(Reuters) - Brazil’s Petrobras could expand its operations into neighboring Guyana, if the regulatory environment does not improve in Brazil, CEO Roberto Castello Branco said on Thursday, the first official admission of interest in the hot frontier oil play. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, has exploration interests off Brazil’s northern coast.... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil production decreased 1.2% in October
Brazilian oil production decreased 1.2% in October compared to September, totaling 2.874 million barrels per day according to the accounts of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). Compared to the same month last year, the drop was 3%. As for natural gas, production totaled 130 million cubic meters per day, an increase of 3.8% compared to... Continue Reading →
BP starts drilling Platina field offshore Angola
Oil major BP has begun drilling on the Platina field in Block 18 offshore Angola using Valaris’ DS-12 drillship. Angola’s National Oil, Gas, and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) said last week that BP started drilling at the Platina field, a project that has been waiting to start with execution for several years. The initial date for the start... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS REDUCES RESOURCES FOR CAMPOS BASIN AND ANNOUNCES INVESTMENTS FOR SERGIPE AND EQUATORIAL MARGIN
Petrobras detailed on Monday its new Business Plan for the period 2021 to 2025. In this plan, the company classifies the Campos Basin as a strategic area and will allocate a volume of US$ 13 billion to the region's fields. The amount, however, will be less in relation to the resources provided for in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil: PGS to Resume Campos Basin 3D Seismic Survey in December
Norwegian marine seismic data acquisition company PGS has informed that its Ramform Titan vessel is about to continue the acquisition of the Campos Deepwater GeoStreamer X (Phase 2), a prefunded MultiClient 3D seismic survey with multi-azimuth coverage. In December 2020, PGS will resume operations, to acquire an additional 8 400 sq km. This survey provides... Continue Reading →
EnP intends to develop an offshore gas hub to meet pre-salt and post-salt production volumes in the southeastern region of Brazil
In the last 8 months, since March 2020, when the EnP Energy Platform was launched, our company has been dedicated to designing and articulating a competitive solution, contributing to the commercial viability of the gas produced on the coast of the Southeast of Brazil, both in the Pre-Salt and Post-Salt. Throughout this period, the project... Continue Reading →
17th CONCESSION ROUND IS MARKED FOR OCTOBER 2021
After having been suspended due to the adverse scenario of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 17th Concession Round of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) will be resumed. The event will take place on October 7, 2021. The restart of the usual procedure for organizing the bid was approved this week during the meeting of the ANP... Continue Reading →
Frontera, CGX pushes back Guyana drilling by one year
Joint venture partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana – Frontera Energy and CGX Energy – have concluded collaborative discussions with the Government of Guyana concerning the rescheduling of the work commitments on the block. Frontera said on Friday that the joint venture was committed to completing its exploratory commitments in full, despite operational activities... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Petrobras Taps Shearwater Geo for Deepwater OBN Survey
Seismic contractor Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a large Ocean Bottom Node 4D Baseline survey in Brazil with the Brazilian national oil company Petrobras. The deepwater OBN survey will be carried out at the Jubarte Field in the Campos Basin. The 810 sq. km survey will start in the first half of 2021 and be... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS LAUNCHES TENDERS FOR SUBSEA EQUIPMENT AND PIPELINE CONNECTION SERVICES
Petrobras announced two relevant bids this week, involving subsea equipment and pipeline connection services on platforms. The first bid includes the acquisition of five umbilical termination units (UTA) for the Búzios 5 platform, FPSO Almirante Barroso. The second bid for a service contract for the operation of pull-in and pull-out systems for subsea pipelines on... Continue Reading →