La francesa Total estudia asociarse con ExxonMobil para explorar el offshore argentino. La multinacional francesa Total perforará en 2016 un pozo exploratorio junto con la norteamericana ExxonMobil, la mayor petrolera privada del planeta, en la plataforma continental de Uruguay, según confirmó la semana pasada José Coya, presidente de Ancap, la compañía estatal de ese país.
Sin embargo, las compañías evalúan también la posibilidad de encarar en conjunto la búsqueda de hidrocarburos en el offshore argentino, según indicó a El Inversor Online un alto directivo del sector. “La frontera geológica entre ambos países es bastante difusa, por lo que si analizamos algún prospecto en Uruguay probablemente terminemos haciendo algo del lado argentino”, agregó. Tras la compra de Apco, Pluspetrol definirá con Petrobras el futuro de Entre Lomas. Nicolás Gandini | El Inversor Online | Pluspetrol dio a conocer el viernes pasado la adquisición de Apco Oil & Gas International Inc, una empresa dedicada a la exploración y producción de hidrocarburos con operaciones en Argentina y Colombia.
“La compra se encuentra sujeta, entre otras condiciones, a la aprobación de los accionistas de Apco conforme a las leyes aplicables, y es por alrededor de 427 millones de dólares”, precisó Pluspetrol a través de un comunicado de prensa. En Argentina, Apco -una compañía pública que cotiza en Nasdaq, y que tiene su sede en Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA)- tiene presencia en las cuencas Neuquina, Austral, Noroeste y Golfo San Jorge con una producción neta aproximada de 7.400 barriles diarios de crudo (bbld) y 35 millones de pies cúbicos por día (MMcfd) de gas, con reservas netas probadas por 18 millones de bbl de líquidos y 86 Bcf de gas. China’s ‘New Silk Road’ Vision Revealed. A new series in Xinhua offers the clearest vision yet of China’s ambitious “New Silk Road.”
On Thursday, China’s state-owned Xinhua News Agency unveiled an ongoing feature entitled “New Silk Road, New Dreams.” The series promises to “dig up the historical and cultural meaning of the Silk Road, and spread awareness of China’s friendly policies towards neighboring countries.” The first article [Chinese] was titled “How Can the World Be Win-Win? China Is Answering the Question.” The Xinhua series promises the clearest look so far at China’s vision for its Silk Road Economic Belt as well as the Maritime Silk Road. According to the map, the land-based “New Silk Road” will begin in Xi’an in central China before stretching west through Lanzhou (Gansu province), Urumqi (Xinjiang), and Khorgas (Xinjiang), which is near the border with Kazakhstan. China’s economic vision is no less expansive than the geographic vision. Turkmenistan preparing to hold oil & gas road show in London. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, July 2 By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend: State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources under the president of Turkmenistan plans to hold oil & gas road show in London Sept.29-30, the source close to the organization of the event told Trend.
The discussions will be held on the prospects for development, organizational and legal framework for investments in Turkmenistan’s oil and gas sector with a special focus on cooperation in the offshore Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea. Moreover, it is expected that the international conference will also play a role of an effective platform for discussing various forms of cooperation in this sphere. Turkmenistan’s hydrocarbon reserve is estimated at 71.2 billion metric tons of oil equivalent, of which 18.2 billion metric tons account for the licensed offshore blocks in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea.
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Contact: James Preciado (James.Preciado@eia.gov) Full Report Crude Oil Prices: Crude oil prices moved higher toward the end of January and into the first week of February. The North Sea Brent front month futures price settled at $56.57/bbl on February 5, an increase of $0.15/bbl from January 2 (Figure 1). The front month West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract price settled at $50.48/bbl on February 5, $2.21/bbl lower than at the start of January. Recent oil market volatility reflects changes in news and data for crude oil supply and inventories. Large builds in U.S. crude oil inventories for three consecutive weeks pushed U.S. commercial inventories to the highest level in 80 years. The shape of the Brent futures remained relatively stable from early January to early February, with the 1st-13th month spread settling at -$9.55/bbl on February 5. Petroleum Products. Energy - BP - Shell -