Japan’s MODEC has awarded Norway’s Aibel a letter of intent (LOI) in connection with MODEC’s supply of a newbuilt FPSO to Equinor for the Bacalhau field in Brazil. MODEC has recently signed a sales and purchase agreement with Equinor to supply a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Bacalhau (formerly Carcará) field offshore... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser of the Pará-Maranhão Basin
February 3, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of part of its equity interestin exploratory blocks, belonging to the BM-PAMA-3 and BM-PAMA-8 concessions, located in the Pará-Maranhão Basin. Petrobras is the operator of the blocks, with 100% stake in the BM-PAMA-3... Continue Reading →
Independent Operators Lead 2020 FPSO Surge
2020 will be a peak year for floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) demand with up to 14 awards forecast in Wood Mackenzie’s base case scenario, half of which will be located offshore Latin America. Only two of these facilities are expected to be Petrobras units; a result of the increasing number of international... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Guyana’s oil production to generate unprecedented revenues for government
Guyana’s total annual oil revenues could hit $30 billion over the next 10 years with production estimated to reach 1.2 million barrels per day by 2030, according to Rystad Energy. Rystad said on Tuesday that Guyana was poised for a major transformation after its first-ever oil development commenced production just six weeks ago. Offshore oil... Continue Reading →
PetroRio to tie back two Brazilian fields following FPSO acquisition
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has signed binding documents for the acquisition of the OSX-3 FPSO for $140 million and the farm-in with Dommo Energia of 80% in the Tubarão Martelo field (TBMT) off Brazil, where the vessel is currently chartered. PetroRio said on Monday that the acquisition would allow for the tieback between... Continue Reading →
Omni Táxi Aéreo performs first international operation in Latin America
Feb 3, 2020 Omni Táxi Aéreo (OTA) is supporting Karoon in its drilling campaign in block Z38, in Peru. This will be OTA's first international operation, which is involved in transporting passengers from the city of Tallara to the Marina 1 well, in the Tumbes basin approximately 110 km from the base of operations. Two... Continue Reading →
Bolsonaro appoints José Gutman as first replacement for ANP board
February 1, 2020 President Jair Bolsonaro last Friday (31) appointed executive secretary of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) José Gutman as the first replacement in the event of a vacancy on the board of the regulatory body. The triple replacement list was instituted in the new General Law of Regulatory Agencies, sanctioned by Bolsonaro himself... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies on Gaspetro
February 3, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, concerning the sale of its 51% stake in Petrobras Gás SA (Gaspetro), clarifies that the sale model of the subsidiary is not yet defined. Petrobras, within the scope of its active portfolio management, has already started studies for... Continue Reading →
Platform P-70 is stabilized
Feb 1, 2020 Petrobras has already redirected the P-70 to the area where it will be anchored in Guanabara Bay to wait for the necessary authorizations before proceeding to the Atapu field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Due to the storm that hit the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday night (01/30), the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for E&P in Campos Basin
February 3, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake of the Papa-terra field, located in deepwater in the Campos Basin. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of... Continue Reading →