
Oxy keeps Colombia production plans despite capex cuts

Occidental Petroleum has maintained its 2020 production plans for Colombia despite slashing capital expenditure to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Houston-based firm expects field shut-ins in Oman, Algeria and the US to trim its global second-quarter output by 45,000boe/d in the second quarter, reaching a peak reduction of 75,000boe/d in June.
"One third of that is because of OPEC-plus reductions related to Oman and Algeria and the remainder is domestic and will be economically driven – half in the Permian and the other half in the Rockies," Occidental investor relations VP Jeff Alvarez said in an earnings call.
The company is expecting Q2 production of 1.34Mboe/d (million barrels of oil equivalent a day) to 1.4Mboe/d, including 286,000-296,000boe/d from its international businesses.
In February, executives forecast 2020 production of 242,000-250,000boe/d from its international assets.
Occidental's Latin America portfolio includes the prolific Caño Limón and La Cira-Infantas areas in Colombia as well as natural gas stakes in Bolivia's Tarija, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz regions.
The company said it produced 34,000boe/d from its Colombian blocks in the first quarter.
Forecast 2020 capital expenditure has been slashed by more than half since mid-March and now stands at US$2.4bn to US$2.6bn. The guidance for Occidental's international businesses has fallen to US$400mn from US$700mn.
CEO Vicki Hollub said the company maintained hopes of divesting blocks in Algeria and Ghana while leaving open the possibility of future sales elsewhere.
"There are alternatives [to Algeria and Ghana]," Hollub said in the call. "But that has been put on hold now as we wait for travel restrictions to be lifted. It might not even be outright sales, it could involve JVs. There are lots of options, but not in this environment."
Hollub added the company would wait for a market recovery to "make sure we get maximum value" for its divestments, without revealing which other assets could be sold.
Subscribe to the most trusted business intelligence platform in Latin America. Let us show you our solutions for Suppliers, Contractors, Operators, Government, Legal, Financial and Insurance.
News in: Oil & Gas (Colombia)

Colombian energy firms line up US$580mn in financing
Funds are in the pipeline for Grupo Energía Bogotá, Gas Natural del Oriente and Promigas.

IDB issues Colombia green urea consultancy call
The successful bidder will have five months to complete its commitments under the US$200,000 contract.
Subscribe to Latin America’s most trusted business intelligence platform.
Other projects in: Oil & Gas (Colombia)
Get critical information about thousands of Oil & Gas projects in Latin America: what stages they're in, capex, related companies, contacts and more.
- Project: Buenaventura regasification plant
- Current stage:
- Updated:
1 day ago
- Project: Expansion of the Cartagena LNG regasification terminal (SPEC LNG)
- Current stage:
- Updated:
6 days ago
- Project: Block Esperanza
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 weeks ago
- Project: Block SSJN-7
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 weeks ago
- Project: Block VMM 45
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 weeks ago
- Project: Block VIM 33
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 weeks ago
- Project: Block VIM 5 (Clarinete)
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 weeks ago
- Project: Akacías field
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 weeks ago
- Project: Block CPO-5
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 weeks ago
- Project: Block LLA-34
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 weeks ago
Other companies in: Oil & Gas (Colombia)
Get critical information about thousands of Oil & Gas companies in Latin America: their projects, contacts, shareholders, related news and more.
- Company: Gases del Caribe S.A. E.S.P.  (Gases del Caribe)
-
The Colombian company Gases del Caribe S.A. E.S.P. distributes, commercializes and promotes the use of natural gas as a source of energy for households and businesses, and also ...
- Company: Oleoducto de los Llanos Orientales S.A., Sucursal en Colombia  (ODL)
-
Colombia's hydrocarbons transportation joint venture Oleoducto de los Llanos Orientales S.A. (ODL) was set up to build and operate a 235km diluted heavy crude oil pipeline conne...
- Company: Grupo Energía Bogotá S.A. E.S.P (GEB)  (Grupo Energía Bogotá)
-
The description contained in this profile was taken directly from an official source and has not been edited or modified by BNamericas researchers, but may have been automatical...
- Company: Repsol Exploración Colombia S.A.  (Repsol Exploración Colombia)
-
Repsol Exploración Colombia S.A. (Repsol Colombia), is a subsidiary of the Spanish multinational firm Repsol S.A based in Bogotá, which owns mining rights over 20 blocks, 12 und...
- Company: Henkel Internacional SAS  (Henkel)
-
The description contained in this profile was taken directly from an official source and has not been edited or modified by BNamericas researchers, but may have been automatical...
- Company: Parko Services S.A.  (Parko Services)
-
The description contained in this profile was taken directly from an official source and has not been edited or modified by BNamericas researchers, but may have been automatical...
- Company: Técnicos en Combustión y Tratamientos de Aguas TECCA S.A.S.  (Tecca - Compañía Operadora del Agua)
-
The description contained in this profile was taken directly from an official source and has not been edited or modified by BNamericas researchers, but may have been automatical...