03/08/2018 Brazil's oil and gas production was approximately 3.313 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe / d) in June. 2.590 million barrels of oil per day (bbl / d) were produced, a decrease of 0.7% compared to the previous month and of 3.2% compared to June 2017. Natural gas production totaled 115... Continue Reading →
First Big U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Offers $1.4 Billion to Customers
Massachusetts electricity users will save about $1.4 billion over 20 years from the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. Avangrid Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, joint developers of the 800-megawatt project south of Martha’s Vineyard, expect to provide power and renewable energy credits for 6.5 cents a kilowatt-hour according to a letter Wednesday from... Continue Reading →
Proposal provides for a R$ 5.5 billion bonus for local content
The proposal to regulate the local content bonus mechanism established by the Pedefor decree (8,637 / 2016), which will go for public consultation to receive contributions from industry, provides for the granting of bonuses in the form of local content units (UCL) , expressed in reais, in the amount of up to R$ 5.5 billion... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2018
August 03, 2018 – Consolidated interim financial information audited by independent auditors in accordance with international accounting standards (IFRS). Net Income R$ 17,033 million Production 2,669 thousand boed Adjusted EBITDA R$ 55,835 million Key Highlights Result Petrobras reported a net income of R$ 17,033 million in 1H-2018, with growth of 257% and the best semi-annual... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves payment of Interest on Capital
Rio de Janeiro, August 03, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors approved in a meeting held yesterday the distribution of early remuneration to shareholders as Interest on Capital (IOC), as defined in art. 9, sole paragraph of its bylaws and in article 9 of Law 9.249/95. The value... Continue Reading →
Settlement reached in Petrobras’ Texas refinery emissions case
A U.S. unit of Brazilian state-run company Petrobras agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit over alleged toxic emissions from its Pasadena, Texas, oil refinery, two environmental groups said. Read more
Marlim Sul renewed until 2052
02/08/18 ANP reviewing 14 other concession renewal processes, five for offshore fields The ANP board approved at the meeting on July 12 the renewal of the Petrobras concession contract for the Marlim Sul field, in the Campos Basin, until 2052. Along with the extension, a review of the field development project , with a series... Continue Reading →
Double Interview – Carlyle and Schlumberger on money and technology
What makes the world go round? Money or technology? In the world of energy, one is meaningless without the other. Offshore Energy Today recently sat down exclusively with two esteemed experts in the respective fields of money and technology – Ashok Belani, Executive Vice President Technology, Schlumberger and Marcel van Poecke, Head of Carlyle International... Continue Reading →
SSCV Gretha places accommodation module on Petrobras platform
An OOS International-owned semi-submersible accommodation & crane/construction vessel has completed a lifting project for Petrobras offshore Brazil. OOS International informed on Wednesday that the SSCV OOS Gretha placed a 120 ton accommodation module onto the P-19, a Petrobras moored platform in Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The accommodation module was initially lifted from an offshore supplier... Continue Reading →
Teekay books extensions for FPSO duo. Eyeing future redeployment options
Teekay Offshore has won extensions for its FPSO duo Petrojarl Cidade de Rio das Ostras, and Voyageur Spirit in Brazil and the UK, respectively. In Brazil, the national oil company Petrobras has elected to extend the contract the Ostras a least till November 2018. Teekay Offshore revealed the extension news on Thursday while presenting its quarterly results. Teekay... Continue Reading →