Mature Fields and Royalties

December 19, 2019 Royalties are the most traditional form of taxation of mineral resources in the world. It is compensation for the exploitation of a mineral resource designed to ensure that future generations enjoy the benefits that exploitation of the non-renewable natural resource provides to the current generation. In the Brazilian case, according to Law... Continue Reading →

GeoPark Announces New Strategic Block Acquisitions in Colombia

GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador today announced the expansion of its portfolio in Colombia following a new successful Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“ANH”) bid round and an... Continue Reading →

The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has approved the creation of the Committee for Revitalizing the Activities of Exploration and Production of Oil and Natural Gas in Land Areas of the REATE 2020 Program

Dec 13, 2019 The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has approved the creation of the Committee for Revitalizing the Activities of Exploration and Production of Oil and Natural Gas in Land Areas of the REATE 2020 Program. It will propose measures to improve market conditions and to increase the attraction of small and medium-sized companies... Continue Reading →

Comment: Equinor’s New E&P El Dorado

Brazil “trigger” Most all, it’s drill bit “luck” and reserves that bankroll Equinor, and the company’s long struggle to stay in Brazil — through rising costs, political turmoil and deepwater doubt — might now produce Equinor’s new El Dorado. In a letter to Norwegian DN, CEO Saetre sounded off on Brazil, suggesting current production of... Continue Reading →

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