(Reuters) - Publicly traded U.S. shale firms are not budging on production restraint vows as oil markets surge amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, leaving smaller producers to lead output gains during the highest prices in seven years. Oil futures on Tuesday traded up as much as 10% to $107 per barrel, the most since July... Continue Reading →
Rystad sees Guyana overtaking U.S. Gulf of Mexico production in ‘unbelievable’ ramp up
(ON) The extent of the development projects offshore Guyana within such a short space of time since the first oil discovery in 2015 is being viewed as ‘unbelievable’ by Norway-based energy research and business intelligence company, Rystad Energy. Now, the South American country, unknown on the oil map just seven years ago, is on track... Continue Reading →
Perenco granted license from Ibama for Pargo field storage platform
(PN) The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted the preliminary license for the production storage and offloading platform (FSO) in the Pargo field, in the Campos Basin. In addition to the vessel, the license also attests to the environmental feasibility of the new 8″ PPG-1A export pipeline. French-British Perenco has been responsible, since October... Continue Reading →
Guyana, Suriname may be the most exciting exploration hot spot in history – Rystad Energy
(ON) The unprecedented oil and gas discoveries unfolding in the Guyana-Suriname basin are of historic proportions and make the region stand out as one of the most exciting hot spots the industry has seen in decades. “The Liza-1 well will be equated with the 1-RJS-628 well in terms of discovering a major petroleum province in... Continue Reading →
Enauta adds two more wells to hired rig’s backlog
(Offshore Energy) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has decided to exercise its option to extend the contracting of a drilling rig chosen for operations on its Atlanta field, located offshore Brazil, adding two additional wells to the scope of work covered by the original contract. Back in January 2022, Enauta entered into a time... Continue Reading →
Eni Brings Online Ndungu EP Oil Project Offshore Angola
(OE) Italian oil company Eni has started production from the Ndungu Early Production (EP) development offshore Angola. The field, located in Block 15/06 of the Angolan deep offshore has been developed via the Ngoma FPSO vessel. "The start-up of Ndungu EP is yet another example of how Eni Angola, in full cooperation with Agência Nacional... Continue Reading →
Blackstone Swears Off Oil-Patch Investing as Private Equity’s Retreat Widens
(Bloomberg) -- After watching big banks curtail lending and asset managers pare bets, fossil fuel producers are now losing access to some of Wall Street’s deepest pockets. Blackstone Inc., once a major player in shale patches, is telling clients its private equity arm will no longer invest in the exploration and production of oil and... Continue Reading →
Venus 1-X Well: Total Makes ‘Significant’ Oil Discovery Offshore Namibia
French oil major TotalEnergies said Thursday it had made a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas on the Venus prospect, located in block 2913B in the Orange Basin, offshore southern Namibia. TotalEnergies said that its Venus 1-X well encountered approximately 84 meters of net oil pay in a good quality Lower Cretaceous reservoir.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Financial Performance in 4Q21
In 4Q21, Petrobras posted solid operational and financial results. According to Petrobras’ CEO, Joaquim Silva e Luna, “Petrobras generated consistent results in 4Q21, demonstrating that a healthy company committed to society is capable of growing, investing, generating jobs, paying taxes and returning money to its shareholders, effectively contributing to the country’s development. None of this... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on asset sale in the Norte Capixaba Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/15/2021, informs that the Company's Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the sale of its total interest (100%) in a set of 4 concessions of onshore production fields, with integrated facilities, located in the state of Espírito Santo - ES,... Continue Reading →