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Oct. 1 - The ANP released the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for August 2025, which provides consolidated national production data. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 5.084 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), maintaining the level above 5 million boe/d, reached for the first time in July. Regarding oil,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 2 - Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured two contract extensions with Petrobras and bp for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships. In aggregate, the extensions represent approximately $243 million in firm contract backlog. In Brazil, Petrobras exercised a 30-day option for the Deepwater Mykonos in direct continuation of its firm program. The extension is... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 - The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (October 1st), a resolution establishing guidelines for the inclusion of oil and natural gas exploration blocks under the production-sharing regime located beyond 200 nautical miles, in accordance with the Brazilian Continental Shelf Survey Plan (Leplac). The decision represents a regulatory milestone for the... Continue Reading →
Oct.1 -The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (October 1st), a resolution authorizing Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA), a state-owned company linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), to hold the Auction for the Sale of Rights and Obligations arising from the Production Individualization Agreements (AIPs) for the Mero, Atapu, and Tupi Shared... Continue Reading →
October 1, 2025 – PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general that PRIO Luxembourg Holding S.à r.l., its subsidiary, incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“PRIO Lux”), has begun efforts for the issuance of a new series of debt securities, in the form... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 (PN) The board of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) this Wednesday (1st), approved a resolution that defines minimum local content rates for offshore support vessels built in Brazil. Under the new rule, projects must achieve at least 60% local content and at least 50% in two of the three investment groups: engineering;... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, and following the Material Fact disclosed on May 5, 2025, informs its investors and the market in general that the Asset Purchase and Sale transaction (“Agreement”) with PETRORECONCAVO S.A. (“PetroReconcavo”), regarding the sale of 50% of the gas midstream infrastructure in... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 - French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a new order from Petrobras for its Submagnético Free Flow oil country tubular goods (OCTG) solution designed to prevent inorganic scaling in production strings. The order covers the production and installation of more than 30 units, to be delivered and installed in Brazil’s offshore pre-salt... Continue Reading →
Sept. 30 - After departing the Benoi shipyard in Singapore on July 13th, the FPSO P-78 arrived today, September 30th, at the Búzios Field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The unit will now be connected to the wells to begin production shortly. The Búzios Field is located in ultra-deep waters of the Santos Basin at depths of up to 2,100... Continue Reading →
Sept. 30 (oilprice) Angola’s state oil company, Sonangol, is preparing to list up to 30% of its shares in an initial public offering (IPO) sometime in the next 24 months in what would be a milestone that could reshape not only the company itself but the country’s broader economic trajectory. For decades, Sonangol has been... Continue Reading →
