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An improper closure of a valve in the submerged part of the export pipeline stopped production in the Manati Field, located in the Camamu Basin. The incident happened last Friday but was only communicated to the market today by Enauta, one of the companies that are part of the consortium that produces in the area.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved, at the Collegiate Board Meeting No. 1074 held on December 9, 2021, the Production Individualization Agreement (AIP) of the Mero accumulation, located in the Santos Basin. The Mero joint reservoir comprises:• Mero Field area (Production Sharing Contract... Continue Reading →
Norway-based Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has secured a contract to conduct a 3D exploration in West Africa. PGS’ Ramform Titan-class vessel is scheduled to commence exploration in early February 2022 and complete the work in mid-March. The seismic company did not disclose further information about the project and client. “We are very pleased with this contract... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured a contract with Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras for work in the Búzios field offshore Brazil, making it the third rig contract for Seadrill on the field. The contract was awarded to the West Jupiter drillship and it is for a firm term of 1,040 days with the start expected... Continue Reading →
The ANP will carry out the Second Round of Tenders for the Surplus Volumes of the Transfer of Rights, under the production sharing regime on Dec. 17. Two development areas will be offered in the Santos Basin: Atapu and Sépia. The public session will be held in Rio de Janeiro, in compliance with the health... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concluded the drilling of the pioneer oil exploratory well in block ES-M-669, in the pre-salt of the Espírito Santo Basin. Named Monai, the project broke the record for the deepest well ever drilled in Brazil, at around 7,700 meters. Just by way of comparison, this distance is equivalent to 1.3 times the height of... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Drillship Amaralina Star will operate dedicated to the Roncador field, from the end of 2022. Constellation and Petrobras signed a charter contract for the unit for a period of two years, with possibility of extension for another 365 days. Constellation presented the best daily rate in Petrobras' bid to contract a rig for the... Continue Reading →
Porto Central signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Votu Winds, a company that plans to install a complex of offshore wind farms in the southern coastal region of the State of Espírito Santo. The port terminal is a project being built in the south of Espírito Santo, on the border with the State of Rio... Continue Reading →
RENEGOTIATION OF GAS CONTRACTS IN THE POTIGUAR BASIN 3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) informs its investors and the market in general that, through its subsidiaries 3R Macau S.A. (“3R Macau”) and 3R Pescada S.A.[1] (“3R Pescada”), signed on December 8, 2021 amendments to the purchase and sale agreements of pre-processed natural... Continue Reading →
Brazil's energy policy council CNPE authorized oil regulator ANP to put 11 pre-salt blocks in the Campos and Santos basins up for sale permanently, with a total signing fee estimated at 1.3 billion reais ($233 million), the government said on Thursday. That system until now had been used for areas with less potential and did... Continue Reading →
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