PetroReconcavo ended 2021 with an increase of 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in its reserves. The Reserves and Resources Certification report was prepared by the independent consultancy Netherland, Sewell & Associates and released this week by the oil company. Thus, the volume of new 2P reserves (proved and probable) totaled 10.8 million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Shell’s Partner Confirms Oil Discovery at Graff-1 Well Offshore Namibia
Following recent reports that Shell has made an oil discovery offshore Namibia, the confirmation came Friday from its partner QatarEnergy. QatarEnergy, until recently known as Qatar Petroleum, confirmed that an oil discovery had been made in a deepwater exploration well drilled in the PEL-39 license located in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. "The consortium partners comprising... Continue Reading →
Exxon unveils sweeping restructuring in latest cost cutting move
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Monday disclosed a sweeping restructuring of its global operations that will combine its refining and chemicals businesses into one, and put its energy transition business on the same footing as its other operations. The broad restructuring marks its latest cost-cutting effort after activist investors seeking to boost returns and address... Continue Reading →
Uganda moves to become oil exporting nation by 2025
(WO) The Uganda National Oil Company plans to sign a final investment decision on Feb. 1 for a large oil field and pipeline project, taking a definitive step toward becoming a crude exporter. TotalEnergies SE and Cnooc Ltd., along with the East African country’s state oil company, are developing projects expected to reach an output... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of Potiguar Cluster assets
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 12/23/2020, 08/27/2021 e 01/19/2022, informs that the Company's Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the sale of its total stake (100%) in a set of 22 concessions of onshore and shallow water production fields, together with its infrastructure for processing,... Continue Reading →
Upstream M&A deals hit three-year high in 2021 – Rystad long read
Global upstream merger and acquisition (M&A) deals rebounded to pre-Covid-19 levels in 2021, reaching a total of $181 billion, which is a 70 per cent increase over 2020, Rystad Energy’s research shows. Additionally, the M&A market is likely to stay active for the foreseeable future. According to Rystad Energy’s report on Friday, the total deal value for... Continue Reading →
Agents of change: Oilfield service companies drive the Fourth Industrial Revolution in oil and gas – WO Long Read
(WO) Oilfield service providers have long played a critical role in the technical advancement of the upstream oil and gas industry. As the frontline provider of equipment and expertise, operators from the largest national oil companies to the smallest of independents count on these firms to drive technical innovation, improving performance in the field under... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Brakes Another Pre-salt Production Record – 1.95 mm boed
Petrobras sets another annual pre-salt production record in 2021, reaching the mark of 1.95 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). This volume corresponds to 70% of the company's total production, which was 2.77 million boed last year. The previous record was set in 2020, when the level of 1.86 million boed was reached,... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes finds U.S. Drillers add most O&G Rigs Since April
(Reuters) U.S. energy firms this week added the most oil and natural gas rigs in a week since April as rising oil prices prompt more drillers to return to the wellpad. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose 13 to 601 in the week to Jan. 14, its highest... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on production in 2021 and 2022 target
Rio de Janeiro, January 14, 2022 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras confirms the achievement of its production targets for the year 2021, with the following results: The highlights of 2021 were: • the start of production from FPSO Carioca, the first platform in the Sépia field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt;• own... Continue Reading →