(PN) Changes in the Petrobras bidding calendar that foresees the contracting of two platform ships (FPSOs) for the Sergipe Aguas Profundas Project (SEAP). The state-owned company once again postponed the deadline for receiving proposals. When they were released last year, the notices predicted that the deadline for receiving proposals would be October 14th. Afterwards, Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires Technip Energies’ Company for Offshore CCS Study
(OE) Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has hired Kanfa, a fully-owned subsidiary of Technip Energies, to conduct a carbon capture and storage (CCS) study for its offshore assets. With the study, Petrobras aims to get a thorough understanding of the technology and get a confirmation that it is technically and economically feasible to... Continue Reading →
Brazil is the leader in Latin America in energy transition investments – Report
(TN) Brazil is the sixth country in the world that invested the most in energy transition and the leader in Latin America, according to BloombergNEF's Energy Transition Investment Trends 2024 report. The document highlighted that the country invested, in 2023 alone, around US$34 .8 billion. Renewable energy, electric vehicles, hydrogen and carbon capture drove year-on-year... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts drilling the Anhanga well on the Equatorial Margin
(PN) While still awaiting approval to drill in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, Petrobras is advancing its exploratory program at another point in the so-called Equatorial Margin. This month, the company began drilling a new well in block POT-M-762, in the Potiguar Basin, 79 km off the coast of the state of Rio Grande do... Continue Reading →
Valaris rigs collect $1.2 billion for drilling jobs spanning geographies
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has landed a batch of new contracts and extensions across multiple geographies with Petrobras, Equinor, Harbour Energy, TotalEnergies, Shell, Ithaca Energy, Eni, undisclosed operators, and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental (Oxy). These deals will enable three floaters and six jack-ups in the rig owner’s fleet to undertake... Continue Reading →
Prysmian re-jigs Latam management, eyes offshore wind farm demand in Brazil
(Reuters) - Italian cablemaker Prysmian (PRY.MI), opens new tab has shifted around management in Brazil and Latin America as it gears up local plants to boost supply to the electricity sector and future offshore wind farms in the region, the company told Reuters. Raul Gil Boronat, who led Prysmian in Brazil, took over as CEO for Latin... Continue Reading →
MODEC sets out to fortify FPSO business while embracing decarbonization and new opportunities
(OET) With the current energy ecosystem in mind, Japan’s FPSO operator MODEC has unveiled its new, mid-term business plan, covering the period from 2024 to 2026, which spotlights the Japanese player’s intention to further strengthen the profitability of its core FPSO business, strategically invest funds to decarbonize its FPSO units, develop new opportunities, and bolster... Continue Reading →
Petrobras targets reliable subsea production with topside-less technology
(OET) Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has appointed a North Carolina-headquartered company to deliver a seal-less canned motor boosting system for its field in the Campos Basin with the aim of enabling reliable subsea production. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has signed a technology cooperation agreement with Petrobras to design, manufacture, test, and provide operational support for... Continue Reading →
Enauta’s Atlanta II FPSO Gets Its Torpedo Anchors Offshore Brazil
(OE) Oil and gas company Enauta has released a note regarding the installation of mooring lines and torpedo anchors, designed by London Marine Consultants (LMC), for the FPSO Atlanta II offshore Brazil. The moorings are installed in over 1500 meters of water depth offshore Brazil on behalf of Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Yinson Production and... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras seeks to settle refinery deal structure with Mubadala by end-June
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab hopes to settle details of a tie-up with Mubadala to take back control of the operation of a refinery owned by the Abu Dhabi sovereign investor by the end of the first half of the year, Petrobras' chief executive said on Tuesday. CEO Jean Paul Prates... Continue Reading →
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