Chevron Corp said on Wednesday that it expects to spend between $18.5 billion and $19.5 billion next year on new oil and gas projects, an 11% increase on this year. Its 2024 budget and that of rival ExxonMobil reflect the industry's continuing rebound after pandemic-influenced pullbacks, recent acquisitions and carbon reduction initiatives. Exxon plans... Continue Reading →
Brazil October production at 4.502 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d)
ANP released the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for October 2023, which provides consolidated data on national production. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.502 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d). Regarding oil, 3.543 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) were extracted, a reduction of 3.5% compared to the previous month... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Milei taps new YPF chief in one of first major decisions
(Reuters) - Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei selected a senior energy executive to lead state oil company YPF on Wednesday, his spokesperson announced, in one of the leader's first major economic decisions after his triumph at the polls last weekend. Horacio Marin heads exploration and production for Tecpetrol, which runs the Fortin de Piedra oil and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras declares the commerciality of Manjuba Field in the Campos Basin
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the declaration of commerciality for the Manjuba field, in the Campos Basin. The field was created from the North Brava block, operated by Petrobras (100%). As a reminder, the North Brava block was acquired by Petrobras in December last year, in the first cycle of the Permanent Sharing Offer.... Continue Reading →
Petroecuador to close Amazon oil block after referendum
(Reuters) - Ecuador state oil company Petroecuador said on Monday it plans to shut down a large drilling project in the Yasuni ecological reserve in the Amazon rainforest next August, following a referendum to end it to protect nature and indigenous people. Petroecuador CEO Reinaldo Armijos told reporters the company has a plan for the... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum 3Q23 Earnings
3R Petroleum Óleo e Gas S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) hereby presents its earnings for the third quarter of 2023 (“3Q23”). Except as indicated otherwise, the financial and operating information described as follows is presented on a consolidated basis and expressed in Brazilian Reais (R$), in accordance with Brazilian generally accepted accounting principles (CPC)... Continue Reading →