After the repairs were carried out on the export pipeline’s subsea valve, the Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has resumed gas production from the Manati field, located offshore Brazil. Petrobras, as the operator of the Manati field – located in the Camamu Basin, in the state of Bahia – reported last week that the production of gas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Results of the 2nd Bidding Round for the Transfer of Rights Surplus in the Production Sharing Agreement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has acquired the exploration and production rights of the volumes exceeding those of the Transfer of Rights in the Atapu and Sepia offshore fields in the 2nd Bidding Round for theTransfer of Rights surplus under the Production Sharing Regime, held today, by the National Agency of Petroleum,... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$620 million bridge loan for FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has secured a US$620 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão. The FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. Mero is a project under Libra Consortium responsibility, in which... Continue Reading →
Transfer of Rights Auction Results – Sepia and Atapu
The winning bids for the Transfer of Rights auction, blocks Sepia and Atapu, are as follows: SEPIA - Consortium formed by TotalEnergies (28%), Petronas (21%) and QP Brasil (21%), made an offer of 37.43% of surplus oil to the Union. The bid exceeded the proposal presented by Petrobras (100%), which alone offered 30.30% of excess... Continue Reading →
Enauta approves drilling of new well in Atlanta Field
Enauta announces that it has approved the drilling of an additional well in the Early Production System (SPA) of the Atlanta Field. The new well, scheduled to start production in early 2023, will allow for a significant increase in production and will add a spare to the wells' pumping system. The estimated value of the... Continue Reading →
Production in the Transfer of Rights reached an average volume of 1.003 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in November
Production in the Transfer of Rights reached an average volume of 1.003 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in November. This was the first time that the fields in the area reached the level above 1 million barrels per day. With this volume, the Transfer of Rights reached a share of 27.05% of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras contracts a US$ 5 billion revolving credit line
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed, today, a revolving credit facility (RCF) in the amount of US$ 5 billion, maturing in December 2026, with the possibility of being extended in up to two years. The agreement, signed with 16 banks, allows the company to draw on the line until the month before... Continue Reading →
The Next Permanent Offer Auction Scheduled for April 13, 2022
Strengthened by the recent bills approved by the government, the Permanent Offer of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) will have its next auction on April 13, 2022, consequence of declaration of interest submitted by a company already registered in this auction modality. Thus, the 3rd Cycle of Permanent Offer begins, which will be carried out... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Exxon prepares to bid for new oil blocks in Brazil
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N) is prepared to bid on Friday for new blocks in Brazil's deep-water oil fields, a focus area for its oil and gas production growth, people familiar with the matter said. Any bid would mark its first big investment since it decided to resume spending after a historic, $22.4 billion annual loss... Continue Reading →
TGS Obtains License for Seismic in the Campos Basil
Ibama gave the green light for TGS to proceed with the 2D seismic acquisition in the Campos Basin. The campaign, scheduled for 2022, but still without a start date, will cover 23,000 km of 2D lines. This is a multi-client project. Given the proximity, TGS will use the port of Rio de Janeiro as its... Continue Reading →