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With ExxonMobil sanctioning its third offshore development in Guyana following the government approval, SBM Offshore has confirmed it has won a contract to deliver an FPSO for the project. Under the contract, SBM Offshore will construct, install, and then lease and operate the Prosperity FPSO at the Payara project off Guyana for a period of up to... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil’s Payara development, for which approval seems imminent, will see a commitment of US$3.6B this year from the oil major, says Norwegian business intelligence firm, Rystad Energy. Meanwhile, a model from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in its recent report titled ‘Traversing a Slippery Slope: Guyana’s Oil Opportunity’, pegs the cost of the Payara field... Continue Reading →
Oil & gas production in Brazil was practically stable in August, according to data made available by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). According to the agency, the country ended the period with 3.078 million barrels per day produced, a slight increase of 0.28% compared to the previous month. Natural gas, on the other hand, had... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that together with Petrogal Brasil, Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Shell Brasil, partners in the offshore routes in the pre-salt Santos Basin, will announce contracts for sharing the natural gas pipeline and processing plants. Today, a virtual event will be held with the presence of Petrobras’ CEO, Roberto Castello Branco,... Continue Reading →
The week starts with lots of news about the Mero field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Petrobras announced it has applied with Ibama for the Installation License for the FPSO Sepetiba, the second definitive production unit in Mero. Earlier, as we reported, the state company announced that it obtained the license to install the second... Continue Reading →
The development stage of the Mero field, within the Libra area, will enter a new phase. Petrobras obtained the environmental license for the installation of the asset's second Early Production System (SPA 2), located in the Santos Basin. The document was issued this month by the Brazilian Environmental Institute (Ibama) and will be valid for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the first pioneer well drilled in block C-M-657, in the Campos Basin pre-salt. The indications are of natural gas, according to information sent by the company to the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), this week. Well 1-BRSA-1376D-RJS, nicknamed Naru, was drilled 308 km from... Continue Reading →
After months of negotiation, the two companies closed a deal, and are expected to sign a contract today for the campaign to support units in Brazil. The contract will have a firm term of 300 days, with the possibility of extension. GranEnergia's UMS Venus will support three Modec FPSOs and one FSO as January, installed... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the accumulated production of the Tupi field, located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, approximately 230 km from the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, reached 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) on July, 2020, according to the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural... Continue Reading →
French oil major Total will transfer its rights in five blocks in Foz do Amazonas Basin off Brazil to Brazil's national oil company Petrobras, and exit the basin. To remind, Total earlier in September announced its decision o give up operatorship over the five exploration blocks 120 kilometers offshore Brazil. The decision came almost two years after... Continue Reading →
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