ONGC Videsh, the international arm of Indian oil & gas giant ONGC, and GeoPark have entered into a long-term partnership to acquire and invest in upstream projects across Latin America. Both companies have an existing presence in the region and the partnership will help the two companies work together as a consolidator of assets to build a large scale business.
GeoPark has a sporadic portfolio throughout Latin America and has aspired to build a large portfolio. It has been semi-successful at doing so with recent growth underpinned by its Colombian position in LLA-34 (55% operator, with Parex 45%) and current production of c.30mboepd. In Chile, Argentina and Peru, GeoPark is also operator and one of the few Latin American focused E&Ps that has made an attempt at venturing beyond Colombia.
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| GeoPark acreage Source: GeoPark |
ONGC has a small presence in Latin America with production of c.34mboepd. It has built its position through a series of compact partnerships and assets dominated by heavy oil. ONGC aspires to build its international business noting that it announced its intention to spend USD10-12 billion in overseas acquisitions and partnerships back in 2015. It now appears to have found its niche in Latin America where it can build up a larger platform having tested the waters.
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| GeoPark and ONGC acreage Source: Wood Mackenzie, OGInsights |
