PetroReconcavo ended 2021 with an increase of 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in its reserves. The Reserves and Resources Certification report was prepared by the independent consultancy Netherland, Sewell & Associates and released this week by the oil company. Thus, the volume of new 2P reserves (proved and probable) totaled 10.8 million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Cactus Energia plans to invest 5 billion euros in a green hydrogen plant in Ceará
(epbr) The government of Ceará and Cactus Energia Verde signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of green hydrogen (H2V) at the Pecém Port Complex. These are investments estimated at 5 billion euros, to produce 10.5 thousand tons of H2V monthly, in addition to 5.25 thousand tons of green oxygen. The intention is to... Continue Reading →
Analysts predict surge of idle FPSOs as market overflows
(EV) More than 20 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels are currently awaiting redeployment across the globe. Data from Westwood Global Energy Group has laid bare how “saturated and complicated” it is to relocate units after their initial work scope has wrapped up. And the market could soon become even more flooded, with 56 planned and... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum: Installation of Advisory Committees to the Board of Directors
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 480, informs its shareholders, investors and the market in general that, on January 27, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors decided to establish two committees to support the Board, namely (i) People and Compensation Committee and (ii) Finance Committee,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras taps Shearwater for geophysical processing software
Norwegian seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices has signed a licensing contract with Brazil’s Petrobras for its Reveal geophysical software. Under the deal, Petrobras’ geophysical processing team will have access to a full range of geophysical processing tools, including time, depth, multicomponent, time-lapse 4D processing and advanced imaging offered by the Reveal software platform. The agreement, characterized by... Continue Reading →
Yinson to Deliver FPSO for Petrobras’ Parque das Baleias Integrated Project
Malaysian FPSO supplier Yinson has won a contract with Brazil's Petrobras for the delivery of an FPSO for the deployment at the Parque das Baleias Integrated Project, to be installed in the Jubarte Field, located in the north of Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. Petrobras has signed contracts with Yinson's subsidiaries for the chartering and provision... Continue Reading →
Namibia Aims for First-ever Oil Output by 2026 after Shell Offshore Find
Namibia aims to fast-track the development of its first oilfield to have production by 2026 following a significant offshore discovery by Shell, a senior energy official told Reuters on Monday. Shell on Friday said the exploration well off the coast of the southern African country had shown "encouraging" results with the presence of a working petroleum system with light... Continue Reading →
BW Offshore / Saipem Consortium in Gato do Mato
(PetróleoHoje) Shell and the BW Offshore / Saipem consortium are close to concluding the contracting of the FPSO of Gato do Mato, a unit that should start operating between 2024 and 2025. Sources involved confirmed to PetróleoHoje that, after months of negotiations, Modec is out of the process and that the award of the contract... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Refinery Capacity Reaches 88%
Petrobras reached an average of 88% of total load factor of its refineries in the last three months of 2021. In early February, it reached close to 90%. Operational decisions in refining take into account that, for each barrel of oil processed in the refinery, necessarily, several products are generated and subsequently distributed. For example,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of E&P assets in Alagoas
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 06/30/2021 and 07/05/2021, informs that today it concluded the sale of its entire stake in seven concessions denominated Alagoas Cluster, located in the state of Alagoas, to the company Origem Energia S.A (former Petro+). The operation was concluded with the payment of US$... Continue Reading →