Sept 18, 2020 The United States and Guyana will begin joint maritime patrols aimed at drug interdiction near the South American country’s disputed border with crisis-stricken Venezuela, the U.S. secretary of state and Guyana’s new president said on Friday. The agreement comes as U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp, as part of a consortium with... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil hires offshore support base operator
Sept 18, 2020 Niport will provide offshore support to ExxonMobil's exploratory drilling campaign in Brazil in 2021. The company recently won the bid from the North American oil company to carry out the logistical operation on two different fronts: one in Rio de Janeiro to support activities in the Santos Basin and another in the... Continue Reading →
Solstad Offshore receives early charter termination for ‘Normand Maximus’
Sept 18, 2020 Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has received a notice of early termination of the charter party for the one of its vessels from Italian offshore contractor Saipem. Solstad Offshore said on Thursday that the vessel in question was the offshore construction vessel Normand Maximus. The vessel, at the time of construction, was... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS IN MEGA TENDER FOR FLEXIBLE RISERS
Sept 17, 2020 An extra time for competitors who wish to participate in Petrobras' mega tender to contract more than 560 km of flexible risers. The Brazilian state-owned company decided to postpone the date for opening envelopes to January 6 of next year. Previously, the deadline was set for October 2. As we reported, the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras in negotiation for two rigs
Sept 17, 2020 After months of delays, bidding for chartering drilling units for water depths of 2,400 m to 3,000 m advances, launched by the oil company in October 2019. Petrobras will contract two rigs for projects operated in consortium, one from Diamond and the other from Seadrill. Source: PetroleoHoje
PETROBRAS DIRECTOR SAYS THE COMPANY STILL SEARCHES ITS FUTURE IN RENEWABLES, BUT SEES POTENTIAL IN OFFSHORE WIND
Sept 17, 2020 Petrobras is interested in investing in renewable energies, but while other oil companies already have more defined plans for this sector, the Brazilian state-owned company is still looking for a way to enter in this market. The company's executive director of finance and investor relations, Andrea Marques de Almeida, declared that Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on E&P asset in Colômbia
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 →
Petrobras on contracting the sixth FPSO of Búzios
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 →
Petrobras on E&P portfolio revision
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 →
Petrobras about Tupi field
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 →