Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of February. Key: (1) The data of Albacora Leste in January refers to 90% of PRIO’s participation in the field, considering the production throughout the month. Since the acquisition's closing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras prioritizes exploration on the Equatorial Margin and in Colombia
Petrobras' investments in exploration activities planned for the next five years are around USD 6 billion, with a main focus on sustainability, both economic and environmental. The company's strategy favors its new exploration projects, such as those that will be implemented in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin and in the Tayrona block, in Colombia, the latter... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum update on the intervention of Papa Terra Cluster
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, and in addition to the material fact disclosed on February 28, 2023, informs its investors and the market in general that the root cause of the unit shutdown was solved, and the 3R-2 unit's... Continue Reading →
Guyana Planning Second Oil Auction in 2024 to Bolster Expansion
(Bloomberg) Guyana is planning another auction of prospective oil-field leases next year as the world’s fastest-growing economy seeks to maintain the pace of development, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said. The country’s first auction is expected to take place by the end of May after being delayed by a few weeks as the government finalizes contract terms and legislation... Continue Reading →
CERAWEEK-Brazil’s Petrobras to pursue more green energy, tie-ups -CEO
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will focus on financing large-scale renewable energy projects and evaluating new partnerships with energy companies in the coming years, its chief executive said in remarks released on Tuesday. CEO Jean Paul Prates made the comments a day after the company announced it was evaluating seven offshore wind power projects along the... Continue Reading →
Woodside on Track for Decision on Deepwater Trion Field in Mexico in 2023
Australia's Woodside Energy is on track to make a final investment decision this year on the Trion offshore oil project, which would inaugurate production in the deep waters of the country's Gulf of Mexico. [BHP Petroleum, now part of Woodside] partnered in 2017 with state-oil company Pemex, which discovered Trion's reserves five years earlier. The deal... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Offshore Oil & Gas is Back
The offshore oil and gas sector is back and is set for the highest growth in a decade in the next two years, with $214 billion of new project investments lined up, the Norwegian energy industry intelligence firm Rystad said in a report Tuesday. According to Rystad, the annual greenfield capital expenditure (capex) will break the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Awards 3-year Contracts for Maersk Anchor Handler Trio
Danish offshore support vessel owner Maersk Supply Services has secured three-year contracts for three of its L-class anchor handlers with Petrobras in Brazil. Petrobras will use the vessels for a broad scope of anchor handling activities and offshore drilling rig movements. Maersk Leader, Maersk Launcher, and Maersk Lancer have been delivered in Brazil. This now... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Offshore Wind agreement with Equinor
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed with Equinor a letter of intent, expanding on the cooperation between the companies, so that they can assess the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of seven offshore wind power generation projects off the Brazilian coast. These will have the potential to generate up to 14.5... Continue Reading →
Valaris Bags Three Offshore Drilling Contracts Including $500M Deal for Stacked Drillship
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris said Monday it had secured contracts for two drillships and one jack-up rig. One of the drillships in question is the Valaris DS-8, which secured a three-year, $500 million contract with Petrobras in Brazil, including a $30 million mobilization fee. The rig has been preservation stacked in Las Palmas, Spain, and... Continue Reading →