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Aug 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras, which left Nigeria five years ago, should be able to return quickly, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu told a news conference with his Brazilian counterpart as part of a two-day visit to deepen ties. Petrobras began operations in Nigeria in 1998 in the deep waters off the Niger Delta.... Continue Reading →
Aug. 26 (OE) A cargo transfer vessel owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will be shared by TotalEnergies EP Brasil, which employs the vessel in its operation since 2020, with Shell Brasil Petróleo for crude oil cargos produced in Brazil. The vessel SeaLoader 1, owned by MOL’s subsidiary SeaLoading Holding, is employed by TotalEnergies for... Continue Reading →
Aug. 25 *PN) Petrobras President Magda Chambriard stated that the company has just reached a new milestone in natural gas processing. According to the executive, the state-owned company surpassed the 50 million cubic meters of natural gas processed per day mark last Saturday (23). "As we have said, it is the effort to increasingly make... Continue Reading →
Aug. 25 - The Pre-Operational Test (POT), conducted by Ibama, is the final stage of the environmental licensing process for drilling in block FZA-M-59, in deep waters off Amapá, in the Equatorial Margin. See below the answers to the main questions about this simulated exercise. What is the POT? The Pre-Operational Test (POT) is the final stage of the environmental licensing process conducted... Continue Reading →
Aug. 25 (OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured two contracts for its Normand Turmalina and Normand Superior vessels, with the combined worth of $65 million. The anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turmalina has received a contract extension from BRAVA Energia in Brazil. The extended contract has a duration of three... Continue Reading →
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Bruno Moretti is the leading candidate to become chairman of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras after Pietro Mendes resigned from the role, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Moretti currently serves as special secretary for government analysis at the office of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chief... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) A flexible, large subsea construction vessel owned by Norwegian DOF Group has been contracted on a four-year term charter with Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras. Under the contract valued at approximately $165 million, Skandi Salvador will operate with two work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and a subsea crane, with delivery expected in December.... Continue Reading →
August 20, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the statement disclosed on December 16, 2024, announces that it has received today the resignation, effective immediately, of the Chairman of the company's Board of Directors, Mr. Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes, from his positions as Chairman and member of the Board of Directors... Continue Reading →
Aug. 20 - The Special Bidding Committee (CEL) of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) published the blocks that will be offered in the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). There will be seven areas in total: Jaspe, Citrino, Larimar, Ônix, Itaimbezinho, Ametista, and Esmeralda. The public session is scheduled for October 22.... Continue Reading →
August 20, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact published on 05/12/2025, informs that it will make today the payment of the first installment of shareholder remuneration relating to the balance sheet of March 31, 2025. The gross amount to be distributed today, entirely in the form of interest... Continue Reading →
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