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U.S.-based oilfield products supplier Forum Energy Technologies (FET) said it has entered into a partnership with Deepsea Technologies Equipamentos Industriais Ltda to represent its operations in Brazil as part of the business’ long-term growth strategy in South America. Deepsea Technologies provides engineered products and services to the oil and gas industry globally, with a key... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 15, 2021, informs that the People Committee of the company's Board of Directors met on this date to analyze the appointment of Mr. Joaquim Silva e Luna for the positions of Member of the Board of Directors and CEO of Petrobras.... Continue Reading →
(BUSINESS WIRE)--EIG, a leading institutional investor to the global energy sector, and Prumo Logística S.A. (“Prumo”), a private Brazilian company controlled by EIG, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) between Prumo’s subsidiary, Porto do Açu Operações S.A. (“Port of Açu” or the “Port”), and Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (“FFI”). FFI... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel) approved, on this date, the revocation of the concession for the ThermoCamaçari Thermal Power Plant (UTE TermoCamaçari), located in the state of Bahia. Additionally, Petrobras is negotiating with Proquigel Química S.A., a company that is part of the Unigel Group, to lease... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that today it has called the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), to be held on April 14, 2021, exclusively in digital form. The AGM will resolve on: (i) Management’s Report and the Company’s Financial Statements, with the report from the independent auditors and the... Continue Reading →
The ANP board approved the disclosure of onshore seismic data to anyone who is interested. More than 2 terabytes of seismic data will be available free of charge as of May this year, the data will be made available through physical deliveries to interested parties, on media with data storage capacity equivalent to the order.... Continue Reading →
Ocyan won a new contract from Petrobras for maintenance activities and offshore services on the Merluza and Mexilhão platforms, in the Santos Basin. The contract will be for the next three years and can be renewed for another 24 months. Initially, 220 workers will be mobilized for the project and the forecast is to reach... Continue Reading →
The encouraging projections for the Brazilian subsea market in 2021 are starting to materialize. Petrobras launched a tender for contracting the production collection system and anchoring services of the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, the sixth production unit in the Buzios field, earlier this week. The bidding will last until June 7, when the state company will... Continue Reading →
The Covid-19 pandemic not only devastated oil demand in 2020 but also forced the global oil and gas industry to severely downsize its staffing levels. However, not all producing countries were affected in the same way, according to Norwegian energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy. A Rystad Energy analysis shows that the world’s top oil and gas employer,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras' exploratory campaign in the Campos Basin has new developments. This time, the state-owned company started drilling another well (1-BRSA-1378-RJS) in the region, inside block C-M-709, in a water depth of 2,840 meters. The information was made available by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). Block C-M-709 is operated by Petrobras (40%), in partnership with ExxonMobil... Continue Reading →
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