Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/11/2021, informs that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) today approved the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement, which will regulate the coexistence of the Transfer of Rights Agreement and the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus for the... Continue Reading →
CBO ACQUIRES FINARGE APOIO MARITIMO AND EXPANDS FLEET TO FORTY VESSELS
(PetroNoticias) CBO Group, a Brazilan maritime support company, today signed an Investment Agreement for the acquisition of the Brazilian company Finarge Apoio Marítimo, owner of a Brazilian-flagged AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessel; and four foreign-flagged AHTS vessels belonging to Finarge Armamento Genovese SRL, totaling the purchase of five vessels. The closing of the transaction,... Continue Reading →
Group Formed to Tackle Safety Issues Aging Global FPSO Fleet Faces
Maritime and offshore classification society ABS said Thursday it had brought together leading companies in the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) sector to address the safety challenges produced by a fleet where more than half of the FPSO vessels are over 30-years-old and a quarter are over 40-years-old. The working group, consisting of Chevron,... Continue Reading →
Risks on the divestments of Petrobras downstream assets
The risk of interference in fuel prices is a factor that has delayed the sale of Petrobras refineries, says Fernando Borges, executive director of Exploration and Production at the company, in an interview with epbr. -- The executive argues that it is necessary to preserve the competitiveness of the oil and gas industry, which includes... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Drilling Again in Brazil
(PetroleoHoje) In the coming days, TotalEnergies EP will start a new campaign in Brazil. The works will be carried out in the Lapa field, in the Santos cluster, and in the C-M-541 block, located in ultra-deep waters in the Campos Basin, contemplating well abandonment and exploratory drilling activities. The two campaigns will be carried out... Continue Reading →
TENARIS HAS BEEN CONTRACTED BY PETROBRAS TO PROVIDE TUBULAR SOLUTIONS FOR MERO 3
(PetroNoticias) Tenaris won a new and important contract with Petrobras. The company was chosen to supply a package of tubular products, technologies and services for the third production system in the Mero field, also called Mero 3, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Tenaris will also provide services through its Rig Direct platform, supporting Petrobras from... Continue Reading →
PTTEP announces sale of Partex Brasil Ltda. and Partex Brasil Operacoes Petrolifera Ltda. to Ubuntu Engenharia
The divestment of Partex Brasil Ltda. and Partex Brasil Operações Petrolíferas Ltda. PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited, or PTTEP, wishes to announce that, on 30th July 2021, Participations and Explorations Corporation and Partex (Brazil) Corporation, subsidiaries of PTTEP, entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to sell Partex Brasil Ltda. and Partex Brasil... Continue Reading →
Porto do Açu licenses 2 GW of offshore wind in Rio de Janeiro
(epbr) The port complex intends to attract partners to develop the four Ventos do Açu parks Porto do Açu, Prumo's port complex in Norte Fluminense, started the environmental licensing of offshore wind farms with 2,160 MW of installed capacity, and intends to attract one or more partners to develop the four wind farms of Ventos... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on E&P assets in the Potiguar Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 9, 2021, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale, together with Sonangol Hidrocarbonetos Brasil Ltda. (Sonangol), of all stakes of both companies in the onshore exploratory block POT-T-794, belonging to the BT-POT-55A concession, located in the Potiguar Basin, in... Continue Reading →
Talos Leaves Consortium Bidding on Petrobras’ Albacora Offshore Fields
Talos Energy Inc has withdrawn from a consortium with EIG Global Energy Partners, Enauta Participacoes SA and 3R Petroleum Oleo e Gas SA, and the group has submitted a binding offer to Petrobras for the Albacora and Albacora Leste oilfields in Brazil, five sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Another consortium composed... Continue Reading →