Brazilian oil company Enauta Participações has concluded the production ramp-up of the new well in its Atlanta field offshore Brazil., Enauta had said earlier this week that it had connected the new well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (“5H”) to the FPSO Petrojarl I. The production was at the time still in the production ramp-up phase, at around... Continue Reading →
Karoon Energy starts production in the second Patola well
(PN) Karoon made another advance in its Patola field, located in block BM-S-40, in the Santos Basin. The Australian operator stated that it has started production from the field's second well (PAT-1), at an initial rate of more than 12,000 barrels of oil per day. The total production of the BM-S-40 block is now over... Continue Reading →
Enauta started production in the fourth well of the Atlanta field
(PN) A new and important step by Enauta in its drilling program in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. The operator announced today that well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (also called 5H) was connected to FPSO Petrojarl I and entered into operation. The new well is in the ramp-up phase, which should be completed by next weekend.... Continue Reading →
Turning Brazil into world’s fourth largest oil producer with new hydrocarbon exploration program
Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is setting the wheels into motion to launch a program, which would step up investments in oil and natural gas exploration to promote regional development and foster national production while making Brazil the fourth largest oil producer in the world. To this end, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO Says He’s Ready to Be World’s Last Oil Producer
(Bloomberg) -- Jean Paul Prates, the head of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, isn’t deterred by the world’s energy transition. He says Latin America’s largest producer should keep increasing fossil fuel output for decades to come. “We will get market share,” Prates, chief executive officer of Petrobras, said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro. “We... Continue Reading →
PRIO on closing of acquisition of interest in the Itaipu field
Petro Rio S.A. (the “Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3) informs its shareholders and the market in general of the closing of the acquisition of 40% interest in the BM-C-32 Block (“Itaipu Field” or “Itaipu”), acquired from Total Energies E&P Brasil Ltda., following the Material Fact released on September 26, 2022. Together with the 60% interest... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Production Data February 2023
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in Corporate Governance informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for February 2023. (1) Refers to the 35% Interest held by 3R in Pescada Cluster concessions. (2) In February, approximately 60% of the gas produced... Continue Reading →
After Delay, BW Energy Expects Closing of Petrobras’ Oil Field Acquisition in Q2 2023
Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Thursday the process to acquire Petrobras' interests in working interest in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields and the related FPSO from Saipem was about to resume. In June 2022, BW Energy signed an agreement to acquire 100% working interest (WI) in the Golfinho and Camarupim Clusters and 65%... Continue Reading →
Karoon Brings Online PAT-2 Well at Patola Offshore Field in Brazil
Oil and gas company Karoon said Wednesday that production had started from the PAT-2 at the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil. The well, one of two new production wells drilled at the field, came onstream on March 15, 2023 at a rate of 12,000 – 14,000 bopd. This followed the installation... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum prepared to operate the Potiguar Cluster
(Valor) The company's president, Matheus Dias, said, in a conference call with analysts this Thursday (3/9), that 3R has a mobilized team and has already hired third parties to start operations. The purchase of the pole has already been approved by the board of directors of Petrobras and by the ANP, but has not been... Continue Reading →