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(Reuters) - Private equity fund Carlyle Group (CG.O) is preparing to launch the sale of its Gabon-focused oil and gas producer Assala Energy, hoping to raise over $1 billion amid high global energy prices, industry sources said. Carlyle International Energy Partners, the fund's energy arm, first invested in Assala in 2017 when it acquired Shell's (SHEL.L) operations in Gabon... Continue Reading →
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the revision of the Development Plan for the Baúna field, presented by Australian Karoon – operator of the area. With the actions proposed in the plan, the oil company intends to invest around US$ 378 million in the field, increasing the oil reserves and the recovery factor in... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of September. Obs:(1) The MUP3A well, in the Frade Field, had its production temporarily interrupted due to a failure in the completion equipment, and will be repaired during the fourth quarter. (2) Manati... Continue Reading →
Enauta's production in September totaled 10,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day, the same level as the previous month, according to a new report released by the company. The Atlanta field, the company's main asset, saw its production grow from 3,000 barrels a day in August to 5,500 barrels in September. This is due to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Wall Street analysts on Wednesday sharply increased their view of Exxon Mobil Corp's third quarter earnings after the company disclosed a $2 billion profit gain from selling natural gas. The disclosure signaled the largest U.S. oil maker quarterly profit due out later this month will land close to the second quarter's record $17.9... Continue Reading →
(U) Prio plans to start drilling four development wells in the Wahoo oil field offshore Brazil, the company said this week. It will be connected via a subsea tieback to the Frade oil field, which it also owns, the independent oil company said in a statement issued at the Rio Oil & Gas 2022 conference.... Continue Reading →
After making a few stops on the way, a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, destined for Petrobras’ revitalisation project, has arrived in Brazil. Letters of Intent for this FPSO project were awarded to Malaysia’s Yinson in October 2019 by Petrobras. Several months later, the two players entered into definitive contracts and in April 2020, Sumitomo... Continue Reading →
(U) Trident Energy expects to start looking next month for buyers of stakes in two of the 10 oil concessions it wholly acquired from Petrobras in 2020, its top boss said on Wednesday. The UK firm has hired Brazilian bank Itaú BBA to run the competitive process, Jean-Michel Jacoulot, chief executive officer of Trident, told... Continue Reading →
(EV) TotalEnergies plans to continue pressing ahead with short-cycle projects in Angola but also add a new hub on the Cameia-Golfhino finds. Patrick Pouyanné, speaking during the company’s strategy and outlook presentation, highlighted the attractiveness of Angola’s role in Total’s portfolio. The company aims to take a final investment decision on the new Angola hub... Continue Reading →
About 157,706 barrels, or 9%, of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut on Wednesday by Hurricane Ian, said offshore regulator Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Hurricane Ian was lashing Florida's Gulf Coast with powerful winds and drenching rain, but the Category 5 storm steered clear of the Gulf's richest oil production areas. ... Continue Reading →
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