Petro Rio S.A. (PRIO), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of August. Obs:(1) The Frade Field’s production was impacted 9-day shutdown in the month of August.
Petrobras eyes carbon capture and storage solutions for Brazilian industry in change of stance
(U) Petrobras is considering the potential of offering carbon capture and storage solutions for third-party industrial emissions in its native Brazil as part of a potential diversification strategy from the company’s key upstream oil and gas operations. “It’s a study we are doing right now,” Rafael Chaves Santos, executive director of institutional relations and sustainability... Continue Reading →
Stage 4 of the Santos Basin Development Project creates expectations of generation of jobs and increase use of support vessels
(PN) A new wave of developments in the Santos Basin that should start next year creates the expectation of generating new jobs, in addition to enabling the expansion of the use of support vessels. The so-called Stage 4 of the Santos Basin will cover 13 new Petrobras production units in the region, located in the... Continue Reading →
Ibama grants renewal of 3D seismic research in Itapu field
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted Petrobras the first renewal of the seismic survey license for the Itapu field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The license will last for 1 year and two months, authorizing the oil company to carry out the activity within the authorized polygon, with the seismic... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Chief Digital Transformation and Innovation Officer
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, informs that its CEO Caio Mário Paes de Andrade has appointed Paulo Palaia for the position of Chief Digital Transformation and Innovation Officer, replacing Juliano Dantas. The nomination will be submitted to the internal corporate governance procedures, including the respective compliance and integrity analyses required for the company's succession process,... Continue Reading →
Chinese shipyard DSIC delivers the Anita Garibaldi FPSO to be installed in the Marlim field
(PN) The Chinese shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore (DSIC) held the delivery ceremony for the FPSO Anita Garibaldi, which will be installed in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The platform ship was delivered to Japan's Modec, which will charter the unit to Petrobras for 25 years. The platform ship is expected to arrive... Continue Reading →
ANP approves registration of Equinor, Ecopetrol, Qatar Energy, Sinopec and Petrogal for the Pre Salt Permanent Offer Permanent
(PN) News in the preparations for the first round of the Permanent Sharing Offer, which will auction off pre-salt blocks. The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the registration of five more companies: Equinor, Ecopetrol, Qatar Energy, Sinopec and Petrogal. The information is contained in a statement published) in the Official Gazette. Previously, the ANP had... Continue Reading →
Gas-geared: Modec lines up Chinese subcontractors for Equinor’s next Brazil floater
(U) Japanese floater giant Modec has lined up Chinese yard Bomesc Offshore Engineering to build topside modules for the floating production, storage and offloading vessel that Equinor intends to deploy in gas rich Block BM-C-33 in Brazil’s Campos basin. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Modec and Bomesc, paving the way for a... Continue Reading →
Jumbo Offshore installs Petrobras torpedo pile mooring system
(OM) Jumbo Offshore has executed the transport and installation of a torpedo pile mooring system, including mooring for flexible risers, umbilical for Libra Consortium's Guanabara FPSO. While this type of installation previously required the mobilization of up to three anchor-handling tugs, Jumbo carried out the entire contract using only its J-class offshore installation vessel Fairplayer, working in the Mero... Continue Reading →
PRIO on Dommo acquisition
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO”) informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Prisma Capital Ltda. (“Prisma”) for the potential business combination of Dommo Energia S.A. (“Dommo”) (B3: DMMO3) and PRIO (“Transaction”).As per the MOU, the Transaction will be implemented through the incorporation of the... Continue Reading →