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Subsea7 managed to come out on top and present the best proposal in a Petrobras bidding process for the supply of SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines) for the P-83 (Buzios 11) platform vessel. The Norwegian company submitted an offer of R$8.45 billion (US$1.4 billion) in the competition. The Swiss company Allseas came in second... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces the establishment of an Impact Fund for Bioeconomy and Nature-Based Solutions Socio-Environmental Projects (Petrobras Bioeconomy Fund) in partnership with Régia Capital, a management firm focused on sustainable investments and financial solutions. Petrobras allocated R$ 50 million to the Fund, with Régia contributing an additional R$ 50 million. This is... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby informs that it has received, this week, the following contingent payment installments (earnout): (i) R$2.161 billion from the partners of the Sépia and Atapu blocks - TotalEnergies EP Brasil Ltda. (28%), PETRONAS Petróleo Brasil Ltda. (21%) and QatarEnergy Brasil Ltda. (21%) in Sépia; Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (25%) and... Continue Reading →
Highlights – 2024In 2024, Petrobras achieved all the production targets set out in its 2024-2028+ Strategic Plan, within the ±4% range.Total oil and natural gas production reached 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). Commercial production of oil and natural gas in 2024 reached 2.4 million boed and oil production was 2.2 million... Continue Reading →
In 2024, the Brazilian average annual production of oil and natural gas reached 4.322 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), remaining stable compared to 2023. There was a reduction of 0.5% in 2024, compared to the total for the previous year, which reached a record of 4.344 million boe/d. In the case of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further the notices disclosed on April 27, 2022, and January 26, 2023, hereby informs that today it has received from Petro Rio Jaguar Petróleo S.A. (“PRIO”), a subsidiary of PRIO S.A., R$1.025 billion referring to the contingent payment (earnout) related to the oil barrel price for the 2024 fiscal year. ... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points for the second straight meeting on Wednesday and signaled another hike of that size in March, leaving the door open for subsequent moves amid mounting inflationary pressures. The bank's rate-setting committee, known as Copom, lifted the Selic policy rate to 13.25%... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore confirms it has completed the transactions related to the Share Purchase Agreements announced on September 6, 2024 with its partner MISC Berhad for: i) the acquisition of MISC Berhad’s entire effective equity interest in the lease and operating entities related to the FPSO Espirito Santo in Brazil; and ii) the full divestment to MISC Berhad... Continue Reading →
Chinese EPCI company COOEC has completed the construction of 13 topside modules for FPSO P-79, which will be installed in the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The Asian company was responsible for the design, acquisition, construction and onboard installation of the equipment. The modules, which weigh almost 30,000 tons and... Continue Reading →
U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton has secured a contract from Petrobras for integrated drilling services across several offshore fields in Brazil. The contract scope includes drilling services for development and exploration wells over a three-year period. The contract, expected to begin in 2025, represents Halliburton’s largest service contract with Petrobras, the company said, without revealing... Continue Reading →
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