6/14/18 Ten companies presented proposals to Petrobras' bid to contract integrated logistic support services for Libra, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Among them are four shipping companies: CBO, Farol Apoio Marítimo, Oceanpact and Magallanes Navegação / Wilson Sons Ultratug, which is part of the Group Brasco, operator of port terminals in Rio de Janeiro. Also... Continue Reading →
Commitments agreed with ANP foresee 190 wells in 2018
06/13/18 The E & P commitments agreed by operators with ANP for 2018 foresee the drilling of approximately 190 wells, according to agency estimates. That number is well below the 300 originally forecast for 2017. Of the total foreseen for this year, 161 are associated with the asset development phase, with a large majority (45.6%)... Continue Reading →
Petrobras postpones bidding for three FPSOs
06/13/18 Petrobras postponed the delivery date of bidding proposals to charter two new FPSOs to Marlim and an FPSO to Parque das Baleias, in the Campos Basin. Both tenders were due to open on 20 June. The date of Marlim was redirected to 9 of August and the one of the Parque das Baleias to... Continue Reading →
Leftist presidential hopeful would end Brazil oil refining monopoly: adviser
The leading leftist candidate in Brazil’s presidential race, Ciro Gomes, would end the refining monopoly of state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, a senior Gomes adviser told Reuters. Read more
U.S. energy firms chasing oil price rally stumble on old baggage
With oil price recovery taking hold, several U.S. oil and gas companies entered 2018 with a compelling plan - sell undeveloped or less essential fields and invest the money to boost returns from their sweetest, most productive spots. There is a catch, though. The strategy assumes that with crude now up more than 150 percent... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea Announce the Delivery of Skandi Recife and Commencement of Contract with Petrobras
June 14, 2018 LONDON & PARIS & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (PARIS: FTI) (ISIN:GB00BDSFG982) and DOF Subsea (DOF) announce that the Skandi Recife, a Brazilian-flagged flexible lay and construction vessel owned by the joint venture formed between TechnipFMC (50%) and DOF (50%), commenced its 8-year charter contract with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). The vessel will... Continue Reading →
Total buys solar power plants in São Paulo
June 13, 2018 Total Eren - a partnership between France's Total and Eren - has closed the acquisition of 100% of the Dracena I, Dracena II and Dracena IV photovoltaic solar plants, all operated by Cobra do Brasil and to be installed in the city of Dracena, in the interior of the state from Sao... Continue Reading →
Guyana: ExxonMobil lays foundation for Liza startup
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil is rapidly progressing its Liza Phase 1 development located offshore Guyana with the beginning of development drilling. ExxonMobil informed on Tuesday that the development drilling for the first of 17 wells planned for Phase 1 began in May, laying the foundation for production startup in 2020. Read more
QGEP gets longer time for exploration in the Amazonas Basin
06/11/18 The ANP decided to grant 359 days to the first exploratory period of the FZA-M-90_R11 concession contract, held by QGEP (operator, with 100%). As a result, the end of the First Exploration Period will be from 8/30/2018 to 8/24/2020 and the second period from 8/30/2021 to 8/24/2022. Oil and gas exploration in the Amazonas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Debt Management Operations
Rio de Janeiro, June 12, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras informs the prepayment of a credit line on June 7, 2018, with The Bank of Nova Scotia, in the amount of US $ 750 million, maturing in 2022. Simultaneously, it contracted new financing with the same bank, of equal value, but with... Continue Reading →