Posts by Fernando Tamayo
OPINION: The Mexican oil sector showed signs of moving forward this week.
A study by energy consultancy Welligence showed that two-thirds of the 200-plus fields that Pemex operates are either losing money or becoming marginal.
Read MoreArgentina O&G -will there be a post-Covid bounce back?
Welcome to the Welligence “Rumblings on the Ground” series. Over the last few weeks, Welligence has spoken with the key players on the ground in…
Read MoreCautious outlook for Nigeria’s deepwater oilfields
In response to questions from AfrOil, Idornigie praised the PIB for establishing a stronger foundation for the development of Nigeria’s abundant reserves of natural and…
Read MorePemex lifts lid on new onshore Mexico discovery with up to 600 million boe
Pemex has a huge portfolio, with more than 200 fields, but two-thirds of them are too small or are losing money,” said Pablo Medina, vice…
Read MoreCreará Pemex complejo tras hallazgo de yacimiento
Sin embargo, Pablo Medina, vicepresidente de Welligence Energy Analytics, pidió cautela ante el anuncio, pues Pemex no dio a conocer las reservas de este nuevo…
Read MoreIs Nigeria’s deepwater sector on its last legs?
Nigeria’s deepwater sector, which has stagnated at around 700,000 bbl/d of oil since 2010, is at a critical point. The area has been a core…
Read MorePetrobras divestment update – will the change in CEO impact the program?
The pace of the Petrobras divestment program is picking up. The company has continued to sell off its onshore assets, with Petroreconcavo and private equity-backed…
Read MoreBarriers to Vaca Muerta gas development
According to Ruaraidh Montgomery, the head of global research at Welligence Energy Analytics, there are two broad structural issues that have undermined development work at…
Read MoreCrunch time for Mozambique’s LNG projects
Derek Boulware, vice-president for sub-Saharan Africa at market intelligence firm Welligence Energy Analytics, suggests ExxonMobil may sign a similar agreement once it has taken FID,…
Read MoreAmericas Upstream M&A Report
Deal flow in the Americas is starting to pick up after a predictably slow 2020. We see a significant uptick in M&A in 2021, with…
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