March 13, 2020 José Mauro Ferreira Coelho will assume the Secretariat of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (SPG), of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), replacing Renata Isfer, who remains in the ministry. José Mauro is the current director of studies for Oil, Gas and Biofuels at the Energy Research Company (EPE). José Mauro... Continue Reading →
Local Content Certification on items classified as material – ANP
March 13, 2020 Due to several questions recently received, the ANP clarifies that the certification of local content in items classified as material is prohibited by article 12 of ANP Resolution No. 19/2013 - except when it comes to an acquisition carried out directly by an exploration contract operator and production or when the materials... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces binding phase for the sale of TAG
March 13, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 01/17/2020, announces the beginning of the binding phase related to the sale of its remaining stake (10%) in Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A. (TAG). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter with detailed information on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for sale of wind farms
March 13, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that it has started the disclosure stage for this opportunity (teaser) in relation to the joint sale of all its shares in the wind farms Mangue Seco 3 and Mangue Seco 4, owners of the wind power generation plants with the same names. Petrobras holds a... Continue Reading →
VESSEL COLLIDES WITH FPSO P-77 IN BÚZIOS FIELD, IN SANTOS BASIN
MAR 13 , 2020 According to information obtained by Petronotícia, the vessel Batuira crashed into the platform ship P-77, in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin. The FPSO suffered damage to its side and, in addition, there was a detachment of the gangway - a walkway that connects the Maintenance and Safety Unit (UMS)... Continue Reading →
MacGregor Enhances Customer Support in Americas
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has extended coverage and capability to support all their customers’ service needs in the Americas. The announcement comes following the acquisitions of Rapp Marine and TTS in 2018 and 2019 respectively. MacGregor now has over 80 service personnel in place supporting the full product range across the Merchant, Cruise, Offshore, Naval... Continue Reading →
Enauta announces results for the fourth quarter of 2019
Mar 12, 2020 Enauta registered the mark of 10 million barrels of oil produced by the Atlanta Field, which positioned the company as the 6th largest oil and gas producer in Brazil at the end of 2019, according to data from the ANP. Such numbers solidify the Consortium's decision to continue with the development of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on production record in Búzios field
March 11, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it achieved on March 10th a new production record in Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt: 640 thousand barrels of oil per day and 790 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day produced by the four platforms (P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77) currently installed... Continue Reading →
Brazil markets slammed as coronavirus goes ‘pandemic’, stocks fall 8.5%
Brazilian markets fell sharply on Wednesday, as stocks closed 8.5% lower and the real slid back toward its all-time low against the dollar after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. Reflecting the scale of investors’ risk aversion, longer term market-based interest rates surged, implying the central bank will eventually be... Continue Reading →
Update: Equinor taps IKM Ocean Design for pipeline study in Brazil
IKM said on Tuesday that the scope had included a pipeline concept study for gas export from the BM-C-33 field to the coast of the Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil. According to the company, this work will be a continuation of the IKM Ocean Design commitment to support Equinor’s major projects with innovative and... Continue Reading →