Sept 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Wednesday it will hike diesel prices to distributors by an average of 1 real ($0.1941) per liter as of Thursday, while also giving a discount of the same amount. As a result of the moves, which followed the company's decision to enroll in a... Continue Reading →
Vallourec secures major contract with Subsea7 for Petrobras’ Sepia 2 offshore project in Brazil
Sept. 16 - Vallourec—a global leader in premium seamless tubular solutions—announces that it has secured a major contract with Subsea7 to supply seamless carbon steel line pipe and thermal insulation coating for the Sepia 2 project, developed by Petrobras in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. This award follows the EPCI (Engineering,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs long-term agreement for the purchase and sale of Liquefied Natural Gas with U.S. company Sempra Infrastructure
Sept. 14 - Petrobras has signed a long-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with Sempra Infrastructure, a U.S. company and subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE). The agreement, signed at the end of August, provides for Petrobras to purchase 0.8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG for a period of 20 years,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Taps Strohm for Deepwater Pipe Supply
Sept. 14 (OE) Petrobras has awarded Strohm a contract to supply thermoplastic composite pipes for water injection and gas lift applications in Brazil's deepwater post-salt cluster, with the technology to be tested in water depths of up to 1,500 metres. The contract with Strohm and its subsidiary Strohm Brasil also covers qualification testing, project engineering,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras set to approve Yinson’s proposal for Albacora, sources say
Sept. 13 (agencuainfra.com) Petrobras is expected to approve the proposal submitted by the Malaysian builder and operator Yinson for the Albacora FPSO (P-88), a Petrobras project in the Campos Basin. Sources at the state-owned company told Agência iNFRA that, despite concerns raised privately by competitors, the project design complies with the requirements. Companies that participated... Continue Reading →
Seap: Petrobras considers extending FPSO operations beyond 6.5 years
Sept. 13 (agenciainfra.com) Lourenço Fróes, coordinator of Petrobras’ New FPSO Program (Profort), indicated on Friday (11) that the state-owned company is considering renewing the operating contracts for the FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading units) in the Seap (Sergipe Deepwater) project with the builder and operator SBM Offshore. Currently, the contracts run for six and... Continue Reading →
bp drills first well in the Tupinambá block, Santos Basin
Sept. 10 - ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) announced that bp has begun drilling the first well in the Tupinambá block, located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. Drilling operations commenced on September 8, four days after Ibama issued the license authorizing an exploratory campaign of up to three... Continue Reading →
SED Energy Holdings and Ventura Offshore Set to Combine Ops
Sept. 11 (OE) SED Energy Holdings and Ventura Offshore have signed a letter of intent for an all-share combination that would create an energy services group with about $1.3 billion in contracted revenue backlog and an implied pro forma equity value of approximately $1 billion. Under the proposed transaction, SED Energy Holdings would acquire 100%... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes takes the lead in Petrobras tender for a mega-contract covering 512 km of flexible pipelines.
Sept. 9 - Baker Hughes submitted the best bids in a Petrobras tender to contract up to 518.3 km of flexible lines, comprising both risers and flowlines. The pipelines are intended for various applications, such as gas lift, water injection, production, gas injection, service, gas export, and oil export. The tender also includes flexible pipelines... Continue Reading →
SLB, Shearwater Launch Multi-Client 3D Seismic Survey off Brazil
Sept. 9 (OE) SLB and Shearwater GeoServices have launched a 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Amapá in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, targeting an underexplored area that has attracted increased interest following the recent Morpho hydrocarbon discovery. The Amapá 3D survey area is located about 130 kilometers from the Morpho exploration well and is designed to provide... Continue Reading →