Brazilian oil company Petrobras has awarded a 4-year contract to CIMC and OOS International for the OOS Tiradentes semi-submersible accommodation rig. Under the contract, the accommodation rig will be used to provide safety and maintenance support offshore of Brazil from April 2023 onwards. The four-year contract award follows on from two long-term contracts previously awarded by Petrobras in 2018... Continue Reading →
Field development offshore Brazil driving deepwater rig activity
(OM) Two key Equinor field development projects offshore Brazil are driving deepwater rig contracting activity, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. Recently,Valaris announced that it will be reactivating the DS-17 for a new 540-day contract with Equinor for offshore Brazil. The $327-million contract value includes $86 million in upfront reimbursements for mobilization, reactivation,... Continue Reading →
Hedge funds bet on Brazil oil and gas output surging 122%
(WO) Hedge funds and other investors looking to cash in on Brazil’s surging oil and gas output are turning to a new breed of drillers as an alternative to turmoil-wracked Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the state-owned producer that’s had four CEOs since early 2019. Gerval Investimentos, the family office for the controlling shareholders of steelmaker Gerdau... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum: Production data for June 2022
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for June 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) The Macau Cluster had its production in May impacted by a technical problem linked... Continue Reading →
Ocyan signs a contract with Solstad Offshore
Ocyan has signed a contract with Solstad Offshore for the charter of a “Normand Cutter” construction support vessel. The purpose is to enable Ocyan to participate in several projects in the segment and the first of them will be the contract for the decommissioning of the subsea systems of 3 FPSOs, recently won from Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of refining and logistics assets
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/27/2022, informs that it has extended the deadlines for participation in the sale processes of Refinaria Abreu e Lima (RNEST), in Pernambuco, Refinaria Presidente Getúlio Vargas (REPAR), in Paraná, and Refinaria Alberto Pasqualini (REFAP), in Rio Grande do Sul, as well as the... Continue Reading →
Equinor to resume operations at Peregrino by the end of August
Equinor is very close to restarting production in the Peregrino field, in the southern part of the Campos basin. However, the date for restarting operations in the area has been slightly readjusted. The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the postponement of the resumption of production in the field to August 31 this... Continue Reading →
New Brazil law reinstates biofuels’ tax advantage over fossil fuels
(Reuters) - New legislation approved by the Brazilian Congress late on Wednesday reinstates a tax advantage to biofuels compared with fossil fuels, which should benefit companies producing ethanol in the long-term, analysts said on Thursday. Brazil's lower house approved the government-sponsored bill that among other things includes a provision saying biofuels should enjoy lower taxes... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on manifestation of the Eligibility Committee
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Eligibility Committee (CELEG) resumed today the meeting, started on 07/07/2022, to finalize the analyses of the candidates for the Board of Directors nominated by the controlling shareholder: Mr. Gileno Gurjão Barreto (also nominated as Chairman of the Board); Mr. Edison Antônio Costa Britto Garcia; Mrs. Iêda Aparecida... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of stake in electric power sector company
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/03/2022, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase for the sale of its entire 18.80% stake in the company UEG Araucária S.A. (UEGA), located in the state of Paraná. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter containing detailed information... Continue Reading →