Venezuela Grants Colombian Oil Firm 25-Year Contract for Orinoco Block

PDVSA signs a 25-year production-sharing agreement with Colombia's GeoPark for the Baré oil block.

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GeoPark will assume the role of operator and cover 100% of capital investments in exchange for a 65% net economic participation in the block's production and rights to direct commercialization and monetization of hydrocarbons. ^[1] Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) signed a 25-year production-sharing contract with GeoPark, a Colombian company belonging to the Grupo Gilinski conglomerate, to reactivate and exploit the Baré oil block in the Orinoco Belt. ^[2] GeoPark revealed that its entry into Venezuela will be conducted in partnership with Grupo Gilinski. ^[3] GeoPark, an oil company present in Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil, announced its entry into Venezuela. ^[4] At its peak, the Baré block production exceeded 100,000 barrels per day, but current production is approximately 11,000 barrels distributed across about 1,100 wells. ^[5] The 25-year plan aims to increase the field's recovery factor from the current 4% to a range of 8% to 9%, with an estimated peak production of 85,000 to 95,000 barrels per day. ^[6] GeoPark described the Venezuela project as an opportunity for large-scale redevelopment. ^[7] The partnership with Grupo Gilinski is characterized as having a long-standing trajectory. ^[8]

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Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) signed a 25-year production-sharing contract with GeoPark, a Colombian company belonging to the Grupo Gilinski conglomerate, to reactivate and exploit the Baré oil block in the Orinoco Belt. · La Jornada

GeoPark revealed that its entry into Venezuela will be conducted in partnership with Grupo Gilinski. ·

elnuevosiglo.com.coColombia

GeoPark, an oil company present in Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil, announced its entry into Venezuela. ·

elnuevosiglo.com.coColombia

At its peak, the Baré block production exceeded 100,000 barrels per day, but current production is approximately 11,000 barrels distributed across about 1,100 wells. · La Jornada

The 25-year plan aims to increase the field's recovery factor from the current 4% to a range of 8% to 9%, with an estimated peak production of 85,000 to 95,000 barrels per day. · La Jornada

GeoPark described the Venezuela project as an opportunity for large-scale redevelopment. ·

elnuevosiglo.com.coColombia

The partnership with Grupo Gilinski is characterized as having a long-standing trajectory. ·

elnuevosiglo.com.coColombia

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