Continental Strikes Venezuela Oil Deal with PDVSA
- On Wednesday, Continental Resources Chairman Emeritus Harold Hamm signed a memorandum of understanding with PDVSA Executive Vice President Jovanny Martinez in Houston to develop the Ayacucho 2 Block in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt.
- The agreement responds to the Trump administration's call for American energy companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry, which holds the world's largest proven crude reserves but produced just 0.8% of global output.
- Continental will operate the Ayacucho 2 patch with a 100% working interest, spanning roughly 126,000 acres and possessing an estimated 30 billion barrels of resources, the company said in a statement.
- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez stated the deal could generate more than $200 billion, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio estimated near-term private investment at nearly $100 billion.
- Both sides intend to advance a long-term agreement in the coming weeks, joining recent commitments including Chevron's more than $7 billion investment and Minerosol Group's $381.7 million deal.
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Since the capture in January of the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro, Trump allied himself with Caracas and intends to exploit the vast resources of Venezuela, which has the largest proven oil reserve in the world. The United States took advantage of a meeting of the G20 in Houston to make the announcement of new investors. Continental Resources signed an agreement with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) to operate and develop the Ayacucho Block 2 in the…
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Continental Resources and PDVSA agree to explore the Ayacucho 2 block in the Orinoco Strip, with 30 billion barrels of potential. The pact comes after the opening of the Venezuelan oil sector, seeking to attract foreign capital and revitalize the energy industry.
Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA to develop a massive oil field in the Orinoco Basin. The 126,000-hectare area is estimated to hold 30 billion barrels of recoverable oil. We’ll be covering similar topics at our Portfolio Investment Day conference on October 21. One of the biggest investment events of the year is coming up, with industry experts telli…
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