Posts by Fernando Tamayo
Tax Break or No, Mexico’s Pemex Likely to Require More Government Support, Fitch Says
Mexico is on track to record 19 oil and gas wells drilled in full-year 2020, said Welligence’s Pablo Medina, vice president of research, in a…
Read MoreEl país, epicentro global en exploración de pozos este año
México se ha convertido en el epicentro exploratorio petrolero a nivel global este año, pese a que esa industria vive momentos complicados, con recortes de…
Read MoreWill mid-size / private operators continue to drive exploration activity in the US GoM in 2021?
Although budgets remain tight following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sector, our well count is largely in line with drilling activity over…
Read MoreAngola and the Majors – is a shake-up on the horizon?
The upstream corporate landscape of Angola could be set for an overhaul. For decades, Sub-Saharan Africa’s second biggest producer has been core to the Majors,…
Read MoreMéxico: Epicentro exploratorio
La industria petrolera ha vivido momentos muy complicados en 2020: recortes de presupuesto, demoras operativas y diferimientos de inversión han sido temas recurrentes. Dentro del…
Read MoreThe world’s hottest exploration play – PETRONAS and ExxonMobil unlock Suriname’s shallow waters with Sloanea discovery
The hot streak of exploration success in the Guyana Basin continues, with PETRONAS announcing a discovery at its Sloanea-1 well on Block 52 in Suriname,…
Read MoreSe agota a Pemex su campo estrella
“A final de cuentas en Cantarell se está produciendo bastante agua y gas, en Maloob el corte de agua sigue en aumento y esto provoca…
Read MoreBrazil’s successful 2nd Permanent Bid Round demonstrates growing interest in its dynamic onshore space
Local incumbents dominated the results of last week’s 2nd Permanent Bid Round. A total of 17 exploration blocks and a single marginal accumulation were awarded,…
Read MoreShell grabs 30% stake in another Perdido block
“I think that this move further cements Shell’s position as Mexico’s most active IOC with presence in 11 blocks. It has already drilled two wells…
Read MoreLatin American M&A rallies
The firm also plans to sell some attractive assets in the pre-salt’s Campos basin. It hopes to offload its entire stakes in the deepwater Albacora…
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