Petrobrás is on a constant path to reduce its oil extraction costs even more, especially in the challenging scenario that operators are facing in the pandemic scenario. Over the past few months, the Brazilian company has managed to go further in this objective, reducing the cost of extraction in the pre-salt layer to U$ 2.27... Continue Reading →
MAN to Supply Compressor Tech for Bacalhau FPSO
MAN Energy Solutions will supply five radial compressor and two screw compressor trains for the Bacalhau FPSO, under the contract with the Japanese FPSO specialist MODEC. The compressor trains will be installed aboard the FPSO that will be used to produce oil for Equinor at the Bacalhau field, about 185 kilometers off the Brazilian coast... Continue Reading →
SPECIAL REPORT: ANALYSIS OF BRAZIL’S O&G SECTOR: All-in for the Brazilian oil and gas industry
In November 2007 Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras, shocked the E&P world by announcing a 5-to-8-Bbbl discovery in a completely unknown geological play: carbonate reservoirs below a 2-km layer of salt, offshore Brazil, in a 2,000-m water depth. This announcement marked the beginning of a complete turnaround in the history of Brazil’s oil and gas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on revision of the Shareholders Compensation Policy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held yesterday, approved the revision of the Shareholders Compensation Policy in order to enable the Management to propose the payment of dividends compatible with the company's cash generation, even in years with accounting losses. With the changes approved, in the scenario... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the FPSO P-71 and the development of Tupi
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, after negotiations with its partners in BM-S-11 Consortium, Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (25%) and Petrogal Brasil S.A. (10%), signed a commitment to purchase platform P-71, subject to the foregoing conditions related to milestones in the unit's physical progress. It was also agreed to prepare a new Development Plan... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves Guide to Ethical Conduct for suppliers
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras approved yesterday the Guide to Ethical Conduct for its suppliers. It is the first document exclusively aimed at our suppliers, with guidelines on expected values and ethical behavior. The Guide applies to all service companies, in Brazil or abroad, that are involved in business processes and have signed contracts, agreements... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on news on Gaspetro
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs, regarding the news published in the media, that it received yesterday binding proposals for the sale of its 51% stake in Gaspetro S.A. (Gaspetro) and the proposal of Compass Gás e Energia S.A. was one of those received. The receipt of binding proposals is one of the stages of... Continue Reading →
Cosan makes offer to buy control of Gaspetro
Cosan presented a proposal to buy the 51% stake in Gaspetro, a Petrobras subsidiary, which operates in the natural gas distribution market. The offer will be made through Compass, a company created by Cosan to concentrate investments in the gas and power generation market. Gaspetro holds stakes in 19 gas distributors, which exclusively operate local... Continue Reading →
Shearwater Secures Five-month Extension for Offshore Survey in Brazil
Seismic survey services company Shearwater GeoServices has won a five-month contract extension for CGG’s Brazil Nebula multi-client survey. This extension-period starts in the late fourth quarter of 2020 and will be conducted by the Oceanic Sirius vessel. To remind, Shearwater had first won the contract with CGG for the Nebula project in July 2020. In a separate... Continue Reading →
Pre-salt buoys Petrobras
Booming crude production in the region is helping to offset financial shock caused by Covid-19 Production growth has slowed to a crawl for much of the global oil sector this year. Subdued commodity prices and persistent market volatility have incentivised producers to slash capex and focus on the profitability of existing output until better economic... Continue Reading →