Date has been set for Tidewater and GulfMark shareholders to vote for the proposed merger of the two companies. If the vote FOR prevails, the merger will create the world’s largest OSV fleet owner. Read more
In a single year, Exxon Mobil Corp. has gone from being a tiny bit player in Brazil to the second-largest holder of oil exploration acreage, trailing only state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA. The last 24 concessions the U.S. giant bought with its partners may hold 41 billion barrels, based on preliminary […]
October 18, 2018 Anglo-Dutch Shell closely follows the election in Brazil, where it has disbursed nearly $ 5 billion in signature bonuses in pre-salt auctions over the last five years. However, whatever the outcome on Oct. 28, the company plans to invest $ 1bn-$ 2bn a year in […]
10/18/2018 Rio de Janeiro, October 18, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, following the Notice to the Market of 10/4/2017, announces the beginning of the binding phase of the assignment of the total exploration, development and production rights of the Polo Ceará, located in shallow waters in […]
10/17/18 The possible formation of a joint venture between Petrobras and CNPC to develop the revitalization projects of Marlim and Comperj follows the strong movement of China’s entry into the Brazilian oil sector. According to the Ministry of Planning, oil and gas projects (announced or confirmed) attracted about […]
Brazil’s federal police have asked the supreme court to indict President Michel Temer and confiscate his assets and those of some of his close associates over alleged graft, according to a copy of its report for the court, seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Read more
Efforts to unite the Brazilian left against right-wing presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro have snagged on internal squabbles, making it even harder to close a gap in opinion polls less than two weeks before the run-off election. Read more
931/5000 10/16/18 Petrobras begins receiving proposals for the supply of chemical injection skids for 11 offshore platforms in the Campos Basin.The tender is divided into three lots. The first (Acid Route) includes the acquisition of complete tank skids and four pumps for the P-18, P-19, P-26, P-32, P-37, P-48 […]
10/16/18 Tenders promoted by international oil companies are moving the offshore logistics support market and may result in the contracting of up to five berths for boat mooring. Equinor is seeking up to two berths to service its operations in the Campos and Santos Basins. Shell needs […]
Seismic survey companies Spectrum and TGS have announced a collaboration on the expanded Santos Basin multi-client 3D survey offshore Brazil. Spectrum said on Tuesday that the company joined forces with TGS and expanded the Santos 3D program to 15,000 square kilometers over the prospective southern Santos Basin. Read […]
