3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) communicates its shareholders, investors and the market in general the result of the reserves certification of the fields that together form the Potiguar Cluster. The reserves report was prepared by the independent consultancy DeGolyer and MacNaughton, with a base date of December 31, 2021,... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil sanctions fourth and largest oil development on Guyana’s Stabroek Block
Oil major ExxonMobil has sanctioned its fourth and largest to date oil development on its operated Stabroek Block located offshore Guyana, which will be developed with the largest FPSO vessel on the block so far. According to a Monday update from its partner Hess, ExxonMobil made a final investment decision to proceed with the development... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil gets Guyana’s approval for fourth offshore oil project
Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday received approval to begin work on its fourth offshore oil project in Guyana from the South American country's Environmental Protection Agency. The permit will allow Exxon to begin construction and operation of its Yellowtail project, the latest of up to 10 expected to be producing oil this decade. A... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazil’s proved reserves grow 11% in 2021
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) confirmed that the country's proved reserves grew 11% in 2021. In addition, there was an increase of 14.3% in the volume related to the sum of proved and probable reserves (2P) and of 19.8% in the sum of proved, probable and possible (3P), compared to 2020 data. Replacement rate... Continue Reading →
ANP – Foreign companies and independent oil companies already account for 28.4% of oil production per concessionaire
(PetroleoHoje) Foreign companies and independent oil companies already account for 28.4% of oil production per concessionaire, according to data published by the ANP on Wednesday (3/30), referring to the month of February. The difference is 9.2% in relation to the same period last year, in which these companies accounted for 26% of oil production per... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazilian oil production falls 3.8% in February
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced that the national production of oil and gas in the month of February totaled 3.754 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Looking only at the share of oil, the volume reached 2.917 million barrels a day, which represents a drop of 3.8% compared to the previous month. Still,... Continue Reading →
Karoon farm-in at Atlanta field off Brazil
Brazil’s Enauta has confirmed it is in talks with Australia’s Karoon Energy for the sale of part of its interest in the Atlanta field located offshore Brazil. Located in the Santos Basin, the Atlanta field is operated by Enauta, which has a 100 per cent interest in this asset. Following a report by Brazilian news... Continue Reading →
China’s Sinopec plans its biggest capital expenditure in history
(Reuters) - China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (600028.SS), better known as Sinopec, is planning its highest capital investment in history for 2022 after recording its best profit in a decade, echoing Beijing's call for energy companies to raise production. Sinopec expects to spend 198 billion yuan ($31.10 billion) in 2022, up 18% from a year ago,... Continue Reading →
Regulator: Brazil Cannot Add Oil to the Market Any Faster
(Reuters) Brazil this decade expects to gradually add 3 million barrels per day of oil and gas to its production but cannot speed up those plans to offset a ban on Russian oil, top oil regulator Rodolfo Saboia told Reuters last week. One of the largest and fastest-growing non-OPEC oil producers, the South American country... Continue Reading →
ANP approves the Wahoo commerciality declaration in the Campos Basin
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the request for declaration of commerciality for Wahoo, in the Campos Basin, operated by the independent oil company PetroRio. The request had been filed by the company at the end of last year. The field is located in block C-M-101 and has 126 million recoverable barrels of oil (1C),... Continue Reading →