Jul 21, 2020 Since December, Petrobrás had been receiving bid proposals for the chartering of drill rigs for water depths up to 700 meters. But, after a few postponements, the company decided to cancel the tender, leaving a the companies that worked in the bids and invested funds to prepare the proposals frustrated and at... Continue Reading →
Petrobras contracts underwater intervention – Oceânica Engenharia e Consultoria
Jul 20, 2020 Oceânica Engenharia e Consultoria signed a contract with Petrobras to provide underwater intervention services in water depths of up to 3 thousand m. The scope includes engineering services, painting (anti-corrosion), equipment certification and recertification, manufacturing and assembly, material characterization, computer simulations and underwater operations practices, among other activities. Source: PetroleoHoje
Brazil boosts oil exports to Asia as global rivals make record cuts
Brazil increased crude exports to Asia in the first half of the year, stealing a slice of a coveted developing market from global rivals who made record cuts to shipments to match the unprecedented fall in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The rise reflects Brazil’s growing clout among global oil producers as its massive... Continue Reading →
Enauta estimates production of Atlanta at 23,000 bpd in 2020 and 18,000 bpd in 2021
July 20, 2020 The oil company Enauta reported estimate average daily production from the Atlanta field at 23,000 barrels of oil for 2020, according to a press release. For 2021, production in Atlanta, in the Santos Basin, should drop to 18,000 bpd, projected Enauta, emphasizing that the estimates have a negative or positive variation margin... Continue Reading →
Further on Phase 4 of The Pre-Salt With 13 FPSOS
Jul 17, 2020 Among the units licensed by Petrobras are four with a capacity to produce 225,000 bopd On Thursday (7/15), Petrobras requested a license from Ibama for the implementation of 12 FPSOs in the Santos Basin pre-salt and the reactivation of an FPSO in Mero (“FPSO Mero FR”). There are four new units for... Continue Reading →
Pre-salt stage 4 with 13 FPSOs
Jul 17, 2020 Petrobras requested a license from Ibama for the implementation of 12 FPSOs in the Santos Basin pre-salt and the reactivation of an FPSO in Mero (“FPSO Mero FR”). There are four new units for the Buzios field (Buzios FPSOs 9, 10, 11 and 12), in addition to the Sepia 2 FPSOs. Among... Continue Reading →
Maersk Drilling Upgrades Maersk Valiant Drillship
Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has recently upgraded its 2014-built Maersk Valiant ultra-deepwater drillship. While the Maersk Valiant was recently stacked offshore Port Fourchon the Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) system was upgraded by integrating the new BTR rotating control device (RCD) by Weatherford. Continue reading
Wintershall DEA plans first well in Ceará Basin
Jul 16, 2020 Wintershall DEA started the licensing process for an exploratory well in the area of block CE-M-601, in deep waters of the Ceará Basin. The vertical well will be drilled in a 2000 m water depth slide and the company expects to find oil, with an average estimate of 24º API. The CE-M-601... Continue Reading →
NEW BÚZIOS PHASE WILL BEGIN IN 2024 USING FPSOS WITH GREATER PRODUCTION CAPACITY
Jul 15, 2020 The Búzios field is the highlight of the news this Wednesday (15). The novelty now is that the second phase of the asset should begin in 2024, according to Petrobras president Roberto Castello Branco. The executive also confirmed that, in this new stage, FPSOs with a greater production capacity than those used... Continue Reading →
BUZIOS FIELD WILL START RACE FOR WET CHRISTMAS TREES UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR
Jul 15, 2020 The wet Christmas and tree suppliers are looking forward to it. Petrobras' supply teams are finalizing all the details to place on the market the bid for the purchase of 38 trees for the phases that will come in Campo de Buzios, in the Santos Basin. The winning company or the winning... Continue Reading →
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