(PN) New advances in Petrobras' exploratory program in the pre-salt layer. This week, the company began drilling the wildcat well in the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block, in the Santos Basin. The activity took place in a water depth of 1,831 meters, in well 1-BRSA-1383-RJS, within the Barra Velha formation. The Alto de Cabo... Continue Reading →
ABESPetro’s New Board Takes Office
The Brazilian Association of Petroleum Service Companies (ABESPetro) is under new management. Elected at the last Annual General Meeting last year, the new board took office on the 1st. January 2022. On the same date, the new members of the Supervisory Board and the Advisory Board took office. The new Executive Board is made up... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on production in 2021 and 2022 target
Rio de Janeiro, January 14, 2022 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras confirms the achievement of its production targets for the year 2021, with the following results: The highlights of 2021 were: • the start of production from FPSO Carioca, the first platform in the Sépia field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt;• own... Continue Reading →
More Shuttle Tankers Needed, Rystad Says
More shuttle tankers will be needed in the years ahead to keep pace with a projected rise in oil volumes needing transport, Rystad Energy said. Produced volumes requiring transport key shuttle tanker markets Brazil, Canada, Norway, the U.K. and Russia are expected to rise to 3.3 billion barrels per year before the end of the... Continue Reading →
Enauta shuts down Brazilian field to prepare for pipeline repair
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has stopped production from the Atlanta field, located offshore Brazil, for inspection and repair following a pipeline issue. Enauta disclosed the preventive stoppage of production at the Atlanta field on Thursday. The firm explained the production at the field was stopped for inspection and repair of a production line... Continue Reading →
Cade Approves Sale of Carmópolis Cluster to the Cobra Group
(epbr) The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) approved, without restrictions the acquisition of the Carmópolis Cluster, sold by Petrobras to Carmo Energy. The regulatory agency understood that there is no harm to the competitive environment in the oil and gas sector. Carmo Energy, an affiliate of the Spanish group Cobra, will take over the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras increases LNG imports by 200% in 2021
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) announced on Wednesday it imported a record 23 million cubic meters per day of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2021, a volume around 200% higher than the one recorded in the previous year. The record occurred during a year of strong thermoelectric demand in Brazil, due to the worst... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum – Production Data – Dec 2021
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for December 2021 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) Refers to 3R's stake in the Macau Cluster concessions, after discounting the 50%... Continue Reading →
Special Flexible Lines for Six Pre-salt Projects – Petrobras
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras will acquire up to 291.9 km of special flexible lines for the Buzios, Tupi, Sapinhoa, Atapu, Berbigao and Sururu fields, located in the Santos cluster. The oil company has launched a tender for the supply of the material, which will have to be non-susceptible to the phenomenon of SCC-CO2. The bidding will mark... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Discovers Gas in Pre-salt Block
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras found evidence of gas in the Três Marias block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The discovery, carried out on the 10th, was made in a water depth of 2,223 mts. The wildcat well was drilled in October by Diamond's Ocean Courage rig. The Três Marias area was acquired in the... Continue Reading →