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April 13, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the announcement of October 25, 2024, informs that its Board of Directors has approved the resumption of construction of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit (UFN-III), located in Três Lagoas (MS). The decision is based on a thorough reassessment of the project, aligned with the... Continue Reading →
April 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras is in initial direct negotiations with Abu Dhabi's Mubadala sovereign wealth fund to repurchase the Mataripe refinery in Brazil, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said last month that Petrobras would repurchase the refinery, which had been sold... Continue Reading →
April 13, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that its Board of Directors has today approved the final investment decision (FID) for the SEAP I project, in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, consolidating the development of Sergipe Deepwater (SEAP), a new oil and gas production frontier in the country. The FID for the SEAP II... Continue Reading →
April 13 (offshore-energy.biz) Jumbo Offshore, part of the Jumbo Group, and CoreMarine have been tasked with the transport and installation of the soft-yoke (SSY) mooring systems and hook-up of two floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessels in Argentina’s Golfo San Matías. CoreMarine and Jumbo Offshore’s assignment in Argentina is for both the FLNG Hilli Episeyo and the FLNG... Continue Reading →
April 13 (Reuters) - Chevron is expected to sign agreements on Monday to return a gas field to Venezuela and participate in an extra heavy crude area in the country's main oil region, while Shell is set to sign a pact to receive the Loran gas field for operation, three sources close to the preparations said. The... Continue Reading →
April 13 (Reuters) - Baker Hughes said on Monday it will sell its unit, Waygate Technologies, to Sweden-based Hexagon ( for about $1.45 billion in cash, as the oilfield services provider reorganizes its business to focus on high-growth areas. The deal is part of Baker Hughes' efforts to reshape its business by shedding non-core assets and shifting focus... Continue Reading →
April 13 (OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has secured a two-year extension of the current contract for the subsea construction vessel (CSV) Normand Fortress with Petrobras. The extension will start in early July 2026. Under the extended contract, the vessel will provide accommodation services to support production activities on the Brazilian continental shelf.... Continue Reading →
April 13, 2026 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin, in an exploratory well drilled in Sector SC-AP4 of the Campos Basin, block C-M-477. Well 1-BRSA-1404DC-RJS is located 201 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, at a water... Continue Reading →
April 10 - Portuguese engineering company Mota-Engil announced it has signed a new contract with Petrobras worth R$728 million for the execution of services related to the decommissioning of subsea systems in the Campos Basin. The agreement involves engineering, preparation, removal, and final disposal of offshore structures. With an estimated duration of 1,825 days, the... Continue Reading →
April 10 (Reuters) - Vineyard Wind has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a wind turbine-supplying unit of GE Vernova from terminating agreements and abandoning work on a $4.5 billion offshore wind farm in Massachusetts on the eve of completion. Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Spain's Iberdrola and Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, filed a lawsuit this week in... Continue Reading →
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