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(Reuters) - Chevron Corp could win U.S. approval to vastly expand operations in Venezuela as soon as Saturday once the Venezuelan government and its opposition resume political talks, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. A U.S. authorization for Chevron to help rebuild the country's sagging oil production was one of the biggest... Continue Reading →
Mexican state oil company Pemex expects a key offshore natural gas field located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico will add significant output after inking a service contract on Monday, part of a push to grow local output while reducing imports. Pemex announced in a statement that the deepwater Lakach field will pump 300 million... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced a new record for the oil and gas sector in Brazil. The country produced 4.18 million barrels of oil equivalent per day on average (boe/d) during the month of October, the highest volume recorded in the Brazilian oil industry. The number represents a growth of 2% in comparison with... Continue Reading →
- Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of October. Key:(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... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Enauta said Monday that production from its Atlanta offshore field in Brazil had been interrupted. "The initial assessment is that this is an operational problem on the surface. The current production of the field is 7,500 bbl/day," Enauta said. The Atlanta Field is operated by Enauta, which owns 100% of the asset.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Top oilfield services firm SLB (SLB.N) anticipates oil and gas offshore activity will surpass levels before the COVID-19 pandemic, as strong demand and pricing drive investment into the industry. "We maintain the view that upstream spending is very resilient," Chief Executive Olivier Le Peuch told investors at a conference in New York on Thursday, adding... Continue Reading →
(OEM) Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the Gulf of Mexico could play an important role in meeting U.S. greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, however, many challenges remain, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. There are currently 22 CCS projects in the U.S., accounting for 19% of global activity, with six projects in... Continue Reading →
The ANP Special Bidding Commission (CEL) qualified five more companies registered in the OPP to participate in the 1st Cycle, which will be held on 12/16/2022: BP Energy do Brasil Ltda, Ecopetrol Óleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda, Petronas do Brasil Ltda, Qatar Energy do Brasil Ltda and Total Energy EP do Brasil Ltda. Petrobras,... Continue Reading →
(OED)German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has agreed to acquire a 37% non-operated participating interest in the Hokchi Block, offshore Mexico, from Hokchi Energy, a subsidiary of Pan American Energy. Wintershall Dea will have an option to increase its stake in the offshore block to 40% at a later stage. Through this acquisition, Wintershall... Continue Reading →
In 3Q22, Petrobras kept a solid operating performance, with average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reaching 2.64 MMboed, virtually in line with 2Q22. Results in 3Q22 fully contemplate the impacts of the production sharing contracts related to the Transfer of Rights Surplus Volumes of Atapu and Sepia - which became effective on May... Continue Reading →
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