Category: Production

OPEC+ keeps oil supply level unchanged

The decision does not include the potential production increases that eight member countries may agree on, as these nations aim to finish returning to the market the barrels they voluntarily withdrew to support prices

Argentina to eliminate export duties on conventional oil

The government said the elimination of export duties aims to preserve activity in mature basins, provide investment certainty, and protect jobs in the sector

YPF reaches “milestone” in shale oil production

YPF announced that it has reached a production milestone of 200,000 barrels per day of oil in Vaca Muerta. This shale oil production level represents 82% growth in just over two years

IEA: Global oil, gas demand could grow through 2050

Global demand for oil and gas could continue to rise until 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said, marking a shift from its earlier expectations of a rapid transition to cleaner fuels and warning that the world is unlikely to meet its climate goals

OPEC+ to increase oil supply starting in December

The ministers of eight OPEC+ member countries, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, decided in an online meeting to increase their oil supply by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) starting in December

Petrobras: Oil and gas production grows 17.3%

Petrobras produced an average of 4.54 million barrels of oil and gas equivalent per day in the third quarter of 2025, 17.3% more than in the same period last year, the company reported

US sanctions Russian oil majors over Ukraine, prompting jitters in India and China

U.S. President Donald Trump hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions in a sharp policy shift on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, prompting global oil prices to rise by 5% and India to consider cutting Russian imports

GeoPark to invest USD 14.5 million in Vaca Muerta

The governor of Neuquén authorized Pluspetrol to cede to GeoPark 100 % of its stake in the exploitation concession at Puesto Silva Oeste and in the natural gas transport concession from Puesto Silva Oeste to Neuba II

IEA estimates output surplus of 1.9 mbd since the beginning of the year

The International Energy Agency estimates that the oil production surplus, given the rapid increase in crude entering the market from OPEC+ and a slowdown in demand growth, has averaged 1.9 million barrels per day since the beginning of the year

U.S. announces new sanctions against Iranian oil

The US issued new sanctions targeting Iran’s oil exports, including measures against a Chinese “teapot refinery,” as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up pressure on Tehran