(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two long-term contracts with Petrobras for its Pipelay Support Vessel (PLSV) and the Anchor Handling Support vessel (AHTS). The Brazilian built and flagged PLSV Skandi Niterói is awarded a three-year firm plus option contract, starting in 2025. The vessel is owned by DOFCON Navegação, a joint... Continue Reading →
Petrobras, Gerdau and Naturgy sign the first agreement for natural gas supply in the free market in Rio de Janeiro
Petrobras, Gerdau, and Naturgy have signed contracts for the supply of natural gas in the free market environment to serve Cosigua, Gerdau's long steel production unit located in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). The agreement marks the first migration of a captive industrial market customer to the free market in the State, making the company's plant... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons resumes docking of offshore supply vessels at its shipyards in Guarujá, Port of Santos
Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, has resumed, this month, the docking of offshore supply vessels at its shipyards in Guarujá, in the Port of Santos (São Paulo), the largest port facility in Latin America. The PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) Zarapito, owned by Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore (WSUT, a joint... Continue Reading →
Trendsetter lines up subsea work on two oil assets in Brazilian waters
(Offshore-energy.biz) Texas-based subsea oil and gas equipment and services player Trendsetter Engineering has tucked a new assignment under its belt on two offshore oil fields in Brazil, following its entry into the South American country’s market with the establishment of local facilities in Macaé. Trident Energy do Brasil, part of Trident Energy Group, has picked... Continue Reading →
BP to buy out Bunge’s stake in Brazilian biofuels JV in $1.4 bln deal
(Reuters) - BP has agreed to buy grain trader Bunge's 50% stake in Brazilian sugar and ethanol joint venture BP Bunge Bioenergia for $1.4 billion in a bet on growing demand for low-carbon biofuels. Following the completion of the deal, expected by end-2024, BP will take full ownership of Bioenergia which has production capacity of around 50,000... Continue Reading →
Strike at Brazil environmental agency impacts Petrobras’ Equatorial Margin drilling request
(Reuters) - The ongoing strike at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama is impacting the analysis of Petrobras' request to drill a well in the Equatorial Margin, an Ibama official told Reuters on Thursday. Itagyba Neto, who handles the agency's licensing for marine and coastal ventures, added that Petrobras has still not sent to the agency important details... Continue Reading →
A UN agency recommends new maritime traffic measures in the Santos Basin
This month, June, in London, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), connected with the UN through its Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), recommended approving the Brazilian proposal to create Areas To Be Avoid (ATBA) to reduce the risk of collisions between merchant ships and oil platforms and support vessels of the energy... Continue Reading →
New Petrobras CEO says president wants firm to boost national economy
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab, Madga Chambriard, said the country's president asked her to work toward boosting the nation's economy while maintaining profitability at the oil firm. Chambriard, who took over as the state-run company's top executive after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired the former CEO in... Continue Reading →
Ibama nears decision amid Petrobras pressure to explore offshore Equatorial Margin
(Reuters) - The head of Brazil's environmental agency said on Wednesday that he expects a decision soon on state-owned oil company Petrobras' request to conduct exploratory studies in a region known as the Equatorial Margin, as both the company and the government push for a drilling license. Petrobras has been seeking to explore the northernmost part... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts/Communications published on 03/07/2024, 04/25/2024, 05/02/2024 and 06/13/2024, informs that will pay today the second installment of dividends relating to the balance sheet of December 31, 2023. The gross amount to be distributed today, in the form of dividends, is R$ 1,46934144 per ordinary and ... Continue Reading →