February 27, 2020 -Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro). The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of potential participants, is available here:Teaser-Gaspetro-Ingles-completo... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases E&P teaser in the Santos Basin: Merluza and Lagosta fields
February 27, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of all its equity interest in Merluza and Lagosta fields, located in the shallow waters of Santos Basin. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria... Continue Reading →
MINAS E ENERGIA AUTHORIZES THE SALE OF 30% OF SOUTH OF GATO DO MATO TO ECOPETROL
FEB 27, 2020 News of the consortium that is exploring the southern block of Gato do Mato. The Ministry of Mines and Energy published this Thursday (27), in the Official Gazette, its endorsement for the sale, by Shell, of 30% of the area to the Colombian Ecopetrol. The transaction was announced in October last year.... Continue Reading →
PETROBRÁS ENTERED APPLICATION FOR AN INSTALLATION LICENSE FOR THE BÚZIOS 5 PLATFORM
FEB 27, 2020 Petrobrás announced this week that it has applied to the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) to receive the Installation License for the Búzios 5 platform, which will be implemented in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Currently, according to Petrobrás' annual balance sheet, the FPSO has reached 10% of physical progress completed. The... Continue Reading →
INVESTIGATION ON CORRUPTION MAY FORCE PETROBRÁS TO TAKE OUT TECHINT-TENARIS FROM THE FAVORED VENDOR REGISTRATION
FEB 27, 2020 The ghost of Lava Jato and an unburied corpse return to frighten one of the largest economic groups operating in the country, especially in the oil and gas sector: Techint-Tenaris. Targets of the Italian Justice, the brothers Gianfelice and Paolo Rocca, in addition to Roberto Bonatti, partners of San Faustin, holding of... Continue Reading →
Operators Could Soon Pay More for FPSOs
Amid a raft of February orders and near-orders for floating production storage and offloading vessels, or FPSOs, comes a new report suggesting those shipyards and engineers able to piece them together may soon be feeling the strain. "The strong pace of recent orders has a downside," says Jim McCaul, a leading authority on the FPSO... Continue Reading →
Petrobras began the Long-Term Test in deep waters of Sergipe-Alagoas
February 26, 2020 Last Saturday, Petrobras began the Long-Term Test of the Farfan reservoir, one of the discoveries made by the company in deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Production is being carried out from the FPSO Cidade de São Vicente, connected to a production well. Ibama's license is valid for up to 180 days... Continue Reading →
Break it Down: The decommissioning market
The decommissioning market is making a comeback, with new fields of opportunity, and challenges, opening. TSB Offshore President Will Speck shares insights on the path ahead. The level of activity offshore both Australia and Brazil are likely to be similar, he adds, although each has its own challenges. For instance, Australia’s geography imposes logistics challenges... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase for sale of UFN-III
February 21, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/10/2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase related to the sale of 100% of its shares in Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit III (UFN-III). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a descriptive memorandum with more detailed information about the... Continue Reading →
Harvey Gulf Eyes International Markets
Offshore marine transportation firm Harvey Gulf International Marine says it has been able to achieve success in the turbulent offshore market by constantly reinvented itself to fit the industry demands. Most recently, “reinvention” has meant branching out to secure more work in international markets. This is not the first time Harvey Gulf has ventured away... Continue Reading →