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March 11 - PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO) informs to its shareholders and the market in general that it has published a new reserve certification report, prepared by DeGolyer & MacNaughton (“D&M”), dated January 1, 2026, which includes the reserves of the Polvo and TBMT (Bravo) cluster, Frade and Wahoo (Valente) cluster, the Albacora Leste field and the Peregrino field. Summary of reserves:... Continue Reading →
March 11 (OE) TotalEnergies and its partners Repsol and Shell have started production from the Lapa South-West project in Brazil’s Santos Basin. Located approximately 300 km offshore, the project consists of three wells tied back to the existing Lapa floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit and is expected to increase production from the Lapa... Continue Reading →
March 30 - Equinor has reached a significant milestone in the construction of the Raia FPSO (BM-C-33 project) with the completion of the lifting of modules at the Seatrium Angra dos Reis shipyard (formerly BrasFELS). In November 2025, the modules manufactured in Brazil were completed and shipped to Singapore, where they will be integrated into... Continue Reading →
March 9 (Reuters) Oil major Shell inked several oil agreements with the Venezuelan government that span offshore natural gas and onshore oil and gas opportunities, the company said in a statement. It also signed several technical and commercial agreements with Venezuelan engineering company VEPICA, as well as with KBR and U.S. oil services firm Baker... Continue Reading →
March 8 (oilprice.com) Following the United States intervention in Venezuela on 3rd January, which brought an end to President Nicolás Maduro’s 13-year dictatorship, all eyes have been on the South American country’s oil industry. Once one of the world’s biggest oil producers, output has waned in recent years. However, with U.S. President Trump setting his sights on Venezuelan... Continue Reading →
March 7 (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. and other investors ranging from hedge fund managers to energy investors plan to travel to Venezuela in the coming weeks with hopes of meeting the country's top politicians and business leaders and scouting out investment opportunities, according to event organizers and participants. Three investor trips are being organized... Continue Reading →
March 6 (Reuters) - The general superintendence of Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE approved on Friday the agreement for private equity firm IG4 Capital to buy a controlling stake in petrochemical firm Braskem from conglomerate Novonor, a regulatory document showed. The agreement, which had been announced by the companies in December, was approved by the superintendence without restrictions,... Continue Reading →
March 6 - Petrobras accelerated the pace of its investments last year. In total, the company spent US$20.3 billion in 2025, a 22.2% increase compared to the previous year. Furthermore, this is the company's highest investment level since 2019. The value was also 9.7% above the forecast in the company's 2025-2029 business plan, remaining within... Continue Reading →
March 6 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), informs its investors and the market in general of the preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of February 2026. Potiguar – The decline in productivity observed in recent months reflects the shutdown of facilities in the region, resulting from the audit concluded... Continue Reading →
March 5 (Reuters) - Colombia's state oil producer Ecopetrol plans to review its investment plan in April should oil prices, pushed up by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, continue to rise, it said on Thursday, adding it was eyeing opportunities with Venezuela. For now, Ecopetrol predicted it will invest an amount closer to the top... Continue Reading →
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