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Petrobras has awarded Akastor’s affiliate AKOFS Offshore with a three-year contract for its subsea equipment support vessel (SESV) Skandi Santos to perform a scope of subsea services in Brazil. Under the $107 million contract, AKOFS Offshore will be performing the operations with its partners Bravante for marine services and IKM Subsea for ROV services. Work... Continue Reading →
(Recharge) A dramatic fall in electrolyser prices will help some nations produce green hydrogen from renewable energy for $1/kg by 2030, with sub-$2/kg achievable in many countries, according to a new report from analyst Wood Mackenzie. he study, Hydrogen costs 2021: getting ready to scale, finds that the cost of alkaline and PEM electrolysers are set... Continue Reading →
TMC Compressors, a Norwegian supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, has been contracted to supply a large marine compressed air system for Petrobras’ Mero 3 floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will operate offshore Brazil. TMC Compressors reported on Wednesday that the marine compressed air system for the Mero 3 FPSO (Marechal... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release from 09/29/2021 on the creation of a social program focused on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), informs that it has approved the delivery of 300,000 grants to support the acquisition of cooking gas canisters by families in a situation of social vulnerability by December 2021. In... Continue Reading →
Maersk Drilling expects to deliver the semisubmersible Maersk Developer for operations on Karoon Energy’s projects offshore Brazil between April 15 and May 15, 2022. However, the program remains subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals. Karoon plans to use the rig for its Baúna intervention campaign and Patola field development, which should boost the company’s production by 15,000-20,000 b/d... Continue Reading →
(Valor) In a strategic repositioning process, with an eye on the energy transition, Equinor decided to halve the number of countries where it operates in the oil and gas sector. In Brazil, on the contrary, the idea is to continue to grow. After announcing, this year, investments of US$ 8 billion - together with ExxonMobil... Continue Reading →
OF Subsea’s construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Neptune has completed the first stage of the ocean bottom node (OBN) 4D seismic campaign on the Jubarte field in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The vessel recently arrived in Rio de Janeiro after this first stage to undergo scheduled maintenance. The second phase of the project is set to... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/24/2021, informs that it concluded today the sale of its total stake in nine onshore exploration and production fields, jointly called Miranga Cluster, located in the state of Bahia, to SPE Miranga S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroRecôncavo S.A. (PetroRecôncavo). After compliance... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release diclosed on 05/03/21, informs that it has concluded today the sale of the three fuel oil-fired thermal power plants located in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia (UTEs Polo Camaçari) to São Francisco Energia S.A., a subsidiary of Global Participações em Energia S.A. (GPE). After... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) is getting ready to drill next year the first of 14 planned wells at South America's new deepwater frontier, the Equatorial Margin at its Northern maritime border, a company executive said on Monday. Petrobras plans to invest $2 billion in exploration at the Equatorial Margin through 2026, reservoir executive... Continue Reading →
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