Jun 10, 2020 Petrobras has qualified ten companies to participate in the next bidding process to contract its own FPSO under the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) model: Brasfels and EBR (Brazil), Daewoo Shipbuilding, Hyundai and Samsumg (South Korea), Keppel Singapore , SBM (Netherlands), Technip (based in London) and Modec and Toyo (Japan). The Italian... Continue Reading →
Monthly bulletins for pre-salt contracts will be released by PPSA
June 10, 2020 The company Pre-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) released today (10) the first Monthly Bulletin of Production Sharing Contracts, which reveals that, in April, the total production of oil under sharing in the pre-salt area, including consortia and Union, reached 56 thousand barrels per day (bpd). The bulletins will be monthly. Created in November 2013,... Continue Reading →
Has inflation, Brazil’s eternal bogeyman, finally been slain?
Inflation in Brazil is on course to fall to an all-time low this year as Latin America’s largest economy sinks, giving the central bank leeway to keep interest rates lower for longer or reduce them closer to zero. The crisis unleashed by COVID-19 will likely cause the biggest fall in gross domestic product since records... Continue Reading →
With Innovation, Wilson Sons reduces tugboat fleet accident rate by 95%
Company uses new technologies to reinforce its safety culture Innovation has been an important ally for Wilson Sons in the success of its Health, Safety, and the Environment (HSE) programme. With a fleet of 80 tugboats, the largest in Brazil, the Company has been able to reduce the rate of lost- time accidents by more... Continue Reading →
More than 20 companies can benefit from the reduction of royalties approved by CNPE
June 9, 2020 The decision of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) to authorize the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to reduce royalties to the legal minimum of 5% in small or medium-sized company fields, can benefit - if current rules are maintained - 24 companies that operate mainly on the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts drilling in Naru in ultra-deep waters of the Campos Basin pre-salt
June 10, 2020 Petrobras started its first drilling campaign in block C-M-657, in the ultra-deep waters of the Campos Basin pre-salt. Well 1-BRSA-1376D-RJS, on the Naru prospect, is drilled in a water depth of 2,892 m. Originally scheduled for May, the campaign had to be postponed to the first week of June due to the... Continue Reading →
BP to have new president in Brazil
June 10, 2020 Adriano Bastos will leave the command of BP Brasil to direct the E&P activities of the British oil company in West Africa. Confirmed by sources to PetroleoHoje, the change will take effect in July. BP is still analyzing names to replace the executive. As of next month, Bastos is the new president... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on new naphtha contracts with Braskem
June 10, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it signed new long-term contracts for the supply of petrochemical naphtha with Braskem S.A. ("Braskem") for the units in the states of Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul. The contracts come into force after the current contract closes in December 2020, and have a term... Continue Reading →
Petrobras files 2019 Sustainability Report
June 10, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has filed its 2019 Sustainability Report today. In addition to presenting Petrobras' operational, economic, social, environmental, and governance performance in 2019, the report also includes data regarding the first months of 2020, especially regarding the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the company and... Continue Reading →
Oil Workers’ Union, Petrobras Dismiss ‘Fake News’ of Helicopter Crash Offshore Brazil
Brazilian oil workers' union and oil company Petrobras have this week dismissed reports of a helicopter crash in the Campos basin, as fake news. Union SindipetroNF issued a statement is which it said that the "news published in some media on Monday, 08", that a Petrobras helicopter crashed into the Campos Basin was "Fake News."... Continue Reading →