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(Reuters) - Venezuela this year almost doubled its oil production from last year's decades-low as its state-owned company struck deals that let it pump and process more extra heavy crude into exportable grades. The surprising reversal began as state-run Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA.UL), known as PDVSA, won help from small drilling firms by rolling over... Continue Reading →
(Valor) The auction of the surplus volumes from the transfer of rights in Sépia and Atapu, carried out by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) on Friday, marked the end of the large pre-salt auctions. A survey shows that, eight years after the bidding for the Libra area (today Mero), the first round under the country's... Continue Reading →
Malaysian FPSO contractor Yinson has signed a Letter of Intent with the Brazilian oil company Enauta Energia for the provision, operation, and maintenance of an FPSO at Enauta's Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Enauta has been producing oil from the field using the FPSO Petrojarl I as an Early Production System, and has... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A unit of U.S. oil producer Chevron Corp (CVX.N) on Friday transferred one-third of its 60%-equity interest in an offshore Suriname block for which it has a production sharing agreement to a unit of Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L), Suriname's state oil company said. Paradise Oil Company, a subsidiary of Suriname's state-run Staatsolie, retains its 40% stake... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has acquired the exploration and production rights of the volumes exceeding those of the Transfer of Rights in the Atapu and Sepia offshore fields in the 2nd Bidding Round for theTransfer of Rights surplus under the Production Sharing Regime, held today, by the National Agency of Petroleum,... Continue Reading →
Enauta announces that it has approved the drilling of an additional well in the Early Production System (SPA) of the Atlanta Field. The new well, scheduled to start production in early 2023, will allow for a significant increase in production and will add a spare to the wells' pumping system. The estimated value of the... Continue Reading →
The active portfolio management developed by Petrobras in 2021 resulted in the company's cash inflow of approximately US$4.8 billion by December 7th. These resources, which are essential for the company to be able to invest in assets that provide greater returns, are the result of the signing of the sale of 17 assets and the... Continue Reading →
(Offshore) Wood Mackenzie’s Global Upstream Outlook 2022 predicts a 9% increase in investments next year to more than $400 billion. The consultants expect more than 40 projects with resources of more than 50 MMboe to be sanctioned, with low-breakeven, low-carbon deepwater projects dominating greenfield final investment decisions. Fraser McKay, vice president upstream research, said: “Companies will allocate... Continue Reading →
Energy intelligence provider Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, believes that the oil and gas sector will continue to rebound in 2022, but the positive outlook will be tempered by concerns about its future. In its Global Upstream Outlook 2022, Wood Mackenzie points out the upstream industry must respond to the implications of the pledges made at COP26 and... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved today the reduction of the royalty rate levied on fields operated by small or medium-sized companies. In all, the agency granted a reduction in the charge for 36 fields, located in the states of Rio Grande do Norte (31), Espírito Santo (3), Bahia (1) and Sergipe (1). Small companies... Continue Reading →
