(Reuters) - Brazil's economy has entered a phase of stagnation that will persist next year as unrelenting inflation curtails consumer spending and policymakers struggle to find answers, a Reuters poll showed. Risks are tilted to the downside, with a potential relapse into contraction in the cards due to worries about a prolonged Russian offensive in... Continue Reading →
Vestas Signs Offshore Wind MoU in Brazil
Vestas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte to support the development of wind projects off the state’s coast. The objective of the MoU, signed in March, is to share technical knowledge so that governmental institutions can improve their studies of feasibility of... Continue Reading →
Schlumberger reports higher profit as drilling activity increases, hikes dividend
(Reuters) - Top oilfield services firm Schlumberger (SLB.N) reported a higher first-quarter profit on Friday and increased its dividend by 40%, as rising oil prices boosted demand for services and equipment. Oil prices climbed to their highest in more than a decade during the quarter as Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended global supply dynamics. Oilfield service firms,... Continue Reading →
BW Offshore Sells Laid Up FPSO for $50 Million
(OE) Oslo-listed FPSO leasing company BW Offshore has agreed to sell its laid-up FPSO Polvo to BW Energy for $50 million. BW Energy will redeploy the FPSO in Brazil. The transaction is expected to be concluded by July 24, 2023, at the latest. If the transaction is completed before the said date, BW Energy will... Continue Reading →
India keen to boost oil imports from Brazil- India oil minister
(Reuters) - India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, is looking at boosting oil purchases from Brazil, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday after a meeting with Brazilian Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque. Currently India imports only a fraction of its oil imports from Brazil. "We have expressed to the honourable minister... Continue Reading →
Brazil discussing oil output boost with US amid Ukraine crisis – Minister
(Reuters) - Washington and Brazil have discussed the South American nation's role in keeping a lid on global crude prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brazilian Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. Brazil, with a current output of around 3 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), has been increasing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of E&P assets in the Paraná Basin to Ubuntu Engenharia
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/20/2021 and 12/30/2021, informs that it has today concluded the sale to the company Ubuntu Engenharia e Serviços Ltda (Ubuntu) of its total stake in blocks PAR-T-198 and PAR-T-218, located in the Paraná Basin. After compliance with all the precedent conditions and approval... Continue Reading →
Adriano Bastos assumes top job at BP Brazil
(PN) News in the leadership of the British oil company BP. The executive Adriano Bastos took over this month as the company's Head of Country in Brazil. He returned to the country after serving as president of BP in Angola. Bastos replaced Mario Lindenhayn, who has been BP's Head of Country in Brazil. “Adriano will... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Petrobras, Equinor Start Production from Two Offshore Wells under Roncador IOR Project
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has brought online the first two wells of the increased oil recovery (IOR) project at Roncador project offshore Brazil, almost five months ahead of schedule and at half of the planned cost, Equinor, Petrobras' partner in the project, said Wednesday. "This represents an important milestone in the development of the field, increasing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras breaks national record for well construction time in deep waters
(PN) Petrobras announced that it achieved a new national record in well construction in deep waters. The feat was achieved in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The 7-MRL-233H-RJ well is in a water depth of 850 meters and was built in just 35 days. The record surpasses the company's best result so far... Continue Reading →