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Aug 31, 2020 The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has confirmed the resumption of the auction schedule for oil and gas blocks in Brazil from 2021. One of these tenders will be the 17th Concession Round, the first in the country to offer six blocks beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast, in the Santos... Continue Reading →
Aug 28, 2020 The ANP board approved the development plan for the Maromba field, in the Campos Basin, in addition to the contractual extension of its production phase, for another 27 years, expiring in 2060. The asset is operated by BW Energy (95%) , in partnership with Magma Oil (5%). According to BW Energy's plans... Continue Reading →
August 27 , 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/06/2019, informs that it signed today with Karavan SPE Cricaré S.A., a Specific Purpose Entity (SPE), a contract for the sale of all of its stakes in 27 onshore exploration and production concessions , located in Espírito Santo, jointly... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil Corp is pressing Guyana's newly-installed government for approval of its third offshore oil project, which has been under a months-long review that coincided with political turmoil in the South American country. Exxon, which operates the Stabroek block as part of a consortium with Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd has discovered more than... Continue Reading →
Africa's second-biggest oil exporter, Angola, has unveiled a 2020-2025 energy roadmap which foresees oil discoveries of up to 57 billion barrels of crude oil and 27 trillion cubic feet of gas, state news agency ANGOP reported. The plans involve $679 million in foreign investment and $188 million by the Angolan state, the agency reported late... Continue Reading →
August 26, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, today, the proposal to sell its remaining 37.5% stake in the capital stock of Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (BR), by means of a secondary public offering (follow-on). The moment of launching the offer will be defined later, and is subject, among... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil Corp is limiting output at its flagship offshore project in Guyana to 100,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) due to more issues with the reinjection of natural gas, the South American country's environmental regulator said on Friday. Exxon, which operates the Stabroek block in a consortium with Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd, had initially planned... Continue Reading →
Aug 20, 2020 Equinor started licensing process with Ibama for the offshore wind farms Aracatu I and Aracatu II, with 2 GW in each and the possibility of expansion to 2.33 GW. The plan is to install the first wind farm on the coast of Rio de Janeiro and the second, between the states of... Continue Reading →
Aug 20, 2020 Eneva's exploration work in the Parnaíba Basin is going full steam ahead. Now, the company has started drilling a well (4-ENV-14-MA) in block PN-T-103, which was purchased during the 13th Bidding Round, in 2015. In addition, the company made a natural gas discovery last week in well 1-ENV-13-MA, in block PN-T-68, also... Continue Reading →
Aug 19, 2020 Petrobras signaling to operate exclusively in the exploration of oil and natural gas in the offshore segment in ultra-deep waters, the activities of onshore production and marginal accumulated activities have opened up to independent operators and medium and small companies. The opening provided the resumption of investments in the Brazilian onshore, re-activating... Continue Reading →
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