The total production of Oil and Natural Gas for the month of November 2022 was 3.978 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), of which 3.095 million barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) and 140.380 million cubic meters of natural gas per day (m³/d). In oil, there was a reduction of 4.6% in comparison... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s Oil Boom Will Only Accelerate In 2023
(OP) Guyana’s offshore oil boom continues to gain momentum. It is the ExxonMobil-led consortium operating the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block offshore Guyana which stands to benefit the most from what analysts describe as the last great frontier offshore oil boom. The global energy supermajor has made over 32 world-class discoveries in the Stabroek Block and is... Continue Reading →
Petroreconcavo Buys Maha Energy’s Brazil Subsidiary
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Petroreconcavo SA has agreed to buy Maha Energy's subsidiary in the Latin American country, the companies said on Wednesday, marking another step in the Brazilian firm's ongoing expansion. According to a securities filing, Petroreconcavo will pay $138 million for 100% of Maha Brasil, which operates oilfields in the country's northeastern region,... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale boom is running out of road – Long read
(Reuters) - Argentina's booming shale production in Vaca Muerta, a formation that rivals the United States' Permian Basin, is at risk of running out of road as infrastructure to handle the oil and gas nears capacity, threatening to put the brakes on rapid growth. The government is now racing to build out infrastructure: a major... Continue Reading →
Enauta raises BR$ 1.4 billion in debentures to finance the deployment of new FPSO in the Atlanta field
(PN) The company concluded its first issue of simple debentures, in a restricted public offering. The transaction totaled BR$1.4 billion, of which approximately BR$737 million were First Series debentures and approximately BR$663 million were Second Series debentures, both non-convertible into shares. The funds raised will be used by the company in the development of the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petroreconcavo to invest almost $200 mln in 2023, acquisitions possible
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil company Petroreconcavo SA expects to invest more than 1 billion reais ($193.91 million) in 2023 as it develops assets in Northeastern Brazil, and has not ruled out fresh acquisitions, its chief executive said. Petroreconcavo, which started operating in 2000, has grown significantly in recent years after buying onshore assets from state-run... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s oil firms to invest $7.7 billion in onshore fields by 2029
(Reuters) - Brazil's small- and medium-sized oil firms are set to invest some 40 billion reais ($7.74 billion) in onshore fields by 2029, according to a survey by the country's independent oil and gas producers association Abpip. The group, which includes companies such as Eneva (ENEV3.SA) and PetroReconcavo (RECV3.SA), aims to extend the lifespan of and increase production... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum on the closing of the Papa Terra Cluster acquisition
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS SA ("3R" or "Company") informs its investors and the market in general that, on December 22, 2022, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) approved the transfer of 62.5% stake in the concession rights over the Papa Terra production field (“Papa Terra Cluster” ), held by Petróleo... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the start of P-71 production
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, informs that it put into operation, this Wednesday (Dec,21), the P-71 platform vessel, installed in the Itapu field, in the Santos Basin pre- salt area, 200 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The start of production has been anticipated, as it was originally scheduled for 2023. From Petrobras'... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Private U.S. energy producers tap niche funding as bank lines dry up
(Reuters) - Private U.S. oil and gas companies are increasingly turning to a niche financing structure that securitizes their production, providing a funding avenue for producers and owners as traditional sources become more expensive or simply dry up. Known as PDP asset-backed securitizations (ABS), this product takes revenue generated by companies' proved, developing and producing... Continue Reading →