(TN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) released the list of 33 sectors with exploratory blocks and an area with marginal accumulation that will be in the auction of the 4th Cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer, which is scheduled for December 13th. The auction will have blocks offered in the following basins: Amazonas, Espírito Santo,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expects to drill near Amazon mouth in 2024, says CEO
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) expects to do exploratory drilling next year near the mouth of the Amazon River, along the coast of the state of Amapa, Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates said. The region is part of Brazil's Equatorial Margin, an area that Petrobras considers its most promising new frontier for oil and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Norway Partner for Energy Transition
(YP) Petrobras is looking to strengthen its partnership with Norwegian companies on energy transition. The move comes as Brazil seeks to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In a recent announcement during the event "The Role of Norway and Brazil in the Energy Transition" organized by the Brazil-Norway Chamber of... Continue Reading →
Brazilian FPSO now likely to be back online by November
(OET) Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has changed the timeline for the restart of production from a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is working on a field off Brazil. This FPSO is now anticipated to come back online by November 2023. Originally, the production was expected to resume by early September... Continue Reading →
Brazil set to widen lead as cleanest major power sector
(Reuters) - Brazil generated nearly 93% of its electricity from clean sources during the first nine months of 2023, up more than 2 percentage points from the same period in 2022 and the largest clean-power share among major economies. France has historically boasted the cleanest power sector among top economies, but has lost ground to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras achieves high level of utilization of its refineries
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that in September its refining units reached 97% utilization for the second consecutive month. As a result, the Total Utilization Factor (FUT) of the refineries in 3Q23 reached 95.8%, the best result since 2014. The largest refinery in the country, the Paulínia Refinery (Replan), broke its utilization record, processing... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering inks drillpipe riser system contract with Petrobras
(OM) Oceaneering's wholly owned subsidiary Marine Production Systems do Brasil Ltda. has secured a five-year contract from Petrobras for the operation of three existing drillpipe riser systems to support intervention and completion operations in Brazil. Petrobras also has the option to add a fourth drillpipe riser system by notifying Oceaneering prior to mid-December 2023. The contract... Continue Reading →
Petrobras tender to charter OSRV vessels – Article
By Julia Borges da Mota Partner at Murayama, Affonso Ferreira e Mota Advogados. (TN) On October 10th, the deadline for submitting proposals in a large-scale tender promoted by Petrobras ends. This tender focuses on the charter of up to 12 OSRV type vessels, all Brazilian flag. The charter process will follow the modality known as "time... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on CARF judgment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that in a session held yesterday, the First Panel of the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF), a body of the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF), rejected the appeal filed by the company and decided that IRPJ and CSLL taxes are due on the profits of its foreign... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces discovery of oil at the Sagitario prospect in the Santos Basin
(PN) Petrobrss notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) this week about the discovery of signs of oil in well 3-BRSA-1388DA-SPS, in the Sagitario prospect, within block S-M-623, in the Santos Basin. The discovery took place in a water depth of 1,866 meters. This is the second extension well in the area, which began to be... Continue Reading →