Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Strategic Plan 2022-26 (SP 2022-26) is under preparation. Following the previous years, in SP 2022-26 the Company intends to present its production curve, the plan's financing, as well as the investment projection (CAPEX), including the amount to be spent each year and the main projects to be... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS STARTS DRILLING THE PIONEER WELL OF THE TRES MARIAS BLOCK, IN THE PRE-SALT OF THE SANTOS BASIN
(PetroNoticias) Petrobras began drilling a wildcat well (1-BRSA-1382D-RJS) in the Tres Marias block, in the Santos basin. The activity is being carried out with the Ocean Courage rig, in a water depth of 2223 meters. The information was released by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). As a reminder, the Tres Marias block was sold during... Continue Reading →
17th Round faces environmental controversy
(Valor) The inclusion of blocks in the Potiguar and Pelotas basins in the 17th Round of the ANP, scheduled for Oct 7th, puts into discussion the environmental licensing of areas considered sensitive to oil activity. Under debate is the possibility of carrying out the licensing in advance or, at least, redeeming the assessment instrument that... Continue Reading →
West Africa’s Deepwater Rig Utilization Could Triple by 2022
(OE) Offshore drilling rig contracting activity in West Africa is finally picking up as confidence slowly returns to the region. Esgian has previously reported that the US Gulf of Mexico and Brazil have already witnessed substantial recovery in the deepwater rig market. However, the final point in the golden triangle, West Africa, has struggled with sluggish growth, with current... Continue Reading →
SHELL IN A NEW CAMPAIGN AT PARQUE DAS CONCHAS
(PetroleoHoje) Shell will start, by mid-October, a new intervention campaign at Parque das Conchas. The West Tellus drillship, from Seadrill, is already sailing to the Campos Basin, with arrival scheduled for the weekend. In addition to the intervention program, Shell's new campaign will include the drilling of two wells, one infill in BC-10 and the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on expression of interest in the Búzios field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/29/2021, informs that the partner CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (CNODC) has not expressed interest in exercising the option to purchase an additional share of 5% in the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus, for the Búzios field, in... Continue Reading →
Eni CEO, Ivory Coast President Discuss Future Plans for Giant Offshore Discovery
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met Friday to discuss the progress of Eni's activities in the country, following the giant offshore oil discovery of Baleine 1-X. As previously reported, Eni in September announced the major oil discovery in block CI-101, in what was the company's first exploration well drilled in the... Continue Reading →
17th Bidding Round takes place on Oct. 7, confirms ANP
The ANP will carry out on October 7th, from 9 am, the 17th Round of Bidding Blocks for exploration and production of oil and natural gas. 92 blocks will be offered, located in 11 sectors with high potential and new frontiers in four Brazilian offshore sedimentary basins: Campos, Pelotas, Potiguar and Santos. Due to the... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS CHARTERS ANOTHER PLSV FROM SEABRAS SAPURA
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras chartered the PLSV Sapura Topázio, from Seabras Sapura, for a period of 1,275 days (about three and a half years) on a day rate basis, with a minimum execution period of 1,095 days. The contract is expected to start on June 30, 2022, and is expected to end on June 29, 2025. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Albacora and Albacora Leste divestment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to news published in the media about the project to divest the Albacora and Albacora Leste fields, in the Campos Basin, clarifies that it has received binding offers from the consortia PetroRio/Cobra and EIG Global Energies Partners/Enauta/3R Petroleum for the acquisition of the fields. Such offers could exceed... Continue Reading →