(Zack's) Petrobras PBR, a Brazilian oil and gas company, in partnership with Colombia-based integrated oil and gas company Ecopetrol S.A. EC, has commenced the drilling of the Uchuva-2 well in the Tayrona block, located offshore Colombia’s Caribbean coast. This move is part of a broader strategy to boost Colombia's natural gas reserves and enhance the country's energy security.... Continue Reading →
Chevron, GEPetrol Sign PSCs for Two Equatorial Guinea’s Offshore Blocks
Oil major Chevron and Equatorial Guinea’s state-owned oil company GEPetrol have signed two production sharing contracts (PSCs), for offshore blocks EG-06 and EG-11 in Equatorial Guinea, representing a $2 billion investment. Situated in close proximity to producing Block B which houses the Zafiro field, the blocks are considered to be highly-prospective and are poised to... Continue Reading →
Pemex signs Doris for Zama field development
(OM) The Zama Unit partners Wintershall Dea, Pemex (operator), Talos Energy and Harbour Energy have awarded the front-end engineering and design contract (FEED) for the development of the Zama oil field to the French engineering company DORIS. The FEED work will be based on the scope of the Unit Development Plan approved by the Mexican Hydrocarbon Commission... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Oil Industry Stuck in Down Spiral
By Matthew Smith for Oilprice.com In a controversial move, Colombia’s leftist President, Gustavo Petro, banned awarding new hydrocarbon exploration contracts. He also sought to ban hydraulic fracturing in the conflict-riven country, which is economically dependent on petroleum extraction. Those government policies, coupled with tax hikes for Colombia’s extractive industries along with a lack of major oil and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reports oil discovery in ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, informs that it has discovered an accumulation of oil in ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin, in the Anhangá exploratory well, of Concession POT-M-762_R15. The 1-BRSA-1390-RNS (Anhangá) well is located on the coast between Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, about 190 km from Fortaleza and 250 km from Natal, at... Continue Reading →
Enauta recorded production of more than 2.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in the first quarte of 2024
(PN) Enauta recorded total production of 745 thousand barrels of oil equivalent in March 2024 and more than 2.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in the first quarter of this year. The company's average production between January and March was 25,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day, an increase of approximately 70% compared to the... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazil 2023 proven reserves at 15.894 billion barrels of oil
(TN) In 2023, there was an increase of 6.98% in proven oil reserves (1P), compared to 2022. There was also an increase of 3.81% in the volume relative to the sum of proven and probable reserves (2P) and 2.26 % in the sum of proven, probable and possible (3P). The data are from the ANP's... Continue Reading →
Further on the Enauta merger proposal with 3R Petroleum
(PN) Enauta announced that its Board of Directors approved the presentation of a proposal for the business combination with 3R Petroleum. The operation could create one of the main independent operators in Brazil and Latin America, with production potential that could exceed 100 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day – in line with the... Continue Reading →
New Merger to Create One of the Largest Oil & Gas Companies in Latin America – Enauta and 3R Petroleum
(OE) Enauta has proposed the merger with 3R Petroleum which would create one of the largest and the most diversified independent oil and gas companies in Latin America. The merger proposal has been approved by Enauta’s board of directors, and according to the company, the combination results in a balanced, five-year high organic growth portfolio... Continue Reading →
Enauta Sells 20% Stake in Atlanta, Oliva Fields Offshore Brazil
(JPT) Brazilian independent Enauta has agreed to sell a 20% participating interest in the BS-4 concession, which includes the Atlanta and Oliva fields, to Westlawn Americas Offshore (WAO) for $301.7 million. WAO is a portfolio company of Westlawn Group LLC and owns various interests in the Gulf of Mexico offshore basins. Enauta said the sale... Continue Reading →