June 01, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of a part of its interest in the exploratory blocks belonging to the ES-M-596_R11, ES-M-598_R11, ES-M-671_R11, ES-M-673_R11 and ES-M743_R11 concessions, located in the Espírito Santo Basin. The teaser, which includes key information about the... Continue Reading →
Construction of refinery and lubricant factory in Espírito Santo may attract R$ 2 billion – Oil Group/EnP
June 1, 2020 Oil Group and EnP signed an agreement on Friday (29) to develop the construction project for the Espírito Santo Refinery (RefinES) and the Capixaba Lubricants and Asphalt Plant (LubCap). The expectation of the companies is that the works will raise investment in the order of R $ 2 billion for both projects.... Continue Reading →
EnP and Oil Group sign agreement for refinery
May 29, 2020 The Oil Group and the Energy Platform-EnP (Marcio Felix) signed, on Friday (29/5), a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a mini-refinery and a lubricant factory, in Espírito Santo. Named RefinES and LubCap, the units will be installed in locations to be defined, after 2022. RefinES will have an initial capacity... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase in the Camamu Basin
June 01, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/04/2020, announces the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its stake (35%) in the Manati Field, a shallow water maritime production concession located in the Camamu Basin, in the State of Bahia. Potential buyers qualified for this... Continue Reading →
Petrobras completes the sale of seven onshore fields – Macau Cluster
May 29, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release dated 08/09/2019, reports that it has completed today the sale of its entire interest in seven onshore production fields, located in the Potiguar Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, to SPE 3R Petroleum S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of... Continue Reading →
Equinor receives license from Ibama for seismic survey in blocks BM-S-8 and North of Carcará
May 29, 2020 Ibama granted a 3D seismic survey license with ocean-bottom nodes (nodular receptors positioned on the seabed) to Equinor for blocks BM-S-8 and North of Carcará - where the Bacalhau and North of Bacalhau fields are located - in the Basin Santos. The campaign will be carried out by Seabed's SR / V... Continue Reading →
ANP approves Petrobras exit of Lapa
May 29, 2020 The ANP board approved the assignment of the remaining 10% stake in Petrobras to Total in the BM-S-9A concession contract, where the Lapa field is located, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The operation was authorized by Cade in August 2019. As a result, the Lapa consortium in the Santos Basin pre-salt will... Continue Reading →
Saipem and BW target Gato do Mato
May 29, /2020 Saipem and BW Offshore (BWO) signed a memorandum of understanding to form a partnership in the FPSO segment. Recently sewn by the directors of the companies in Italy and Norway, the agreement was confirmed to PetróleoHoje, focusing, at first hand, the exclusive Shell bid for the FPSO of Gato do Mato, in... Continue Reading →
External funding to Brazil beginning to normalize: presentation
(Reuters) - Brazil’s Central Bank monetary policy director Bruno Serra said on Thursday that external funding to the country is beginning to normalize, one day after state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) sold $3.25 billion in bonds. Serra, in a presentation released on Thursday, said central bank intervention on forex worked well and said... Continue Reading →
Strategy change on Rota 3 pipeline
May 27, 2020 McDermott will start, in the first week of June, the launch of the last stretch of Rota 3, a gas pipeline that will connect the Santos Basin pre-salt to Comperj, in Itaboraí (RJ). The campaign will be carried out with the DLV 2000 vessel, which belongs to the group's fleet. Locar Pipe... Continue Reading →