Posts by Emanuel Castro
Welligence Asia-Pacific Rumblings on the Ground | SEAPEX 2023 – a re-energised Asia-Pacific upstream offers diverse opportunities
Exploration is on the agenda again. While the opportunities in the large mature producers (Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia) attract the most interest, other less-explored countries, like…
Read MoreWelligence Argentina M&A | Vista focuses on shale with conventional portfolio sale to Aconcagua
On February 28th 2023, Vista Energy announced the sale of its conventional portfolio in Argentina to Aconcagua Energia. Per its end of year filings, Vista…
Read MoreArgentina’s gas ready to help energy security and transition
“Potential shocks include protests from workers, default on the local government’s debt payments, payment delays to producers by the government and delays in acquiring necessary…
Read MoreWelligence Brazil Corporate & Politics | How will Petrobras adjust to Lula?
During President Lula’s presidency campaign, he promised to lower and “Brazilianize” domestic fuel prices. To keep this promise, the government and Petrobras would have to…
Read MoreWelligence Americas M&A Quarterly Report | Plentiful opportunities but political volatility persists
Overall deal activity in 2022 remained slow, despite expectations of an uptick at the start of the year. High oil prices sustained a buyer-seller gap,…
Read MoreGuyana-Suriname-Brazil – how do the fiscals compare?
Some of the highest profile bid rounds globally will be held in Latin America in H1 2023. Brazil, Guyana and Suriname are offering acreage across…
Read MoreBrazil Licensing | Brazil’s 1st PSC Permanent Round – what appetite remains for high-risk pre-salt exploration?
The 1st PSC Permanent Bid Round held on December 16th by the ANP had mixed results. It attracted some of the industry big guns. …
Read MoreWelligence: Venezuela Sanctions Update
Welligence Energy Analytics announced, “Chevron Corporation has recently secured a license to renew limited operations within the country and source critical inputs necessary for processing…
Read MoreBrazil: Enauta Starts Production Well Drilling at Atlanta Field
“Brazil development update! Enauta started a three-well drilling campaign in the Atlanta heavy oil field, located in the Santos Basin. All wells are horizontal and…
Read MoreSuriname Launches Bid Round for Six Offshore Blocks
“The offered blocks are located 100km northeast of “golden lane” where TotalEnergies and Apache Corporation made several discoveries in Block 58 but have recently delayed…
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