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JAN 27, 2020 After being declared commercial by Equinor, in December last year, the Carcará area will gain a new name, well befitting the Norwegian culture. The asset will be renamed Bacalhau and the choice is interesting and symbolic because it is the first time, in the last 50 years, that a field in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s government is changing the rules to give foreign companies an equal shot at winning government contracts, the Economy Ministry said on Monday. Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has pledged to fight corruption and open up one of the world’s most protected countries to foreign business and the overseas investment necessary to modernize Brazil’s crumbling infrastructure.... Continue Reading →
Jan 24, 2020 The fleet of maritime support in Brazilian waters, at the end of December, totaled 366 vessels, being 324 of Brazilian flag and 42 of foreign flags. 89% of the offshore support fleet in Brazil is made up of Brazilian flag boats and 11% of foreign flags. Not all units are in operation,... Continue Reading →
JAN 24, , 2020 The FPSO P-70, which began its journey to Brazil on December 9 last year, is anchored in Guanabara Bay. The FPSO will carry out its activities in the Atapu field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The unit left the COOEC shipyard in Qingdao, China, where the integration works for the platform... Continue Reading →
Jan 27, 2020 According to a study by the Energy Research Company (EPE), linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the technical potential for generating wind energy in Brazil at sea is 700 GW. The document was prepared after six environmental licensing processes for the construction of offshore wind farms were opened at the... Continue Reading →
January 24, 2020 Petrobras is contracting services and equipment for the new development phase of the project in the Campos Basin The attention of the supply industry returned to Parque das Baleias, a complex of deep water fields in the Campos Basin. In addition to subsea systems, Petrobras is bidding to contract 4D seismic mapping... Continue Reading →
JAN 23, 2020 Technicians at the IBM Brasil research laboratory have developed an unprecedented technology that analyzes the flow of liquids, such as water, oil and carbon dioxide, in porous media, such as rocks or soil. IBM FlowDiscovery (FD) aims to reduce the environmental impact caused by the most different industrial processes, from oil extraction... Continue Reading →
January 23, 2020 Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/20/2019, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase related to the sale of all shares of BSBios Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S/A (BSBios) by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustíveis S.A. (PBio). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a descriptive... Continue Reading →
Prysmian Group, a services provider in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract by Libra, a consortium of international oil & gas operators, for steel tube umbilicals to be installed in the Mero oilfield, located offshore Brazil. The Libra Consortium is led by Petrobras – with a 40% interest –... Continue Reading →
January 22, 2020 By Marcus D’Elia The long-awaited competition in the oil and gas market may delay more than expected. According to a study by Leggio, the sale of the eight refineries by Petrobras is not enough to generate competition in this market. For this to actually happen, it will also be necessary to expand... Continue Reading →
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