Jan 30, 2020 In 2016, the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) extended the concession contract for the Ubarana field until 2034. It is also there that Petrobras intends to install its first offshore wind project in the country, with a wind turbine tower, an anemometric tower and an electric-optical umbilical submarine cable approximately 1 km long,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras regulates licenses and may unlock sale of fields in shallow waters in the Northeast
Jan 29, 2020 Petrobras obtained from Ibama the license for the environmental regularization of drilled wells and the production activities of eleven fields in shallow waters in the Northeast, which the company is selling or has already sold. The measure, according to sources that accompany the negotiations, is essential for the company to be able... Continue Reading →
Promising area may make the 2nd semester 2020 oil auction more attractive
Jan 30, 2020 With the possibility of postponing to 2021 the auctions under the sharing regime and the surplus Transfer of Rights of the Sépia and Atapu areas, the market's attention is focused on the next auction in the concession model, the 17th Bidding Round of the National Agency Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP),... Continue Reading →
Equinor hands out contracts for Brazilian pre-salt project
Norway’s Equinor has entered into Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contracts with early commitments and pre-investments for phase 1 of the Bacalhau (formerly Carcará) area in Brazil. Contractors have been selected for both the SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Risers and Flowlines) and the FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) contracts, Equinor said on Thursday. Subsea... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC charters Skandi Vitoria pipelay vessel
Oilfield services provider TechnipFMC has chartered the Brazilian-built pipelay support vessel (PLSV), Skandi Vitoria. The Skandi Vitoria PLSV is owned by a 50-50 joint venture between DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC. It is of an STX OSCV 06 design, and the first pipelay vessel built in Brazil back in 2010. DOF Subsea said on Thursday that... Continue Reading →
Japanese firms team up for Brazilian FPSO project
Japanese companies have teamed up to proceed with a charter project for the deepwater FPSO for the Petrobras-operated Marlim field located offshore Brazil. MODEC, Mitsui, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Marubeni have agreed that Mitsui, MOL and Marubeni will invest in a long-term charter business currently promoted by MODEC for the purpose of providing an... Continue Reading →
MODEC to supply ‘largest FPSO ever delivered to Brazil’
Japan’s MODEC has signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Equinor to supply a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Bacalhau (formerly Carcará) field offshore Brazil. MODEC was awarded a Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) contract for the FPSO in December 2018 and has now been selected as the turnkey contractor... Continue Reading →
Subsea Integration Alliance in Bacalhau (Carcara) Field SURF Award
Subsea Integration Alliance, a JV between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, has been awarded an exclusive contract by Equinor for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Risers and Flowlines) on its Bacalhau (formerly Carcará) project, offshore Brazil. The awarded work is required to finalize the technical definition of the proposed field development... Continue Reading →
Wood’s Chris Barton to lead FPSO Focus at Global Offshore Brazil Summit
Set to deploy 21 FPSOs by 2025, Brazil currently leads the world in offshore floating production development. As part of the Global Offshore Brazil Summit, in Rio de Janeiro March 4th and 5th 2020, Wood’s Chris Barton will lead an exclusive FPSO Focus speaker panel. Barton, senior VP of business development for Wood, will present on innovations... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Corporate Governance Program for State-Owned Companies
January 29, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has requested today its withdrawal from the Corporate Governance Program for State-Owned Companies of B3 (Program). Petrobras' adhesion to the Program took place on 08/08/2017. After that, the company continued to evolve in the improvement of its governance practices, having adhered to the... Continue Reading →