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About 50 workers were infected by the novel coronavirus during an outbreak in recent weeks at a production well at Brazil's Tubarao Martelo offshore oilfield, operated by Dommo Energia SA, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The production well has been paralyzed since early May, added the sources, who requested anonymity to... Continue Reading →
May 26, 2020 Dutch SBM Offshore achieved two important advances in the work of the FPSO Mero 2, which will be named Sepetiba. Even with the challenges imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, the company completed the placement of the keel of the ship's hull, considered the initial milestone in the construction of any vessel. In... Continue Reading →
Prosafe, a provider of offshore accommodation rigs, sank deeper into the red in the first quarter of 2020 due to impairment charges resulting from the oil price collapse and the coronavirus pandemic. According to its report on Tuesday, Prosafe’s operating revenues in 1Q 2020 were $25 million compared to $67.3 million in the same period... Continue Reading →
Italian provider of oilfield and renewable energy services Saipem has signed a two-year frame agreement with Norway's Equinor covering offshore engineering services worldwide. Per Saipem's statement on Tuesday, The frame agreement covers feasibility and conceptual studies, FEED, detailed engineering, and related follow-on and support for R&D activities, as well as assistance to Equinor for its... Continue Reading →
Tanker operator AET has taken delivery of Eagle Petrolina shuttle tanker which will be used to offload oil from Petrobras' offshore oil platforms in Brazil. The Eagle Petrolina, built by South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries, is the first of four Suezmax Dynamic Positioning (DP2) Shuttle Tankers purposed built for long-term charter to Petrobras. Continue reading
May 26, 2020 Petrobras intends to dispose of all its participation in the petrochemical company Braskem by operating in the capital market, the president of the state oil company, Roberto Castello Branco, reiterated on Monday, when he projected that the deal could take place until the beginning of next year. . "We believe it will... Continue Reading →
May 25, 2020 The Oil Group signed an agreement with Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra (RJ), to install a refinery with a production capacity of 20 thousand barrels per day of light derivatives. The intention is to start operations in 2024, through investments of US $ 300 million. - The Oil Group... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Norway’s Equinor ASA (EQNR.OL) and Anglo-French firm Perenco are among at least five oil producers that have registered coronavirus cases among employees or contractors at facilities off the coast of Brazil, according to industry and regulatory sources. Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.L) and Brazil’s Enauta Participacoes SA ENAT3.SA have registered one case each,... Continue Reading →
May 25, 2020 Petrobras will hold an electronic international auction in July to dispose of three semi-submersible platforms that operated in the Campos Basin. The units in question are platforms P-7, P-12 and P-15. The virtual bidding is scheduled for July 9 and will take place on the auctioneer João Emílio's website. The information was... Continue Reading →
May 25, 2020 The BNDES is proposing a discussion on business models that make the investment in infrastructure for the disposal of natural gas produced in the pre-salt possible, and one of the ideas is the development of an intermediate market for operators of the routes that connect the offshore fields to the market, on... Continue Reading →
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