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Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft made a second-quarter profit of 43 billion roubles after reporting a loss in the previous three months thanks to a rise in oil prices, it said on Friday. Rosneft, headed by Igor Sechin, a long-standing ally of President Vladimir Putin, is the first big Russian oil company to report financial... Continue Reading →
Aug 13, 2020 ANP started to make available the list of oil and gas exploration and production contracts whose operating companies requested an extension of exploratory terms due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the status of each order. Until Aug 11, 2020, 48 expressions of interest were received from 12 operators, of which... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore seismic surveyor PGS has rejected a $600 million offer to sell its multi-client library to compatriot and rival TGS, deeming it opportunistic, given the dire situation for seismic data companies caused by low oil prices. In an unsolicited, conditional, and non-binding proposal, TGS earlier this month offered to buy PGS' MultiClient data library for... Continue Reading →
Aug 12, 2020 The three contracts under production sharing regime - Mero Development Area, Entorno de Sapinhoá and Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde - produced 9.3 million barrels of oil and 51 million cubic meters of natural gas (available for sale) in the first semester of 2020. The data are part of the Monthly Bulletin of... Continue Reading →
Aug 12, 2020 Petrobrás is taking another step in its plans to decrease the average age of Transpetro's fleet of ships and announced that it will hold an auction for the Piraí, Pirajuí and Pedreiras oil tankers, all of which are Panamax class. The event is scheduled for September 10, through the Petronect portal. The... Continue Reading →
Calmer political waters should help turn the country into a global exploration hotspot The small Latin American nation of Suriname is poised for profound change. Revenues from major offshore oil discoveries announced this year could transform the country’s long-term economic prospects. And, following the resolution of an election deadlock, a new coalition government has finally... Continue Reading →
The oil market turmoil brought on by Covid-19 has led to lower-than-anticipated activity and delayed projects, forcing the industry to deploy cost-cutting measures. A Rystad Energy analysis of the top 50 oilfield service (OFS) firms shows that staffing is set to reach its lowest level in more than 10 years, with the anticipated revenue per... Continue Reading →
Occidental Petroleum booked a total impairment of $6.6 billion for the second quarter after the collapse in energy prices reduced the value of several of its assets. The shares fell as much as 3.3% in after-market trading in New York. Continue reading
Aug 12, 2020 Petrobras management is promising the supply chain to share a series of technical details about its new pre-salt exploration and production projects earlier. The information was provided by the company's executive director of Production Development, Rudimar Lorenzatto, who participated in a webinar promoted by SPE Brasil. The executive stated that the sooner... Continue Reading →
A former head of Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) accused of corruption has sought to blame the wrongdoing on his former boss, ex-President Enrique Pena Nieto, and a top aide, said Attorney General Alejandro Gertz on Tuesday. Former Pemex Chief Executive Emilio Lozoya on Tuesday filed a complaint saying Pena Nieto and his... Continue Reading →
