(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turquesa. The four-year contract, subject to board approval, is scheduled to begin in February 2026. The current contract for Normand Turquesa has been extended by nine months and runs until start of new... Continue Reading →
Karoon concludes purchase of FPSO Cidade de Itajai valued at U$ 115 million
(PN) Karoon announced that it has completed the transaction with Altera & Ocyan for the purchase of FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, located in the Baúna field, in the Santos Basin. The total value of the deal was US$115 million, plus approximately US$8 million in transaction costs, with the final payment of US$85 million to be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts operating the second module of the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) in Rio de Janeiro
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the communication of November 11, 2024, informs that the second module of the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) of the Boaventura Energy Complex, located in Itaboraí (RJ), went into commercial operation. Added to the first module, inaugurated last year, the unit's total processing capacity reaches 21 million... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Takes FID for Maromba Field Offshore Brazil
(OE) BW Energy has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil, which will feature an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The Maromba development targets 500 million barrels of oil in place in the highly delineated and tested Maastrichtian sands.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires Subsea7 for Buzios Field Offshore Work in $1.2B Deal
(OE) Subsea7 has secured a super-major contract by Petrobras, after winning a competitive tender, for the development of the Búzios 11 deepwater field, offshore Brazil. The field is located approximately 180 kilometers off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 2,000 meters water depth in the pre-salt Santos basin. The contract... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia change in the composition of the Board of Directors and the Statutory Audit Committee
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, on May 2, 2025, received letters of resignation from Mr. Rogério Paulo Calderón Peres, from the positions of member of the Board of Directors and Coordinator of the Statutory Audit Committee,... Continue Reading →
DOF’s Two Subsea Vessels Get More Work off Brazil
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured work for two of its subsea vessels offshore Brazil. DOF’s Skandi Achiever diving support vessel has been awarded an offshore service and survey contract in Brazil in support of a SURF project with operations planned to start in early May and covering three campaigns during 2025.... Continue Reading →
PRIO Acquisition of Interest in the Peregrino Field
PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has signed contracts with Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda ("Equinor") for the acquisition of 60% interest and operation of the Peregrino and Pitangola Fields ("Field" or "Peregrino"). The deal, which will add 202 million barrels of oil in 1P+1C reserves... Continue Reading →
Petrobras requests authorization to take drill ship to Foz do Amazonas Basin
(PN) Petrobras has requested authorization from Ibama to begin moving the ODN II drillship towards the Foz do Amazonas Basin, on the Equatorial Margin. The vessel's presence in the region is essential for carrying out the so-called Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), which is an oil spill simulation required as part of the environmental licensing process for... Continue Reading →
Eletrobras shareholders elect board, approve deal to end dispute with Brazil
(Reuters) - Shareholders of Brazilian power firm Eletrobras on Tuesday elected a new board and approved a proposal to end a legal dispute over the government's voting power in the company. The agreement allows the government to nominate three of Eletrobras' 10 board members. Shareholders elected Vicente Falconi, Ana Matte, Felipe Villela, Marisete Pereira, Carlos Ferreira and Jose... Continue Reading →