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(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras received seven proposals for chartering a jack-up rig for operation in the Northeast China Union Offshore presented the best price for the charter of a self-elevating intervention rig for operation in water depths from 12 to 50 m. The Asian group offered the DSJ300 jack-up, with a daily rate of US$72,000 plus a... Continue Reading →
The Ventos Potiguar Offshore Wind Complex, which provides for the installation of five plants with a capacity of 2.7 gigawatts, 207 generators, should be the first in the country. With this, Rio Grande do Norte (RN) is on its way to being the first state in the country to have offshore wind energy production. Governor... Continue Reading →
DOF ASA’s Brazilian subsidiary, Norskan Offshore, has secured a new long-term contract and an extension for two of its AHTS vessels with Petrobras. DOF announced on Tuesday, 14 September 2021 that its Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel, Skandi Botafogo with 180t bollard pull (BP) was awarded a brand new three-year contract with Petrobras with the scheduled startup of operations in the... Continue Reading →
Shearwater GeoServices has won a six-month contract extension with seismic data firm CGG on its Nebula survey offshore Brazil and is nearing completion of work for CGG on its North Viking Graben survey. Shearwater has previously conducted work for the extensive Nebula survey in the Campos and Santos basins and the announced extension will run to the... Continue Reading →
(epbr) Opinion of the Specialized Federal Attorney with Ibama considered that Petrobras' request for a preliminary license (LP) for exploration in Foz do Amazonas is illegal, according to information supplied by WWF-Brasil. The oil company tried to slice up the licensing to streamline the process. -- Petrobras requested the exceptional issuance of an LP, which... Continue Reading →
The independent oil company 3R announced (13) that it reached the highest gross production measured in the fields of Macau, in the Potiguar basin (RN). In addition, the company also recorded the highest oil production measured by flow meters at its metering stations in such concessions. However, this increase in volume was not reflected in... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s offshore vessel operator CBO has closed the acquisition of compatriot player Finarge Apoio Maritimo, taking over five AHTS vessels in the transaction. Finarge is a Brazilian shipping company founded in 2008 as a subsidiary of the Italian company Finarge SRL, which was established in 1981 by the Italian company Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. Finarge is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras, the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the city of Itaboraí and the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan) signed a protocol of intentions for the industrial development of the surrounding region of Polo GasLub, in Itaboraí (ex Comperj) The purpose of the protocol is to create conditions for the... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of August. Obs.: (1) Frade figures account for a 70% interest in the Frade Field until February 4 and 100% interest as of February 5, when the Company announced... Continue Reading →
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) (“NFE”) announced today that it has executed definitive commercial terms with a subsidiary of Norsk Hydro ASA (“Hydro”) to supply natural gas to the Alunorte Alumina Refinery in Pará, Brazil for a term of 15 years. “We are excited to partner with Hydro to transition the Alunorte refinery to... Continue Reading →
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