# 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]

## What this stands on

1. 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. (La Jornada, News)
2. 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, News)
3. GeoPark revealed that its entry into Venezuela will be conducted in partnership with Grupo Gilinski. (elnuevosiglo.com.co, News)
4. GeoPark, an oil company present in Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil, announced its entry into Venezuela. (elnuevosiglo.com.co, News)
5. 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, News)
6. 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, News)
7. GeoPark described the Venezuela project as an opportunity for large-scale redevelopment. (elnuevosiglo.com.co, News)
8. The partnership with Grupo Gilinski is characterized as having a long-standing trajectory. (elnuevosiglo.com.co, News)

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