Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore said Thursday it has won a two-year charter for one of its platform supply vessels in Brazil. The vessel, Normand Starling, will support Shell's activities in the Brazilian waters. The two-year contract is firm for two years, to April 2023 and starts in direct continuation of the current contract... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS DRILLS WELL IN THE ESPÍRITO SANTO BASIN, IN A BLOCK WITH PRE-SALT POTENTIAL
Petrobras started a new exploratory campaign on the coast of Espírito Santo. The company started drilling a well in the offshore block ES-M-669, in a water depth of 2,366 meters, where it believes there is potential for pre-salt in the region. The ES-M-669 block was acquired during the 11th Bidding Round, held in 2013 by... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the production start-up of Mero 1
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the production expected to start from Mero 1, through FPSO Guanabara, was postponed from the 4th quarter of 2021 to the 1st quarter of 2022. The FPSO will be installed in the Mero field, which belongs to the Libra Block, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, with a processing... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum: Oil production at Polo Macau rises 5.3% in March
The production of Polo Macau, operated by 3R Petroleum in the Potiguar basin (RN), rose 5.3% in March, to 4,866 barrels of oil per day, according to preliminary and unaudited information from the oil company. The average production of natural gas, however, fell slightly, from 910 million cubic meters per day to 902 million m³... Continue Reading →
Former Gunvor employee pleads guilty in Petroecuador bribery case
(Reuters) -A Canadian man once employed by the commodities trading house Gunvor Group pleaded guilty on Tuesday to involvement in what U.S. prosecutors called a scheme to bribe Ecuadorean government officials to win business from state-controlled oil company Petroecuador. Raymond Kohut, 68, entered his plea to a money laundering conspiracy charge before U.S. District Judge... Continue Reading →
XP reduces the maximum selling price of 6 Petrobras refineries by U$ 5.7 billion
XP analysts (NASDAQ: XP) reduced the maximum price estimate for the sale of six Petrobras refineries (SA: PETR4) by U$ 5.7 billion, when reviewing their calculations after the Landulpho Alves Refinery (Rlam), was sold for less than market expectations. In the new calculation, which considers some risks related to fuel prices for future refinery owners,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras increases investments in the North of Brazil
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that today it signed agreements with BP Energy do Brasil Ltda (BP) to take over BP's entire stakes in six blocks, located in ultra-deep water in northern Brazil, approximately 120 km from the state of Amapá, in a high-potential exploratory frontier on the Brazilian equatorial margin. The six blocks... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of Mangue Seco 3 and 4
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on January 7, 2021, informs that today it finalized the joint sale with Wobben Windpower Indústria e Comércio Ltda (Wobben) of all its stakes (51% Wobben and 49% Petrobras) in the companies Eólica Mangue Seco 3 - Geradora e Comercializadora de Energia Elétrica S.A. (Eólica... Continue Reading →
New Petrobras format for Routes 1, 2 and 3
Companies interested in joining Routes 1, 2 and 3, pre-salt gas pipelines responsible for connecting the largest pre salt fields in the cluster off the coast of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, should remain on hold. Petrobras abandons IPO strategy due to simpler modeling, but operation may still be postponed to 2022. Source: PetroleoHoje
Petrobras on natural gas price for distributors
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that as of May 1, 2021, the natural gas sale prices for distributors will increase, by 39% in R$/m3, in relation to the last quarter. Measured in US$/MMBtu, the increase will be 32%. The variation results from the application of the supply contract formulas, which link the price to... Continue Reading →