Aug. 25 - The Pre-Operational Test (POT), conducted by Ibama, is the final stage of the environmental licensing process for drilling in block FZA-M-59, in deep waters off Amapá, in the Equatorial Margin. See below the answers to the main questions about this simulated exercise. What is the POT? The Pre-Operational Test (POT) is the final stage of the environmental licensing process conducted... Continue Reading →
Two Vessel Contracts Bring in $65M for Solstad Offshore
Aug. 25 (OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured two contracts for its Normand Turmalina and Normand Superior vessels, with the combined worth of $65 million. The anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turmalina has received a contract extension from BRAVA Energia in Brazil. The extended contract has a duration of three... Continue Reading →
Moretti top candidate to become Petrobras chairman, source says
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Bruno Moretti is the leading candidate to become chairman of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras after Pietro Mendes resigned from the role, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Moretti currently serves as special secretary for government analysis at the office of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chief... Continue Reading →
After Subsea7, DOF’s large subsea construction vessel on charter with Petrobras
(offshore-energy.biz) A flexible, large subsea construction vessel owned by Norwegian DOF Group has been contracted on a four-year term charter with Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras. Under the contract valued at approximately $165 million, Skandi Salvador will operate with two work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and a subsea crane, with delivery expected in December.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the Chairman of the Board of Directors
August 20, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the statement disclosed on December 16, 2024, announces that it has received today the resignation, effective immediately, of the Chairman of the company's Board of Directors, Mr. Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes, from his positions as Chairman and member of the Board of Directors... Continue Reading →
3rd Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer Will Auction Seven Blocks
Aug. 20 - The Special Bidding Committee (CEL) of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) published the blocks that will be offered in the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). There will be seven areas in total: Jaspe, Citrino, Larimar, Ônix, Itaimbezinho, Ametista, and Esmeralda. The public session is scheduled for October 22.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the payment of remuneration to shareholders
August 20, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact published on 05/12/2025, informs that it will make today the payment of the first installment of shareholder remuneration relating to the balance sheet of March 31, 2025. The gross amount to be distributed today, entirely in the form of interest... Continue Reading →
Transpetro to Relaunch Tender for Barges in Brazil
Aug. 20 (Reuters) Brazil's Transpetro, the logistics subsidiary of state-run oil firm Petrobras, is set to relaunch a tender for building barges after low interest in a May bidding process, Transpetro Chief Executive Sergio Bacci said on Tuesday. In May the firm put up the tender for the four barges intended for fuel transportation operations,... Continue Reading →
2012-built rig at designated spot: Petrobras sets the stage to secure go-ahead for drilling ops
Aug. 19 (offshore-energy.biz) Following the arrival of a drillship at its drill site, Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is getting ready to embark on the pre-operational assessment, as the final stage of the licensing process for drilling a deepwater well in Amapá. As one of the resources that will be put into practice... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Gov’t Working on Methodology to Select Offshore Wind Bidding Areas
Aug. 19 (offshoreWIND.biz) Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has opened a public consultation on the proposed methodology for selecting the areas that will be allocated for offshore wind development. The methodology involves identifying and designating bidding areas within which project sites can then be proposed and sets out a selection process that would be... Continue Reading →