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July 2, 2020 In May, national production was 3,485 MMboe / d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day), of which 2,765 MMbbl / d (million barrels per day) of oil and 114 MMm3 / d (million m3 per day) ) of natural gas. Oil production decreased by 6.5% compared to the previous month and... Continue Reading →
Jul 2, 2020 WEG and TechnipFMC (TFMC), have developed a solution that they believe is capable of reducing up to 60% of the total production cost in brownfield projects (term applied when the product of the project is realized to add to something that already exists. Generally it refers expansion of the projects) and eliminate... Continue Reading →
July 1, 2020 Modec will contract a new maintenance and security unit (UMS) to operate on the Brazilian coast. The vessel will support the FPSOs Cidade de Niterói, in Marlim Leste, Campos Basin; Cidade de Santos, in Uruguá-Tambaú, and Cidade de São Paulo, in Sapinhoá, Santos Basin, and the FSO Cidade de Macaé - all... Continue Reading →
July 1, 2020 Petrobras found more hydrocarbons in the well that confirmed good quality oil in the field in May, in a water depth of 2,108 m, According to ANP, Petrobras found new evidence of oil in well 9-BUZ-39DA-RJS, in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin, in a water depth of 2,104 thousand m.... Continue Reading →
July 1, 2020 Petrobras receives proposals for the supply of wet Christmas trees (ANMs) for the Mero 3 field, in the Libra area, Santos Basin pre-salt. The tender calls for the acquisition of 11 pieces of equipment, along the same lines as the first two phases of the Mero field development. Source: PetroleoHoje
Brazil’s oil industry expects a recovery in domestic demand in the next months driven by growing China imports, but the negative effects of COVID-19 are expected to last through the end of 2021, lobbying group IBP said in a note on Tuesday. Consumption could drop by more than 10%, and oil prices should range between... Continue Reading →
Malaysian oil company Petronas has hired Maersk Drilling's semi-submersible drilling rig Maersk Developer to drill in Suriname. The contract is for ar a one-well exploration campaign in Block 52 offshore Suriname. Maersk Drilling said Tuesday the contract was expected to start in Q3/Q4 2020, with an estimated duration of 75 days. Continue reading
Jun 30, 2020 Petrobras received an operating license from Ibama to drill in the SC-AP3 sector, in the Campos Basin, which comprises blocks C-M-210, C-M-277, C-M-344, C-M-346, C-M-411 and C-M-413. Acquired in the 14th ANP Bidding Round, the areas are operated by the state company (50%) in partnership with ExxonMobil (50%). The campaign foresees the... Continue Reading →
June 29, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that the platforms (P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77) installed in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, reached new production records on the 27th of this month, of 664,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 822,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). The... Continue Reading →
Jun 25, 2020 Petrobras started today the production of oil and natural gas from the shared deposit of Atapu, through platform P-70, in the eastern portion of the Santos Basin pre-salt, near the Búzios field. Atapu will contribute to the growth of production in the pre-salt, which is becoming increasingly relevant for Petrobras. The P-70... Continue Reading →
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