(U) Brazilian logistics player Prumo and local energy distribution company Neoenergia have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop studies for the production of green hydrogen and offshore wind generation in the Acu Port area of Rio de Janeiro state. The announcement involving Prumo — a partnership between EIG Global Energy Partners and Mubadala Investment... Continue Reading →
Booming Brazilian E&P buoys Rio Oil & Gas show but market still waits on Petrobras rig contract awards.
(OM) News from Rio Oil & Gas 2022 is upbeat about the prospects for offshore E&P, according to Evercore ISI’s most recent Offshore Oracle report, with many international operators offering updates on their upcoming projects slated offshore Brazil. Added to that was Exxon Mobil’s announcement that $13 trillion in new oil and gas investments will be... Continue Reading →
Double win for Wood in Brazil
UK oilfield services provider Wood has been awarded two offshore contract extensions in Brazil, which include the provision of operations services for Trident Energy and maintenance solutions for Equinor. In July, Wood and Trident Energy signed an agreement to perform production and deck operation services onboard platforms P08, P65, PCE1, and PPM1. This contract is a one-year extension of... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Investors confident in Brazil staying the course after election
(Reuters) - A leftist former union leader is on track to replace Brazil's right-wing president and tear up the most important fiscal rule in the world's 10th largest economy, but foreign investors are largely unfazed. Their even-keeled outlook for Brazil, where the local currency and stock market have gained this year, reflects confidence that even... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Shell Books Maersk Drilling Semi-sub
(OED) Danish offshore drilling firm Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Shell Brasil for the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer in the Campos basin offshore Brazil. The offshore drilling rig will drill one exploration well and perform subsea well interventions at the BC-10 field. The contract is expected to start in March 2023, in direct... Continue Reading →
MODEC FPSO Almirante Barroso arrives in Brazil
Scheduled to form part of Petrobras' 5th production module in the Búzios field, the Modec unit will be submitted to Brazilian authorities' clearance procedures. Afterwards, it will go to the Brasfels shipyard, in Angra dos Reis (RJ), where it will undergo the final commissioning activities. The first oil from the FPSO Almirante Barroso is expected... Continue Reading →
Yinson FPSO for Petrobras’ revitalization project reaches Brazilian waters
After making a few stops on the way, a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, destined for Petrobras’ revitalisation project, has arrived in Brazil. Letters of Intent for this FPSO project were awarded to Malaysia’s Yinson in October 2019 by Petrobras. Several months later, the two players entered into definitive contracts and in April 2020, Sumitomo... Continue Reading →
Trident Energy to sell stakes in two offshore Brazil oil concessions
(U) Trident Energy expects to start looking next month for buyers of stakes in two of the 10 oil concessions it wholly acquired from Petrobras in 2020, its top boss said on Wednesday. The UK firm has hired Brazilian bank Itaú BBA to run the competitive process, Jean-Michel Jacoulot, chief executive officer of Trident, told... Continue Reading →
Shell SURF bids for Gato do Mato project edges toward sanction
(U) Shell expects to decide on sanctioning Gato do Mato, its biggest new Brazilian offshore project, within the next three months – after re-evaluating its viability in the light of supply constraints and rising costs in recent months. The UK-based supermajor has been working on contracting arrangements for a project that will feature a floating... Continue Reading →
Wärtsilä lines up first fleet decarbonisation deal for oil & gas segment in Latin America
Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has inked what is described as “a pioneering agreement” for decarbonisation projects in the oil and gas segment in the Americas with Brazil’s shipping company Grupo CBO. This is the Finnish player’s first contract in the decarbonisation area for the oil and gas sector in Latin America, and the second one in the Americas. CBO... Continue Reading →