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October 5, 2026 - PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of September. Key:(1) At the Frade Field, the new producing well, MUP7, came online on September 5, with initial production of 5,000 barrels of oil per day.(2) Production... Continue Reading →
Oct. 5 (offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has teamed up with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG in a strategic alliance aimed at overhauling Venezuela’s natural gas infrastructure and establishing the nation's very first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capabilities. The company has signed a new agreement with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG that... Continue Reading →
Oct. 5 (oilprice.com) Indian state-owned refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) prepares to issue a $3-billion bond to finance its share of a major offshore oil development in Brazil, as Indian companies move to expand in international upstream to secure crude oil supplies. BPCL, India’s second-largest state-controlled oil refiner, expects to raise the sum via... Continue Reading →
Oct. 5 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s offshore oil production fell to an average 832,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August, the lowest monthly level in nearly a year, according to government data reviewed by OilNOW. Production declined by about 54,000 b/d, or 6.1%, from the 886,000 b/d recorded in July. The reduction was driven primarily by substantially... Continue Reading →
Oct. 5 (OE) Halliburton has ruled out working on the Sea Lion oil project near the Falkland Islands after Argentine federal authorities raised questions over potential criminal and civil enforcement related to hydrocarbon activities around the disputed territory. The U.S. oilfield services provider said it had been in contact with Argentine federal authorities regarding any... Continue Reading →
Oct 4 (Reuters) - Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidential election later this month, after he exceeded expectations in Sunday's first-round vote with a slight lead over the incumbent. The election, which centered around the cost of living, corruption and insecurity... Continue Reading →
Oct 2 (Reuters) - Controlling shareholders of Brazil's Braskem are finalizing a counter proposal for the company's creditors after balking at lenders' demands to inject $3 billion into the petrochemical producer, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. "It would be too large an injection of funds, it is far more than... Continue Reading →
Oct. 2 (TN) The ANP Board of Directors approved (Oct 2) the delimitation of 11 new exploratory sectors in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin—within an area incorporated into the Brazilian Continental Shelf—and the configuration of 501 new exploratory blocks within these sectors. The decision updates the region's territorial organization following the extension of the Brazilian Continental... Continue Reading →
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has received final ministerial approval to transfer a 60% participating interest in three exploration licenses offshore Namibia to BP, clearing the final governmental consent required for the transaction. The approval covers PEL97, PEL99 and PEL100 in the Walvis Basin, comprising the Cooper, Guy and Tamar licenses. BP Namibia Energy will... Continue Reading →
Oct. 2 - Petrobras has found another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well (1-BRSA-1405-APS), which constitutes a new discovery in block FZA-M-59, located in ultra-deep waters off the coast of the state of Amapá, at a water depth of 2,886 meters. The continued drilling of the well, following the discovery announced in August 2026, was... Continue Reading →
