Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 11/05/2021, informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the sale of all its interest in the Albacora Leste concession, located predominantly in deep waters in the Campos Basin, to the company Petro Rio Jaguar Petróleo LTDA. (PetroRio), a... Continue Reading →
Saipem Taps GE to Deliver ‘Heart’ of Petrobras’ P-79 FPSO
Italian oilfield services giant Saipem has awarded GE Power Conversion a contract to develop the electrical module for Petrobras’ P-79 FPSO. In June 2021 Saipem, in a joint venture with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME), won a contract with to build the FPSO P-79 for Petrobras' Búzios, one of... Continue Reading →
Guyana in talks to build deepwater port with Abu Dhabi
(Bloomberg) — Guyana, home to the world’s largest oil discovery of the past decade, is in discussions with Abu Dhabi to build a deepwater port to serve the rapid economic development along South America’s Caribbean coast. “We must have a major deepwater port to handle a Panamax” ship, President Irfaan Ali said today during an investment seminar... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving compensation for Atapu from from TotalEnergies
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/19/2022, informs that it received today, at sight, the updated payment of R$ 4.7 billion from Total Energies EP Brasil Ltda. - TotalEnergies, referring to the 22.5% share in the Atapu compensation. The Atapu block was acquired by the consortium composed by Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Bureau Veritas assumes the internal audit of operational management of 3R Petroleum
(PN) Bureau Veritas announced that it has taken over the internal audit of the Operational Management System of the onshore and offshore installations of the oil company 3R Petroleum. The company will be responsible for evaluating the compliance of the company's operations based on the technical regulations of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). In addition,... Continue Reading →
15 MW Turbines Dominate Brazil’s Offshore Wind Project List
Majority of offshore wind projects now undergoing licensing process for environmental investigations in Brazil are listing 15 MW as the wind turbine capacity of choice. While there are a few variations in references to the 15 MW turbine technology planned to be used, most of these are listed as Vestas’s model with a 236-metre rotor diameter, for... Continue Reading →
New jobs for Transocean rigs with one rig coming back from idle mode
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has been awarded a new contract and extensions for its rigs, adding $87.2 million to its backlog. A new contract award for one of the rigs means it is coming back from idle to work mode. As of 25 April, the company’s total backlog is approximately $6.1 billion, Transocean said late... Continue Reading →
Brazilian real tumbles amid rallying dollar and local tensions
(Reuters) - The Brazilian real has returned to the list of worst currencies among its peers with two sessions of heavy losses, suffering a blow from the rallying dollar after benefiting from a crowded carry trade, with increased tensions in Brasilia giving traders a reason to get out. On Monday, the real fell 1.44%, after... Continue Reading →
Ocyan rig days away from starting field revitalisation gig for PetroRio
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio is gearing up to start its revitalisation campaign offshore Brazil with Ocyan’s rig after its drilling programme for the Frade field received a green light from the country’s oil and gas regulator. Located in the Northern Campos Basin off the coast of Brazil, the Frade field is a subsea... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Italy’s Enel in talks to sell Brazilian distributor Celg-D, sources say
(Reuters) - Italy's Enel SpA (ENEI.MI) is in talks to sell its Brazilian power distributor company Celg-D in a deal that may reach $2 billion, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Among companies interested in acquiring Celg-D, which distributes power in the Brazilian center-west state of Goias and serves 3.27 million customers, are Brazilian rivals... Continue Reading →