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(Rigzone) Colombia’s upstream sector is especially dynamic in 2022. Offshore exploration of the Colombian Caribbean has delivered in 2022 with Shell and Petrobras hitting the target with their wells earlier this year. Shell and Petrobras hit natural gas pay in the Gorgon-2 and Uchuva-1, both with Ecopetrol as a non-operating partner – according to Wood... Continue Reading →
(OE) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta said Wednesday that its Atlanta field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil had resumed its production through well 7-ATL-2HP-RJS. "The second well should start operating next and, by the end of September, the resumption of production from the third well in the field is expected," Enauta said. Enauta... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras announced the bidding process that will contract a new FPSO for the Albacora field. The unit will be chartered for 27 years and will have the capacity to produce 120,000 barrels per day and process 6 million cubic meters of gas per day. Petrobras' idea is to replace the two units currently in... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Prio will continue to assess the purchase of some assets from state-owned Petrobras even after a deal for its Albacora offshore oilfield fell through, Prio's finance chief told Reuters on Tuesday. Petrobras has in recent years sold off dozens of oil fields, as well as refineries, pipelines, gas station chains and other... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for August 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. The Company is the operator of Macau, Areia Branca, Fazenda Belém, Rio Ventura, Recôncavo... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil output in the Permian in Texas and New Mexico, the biggest U.S. shale oil basin, is due to rise 66,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a record 5.413 million bpd in October, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its productivity report on Monday. Total output in the major U.S. shale... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) — Nigeria lost its crown as Africa’s largest crude producer as Angola surpassed the country for the first time in more than five years. Angola’s average daily output in August of 1.17 million barrels was more than Nigeria’s at 1.13 million barrels, according to Bloomberg’s survey of monthly OPEC output. The last time that... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on11/05/2021, informs that its Executive Board approved today the end of the competitive process for the sale of the Albacora concession, which will be maintained in its entirety in Petrobras' portfolio. The company was negotiating with PetroRio S.A. for the sale of the field.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil producers in Guyana are boosting exports to European buyers seeking alternatives to Russian crude, according to vessel monitoring data. Government bans on Russian oil since the invasion of Ukraine have spurred demand for alternative crudes, and Guyanese oil fits refiners from Britain to Italy better than rival Latin American grades do. So... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Top oilfield services company Schlumberger (SLB.N) on Wednesday said North American oil and gas activity was growing at a faster pace than expected, as customers have largely shrugged off concerns about a looming recession. Oil and gas producer customers were more concerned with securing equipment and operational performance than a sudden drop in oil prices... Continue Reading →
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