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It’s Official! PetroReconcavo’s Onshore Crude Oil Reserves May Total About 170.8 Million Barrels

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 15/03/2023 at 11:00
Updated on 15/03/2023 at 12:50
Maior operadora de campos maduros em terra, PetroReconcavo, oferece mais de 100 vagas de emprego onshore para profissionais da Bahia e Rio grande do Norte
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Consulting Company Based in the USA Certified the Data in the Bahia and Potiguar Assets, According to the Brazilian Operator in a Press Release

PetroReconcavo announced on Tuesday (14) the new Certification of Reserves and Resources prepared by the independent consulting firm Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. – NSAI, based in Texas, USA.

Regarding the gross 2P (Proven + Probable) oil and gas reserves, the December 2022 report reported an increase of 14.9 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE) compared to the previous December 2021 report. The Company created 22.5 MMBOE of incremental reserves in 2022, which translates to a 2P Reserve Replacement Ratio (“RRR”) of 3.0.

Highlights for These Oil Reserves of PetroReconcavo

Also noteworthy is the 21% increase in projected future revenues (PV10), totaling US$ 2,707.7 million. The report includes the reserves from the Remanso + BTREC and Miranga Fields, which are part of the Bahia Asset, and from the Riacho da Forquilha Complex, which is part of the Potiguar Asset. The Tiê and Tartaruga fields, recently acquired, are not included.

In addition to the projects executed in 2022, which allowed the reclassification of reserves; the identification of new workover projects executed in the Bahia Asset; and workover and drilling executed in the Potiguar Asset, commercial improvements in oil prices and processed natural gas products are among the main justifications for changes in the reserves of both assets.

“The increase in the future oil price, along with the inclusion of new workover and drilling projects in both assets, contributed to the Company’s good results, allowing the reclassification of some 2P reserves to 1P and 3P to 2P,” explains Rafael Procaci da Cunha, CFO of PetroRecôncavo.

In the Potiguar Basin, PetroReconcavo manages 32 fields and 1 exploratory block; in the Recôncavo Basin, it operates 27 fields and 5 exploratory blocks; and in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, it operates 75% of the Tartaruga concession. The company maintains a minority stake in a concession owned and managed by an external entity.

Paulo Nogueira

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), he worked for several years in the offshore oil and gas, energy, and construction sectors. Today, with over 8,000 publications in online magazines and blogs on the energy sector, the focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian job market, macro and microeconomics, and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions, and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes at this contact.

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