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3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in corporate governance, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for November 2023. (1) It does not consider gas production at Areia Branca, Fazenda Belém and Papa Terra Clusters, as those volumes are consumed in... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has long tried to position himself as an independent arbiter in global conflicts, now faces the uncomfortable task of mediating a crisis between Brazil’s northern neighbors Venezuela and Guyana. Escalating tensions over Essequibo, an oil-rich region roughly the size of Florida that’s controlled by Guyana but claimed... Continue Reading →
(OET) U.S. oilfield services company Weatherford International has secured a multi-year contract to deliver drill pipe riser (DPR) intervention services to Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras. Weatherford announced it had been awarded a five-year contract with Petrobras in Brazil, after a competitive tender, to provide DPR ultra-deepwater offshore intervention systems and services. The new seven-system... Continue Reading →
(OET) Italian cabling giant Prysmian has secured a contract worth over €100 million with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for the provision of umbilicals and steel tube. Under the contract, Prysmian will deliver 170 kilometers of deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals and the related specialized offshore and logistic services. The deep-water steel tube and thermoplastic umbilicals... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's largest-ever power transmission auction by expected investment volume may see little competition, experts and executives said, as the need for billions of dollars in investments and tech expertise may dissuade potential bidders. In the last five years, Brazil's transmission lines auctions have had on average at least six bidders for each allotment,... Continue Reading →
(PN) The board of directors of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the geological and economic studies that resulted in the delimitation of two more pre-salt exploratory blocks: Rubi and Granada, both located in the Santos Basin. The agency will forward the studies to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) to analyze the feasibility... Continue Reading →
Kongsberg Digital has partnered with Locar, a Brazilian offshore vessel operator, to enhance its digital infrastructure and optimize DP operations. Locar will integrate Vessel Insight, Kongsberg Digital’s vessel-to-cloud infrastructure to derive valuable data insights from their vessels. This implementation aims to provide Locar with a new level of transparency and optimize fleet performance. The initial... Continue Reading →
The ODN-II drillship, which will be used to drill the Pitu Oeste well, in the Potiguar Basin, is already heading towards the location, on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. Drilling, scheduled to begin in December, will take place in block BM-POT-17. This will mark Petrobras' return to the Equatorial Margin, which stretches from... Continue Reading →
(PN) Well drilling work in the Wahoo field, in the Campos Basin, should begin in January, when the environmental license should be issued by IBAMA. The projection was presented this week by the CEO of PRIO, Roberto Monteiro, during an event with investors. The four wells planned in the area will be drilled by the... Continue Reading →
(MME) Brazil, represented by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, officially joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA). The commitment was formalized at the GOWA Ministerial Meeting, which took place during COP 28, in Dubai. The European Union, Panama and the United States state of California also joined the Alliance at the same time. Representing... Continue Reading →
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