Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
(Reuters) - Brazil failed to sell off exploration and production rights in the most promising offshore oil blocks up for sale on Thursday, as its first oil auction since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic brought just 37.1 million reais ($6.7 million) into state coffers. In total, there were 92 blocks up for grabs in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil prices fell sharply on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session, as the United States said it was considering selling oil from its strategic reserves and as Russia said it was ready to stabilise the natural gas market. Brent crude prices fell $1.24, or 1.5%, to $79.84 a barrel by 0918 GMT,... Continue Reading →
Oil hit a multi-year high on Wednesday above $83 a barrel, supported by OPEC+'s refusal to ramp up production more rapidly against a backdrop of concern about tight energy supply globally. The market later unwound those gains due to an American Petroleum Institute (API) report showing rising crude inventories in the United States and, analysts... Continue Reading →
(Valor) The inclusion of blocks in the Potiguar and Pelotas basins in the 17th Round of the ANP, scheduled for Oct 7th, puts into discussion the environmental licensing of areas considered sensitive to oil activity. Under debate is the possibility of carrying out the licensing in advance or, at least, redeeming the assessment instrument that... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has concluded the obligations set forth in its agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), previously disclosed in its 09/27/2018 release. The non-prosecution agreement, which related to Petrobras’ internal controls, accounting records, and financial statements during the period from 2003 to 2012, included certain obligations to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Governments need to step up investment in hydrogen production and storage chains to help cut net emissions to zero, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. States and private investors had so far only come up with about a quarter of the $1,200 billion needed by 2030 to develop and deploy hydrogen... Continue Reading →
The ANP will carry out on October 7th, from 9 am, the 17th Round of Bidding Blocks for exploration and production of oil and natural gas. 92 blocks will be offered, located in 11 sectors with high potential and new frontiers in four Brazilian offshore sedimentary basins: Campos, Pelotas, Potiguar and Santos. Due to the... Continue Reading →
The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels - ANP published today, September 29, 2021, ANP Resolution No. 854, of September 27, 2021, which regulates the procedures for the presentation of financial guarantees and term to ensure the resources for the decommissioning of production facilities in oil and natural gas fields.The presentation of financial... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico on November 17, complying with a U.S. District Court order. To remind, the Biden administration had paused all oil and gas leasing activities on federal lands and waters in January, citing climate crisis. A federal judge... Continue Reading →
(ANP) In August, the Búzios, Atapu and Sul de Tupi fields, all producing under the transfer of rights regime in the Santos Basin pre-salt, were among the largest national producers. Búzios, with 669.3 thousand boe/d (barrels of oil equivalent per day) was in second place, behind only the Tupi field, which produced 1.2 million boe/d.... Continue Reading →
