Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras plans to restart operations in the coming days at two ships used in offshore oil production that suffered coronavirus outbreaks, an executive told journalists during a call on Friday. Petrobras Exploration and Production Director Carlos Alberto de Oliveira said operations at the Cidade de Santos should restart over the weekend,... Continue Reading →
EXPLORATION OF THE PRE-SALT IS FEASIBLE EVEN IN THE SCENARIO OF LOW OIL PRICES, AFFIRMS DIRECTOR OF PETROBRÁS
Apr 17, 2020 The director of exploration and production at Petrobras, Carlos Alberto Pereira de Oliveira, declared that the exploration of the pre-salt is viable even in the face of the current scenario of lower prices. The statement was made today (17), in an online press conference. "We have a very robust portfolio, particularly in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase on E&P assets – Papa-terra
April 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 02/03/2020, announces that it has started the binding phase referring to the sale of its entire stake at the Papa-terra field, located in deepwater in the Campos Basin. Qualified parties for this phase will receive a process letter with... Continue Reading →
Works on the Rota 3 gas pipeline and the natural gas processing unit (UPGN), in Itaboraí are temporarily paralyzed
Apr 17, 2020 Petrobras temporarily paralyzed part of the Gaslub Itaboraí project (formerly Comperj), which includes the construction of the Rota 3 gas pipeline and the natural gas processing unit (UPGN). The measure complies with the letter from the Municipal Health Secretariat of Itaboraí (RJ), issued on March 23, which requests the interruption of 70%... Continue Reading →
DESPITE THE LOW OIL PRICE, PETROBRAS STRENGTHENS ITS INTEREST IN FOCUSING ON E&P AND MAINTAINS DISINVESTMENTS
Apr 16, 2020 The storm that has come in the oil and gas sector will not change Petrobras' direction. Despite the strong devaluation of the price of a barrel of oil, the president of the state-owned company, Roberto Castello Branco, guaranteed that the company will not change its position to focus its efforts on exploration... Continue Reading →
Weatherford tallies three deepwater firsts offshore Brazil
Weatherford International saved an operator 27.5 hours of deepwater rig time with an Integrated Completion Solution it developed to install downhole equipment in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. “A deepwater challenge is the ultimate equation of time equals money and Weatherford saved this operator more than 27 hours of rig time,” said Brent Baumann, President,... Continue Reading →
ANP revises Quindim and Brigadeiro PAD deadline
April 14, 2020 The ANP has postponed the deadline for submitting the declarations of commerciality of the discovery assessment plans (PADs) of Quindim (1-BRSA-936D-ESS) and Brigadeiro (1-BRSA-926D-ESS), in block ES-M-525 , in the Espirito Santo Basin. Petrobras, operator of the block, will have another 785 days, counting from July 8, 2019, to deliver declarations of... Continue Reading →
BRAZIL GOVERNMENT CREATES PROGRAM TO MODIFY RULES FOR NEXT OIL AND GAS AUCTIONS
Apr 14, 2020 The federal government created a new program that aims to modify the rules of the next auctions for oil and gas fields in Brazil. The information is contained in a decree published in today's edition of the Diário de Oficial da União. The text says that the objective is “to increase the... Continue Reading →
FPSO P-71 destination still open
April 13, 2020 Allocation of the replicating FPSO has been challenging Petrobras' boards and technical teams for years Although Petrobras' current Business Plan (PN) provides for the installation of the FPSO P-71 in the Lula Recovery Factor field (Lula FR, formerly Lula Oeste), the FPSO's fate is still open - with the Itapu field appearing... Continue Reading →
After Yinson, Modec should sign a contract to charter an FPSO for the revitalization project in Marlim
April 8, 2020 Petrobras and Modec are close to signing the FPSO charter contract Anita Garibaldi, which will be installed in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The formalization should take place in April, about six months after the signature of the letter of intent, in mid-October 2019.