Posts by Fernando Tamayo
Another Petrobras onshore divestment creates a new rising Brazilian independent
The independents’ peer group space in Brazil is fast-growing, particularly onshore. There has always been enormous interest, but Petrobras’ dominance was the obstacle to company…
Read MoreAnother ILX success for Eni with Eban discovery in Ghana
On July 6th, Eni announced its second discovery on Block 4 in Ghana’s deepwater Tano Basin. The Eban-1X well was drilled to a depth of…
Read MoreZama, ¿orgullo nacionalista?
Para el experto de la consultoría Welligence, Pablo Medina, la decisión del gobierno de México es un tema de ego. ¿Por qué? Porque todos: Pemex,…
Read MoreMexican Authorities Award Pemex Operatorship of Disputed Zama Field
Houston-based Welligence Energy Analytics pointed out that Pemex has suffered disappointing results with shallower fields, including a 50% drop in production over a 6-month period…
Read MoreNigeria’s PIB heralds progress for royalty payments
Also sceptical was David Thomson, vice president at Welligence Energy Analytics. There does seem to have been tangible progress, he said, but “the devil will…
Read MoreMexico’s Zama field – why Pemex operatorship presents new risks
Discovered by Talos Energy in 2017, Zama perfectly sums up the success of Mexico’s Energy Reform from 2013-2018, a period over which the country attracted…
Read MoreDemandará Talos por abuso de Pemex
Big guns win out in the 2020/2021 Suriname Bid Round
A pairing of TotalEnergies/Qatar Petroleum, and Chevron have been announced as the winners in the Suriname Shallow Offshore (SHO) Bid Round 2020/2021. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreExxon’s board shakeup could force review of billions of dollars in spending
Guyana and Brazil’s offshore fields will be prioritized, said Ruaraidh Montgomery at researcher Welligence.
Read MoreAll go or no go in the Kavango – can ReconAfrica bring Namibia to the producer’s table?
Has ReconAfrica discovered the next producing basin in Africa? The Canadian junior has reported promising results from its second stratigraphic well in Namibia’s frontier onshore…
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