BOGOTA, Colombia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ONGC Videsh, the wholly-owned subsidiary and international arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), India’s national oil company, and GeoPark, the Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator, are pleased to announce the formation of a new long-term strategic partnership to jointly acquire, invest in, and create value from upstream oil and gas projects with the objective of building a large-scale, economically-profitable and risk-balanced portfolio of assets and operations across Latin America. Latin America is one of the most attractive regions in the world for oil and gas investments, and has an immense hydrocarbon resource potential.
ONGC Videsh and GeoPark will form a joint Business Development Group – headquartered in Bogota, Colombia. Jointly, the companies intend to leverage the platforms, experience and strengths of each company and to create a long-term successful partnership in Latin America to achieve their expansion objectives. The agreement was signed by Mr. Narendra K. Verma MD & CEO from ONGC Videsh and Mr. James F. Park, CEO from GeoPark on February 16, 2018 at ONGC Videsh, Delhi.
About ONGC Videsh and ONGC
ONGC Videsh is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the National Oil Company of India, and is India's largest international oil and gas Company. ONGC Videsh has 40 projects in 19 countries in South America, South-East Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, Oceania and Europe. ONGC Videsh is currently producing about 277,000 boepd and has total oil and gas reserves (2P) of about 704 million tonnes equivalent (MMTOE) as of April 1, 2017. For more information visit: www.ongcvidesh.com.
ONGC is an integrated energy company and the premier National Oil Company of India. ONGC's market capitalization as of February 22, 2018 was INR 2,388.3 billion (US$36.7 billion). During the financial year ending March 31, 2017, ONGC Group had produced 61.6 MMTOE (approximately 1.26 million boepd); the Consolidated Gross Turnover was INR 1,421 billion (US$21 billion) during financial year 2017 and total consolidated oil and gas reserves were 1,818 MMTOE as of March 31, 2017. For more information visit: www.ongcindia.com.
About GeoPark
GeoPark is a pioneering Latin American E&P independent with a self-funding asset platform consisting of 30 blocks and over six million acres in Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Chile and is listed on the NYSE (NYSE:GPRK). GeoPark has consistently grown its oil and gas reserves and production over the past 15 years and today operates over 61,000 boepd (over 33,000 boepd net to GeoPark), and has a certified net proven and probable reserve base of 159 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) and exploration resources of 800 million-1.5 billion boe. GeoPark is the third largest operator in Colombia and the first private oil and gas producer in Chile.
Commenting, James F. Park, CEO of GeoPark, said: "ONGC is one of the world’s leading oil and gas companies and India is the fastest growing consumer of oil and gas in the world today. We are honored to be given this opportunity to partner with ONGC Videsh and combine efforts to continue expanding across Latin America – a region of unlimited opportunity and very little competition. We also appreciate the recognition that ONGC Videsh has given by this partnership to the hard-working men and women of GeoPark and their tenacious track-record of delivering results and continuous growth."
GeoPark can be visited online at www.geo-park.com
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