(Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has understood that Petrobras (PETR4.SA) must pass on global oil price rises to the local fuel market, the state-run company's chief executive was quoted as saying in an interview with newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. This is a topic that ultimately helped bring down CEO Jose Mauro Coelho's two predecessors,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras plans to invest US$ 16 billion in Campos Basin renovation plan
Petrobras will invest US$ 16 billion in the Campos Basin renovation plan, with plans to install three new platforms and connect more than 100 wells in the area over the next five years. With more than 40 years of history and two awards received by the Offshore Technology Conferece (OTC) for technological advances in the... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Earnings Release 1Q22
3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A. (“3R”) is pleased to invite you to the first quarter of 2022 earnings conference, which will take place tomorrow, May 4, 2022, at 2:00 pm (BRT). To access the webcast, click here. To access all the material, including the Earnings Release and the Presentation that will be used during... Continue Reading →
Prosafe Signs 4-Year Flotel Contract with Petrobras
Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has won a four-year contract with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible accommodation rig. Petrobras will use the accommodation unit for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. The contract is expected to start in Q3/Q4 2022 after the expiry of its current with Petrobras.... Continue Reading →
Brazil looking to auction Ametista deepwater oil block in 2022 – Energy Ministry
(Reuters) - Brazil's government is trying to add a 12th block to an auction of oil exploration areas expected later this year, an Energy Ministry official said on Tuesday at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. The Ametista block is located at the South border of the region known as the pre-salt and has... Continue Reading →
Shell announces first production at FPSO Guanabara offshore Rio de Janeiro
(WO) Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda., a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced the start of production of the FPSO Guanabara in the Mero field, offshore Santos Basin in Brazil. The FPSO Guanabara, which while under construction was also known as Mero-1, has an installed capacity of 12 million cubic meters of natural gas and 180,000 barrels... Continue Reading →
Açu Petróleo becomes Vast Infraestructura in search to expand range of business
(PN) Açu Petróleo has just announced that it is now called Vast Infraestrutura. For the company, the name change represents an expansion of its business and a new positioning in the infrastructure market. “A brand look ahead and attentive to the future of energy”. The company is no longer exclusively an oil transshipment company to... Continue Reading →
Brazil showcases oil & gas, technology, opportunities for foreign investors during OTC
(WO) ApexBrasil, a Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, is partnering with Brazil's Energy Research Office (EPE), The Brazilian Petroleum and Gas Institute (IBP), The Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP), Petrobras, and the Federation of the Industries of Rio De Janeiro State (FIRJAN) to highlight the country's burgeoning leadership in the sector at the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras looks to add up to eight floating rigs next year
Petrobras has just issued a tender to contract up to eight ultra-deepwater rigs for drilling operations offshore Brazil, according to Esgian. The consulting firm reports that the tender is divided into three lots. Lot 1 is for up to two high-spec rigs with drilling capabilities in water depths up to 3,000m (~10,000ft). Lot 2 is... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum: Election of Board Members and Installation of Fiscal Council
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in accordance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its shareholders, investors and the market in general that, on the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting (“Meeting”) held on April 29, 2022, the shareholders approved the election of Mr. Roberto Castello Branco and... Continue Reading →