(epbr) ExxonMobil began drilling the first exploratory well in block SEAL-M-428 (Cutthroat prospect), named 1-EMEB-3-SES. The drilling is being carried out by Seadrill's West Saturn rig, in a water depth of 3,093 meters, with an estimated duration of between two and four months. -- The information was released this Monday morning by Enauta. The company... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to pre-qualify companies to build two FPSOs for Sepia and Atapu areas
(PN) Petrobras has released a notice to the market to pre-qualify companies for the construction of two more FPSO-type platforms, with the capacity to process 180,000 barrels of oil per day and 7 million m³/day of gas. The new FPSOs will be directed to the Sépia and Atapu areas, as is speculated. As is known,... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazil’s oil production above 3 million bpd
Oil production in Brazil started the year on a high, totaling 3.03 million barrels per day in January on average, an increase of 5.5% compared to the same month last year, with an increase in the pre-salt and of the post-salt, indicated data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). In... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum – Notice to the market
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, comes to clarify the veracity of the article entitled “3R Petroleum devolve bloco na Bacia Potiguar” published on this date by a private platform for capital market investors (“News”). Regarding the News, the Company... Continue Reading →
PetroRio prepares drilling campaign for Campo de Frade
In a conference with investors, the company's CEO, Roberto Monteiro, detailed some of the future steps of the oil company. On the exploratory side, the executive said that in March the company will start a new drilling campaign in the Campo de Frade field, in the Campos Basin. Also according to Monteiro, the campaign will... Continue Reading →
EBR to manufacture modules for the P-79
(PetroleoHoje) EBR (Estaleiros do Brasil) will be responsible for the manufacture and assembly of seven process modules of the P-79, FPSO that will be installed in the Buzios field, in the Santos cluster, in 2025. The group was hired by the Daewoo / Saipem consortium building the production unit for Petrobras, being responsible for the... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil granted license to drill in Sergipe-Alagoas
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted ExxonMobil the environmental license authorizing the activity of offshore drilling in six blocks of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin (SEAL-M-351, SEAL-M-428, SEAL-M-430, SEALM-501, SEAL-M-503, SEAL-M-573). Ibama authorized the drilling of up to 11 exploratory wells. So far, ExxonMobil has guaranteed the drilling of two firm wells, with the others... Continue Reading →
Seabed Pump Replaced: Well at Enauta’s Atlanta Field Back in Production
(OE) Brazilian oil company Enauta said Thursday that it has successfully replaced the seabed pump and returned to production a well at its Atlanta field, offshore Brazil. With the well, named well 7-ATL-4HB-RJS, online, the field returned to producing around 12,500 barrels of oil per day, contributing to the company's total production of around 21,500... Continue Reading →
Demand for floating rigs soars in February
(OM) Demand for floating rigs is soaring in the new year, with floaters making up 86% of the awards in February thus far, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. While no contract awarded was for more than four months, the firm commented that “day rates are clearly trending higher with Transocean... Continue Reading →
ANP discloses areas that will be offered in the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Offer
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced the areas that will be offered in the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Offer, scheduled for April 13. The list was defined this week during a meeting of the Special Bidding Commission (SBC) of the regulatory body. This time, the Campos Basin will not be present in the bidding.... Continue Reading →