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April 3, 2020 Regarding cuts in production and investments, Castello Branco pointed out that even without breaking the OPEC + agreements, worsening the market situation, companies would need to adapt to the new level of demand imposed by the covid-19 pandemic. “I honestly think that this dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia, although the markets... Continue Reading →
April 3, 2020 The auction of the Atapu and Sépia TOR surpluses, pre-salt fields in the Santos Basin, is being scheduled for June 2021, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque said last Thursday (2). They are volumes offered, but not contracted in the auction of the Transfer of Rights in 2019. The minister... Continue Reading →
The worldwide offshore rig count in March 2020 has dropped four rigs sequentially and year-over-year, according to rig count reports by Baker Hughes Company. Baker Hughes splits its rig counts into international and North America rig counts, which combined make the worldwide rig count. Continue reading
OPEC and allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented production cut equivalent to around 10% of global supply, an OPEC source said after U.S. President Donald Trump called on oil nations to stop the oil rout caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting of OPEC and allies such as Russia has been scheduled... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has identified further cost savings while its lenders have approved its credit facility with a $1.9 billion of debt capacity. Tullow said on Friday that the company continues to adapt to the challenging external environment. Continue reading
Norwegian seismic services player PGS has decided to cold-stack two of its seismic vessels amid what it called ‘unprecedented challenges’ for the offshore services industry due to the oil price crash and the coronavirus pandemic. Amid the coronavirus pandemic and the disruption in the oil market, which together represent a double threat for the offshore... Continue Reading →
In the downturn of 2020, global exploration & production operators will only be able to cut supply chain costs by up to 12%, a Rystad Energy analysis shows. The current crisis will not be able to unlock many additional efficiency and productivity improvements because much of the potential has been exhausted since the 2014 oil-price... Continue Reading →
Just a bit more than 3 weeks ago, the head of Argentina’s state-run driller outlined an aggressive $1.8 billion spending plan for 2020 in the country’s Vaca Muerta shale region, based on $60-a-barrel crude. With global prices starting the year above $68, it wasn’t unrealistic. Now, all bets are off. Continue reading
Searcher has completed the reprocessing of an additional 8,008 kilometers of 2D seismic data offshore Argentina as part of the Argentina Super-Tie 2D Reprocessing Project. The expanded coverage over the Malvinas and Austral Basins adds to Searcher’s existing data in the area, comprising over 19,000 kilometers of high quality broadband reprocessed 2D seismic data. Continue... Continue Reading →
The 2020 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. "While OTC’s purpose is to provide an opportunity for those in the offshore petroleum industry from around the world to meet and share knowledge, our first priority is to the health and safety of our attendees and exhibitors. Therefore, OTC has... Continue Reading →
