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The government of Equatorial Guinea has granted an extension of the Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") for the offshore Block G until December 31, 2040, covering both the producing Ceiba and Okume Complex Fields, Panoro Energy, a partner in the project, said. Prior to the extension, the PSC expiry for the Ceiba Field was 2029 and... Continue Reading →
PetroReconcavo, an independent onshore oil and gas producer, with 22 years of experience in the sector, announces its financial and operating results for 1Q22. The Company recorded net revenue of R$703 million in 1Q22, which represents an increase of 147% compared to 4Q21, and 186.2% compared to 1Q21 when revenue was R$ 246 million. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Executives at Petrobras said on Friday the Brazilian state-run oil firm would stick to market-oriented fuel pricing policies, after President Jair Bolsonaro criticized the company for making billions in profits while Brazilians felt pain at the pump. Chief Executive José Mauro Coelho said the company would plow ahead with its refinery divestment program,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Guyana is in "no rush" to draft a new production sharing agreement (PSA) for offshore oil development, its Natural Resources minister told Reuters, reversing a year-long drive to devise new rules for future output. The government of South America's newest crude oil producer said in 2021 it was planning a new agreement to... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras' board of directors held a conference call with investors to detail the financial results for the first quarter. During the call, one of the main novelties was the signaling that the company may disclose some line of business focused on energy transition in its next strategic plan, which should be ready at the... Continue Reading →
(epbr) 3R Petroleum is approaching global trading companies interested in joining the Potiguar Cluster as partners. The company intends to deepen the studies on the financial evaluation of the cluster's infrastructure assets, before taking a decision on a potential partnership. In January, the company signed a contract with Petrobras, in the amount of US$ 1.38... Continue Reading →
Anglo-French oil company Perenco has declared force majeure for 150 days following a leak at its Cap Lopez oil terminal in Gabon last week, a company spokesperson said on Friday. Overall production shut down is estimated at 50,000 barrels of oil per day, the spokesman said. The company expects production to restart within weeks, but... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazil's Petrobras posted a first-quarter net income that beat forecasts on Thursday, just minutes after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro railed against the state-run oil company's profitability, saying its executives had no sympathy for ordinary people. In a securities filing, Petroleo Brasileiro, as the company is formally known, posted a quarterly net income of 44.56... Continue Reading →
Saipem has revealed a new, sustainable subsea pipelaying method which allows forming vertical cold bends in the pipeline in a strictly controlled way and directly underwater by means of a specially designed remotely operated underwater bending machine. The Underwater Cold Bending technology is said to allow a considerable reduction of environmental impacts on the seabed.... Continue Reading →
Offshore seismic data company ION Geophysical has completed reprocessing of the prestack time and depth imaging of over 62,000 km of legacy data acquired from the National Hydrocarbon Agency of Colombia (ANH) for its Colombia Caribe 2D reprocessing program. The Caribe Colombia Reprocessing project is a 2D multi-client program designed to improve understanding of the... Continue Reading →
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