Statoil ASA (ticker: STO) and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (ticker: PBR) have agreed that Statoil will acquire a 25% interest in Roncador, a large oil field in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The transaction nearly triples Statoil’s production in Brazil. Total consideration comprises an initial payment of $2.35 billion, plus additional contingent payments of up to $550 million. “This
Ecopetrol (ticker: EC) said that the Coyote-1 well confirmed the presence of oil in the Middle Magdalena Valley basin in Santander. The finding was recorded between 2,042 and 2,177 meters in depth, confirming the presence of medium crude. The API ranges between 25°-28°, which is lighter and more liquid than heavy Colombian crudes in the Esmeraldas formation. The Coyote-1 is
PentaNova Energy Corp. (ticker: PNO) signed the final agreement with Argentina’s National Oil Producer YPF to farm in on 11% of the Llancanelo heavy oil field. The agreement takes PentaNova to a 50% working interest partnership in the field. A brief history of the Llancanelo field The Llancanelo area is located to the north of the Neuquen (Neuquina) Basin, in
