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The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) this week approved a resolution that deals with procedures for presenting guarantees and instruments that ensure the decommissioning of production facilities in oil and gas fields in the country. The presentation of these financial guarantees was already foreseen in the exploration and production contracts. The agency's new resolution brings more... Continue Reading →
(OE) Stronger hurricanes threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast energy hub are elevating the risks of oil spills from damage to area refineries, oil platforms and subsea pipelines, say experts. On Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said it was investigating nearly 350 reports of spills in and along the Gulf after Hurricane Ida hit. Federal and state agencies... Continue Reading →
Norway-based subsea and marine services provider DOF Subsea has secured a six-month extension to a contract in Africa. During the extension period, the company will continue to use Skandi Seven to deliver integrated field support vessel (FSV) services. The scope of work also includes project management, engineering, procurement and logistical services within deep-water construction and maintenance of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras is preparing to dispose of the remaining subsea structures of the FPSOs Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade de Rio das Ostras and Piranema, which have already been demobilized from projects in the Campos and Sergipe-Alagoas basins, respectively. The oil company launched a tender to contract engineering, preparation, removal and disposal services (EPRD –... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) The ANP board approved the guarantee instrument presented by Total for the deactivation and abandonment of the Lapa field, in the Santos Basin. Thus, the French company is able to sign the amendment to the concession contract, assuming 45% of the field, in consortium with Shell (30%) and Repsol Sinopec (25%). In May 2020,... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) Oil and gas company Enauta has revealed that the Brazilian Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) has approved the constitution of guarantees for the company to take over a 100 per cent stake in the Atlanta field off Brazil, doubling its oil production. Enauta said on Friday that the ANP has approved the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 03/16/2021, informs that the negotiation with the company Proquigel Química S.A. for the leasing of the TermoCamaçari Thermoelectric Plant (UTE TermoCamaçari), located in the state of Bahia, has ended unsuccessfully. Thus, the company will begin the decommissioning process of UTE TermoCamaçari, whose concession... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) Petrobrás is to restart today a mega bidding process that aims to contract maintenance and repair services on several offshore platforms in the Campos Basin. The tender was be concluded at the end of last year, but the state-owned company had to make adjustments to the bidding documentation and the process was republished. In... Continue Reading →
ANP forecasts a gradual growth in production in the coming years, reaching 571.5 thousand m³ / day (3.6 million barrels per day) of oil and 173.2 million m³ / d of natural gas in 2025 . - It represents an increase of 23% in relation to 2021, in the case of oil, and 34% in... Continue Reading →
Well abandonment services provider Well-Safe Solutions has secured a £26 million ($33.6 million) investment to fund the next phase of the company’s growth plan. Well-Safe said on Monday that the further investment into the decommissioning company was led by MW&L Capital Partners, following their initial investment of $85 million to the company back in October 2019. Phil... Continue Reading →
