Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media, informs that it has concluded the new round of the sale process binding phase of the onshore production fields located in the Recôncavo and Tucano Basin, in the state of Bahia, jointly called Bahia Terra Cluster. The consortium formed by PetroRecôncavo S.A. (60%)... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Earnings Release 1Q22
3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A. (“3R”) is pleased to invite you to the first quarter of 2022 earnings conference, which will take place tomorrow, May 4, 2022, at 2:00 pm (BRT). To access the webcast, click here. To access all the material, including the Earnings Release and the Presentation that will be used during... Continue Reading →
Shale giants dump oil hedges as losses spiral toward $42 billion
(Bloomberg) — U.S. shale giants stung by billions of dollars in hedging losses are spending big bucks to ditch their positions in a risky bet that prices stay high. Companies including Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and EOG Resources Inc. are poised to post historic profits when they report earnings this week. But those windfall earnings would be... Continue Reading →
Drilling rig prices are spiking in the U.S. shale patch
(Bloomberg) — After driving up prices for everything from steel pipes to frac sand to labor, inflation has finally ensnared the centerpiece of oilfield equipment: the drilling rig. Rig prices are spiking in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world, promising profits at multiyear high for oilfield contractors. Three of the world’s biggest operators told investors... Continue Reading →
Chevron sees quarterly earnings spike amid higher oil and gas prices
Oil major Chevron booked a significant increase in its quarterly earnings and revenues driven by higher oil and gas prices. Chevron on Friday reported earnings of $6.3 billion for the first quarter of 2022, compared with $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Included in the current quarter were pension settlement costs of $66... Continue Reading →
Bureau Veritas assumes the internal audit of operational management of 3R Petroleum
(PN) Bureau Veritas announced that it has taken over the internal audit of the Operational Management System of the onshore and offshore installations of the oil company 3R Petroleum. The company will be responsible for evaluating the compliance of the company's operations based on the technical regulations of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). In addition,... Continue Reading →
Colombia judge orders suspension of fracking pilot project
(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 →
Energy transition still means billions in fossil-fuel investment
(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 →
Petrobras concludes the sale of E&P assets in the Paraná Basin to Ubuntu Engenharia
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 →
ANP concedes reduction of royalties to 71 producing fields
(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 →