Posts by Guillermo Torrez
Welligence Brazil Licensing | Pre-salt and concession rounds: Petrobras dominates as the Majors largely sit out
Brazil’s ANP awarded 7 of 13 pre-salt blocks in the 4th OPP and 49 of 308 blocks in the 6th OPC on 7 October 2026,…
Read MoreWelligence Brazil Politics | Lula & Bolsonaro head to a run-off in Brazil’s election
Brazilians went to the polls on Sunday, 4 October 2026, for the first round of the country’s presidential election. With no candidate securing more than…
Read MoreBrazil Rumblings on the ground | Five topics shaping the upstream investment landscape
Welligence recently visited Rio de Janeiro to meet with key stakeholders across Brazil’s Energy Sector. We assessed the five most consequential topics currently shaping the…
Read MoreWelligence Argentina Licensing | Neuquen opens 15 Vaca Muerta blocks – the next test for US shale capital
Neuquen is back on the market with Ronda 1/2026, and the terms have been overhauled. Where prior GyP licensing programs, PNH (Plan Nuevos Horizontes, 2010…
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