Posts by Emanuel Castro
Banner day: Eni spuds Kenya wildcat on prospect flagged up by industry eight years ago
Commenting on Mlima-1 spudding, a note from US-based Welligence Energy Analytics noted: “This is a significant and very timely boost to exploration in East Africa…
Read MoreEni spuds exploration well in deepwater Kenya
Welligence noted that Mlima-1 was the first well to be drilled offshore Kenya since 2014.
Read MoreBrazil M&A | Brazil’s biggest ever onshore deal – Carmo Energy takes Carmopolis
One of the biggest impacts of Petrobras’ divestment program is the creation of a sizeable independent E&P sector in Brazil – it’s starting to rival…
Read MoreFRONTERA TO ACQUIRE PCR’S 35% INTEREST IN EL DIFICIL BLOCK
According to recent analysis by Welligence Energy Analytics “Frontera is one of the top three largest acreage holders in the Lower Magdalena Valley.”
Read MoreBrazil Licensing | Petrobras and Majors bid aggressively in Brazil’s Surplus ToR offering
The results of last Friday’s 2nd Surplus Transfer of Right (“ToR”) Round are a big success for the ANP. Not only were both Atapu and…
Read MoreLatin American oil auctions kick off after two-year lull
“The last two years have been hard for the region,” said Andres Armijos, the Latin America chief at energy consultancy Welligence. “There is now the…
Read MoreUS GoM | ILX strategies will dominate exploration in 2022
We forecast 13 deepwater exploration wells will be drilled in the US Gulf of Mexico in 2022. This is largely in line with activity over…
Read MoreColombia Licensing | Who took the bait in the ANH’s successful Ronda Colombia 2021?
The preliminary results of Ronda Colombia 2021 are positive. The ANH announced that 30 of the 53 blocks on offer received bids from seven companies.…
Read MorePemex running out of time
“Pemex had originally targeted an average 1.94mn bl/d of liquids production for 2021,” says Fernando Tamayo, a Latin America research analyst at upstream consultancy Welligence…
Read MoreUS GoM | Licensing ExxonMobil heads up Lease Sale 257 – from emitter to injector?
Has ExxonMobil made a big move for carbon storage sites in US GoM Lease Sale 257? The Major is set to pick up almost 100…
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