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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it will release its 3Q21 Production and Sales Report on October 20, 2021 and its 3Q21 Financial Performance Report on October 28, 2021, both after the markets close. On October 29, 2021 two webcasts will be held, the first in Portuguese and the second in English, to present... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has awarded TechnipFMC a three-year contract for the pipelay support vessel Coral do Atlântico. Operations offshore Brazil are expected to begin in 2Q 2022. The Brazilian-registered vessel will mainly be deployed in ultra-deepwater of up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft). Jonathan Landes, president, Subsea at TechnipFMC, said: “Coral do Atlântico is the third of our pipelay support vessels to be contracted... Continue Reading →
4Subsea, a provider of tech solutions for the offshore energy industry, has secured a service agreement to monitor steel catenary risers on the Bacalhau field FPSO, offshore Brazil. The field, in Brazil's Santos Basin, is operated by Norway's Equinor. 4Subsea, part of Subsea 7, will deliver the service using its 4insight Subsea Asset Integrity a... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A consortium led by Aguila Energia has placed the highest bid for Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras' Bahia onshore fields, offering over $1.5 billion, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Petroleo Brasileiro, as the company is formally known, declined to comment. The proposal by Aguila Energia, a company founded by... Continue Reading →
(Portos e Navios) Seadrill is close to winning two new charter contracts with Petrobras, rebuilding its business portfolio in Brazil. The oil company hammered out the contracting of the West Tellus and West Carina drillships, offered in the tender for 2,400 m units. West Tellus and West Carina will be chartered at daily rates of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/10/21, informs that it concluded on 10/08/2021 the sale of its 50% stake in the onshore field of Rabo Branco, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in the State of Sergipe, to the company Petrom Produção de Petróleo & Gás Ltda. (Petrom). The sale... Continue Reading →
Petrobras prepares to drill wells on the Equatorial Margin, in blocks in the Foz do Amazonas, Potiguar and Barreirinhas basins. The oil company today opened a public tender (nº 7003659184) for the contracting of charter services for large helicopters that will be used in exploratory campaigns in these regions, located in the North and Northeast... Continue Reading →
The National Environment Council (Conama), which will allow Petrobras to reduce emissions in new projects with fully electrified platforms. The state-owned company says it is technologically prepared to adopt this type of platforms and, with the amendment to Resolution 382/2006, approved by Conama, it is able to incorporate the technology in its new maritime units.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, in alignment with its ongoing contingency assessment process, it signed an agreement today in the scope of the three public civil actions investigating environmental damage resulting from the leakage of the Santa Catarina - Paraná (OSPAR) oil pipeline, which occurred on July 16, 2000, in the city of... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The regulatory framework for offshore wind farms must be done by decree and create rules to define, by auction, who will have the right to explore maritime areas for energy generation. The auction would solve the dilemma of overlapping projects currently in the licensing process with Ibama, for example. -- The Minister of Mines... Continue Reading →
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