The company earned R$94.5 million and recorded net cash above R$450 million in the period PetroReconcavo, one of the leading independent oil and gas operators in the revitalization of mature onshore fields in Brazil, announced its results for the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21). Net revenue was R$ 249 million in the period, a growth... Continue Reading →
Report: Official Says Brazil’s Lower-carbon Oil projects Can Attract Majors
(Reuters) Rising calls to cut carbon emissions and to reduce global warming could generate more offshore partnerships and increase the output of cleaner oil for Brazil, the production chief of state-controlled Petrobras said in an interview. Brazil oil officials are in Houston at an offshore oil conference shopping for partners to develop deepwater oilfields that... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS AND ENEVA MAKE GAS DISCOVERIES
Petrobras and Eneva discovered gas fluids in wells 1-BRSA-1380D-RJS and 1-ENV-19-MA, respectively, according to data published by the ANP last Friday. The notification of evidence of hydrocarbons was made to the ANP on August 12, in the case of the state-owned company, and on August 9, in the case of Eneva. Located in the C-M-346... Continue Reading →
Woodside Confirms Talks to Buy BHP’s Oil and Gas Business
Australian oil company Woodside confirmed Monday it has been in talks with BHP over the potential acquisition of BHP's oil and gas business. "Woodside notes recent speculation regarding a potential transaction between Woodside and BHP Petroleum. Woodside continuously reviews the composition of its asset portfolio and opportunities to create and deliver value for shareholders. Woodside... Continue Reading →
Eni Brings Online Cuica Field Offshore Angola
Italian oil firm Eni said Friday it had recently started production from the Cuica field offshore Angola. The company is producing oil from the field via the Armada Olombendo FPSO. Production started on July 30, 2021, just over 4 months from discovery. To remind, when it first announced the discovery, Eni said the field would be... Continue Reading →
Pemex struggling to fund Zama oilfield it fought to control
(Bloomberg) --Pemex fought tooth and nail to wrest control of the country’s biggest private oil find from the companies that discovered it. Now it has found itself without the cash to actually develop the field. After taking operational control of the Zama megafield last month, the Mexican state-owned oil producer doesn’t have the nearly $2... Continue Reading →
Rosneft second-quarter profit leaps on higher oil prices
(Reuters) - Russian oil producer Rosneft's (ROSN.MM) second-quarter net profit showed a fivefold increase from the same period last year, it said on Friday, citing recovering oil prices. Net profit surged to 233 billion roubles ($3.2 billion) while revenue doubled to 2.167 trillion roubles. Rosneft, which includes oil major BP (BP.L) among its shareholders, said that liquid hydrocarbon production... Continue Reading →
Report: PDVSA Set to Restart Production from Corocoro Offshore Oil Field
(OE) Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA is reportedly preparing to resume production from the Corocoro offshore oil field. Reuters said Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter, that PDVSA would use the Cororoco oil to feed its refineries. The Corocoro oil field, in which the Italian oil firm Eni is a partner as part of... Continue Reading →
Brazil leads global crude oil and condensate production from upcoming offshore projects in 2025, according to GlobalData.
(OM) Brazil is expected to contribute around 23% (1.3 MMb/d) of global crude oil and condensate production in 2025 from offshore projects coming onstream between 2021 and 2025, according to GlobalData. The company’s report, ‘Global Offshore Upstream Development Outlook, 2021–2025’, reveals that 1.16 MMb/d of crude and condensate production in Brazil in 2025 is expected from... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on approval of the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/11/2021, informs that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) today approved the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement, which will regulate the coexistence of the Transfer of Rights Agreement and the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus for the... Continue Reading →