Oct 30 (Reuters) - US oil majors ExxonMobil and Chevron both beat analyst expectations for quarterly profit on Friday, as soaring refining margins increased earnings from their fuel-making businesses – which typically have smaller profits – to rival the upstream segments. The US-Israeli war with Iran and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have disrupted... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ own oil and gas production hits new record, up 11.7% in one year
Oct. 28 (Petrobras) In 3Q26, our average production of oil, NGL, and natural gas reached a record of 3.512 MMboed, 11.7% higher than 3Q25 and 5.3% higher than 2Q26, due primarily to the highest production efficiency level in eight years, the ramp-up of P-78 and P-79 FPSOs in Búzios field, FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão reaching... Continue Reading →
Chevron uses Permian playbook to breathe life into Argentina’s ‘Dead Cow’ oil region
Oct 23 (Reuters) - In a windy, remote oilfield in Argentina, Chevron is bringing in US workers, equipment and expertise, betting it can recreate the Permian Basin shale boom that transformed the US oil industry two decades ago, this time in the Vaca Muerta formation, where success has long been elusive. The US oil producer... Continue Reading →
Venezuela claims to have 300 billion barrels of oil in the ground. But experts say that’s a stretch
Oct. 22 (AP) A single figure sets Venezuela apart from the rest of the world: 303 billion barrels of so-called proven oil reserves. But experts say the country's estimate is inherently problematic and far from proven — rooted in exaggerated, aging data from a corrupt government. The number has long been touted by politicians and... Continue Reading →
Bacalhau marks its first year of production as Equinor celebrates 25 years in Brazil
Oct. 15 (TN) Equinor is celebrating the first year of production at the Bacalhau field, reaching the milestone of 25 offloading operations and 25 million barrels of oil produced. This achievement coincides with the company’s 25th anniversary in Brazil and underscores the field’s strategic importance to Equinor’s long-term growth in the country. Operated by Equinor—in... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes helping chart a course for LNG and monetize Venezuela’s gas reserves
Oct. 5 (offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has teamed up with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG in a strategic alliance aimed at overhauling Venezuela’s natural gas infrastructure and establishing the nation's very first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capabilities. The company has signed a new agreement with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG that... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies to invest $10 billion in Argentina, CEO Pouyanne says
Oct 1 (Reuters) - French oil company TotalEnergies plans to invest $10 billion in Argentina, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said on Thursday at a conference in Paris. The investment will be spread across different projects, including the drilling of new wells in Tierra del Fuego and an expansion of its gas production in Neuquen. "We... Continue Reading →
Qatar’s UCC Eyes Expansion into Venezuelan Oil and Gas
Sept. 30 (Reuters) Qatari producer UCC Oil and Gas Holding is in talks for its possible entrance into new fields in Venezuela, the company's head of Upstream, Erik Keskula, said on Tuesday at a conference in Caracas. UCC, British BP and XRG, a unit of United Arab Emirates' state company ADNOC, last month were granted... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia: Papa-Terra Field start of production at well PPT-52
Sept.29 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. ("Brava" or the "Company") (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that it commenced production at well PPT-52 on this date, following authorization from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (“Ibama”). The well is part of... Continue Reading →
YPF Lines Up Buyers for $24 Billion Vaca Muerta LNG Project
Sept. 14 (oilprice.com) Argentina’s state-controlled energy company YPF is close to signing several LNG sales agreements for its planned Argentina LNG project as it races toward a final investment decision later this year. YPF CEO Horacio Marín said at the Gastech conference in Bangkok that the company expects to sign two or three LNG contracts... Continue Reading →