(Reuters) - Oil output in the Permian in Texas and New Mexico, the biggest U.S. shale oil basin, is due to rise 84,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a record 5.316 million bpd in July, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its productivity report on Monday. Total output in the major U.S. shale... Continue Reading →
Drilling vs returns. U.S. oil producers’ tradeoff as windfall tax threatens – Long read
(Reuters) - U.S. oil producers profiting from sky-high prices are doling out billions to shareholders and building cash reserves, a strategy irking lawmakers and voters struggling with record fuel prices while winning over Wall Street. Soaring fuel prices have boosted inflation to a 40-year record and are expected to drive up U.S. gasoline by more... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on injunction to suspend Bahia Terra Cluster sale
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it was notified, on 06/09/22, of the preliminary injunction decision issued by the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro, determining the paralysis of contractual negotiations with the Petrorecôncavo and Eneva consortium regarding the sale process of the onshore production fields located in the Recôncavo... Continue Reading →
Argentina announces tender to build new Vaca Muerta gas pipeline
(Reuters) - Argentina has launched a tender process to build a new gas pipeline out of its huge Vaca Muerta shale formation that is expected to increase current transport capacity by 25%, the government said late on Friday. Companies have until July 8 to submit bids, according to a publication in Argentina's official gazette. The... Continue Reading →
In April, Brazil produced about 3 million barrels of oil per day
(ANP) In April, Brazil produced 2.999 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil, an increase of 0.6% compared to the previous month and 0.8% compared to April 2021. 137 MMm3/d (million cubic meters daily) of natural gas, an increase of 1.8% compared to March and 4.1% compared to the same month of the previous year.... Continue Reading →
Colombia higher court rules fracking pilot projects can go ahead
(Reuters) - Investigative fracking operations in Colombia can go ahead after a court in the Andean country's Santander province on Thursday reversed a lower court's decision to block two pilot projects. Commercial development of non-conventional energy deposits - such as by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking for hydrocarbons - is not currently permitted in Colombia, but... Continue Reading →
Saipem Sells Onshore Drilling Business as Its Focuses on Offshore Drilling
(OE) Italian energy services group Saipem has agreed to sell its onshore drilling business to Britain's KCA Deutag (KCAD) for $550 million, as it strives to bolster its finances after a profit warning and focuses on offshore drilling. Asset sales and a 2 billion euros ($2 billion) new share issue are part of Saipem's efforts... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Plans to Boost Oil, Gas Output to 1 Million BOEPD in 2030
Colombian energy producer Ecopetrol ECO.CN aims to boost its oil and gas output by just over 40% to around 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in 2030 and plans to start a pilot carbon capture storage (CCS) project, a senior company executive said. The projects are part of Ecopetrol's plan to ramp... Continue Reading →
U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for ninth week in a row -Baker Hughes
(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a ninth week in a row, data showed on Friday, as mostly small producers respond to high prices and prodding by the government to ramp up output. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose 14... Continue Reading →
Private equity-backed gas producer Terra explores $2.5 bln sale -sources
(Reuters) - Private equity firms Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and Warburg Pincus are exploring a sale of Terra Energy Partners LLC, seeking as much as $2.5 billion, including debt, for the natural gas producer, people familiar with the matter said. The buyout firms launched an auction process to sell their majority stake in Terra earlier... Continue Reading →