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September 15, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/27/2020 and 08/11/2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its entire stake in the exploratory portion of the Tayrona Block, located in the Guajira Basin, Colombia. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a... Continue Reading →
September 15, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started negotiations with SBM Offshore N.V. (SBM) to contract the FPSO - floating production storage and offloading Almirante Tamandaré, to be installed in the Búzios field, in Santos Basin. The FPSO Almirante Tamandaré will be the sixth production system of the Búzios field,... Continue Reading →
September 14, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports on the revision of the Exploration & Production (E&P) segment portfolio in face of the crisis caused by COVID-19. The revision aims to maximize the value of the E&P portfolio, focusing on world-class assets in deep and ultra-deep waters. The portfolio revision is in line... Continue Reading →
September 14, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby announces that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved the change in the name of the Lula field to Tupi field. The approval is aimed at complying with the ruling of July 7, 2020, in a citizen lawsuit, which ordered the... Continue Reading →
Sept 12, 2020 With several offshore production projects due to come on stream this decade, Brazilian NOC Petrobras is keeping the market busy with tenders for the acquisition of subsea equipment that are expected to generate billions of dollars in new contracts. At least two of the tenders are related to the state-owned company’s prized Búzios field in the... Continue Reading →
Sept 14, 2020 Sweden's Alfa Laval has secured two orders to supply Framo pumping systems for two FPSOs to operate offshore Brazil. Alfa Laval did not say who the clients were but said the orders had a total value of around SEK 155 million (around USD 17,7 million). The deliveries are scheduled for 2021. The... Continue Reading →
September 11, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated June 10, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of a part of its interest in the exploratory blocks, belonging to the concessions ES-M-596_R11, ES-M-598_R11, ES-M-671_R11, ES-M-673_R11 and ES-M-743_R11, located in the Espírito Santo Basin. Potential buyers... Continue Reading →
Sept 11, 2020 The ANP board approved the review of the exploration plan for the Titã block, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The drilling of an exploratory well, initially planned for this year, was postponed to 2021. The extension was requested by ExxonMobil, the block's operator. “ExxonMobil cites economic impacts imposed by the pandemic... Continue Reading →
Seanamic Group company Flexlife, has secured a contract from a ‘leading’ South American operator for the scanning of flexible risers. The contract, in partnership with Houston based ROV major Oceaneering, covers the scanning of all deepwater, uninsulated flexible pipelines. It is part of a larger integrity management program to determine if flooding occurs in the flexible risers’... Continue Reading →
Sept 10, 2020 Altera & Ocyan is the new name of the joint venture formed by the Brazilian Ocyan and the Norwegian Altera Infrastructure (formerly Teekay Offshore). The brand change took place at the beginning of the second half, after the Altera Infrastructure brand change process, which was completed at the beginning of the year.... Continue Reading →
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