Schlumberger to Drill for Pemex - Analyst Blog
24 Outubro 2011 - 11:00AM
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Houston, Texas-based
Schlumberger Limited (SLB)’s local branch secured
the right to drill a mature oil field offered by Mexico’s state oil
monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) after the original winner –
Mexican concern Administradora en Proyectos de Campos – failed to
comply with the legal formalities of the contract and did not
furnish the required financial backing for the project.
The contract to extract oil from
the Carrizo field was given to Schlumberger as it was the bidder
with the second lowest bid in the public tender process held in
August. Schlumberger will charge $9.40 per barrel of oil for the
onshore field which is lower than Pemex ceiling price of $12.31.
The terms of the original tender remains unchanged.
The contract, which is Pemex’ one
of the first incentive-based proposal offered under oil-sector
reforms passed in 2008, allows it to exploit the technology of
private companies to extract more oil from existing fields.
Additionally, Pemex wants to attract firms to drill in deep water
Mexican fields using performance-based contracts.
As of January 2010, the Carrizo
field in Tabasco state, southern Mexico had proven, probable and
possible reserves of 49.8 million barrels of crude oil and 5.8
billion cubic feet of gas.
The deal with Pemex highlights
Schlumberger’s strong relationships with state-owned oil companies
and will help to boost its growth prospects in Mexico by adding to
its already significant presence in the country.
We like Schlumberger’s lead
position in the global oilfield services market, along with its
broad and technologically complex product and service offerings,
and its robust financial profile.
We believe Schlumberger is well
positioned to benefit from demand improvement in select North
American basins, as operators continue to focus on investing in
exploring unconventional resources.
The oilfield services behemoth
believes that bullish near-term U.S. land drilling trends, with
activity driven by horizontal drilling and liquids-rich plays, will
be supported by high oil prices.
Schlumberger holds a Zacks #3 Rank
which translates into a Hold rating for a period of one to three
months. For the long term, we maintain a Neutral rating on the
stock. The company faces tough competition from
Baker-Hughes Incorporated (BHI) and
Weatherford International Ltd. (WFT).
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