PetroReconcavo ended 2021 with an increase of 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in its reserves. The Reserves and Resources Certification report was prepared by the independent consultancy Netherland, Sewell & Associates and released this week by the oil company. Thus, the volume of new 2P reserves (proved and probable) totaled 10.8 million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of E&P assets in Alagoas
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 06/30/2021 and 07/05/2021, informs that today it concluded the sale of its entire stake in seven concessions denominated Alagoas Cluster, located in the state of Alagoas, to the company Origem Energia S.A (former Petro+). The operation was concluded with the payment of US$... Continue Reading →
Oil-trading giant Vitol eyes shale expansion with new venture
(Bloomberg) — Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent oil trader, is partnering with shale specialists who formerly led Brigham Exploration Co. to expand amid the highest crude prices in seven years. The trader and Austin, Texas-based driller ATX Energy Partners LLC formed VTX Energy Partners LLC to acquire wells in the Permian and Bakken shale... Continue Reading →
Brazil natural gas production in 2021 rises 5% and sets a new record at 134 MMm3/d
Natural gas production in 2021 set a record, having reached an average production of 134 MMm3/d (millions of cubic meters per day), a growth of 5% compared to the previous year, when the average was 127 MMm3/d. The average oil production was 2.905 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day), a decrease of 1.18% compared to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for sale of the Potiguar Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/28/2022, informs that it signed today with the company 3R Potiguar S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A., a contract for the sale of the totality of its stake (100%) in a set of 22 concessions of onshore... Continue Reading →
Uganda moves to become oil exporting nation by 2025
(WO) The Uganda National Oil Company plans to sign a final investment decision on Feb. 1 for a large oil field and pipeline project, taking a definitive step toward becoming a crude exporter. TotalEnergies SE and Cnooc Ltd., along with the East African country’s state oil company, are developing projects expected to reach an output... Continue Reading →
Ecuador’s private heavy crude pipeline bursts in Amazon region
(Reuters) - Ecuador's privately held heavy crude pipeline burst on Friday and technical staff are at the scene working to contain the damage, crude transport company OCP Ecuador said. The incident happened in the so-called Piedra Fina zone, an area in Ecuador's Amazon where regressive erosion caused the OCP pipeline and the state-owned SOTE pipeline... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Acquisition of the Potiguar Cluster
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), communicates to its shareholders, investors and the market in general that Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) sent a notification to the Company informing that its Board of Directors approved, on today's date, the sale to 3R Potiguar S.A. (“3R Potiguar” ), a subsidiary of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on divestment of Urucu Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 12/07/2020 and 02/01/2021, informs that it has unsuccessfully concluded negotiations with Eneva S.A. for the sale of all of its interest in a set of seven onshore production concessions, called the Urucu Cluster, located in the Solimões Basin, in the state of Amazonas.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of Potiguar Cluster assets
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 12/23/2020, 08/27/2021 e 01/19/2022, informs that the Company's Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the sale of its total stake (100%) in a set of 22 concessions of onshore and shallow water production fields, together with its infrastructure for processing,... Continue Reading →