Exxon Mobil Corp has ended a major campaign to find oil in Brazil, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The oil and gas giant has stopped current drilling at the offshore acreage it started snapping up with partners for $4 billion in 2017, after failing for the third time to... Continue Reading →
Karoon interrupts production in the Bauna and Patola Fields
Karoon Energy announced that it has temporarily stopped production at Baúna and Patola, in the Santos Basin, due to a loss of containment incident associated with the high pressure flare at FPSO Cidade de Itajaí. Altera&Ocyan, operator of the FPSO, mobilized a team of specialists to identify the source of the leak and carry out... Continue Reading →
PRIO March 2023 Operational Data
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of March. Key: (1) The figures refer to PRIO's 90% interest in Albacora Leste, assuming production throughout the month. As the acquisition’s closing happened on January 26, 2023, the field... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on contracting FPSOs for Sergipe deepwater project
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the contracting process for the chartering of two platform vessels for the Sergipe Deepwater Project (SEAP), in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, about 100 km off the coast. The FPSO (floating production, storage, and oil transfer system) type units will be strategic to expand the availability of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Bahia Terra production
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on March 14, 2023, informs that it obtained, on Friday (03/31), authorization from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to resume production from the Araçás field, located in the Bahia Terra Cluster. Thus, the company started the execution of operational... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Strategic Planning
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its CEO, Jean Paul Prates, submitted to the Executive Board, which in turn, discussed and validated the following proposals, to be considered in the Strategic Planning, in compliance with current governance practices, the commitment to create value and the company's long-term financial sustainability: 1) Total attention to people,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on new executive board
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in addition to the material fact disclosed on 03/22/2003, informs that Ms. Clarice Coppetti (Chief Institutional Relations and Sustainability Officer), Mr. Sergio Caetano Leite (Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer), Mr. Joelson Falcão Mendes (Chief Exploration and Production Officer), Mr. Carlos José do Nascimento Travassos (Chief Production Development Officer), Mr.... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$1.63 billion financing of Almirante Tamandaré
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has signed the project financing of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré for a total of US$1.63 billion. The project financing is provided by a consortium of 13 international banks with insurance cover from 4 international Export Credit Agencies (ECA). The financing is composed of five separate facilities with a ca.... Continue Reading →
Enauta : Atlanta Field Daily Output Reaches 22,000 bbl/d
Brazilian oil company Enauta Participações has concluded the production ramp-up of the new well in its Atlanta field offshore Brazil., Enauta had said earlier this week that it had connected the new well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (“5H”) to the FPSO Petrojarl I. The production was at the time still in the production ramp-up phase, at around... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Brazilian energy transition is progressing and demand for hydrogen could double by 2040
(PN) Brazil's energy matrix offers technological opportunities that can place the country at the forefront of decarbonization in a wide range of demand segments. The analysis is by energy research firm Rystad Energy. According to the consultancy, the country has a head start in the transition to low-carbon energy compared to many other large countries... Continue Reading →