Hefty financial losses and a depressed oil market fail to sway Brazilian NOC from pursuing ambitious upstream strategy The first half of the year was dire for Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras. The producer posted a combined $10.1bn loss, driven mainly by the oil price shock of Covid-19, currency devaluation and $13bn in impairment charges.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on monthballing of the Merluza platform
August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby announces that the Executive Board approved the monthballing of the Merluza platform (PMLZ-1), located in shallow waters in the Santos Basin. The platform’s production had already been interrupted since March 2020, with the abrupt drop of demand for natural gas, and the deactivation will allow the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin – Tartaruga Field
August 7 , 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on June 29, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase, referring to the sale of its entirem stake in the Tartaruga field, belonging to the SES-107D concession, located in shallow waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Potential buyers qualified... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces onshore fields binding phase – Urucu Cluster
August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 06/26/2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase, referring to the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore production concessions (Urucu Cluster), located in the Solimões Basin, in the state of Amazonas. Potential buyers qualified... Continue Reading →
Royal IHC to provide mooring and equipment for Anna Nery FPSO
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has awarded Royal IHC a contract for the supply of a tandem mooring and offloading system and a riser pull-in system for the Anna Nery FPSO. Royal IHC said that the equipment would be placed onto the Anna Nery floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel on behalf of Yinson. Continue... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Half Year 2020 Earnings
On target despite global disruption August 6, 2020 Highlights Effective response to COVID-19 and oil price crises Successfully maintaining focus on health and safety of staff and business continuity Adapting the organization to ensure flexibility, performance and competitiveness Financial results in line with expectation 2020 Directional1 EBITDA guidance increased from “around” to “above” US$900 million... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on monthly production record in Búzios
August 5, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that the platforms (P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77) installed in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, reached new monthly production records in July, of 615,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 765,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). The Búzios field, discovered... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on onshore field sale in Sergipe
August 5, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/03/2020, informs that it signed today with Centro Oeste Óleo e Gás Ltda. an agreement for the sale of its entire stake in the Dó-Ré-Mi onshore field, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in the state of Sergipe. The sale value... Continue Reading →
Subsea Energy Solutions Eyes Business in Brazil
UK-based offshore energy equipment maker Subsea Energy Solutions is expanding into Brazil following signing a sales agreement with Marine and Offshore Partners. Subsea Energy Solutions said Wednesday that Rio-based M&O Partners would help it develop new relationships and business development with multinational operators such as Petrobras. Continue reading
Ocyan Aims for Bigger Offshore Platforms to Cement Comeback
Offshore oil industry supplier Ocyan plans to participate in bids for much bigger platforms than it currently has in Brazilian waters, the world’s largest market for floating platforms, Chief Executive Roberto Bischoff told Reuters. He said Ocyan is eyeing contracts potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars for deepwater platforms serving state-run oil company Petroleo... Continue Reading →