The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) authorized Petrobras to start operating the FPSO Almirante Barroso – which is already moored in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin. The license will be valid for eight years. The platform vessel was named in honor of the commander who led the victorious Brazilian naval force in... Continue Reading →
Wärtsilä lands FPSO operation and maintenance job off Brazil
Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has been picked to operate power modules onboard a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, working offshore Brazil. In addition, the Finnish player inked a long-term optimised maintenance agreement with 3R Petroleum, a Brazilian offshore operator. Wärtsilä revealed on Wednesday, 12 April 2023, that it would operate – on behalf of the... Continue Reading →
GE to Deliver “Heart” for Two Petrobras FPSOs
(OE) GE Power Conversion said Tuesday it had recently secured a contract with Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard to supply and deliver two electrical modules for the Petrobras P-80 and P-83 FPSOs. "The integrated electrical module to be provided by GE Power Conversion is considered the “heart” of the platform as it provides all the distributed energy... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on organizational adjustment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that its Executive Board, in a meeting held today, approved an organizational adjustment proposal to be submitted to the Board of Directors as part of a continuous improvement process. The proposal has three objectives: (i) prepare the company for the energy transition with the creation of an Executive Office... Continue Reading →
Brazil pre salt hits new production record in February
A new record for the successful history of the Brazilian pre-salt. The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced that production in the layer in February totaled 3.268 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, growth of 2.3% compared to January. The volume surpassed the previous record of 3.142 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, recorded... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ delayed pricing changes shakes Lula-Prates relationship, sources say
(Reuters) - Brazil's desire for a faster change in Petrobras' fuel pricing policy (PETR4.SA) has caused friction between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the oil company's CEO, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Petrobras Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates, who took office in January after being appointed by Lula, has said several times... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum 2023 Reserves Certification Report
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) informs its investors and the market in general regarding the release of the Reserves Certification Report, base date of December 31, 2022, (“Certification 2023”), prepared by independent expert consultancy DeGolyer and MacNaughton, referring to the assets that form its portfolio. The Company highlights that... Continue Reading →
PRIO on start of production of N5P2 well
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general of the start of production of the 7-FR-61HP-RJS (“N5P2”) well, in the Frade Field (“Field” or “Frade”), with stabilized initial production of approximately 11,000 barrels of oil per day, above original projections. Thus, the Field has reached 50,000 barrels... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Pricing Policy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reaffirms its commitment to the practice of competitive prices and in balance with the national market, while avoiding the immediate pass-through of external volatility and exchange rate caused by circumstantial events and confirms that it has received no proposal from the Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding the change in the... Continue Reading →
Construction of Brazil-bound P-82 FPSO kicks off at Chinese shipyard
(OEM) Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Offshore Engineering has held a groundbreaking ceremony in Qidong for the construction of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is destined to work for Petrobras in the Santos Basin pre-salt area offshore Brazil. The Chinese company says that it held the groundbreaking ceremony for the P-82 FPSO, which it describes as “the... Continue Reading →