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February 28, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/03/2020, referring to the sale of part of its equity interest in the concessions BMPAMA-3 and BM-PAMA-8, located in the Pará-Maranhão Basin, reports that it has extended until 03/05/2020 the deadline for companies to send the documents foreseen in the... Continue Reading →
There are surveys, and then there are surveys. For survey-tech outfit, Ecotone, the business model is offering a faster, digital way to monitor the health of seabed environments and offshore infrastructure. There’s enough to do with Norway set to invest $4.89 billion in pipelines in 2020 to add to thousands of kilometers of pipe worldwide.... Continue Reading →
Angolan state oil company Sonangol will begin in April to sell its stakes in several private firms, chair Sebastiao Gaspar Martins said, as part of a government bid to privatize key state assets including parts of Sonangol itself by 2022. The eleven companies include local bank Banco BAI as well as Sonamet, Sonatip, and Sonadit... Continue Reading →
The outbreak of the coronavirus is set to cause extensive staffing and supply shortages as well as delays on floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels under construction in China, South Korea, and Singapore, according to energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy. Rystad said on Friday that 22 out of a global total of 28 FPSOs... Continue Reading →
FPSO operator BW Offshore nearly tripled its quarterly profit despite negative impact of a $13 million charge due to termination of an FPSO charter in New Zealand. In the fourth quarter of 2019 BW Offshore recorded operating revenue of $303.4 million, an increase compared to revenues of $255.4 million in 4Q 2018. BW nearly tripled... Continue Reading →
The coronavirus outbreak could cut oil industry investment this year by tens of billions of dollars and delay the delivery of offshore installations currently being built at Asian yards, Oslo-based consultancy Rystad Energy predicted on Friday. "Our current assessment forecasts that COVID-19 could result in global exploration and production (E&P) investments falling by around $30... Continue Reading →
Italian oil and gas company Eni booked a loss in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to a profit in the same period of 2018 despite record production driven by project ramp-ups and start-ups. According to its quarterly report on Friday, Eni’s adjusted operating profit was €1.8 billion in the fourth quarter, down by 40%... Continue Reading →
Subsea marine robotics company Ocean Infinity said it has been awarded a contract with ExxonMobil, for high-resolution autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) geophysical and geotechnical data acquisition within the promising Stabroek block offshore Guyana. Ocean Infinity will simultaneously deploy a fleet of AUVs in water depths of between 70 meters and 2,150 meters over an area... Continue Reading →
February 27, 2020 -Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro). The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of potential participants, is available here:Teaser-Gaspetro-Ingles-completo... Continue Reading →
February 27, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of all its equity interest in Merluza and Lagosta fields, located in the shallow waters of Santos Basin. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria... Continue Reading →
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