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(Portos e Navios) Petrobras extended the deadline for the pre-qualification process for companies to supply new FPSOs under the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) regime, with a capacity for 180,000 bpd and 7 million m³/day of gas. The new date, set for March 18, should not be postponed again. The oil company does not specify... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras obtained the environmental license from Ibama for the project to revitalize the Marlim and Voador fields, in the Campos Basin. The authorization is valid for five years. TechnipFMC will be responsible for supplying up to eight manifolds for the project, while NOV and Baker will supply 448 km of flexible lines – 280... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Senate approved on Thursday two bills aimed at curbing fuel price hikes with subsidies and tax exemptions, a positive move potentially for state-run oil company Petrobras , but one that could add stress to the government's stretched finances. One bill would set an acceptable range for domestic fuel prices. If international prices... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Last year, when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sacked the head of state-run oil company Petrobras amid a spat over domestic fuel prices, the market reaction was apoplectic. Preferred shares in the firm plummeted 22% in a day. Analysts quickly downgraded a slew of Brazilian assets from state banks to sovereign debt. Many investors... Continue Reading →
The deadline for companies registered in the Permanent Offer to present additional offer guarantees for sectors of blocks included in the 3rd Bidding Cycle, which will be carried out under the concession regime, ends next Monday (3/14). The areas that are included in the 3rd Cycle are located in the Espírito Santo, Pelotas, Potiguar, Recôncavo,... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/25/2021, concerning the sale process of Refinaria Isaac Sabbá (REMAN) to Ream Participações S.A., informs that the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) published on 03/08/2022 a dispatch declaring the Act of Concentration to be complex and ordering the... Continue Reading →
Vallourec was contracted by OneSubsea to supply pipes and connections for the subsea system in the Bacalhau field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The area is at a water depth of 2,050 meters and is operated by Equinor. The products that will be delivered by Vallourec under this contract will be produced... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A second day of interministerial meetings in Brazil to discuss proposed fuel subsidies ended without a decision on Wednesday, four government sources said, as focus shifts to a Senate vote changing the calculation of state taxes for fuels. Earlier in the day, President Jair Bolsonaro met with his chief of staff, the energy... Continue Reading →
(Portos e Navios) PetroRio, an independent oil and gas company, recorded a production record in February, with 35,671 barrels/day. It is the highest average monthly amount for the company. The highlight was the Polvo – Tubarão Martelo cluster, which had a production increase of over a thousand barrels/day. The better operational performance of the FPSO... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Açu Petróleo signed with Petrobras and Transpetro the first infrastructure sharing agreement for crude oil. Focused on the Osduc network (Cabiúnas-Reduc), the operation will enable the connection of the future line that will interconnect the Oil Terminal, in Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra (RJ), to the Cabiúnas Terminal, located in Macaé... Continue Reading →
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