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Jun 26, 2020 Onshore exploration in Brazil has taken a new step. Imetame Energia declared the commerciality of the Campainha Azul field, located within the POT-T-569 block, in the Potiguar Basin. The asset is in the state of Rio de Grande do Norte and was acquired during the 11th Bidding Round. The field is operated... Continue Reading →
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced its plans to offer up to 136 new oil exploration blocks in Norway’s 25th licensing round. The Ministry said on Wednesday that the 25th licensing round in Norway would open eight new regions of the Barents Sea that were unavailable for exploration and one region of the... Continue Reading →
Jun 22, 2020 Brazilian production still feels the demand effects of the coronavirus pandemic and suffered a further drop in May. During the period, 2.77 million barrels were extracted per day, which represents a decrease of 6.52% in comparison with the previous month. Meanwhile, natural gas production also declined in May. Altogether, there were 114.3... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil Corp has restored crude output at its nascent project off Guyana's coast after addressing problems with gas reinjection equipment, the South American country's environmental regulator said on Friday. Output at the offshore Liza field, which Exxon operates in a consortium with Hess Corp and CNOOC Ltd has been restored to between 80,000-90,000 barrels per day... Continue Reading →
Jun 19, 2020 The ANP collegiate board approved the assignment of rights to 10 Petrobras concession contracts to Trident Energy do Brasil, referring to the Pampo and Enchova clusters, covering the fields of Badejo, Bicudo, Bonito, Enchova Oeste, Enchova, Sole, Marimbá, Pampo, Piraúna and Trilha. The assignment is part of Petrobras' divestment plan. The ten... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil’s central bank will likely be forced to put aside its misgivings and cut interest rates much further, testing the “lower bound” of rates as it battles against potentially the biggest economic crash on record and historically low inflation. A debate over the lower bound, which has consumed various global central banks in... Continue Reading →
Brent crude rose above $40 a barrel as broader markets rallied on stimulus from the Federal Reserve and physical supplies continued to look tight. Futures in London rose for a second session. India’s oil minister said consumption in the first half of June had recovered to levels about 15% to 20% below a year ago,... Continue Reading →
Jun 16, 2020 Ordinance No. 239 of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) was published in the Official Gazette (DOU), which authorizes the ANP to enable the nine-month extension of the deadlines related to the Exploration provided for in contracts under the Production Sharing regime, in accordance with the conditions established in ANP Resolution... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Corp has reduced crude output at its nascent project off Guyana's coast due to problems with gas reinjection equipment, a move meant to avoid excessive gas flaring, the South American country's environmental regulator said on Monday. Output at the Liza field, which Exxon operates in a consortium with Hess Corp and CNOOC Ltd, has... Continue Reading →
Amid what the IEA has dubbed a “dismal” year for fossil fuels, the one bright spot is the performance of renewables sector, which is still expected to grow by 1% this year. That is a serious downgrade on the sector’s record performance last year, when global wind power capacity grew by almost a fifth. Nonetheless,... Continue Reading →
