Industry continues chasing big oil, key gas targets also on the radar (OE) Global exploration drilling is set for a boost in 2024 – we have line of sight on over 200 wells targeting over 30 bnboe of resource (unrisked). Several gas hotspots are on the industry agenda, whilst the strong appetite for oil exploration... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about breach of contractual obligation at Carmópolis Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the material fact disclosed on December 20, 2022, informs of the non-compliance with the contractual payment obligation of Carmo Energy and its parent company COBRA INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS, S.A., as guarantor, related to the sale of all of its stakes in the set of 11 onshore oil... Continue Reading →
Enauta Acquires Stake in Campos Basin Oil Fields
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Enauta said on Monday it acquired the entire 23% stake held by QatarEnergy Brasil Ltda in some oil fields in the Campos Basin for a total value of $150 million. In a securities filing, the company said that the transaction to acquire a stake in the Abalone, Ostra, and Argonauta oil fields, components of the so-called... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts drilling in the Equatorial Margin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started drilling the Pitu Oeste (RN) well today, which marks the resumption of the company's search for oil and gas in the Equatorial Margin, a region that stretches along the Brazilian coast from the state of Rio Grande do Norte to Amapá. The drilling of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of dividends
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press releases published on 03/01/2023 and 04/27/2023, informs that it will pay next week, on 12/27/2023, the third installment of the complementary dividends referred to the 2022 fiscal year, based on shareholding position as of 04/27/2023, in connection to the Material Fact released on that date.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on Petros Plan equalization
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, at a meeting held today, the Deficit Equalization Plan for 2022 (PED-2022) of the Non-Renegotiated Petrobras System Petros Plan (PPSP-NR) and its submission for consideration by the Secretariat for Coordination and Governance of State-Owned Enterprises (SEST). The PED-2022 provides for the settlement of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Contracts Seadrill Drillship Pair
(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill on Friday announced that Petrobras has awarded 1,064-day fixed-term contracts to each of the West Auriga and the West Polaris in Brazil. The contracts are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2024 and represent total contract value of approximately $1.1 billion, inclusive of additional services and mobilization fees,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to analyze Mubadala Capital proposal for refining and biorefining partnership in Bahia
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has received a communication from Mubadala Capital proposing the formalization of recent discussions on the formation of a potential strategic partnership for the development of downstream in Brazil, in continuity with the memorandum of understanding released on September 4, 2023. The initiative has as its scope businesses... Continue Reading →
New Fortress Energy Takes Delivery of Energos Celsius FSRU
(OE) Seatrium has delivered a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Energos Celsius to New Fortress Energy (NFE), one of the world’s leading LNG project developers. Energos Celsius is owned by Energos Infrastructure, a global marine infrastructure platform backed by Apollo funds and NFE, and the vessel is on long-term charter to NFE in Brazil.... Continue Reading →
Enauta Buys Cidade de Santos FPSO
(OE) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has bought FPSO Cidade de Santos platform from MODEC, following the acquisition of the Uruguá and Tambaú fields in Santos Basin. The transaction for the FPSO, capable of processing 350 million cubic feet per day of gas, 25,000 barrels of oil per day, and has a storage capacity... Continue Reading →