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March 11 - Brazilian engineering firm Oceânica Engenharia announced that it has signed long-term contracts with Petrobras worth approximately US$736 million. According to a statement, these new contracts increase Oceânica's order backlog to approximately R$12 billion. The contracts have a duration of four years. Operations are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027... Continue Reading →
March 11- PRIO, the largest independent oil and gas company in the country, ended 2025 with total revenue of US$2.5 billion, driven by a 27% increase in production and sales compared to the previous year. The performance was marked by important achievements, such as the acquisition of the Peregrino field, the development of the Wahoo... Continue Reading →
March 11 (oilnow.gy) Petrobras is expanding local content expectations beyond formal contractual mandates in Brazil, according to a February 19 Rystad Energy analysis. In January 2025, Petrobras had noted that Brazil’s local content law aims to boost investments and optimize the country’s exploration and production activities. Petrobras hailed the law as an important milestone for Brazil’s oil... Continue Reading →
March 11 (OE) Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been contracted to provide marine warranty survey services for marine operations and installation activities on ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead development offshore Guyana. The Hammerhead project is expected to be the seventh development in the Stabroek Block, located around 200 km offshore Guyana in water depths ranging from 850... Continue Reading →
March 11 - PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO) informs to its shareholders and the market in general that it has published a new reserve certification report, prepared by DeGolyer & MacNaughton (“D&M”), dated January 1, 2026, which includes the reserves of the Polvo and TBMT (Bravo) cluster, Frade and Wahoo (Valente) cluster, the Albacora Leste field and the Peregrino field. Summary of reserves:... Continue Reading →
March 10, 2026 – Exail is supplying over 70 acoustic transponders and integrated navigation suites for two major deepwater energy projects in Brazil and Angola. These contracts mark a significant milestone in the global adoption of Exail’s Long Baseline (LBL) subsea positioning technology, supporting subsea construction, offshore infrastructure installation, and survey operations in complex environments... Continue Reading →
March 11 (OE) The first gas injection on Petrobras’ P-78 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has been achieved just 61 days after the vessel reached first oil on December 31, 2025. The milestone, achieved on March 2, 2026, marks the transition of the vessel toward full operational readiness and expands production capability at... Continue Reading →
March 11 (OE) TotalEnergies and its partners Repsol and Shell have started production from the Lapa South-West project in Brazil’s Santos Basin. Located approximately 300 km offshore, the project consists of three wells tied back to the existing Lapa floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit and is expected to increase production from the Lapa... Continue Reading →
March 10 (OE) X1 Wind has received a Statement of Compliance for the basic design of its X100 floating offshore wind platform from classification society DNV, marking a key milestone in the development of the company’s floating wind technology. The certification confirms that the X100 platform meets international engineering and safety standards under the DNV-SE-0442... Continue Reading →
March 10 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil is seeking to abandon its corporate registration in New Jersey and redomicile in Texas where its headquarters is located, the U.S. oil major said on Tuesday, in a move that could help bolster its defenses against activist shareholders and climate advocates. Exxon announced the proposal in a proxy filing. If the move is approved... Continue Reading →
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