(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s state-controlled oil company saw its earnings surge in the second quarter, thanks to a rally in crude prices and a hydropower crunch in Brazil that boosted electricity demand. Since late last year, Petrobras has sold more fuel oil domestically and increased output at its own thermal power plants, part of a wider... Continue Reading →
PETRORIO IS READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS OF GROWTH, SAYS THE PRESIDENT
(Valor) The president of PetroRio, Roberto Monteiro, said that the company “is ready” to take its next steps in growth. The oil company ended the second quarter with a cash position of R$4.53 billion, after issuing US$600 million in bonds in the period. Among PetroRio's new steps, the company expects to start drilling in 2022... Continue Reading →
Shell courts multiple suitors for its $10B Permian shale portfolio
Shell courts multiple suitors for its $10B Permian shale portfolio (Bloomberg) --Devon Energy Corp. and ConocoPhillips are among potential suitors studying Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s portfolio of Permian Basin oil fields, which could be worth as much as $10 billion in a sale, people familiar with the matter said. Chevron Corp. is also among companies considering... Continue Reading →
Not Even The Peak Oil Threat Can Slow Brazil’s Oil Boom
(Oilprice) The global push to substantially reduce carbon and other fossil fuel emissions is expected to sharply impact demand for fossil fuels. It will eventually trigger a phenomenon known as peak oil demand, where crude oil consumption will cease growing, flat line, and then progressively contract causing prices to fall. A raft of analytical agencies and... Continue Reading →
Guyana in Focus: ExxonMobil announces Discovery; “Huge Appetite for FPSOs” Exists
(Reuters/OE) Exxon Mobil reportedly made a new discovery at Whiptail in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, as it develops one of the world's most important new oil and gas blocks in the last decade. The company operates the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block as part of a consortium that includes Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd. It... Continue Reading →
Oil Giants Hunt for Last Big Hit Along Brazil Coast
(Bloomberg) -- If an energy transition is underway around the world, it hasn’t reached the streets of Ilha da Conceicao, the working-class district at the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s oil revival. There, buses and trucks are piling into Baker Hughes Co.’s shipyard, where the energy services giant is churning out hundreds of kilometers of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Highlights on production and sales in 2Q21
In 2Q21, we continued to operate safely and had a solid operating performance, despite the persistence of the pandemic scenario. The average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reached 2.80 MMboed, 1.1% above 1Q21, due to the continued ramp-up of platforms P-68 (Berbigão and Sururu fields) and P-70 (Atapu field). Production in the pre-salt... Continue Reading →
Petrobras will invest US$ 13 billion in the Campos Basin by 2025
Between 2021 and 2025, Petrobras plans to invest US$ 13 billion in the Campos Basin, mainly for the revitalization of oil fields. Petrobras has reallocated investments through what it calls "active portfolio management", that is, it has bet on assets with the potential to generate more value in the medium and long term and the... Continue Reading →
PetroRecôncavo’s good phase could get even better
PetroRecôncavo continues to deliver positive results in its operations, creating an attractive growth potential with the clusters it already has. In Safra's opinion, the company should keep up the good pace – or even create more value with the acquisition of new areas. "In our view, PetroRecôncavo should be able to continue delivering good results... Continue Reading →
Ouro Negro and Superior Energy Services announce strategic partnership
Fully electrical completion of wells is the main focus of the two companies, which combine expertise to provide integrated solutions in this area Ouro Negro and Superior Energy Services announce a strategic partnership to provide integrated solutions in the area of wells, especially in more complex environments, such as pre-salt and ultra-deep waters. By adding... Continue Reading →