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(Reuters) - A judge in the Colombian city of Barrancabermeja on Thursday suspended an environmental license granted to a hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - pilot project, on the grounds that local communities were not properly consulted. Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) and partner U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) were given the green light to... Continue Reading →
(WO) — The energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is increasing the world’s motivation to shift to low-carbon energy, but is also creating a near-term scramble for fossil fuels that will drive billions of dollars of new investment. The U.S. and European countries are planning liquefied natural gas terminals that will be in... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/20/2021 and 12/30/2021, informs that it has today concluded the sale to the company Ubuntu Engenharia e Serviços Ltda (Ubuntu) of its total stake in blocks PAR-T-198 and PAR-T-218, located in the Paraná Basin. After compliance with all the precedent conditions and approval... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) From a list of 195 fields, 71 have already have their royalties reduced according to ANP Resolution No. 853/2021, which allows the reduction of the royalty rate to 5%, in the case of fields granted to small companies, and to 7, 5%, for fields operated by medium-sized companies, if they comply with the requirements... Continue Reading →
(WO) Petro-Victory Energy Corp. secured 19 new oil and gas blocks in the company's core operating area, the Potiguar Basin onshore Brazil, the company announced. This acquisition cements Petro-Victory's status as one of the largest landholders in the highly petroliferous basin. Petro-Victory secured the blocks by participating in the Agencia Nacional do Petroleo Gas Natural e... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil production forecasts are being revised upwards despite labor and supply chain constraints as higher prices spur more drilling and well completion activity, according to industry experts. Calls for new oil supplies are being answered by more producers as U.S. prices stay above $100 per barrel, propelled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its shareholders, investors and the market in general that it participated in the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Offer of the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (“ANP”), on this date, and acquired the concession right... Continue Reading →
(PN) In a final assessment of the result of the Permanent Offer auction, held this morning, the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) highlighted the main numbers achieved in the auction. In all, 59 exploratory blocks were acquired in six basins, which generated R$ 422.4 million in signature bonuses. This represents a premium of 854.84%. In addition,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Rafael Grisolia, a former CFO at Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and former CEO of fuel distributor Vibra Energia (VBBR3.SA), has been appointed the chief financial officer of Brazil's Seacrest Petroleo, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Seacrest Petroleo, the Brazilian unit of global oil and gas-focused private equity firm Seacrest Capital,... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for March 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) Refers to 3R's stake in all Polo Macau concessions. On December 21, 2021,... Continue Reading →
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