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(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured $70 million in new contracts and extensions for two of its subsea construction vessels (CSV) that will be employed offshore Brazil. The new contract is for the CSV Normand Fortress with Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras. The contract has a duration of two years firm with... Continue Reading →
(OE) The first multiphase pumping subsea system (MPP), that will support oil and gas production at the Atlanta field in Brazil's Santos Basin, has been shipped from Norway, Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has informed. The MPP, manufactured by OneSubsea, was loaded on January 21, 2024, in Norway ahead of shipping for Brazil. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab will this year start buying stakes in domestic onshore wind and solar projects to create a roughly 2 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy portfolio, the firm's chief executive told Reuters. Petroleo Brasileiro is looking to buy stakes in assets that are already operational, Jean Paul Prates said... Continue Reading →
(OM) Brazil’s administrative authority Controladoria-Geral da União has served a sanctioning measure issued against Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil. This involves the temporary suspension from contracting with the Brazilian public administration for two years, based on alleged irregularities related to the award in December 2011 of a contract to install a gas pipeline. The... Continue Reading →
(PN) New numbers point to an increase in well drilling activity in Brazil. The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) revealed new data forecasting investments in exploration in Brazil. According to the regulatory body, oil companies located in the country must spend US$1.96 billion on exploration during the year 2024. Well drilling is the activity that will... Continue Reading →
(TN) Elysian Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo e Gás Natural Ltda., ("Elysian Petroleum"), announces that, on January 17, 2024, it was duly qualified by the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels ("ANP") as Operator "C" (onshore), in accordance with the Tender Notice for the 4th Cycle of the Permanent Offer This means... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The British oil company bp signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Ceará to study the construction of a production plant for green hydrogen and derivatives, such as green ammonia, in the Industrial and Port Complex do Pecém (CIPP). This is the 36th memorandum signed between the state government and national... Continue Reading →
(BJ) A relevant shareholder of 3R Petroleum is proposing a carveout of the company's onshore oil fields and the incorporation of these assets by PetroReconcavo, in a transaction that shows the struggle of junior oils for scale, sources familiar with the matter told Brazil Journal. The rationale for the transaction is already known to the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab said on Wednesday that it plans to finish expansion works on Train One of its Abreu e Lima (RNEST) refinery in the first quarter of 2025, nearly a decade after the expansion was halted due to a massive corruption scandal. Work at the second train of... Continue Reading →
(F&A) Oceânica Engenharia, which provides services to the maritime industry, has formed a syndicate with six banks to begin the process of going public on the stock exchange, in an offering that would be for primary and secondary distribution. To be the coordinators of the offer, the company engaged BTG Pactual, Itaú BBA, UBS BB,... Continue Reading →
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