Jul 13, 2020 Petrobras confirmed that it extended the deadline for the submission of proposals to the Bidding Commission for contracting the FPSO for Itapu. Another 42 days were given, with the date now set for August 31. During this period, adjustments will be made to the project and even a possible definition of whether... Continue Reading →
Petrobras gives up appealing to lawsuit and will have to rename Lula field
July 9, 2020 After giving up on appealing a lawsuit, Petrobras has already started talks with the National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) to change the name of the Lula field, the largest oil producing field in the country named after former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The name change was requested in... Continue Reading →
Christmas trees for Buzios
July 10, 2020 Petrobras will launch a bid to acquire a batch of wet Christmas trees for the new phases of the Búzios project, in the Santos pre-salt cluster. Notice for the tender will be released later this year. The terms of the tender are still being formatted by the E&P area, together with the... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC prepares Mero campaign
July 9, 2020 TechnipFMC starts to manufacture, in this semester, the rigid pipeline lines for Petrobras' Mero 1 field, at its plant (Açu spoolbase) in Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra (RJ). The pipes will be installed at the location in the Santos Basin pre-salt by the Deep Blue and Deep Energy vessels,... Continue Reading →
After Sumitomo, Another Japanese Firm Takes Stake in Yinson’s Brazil FPSO Project
Malaysian FPSO specialist Yinson has welcomed another Japanese investor to its Marlim 2 FPSO project. Yinson is building the Anna Nery FPSO (conversion from Falcon VLCC) to be deployed at Petrobras Marlim II project offshore Rio de Janeiro, under a 25-year lease contract. Continue reading
Rystad: FPSO Contract Awards to Rebound in 2021 after Poor 2020
Norway-based energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy said Tuesday it didn't expect any new FPSO orders this year, however, it expects the situation will improve next year when it foresees seven new FPSO to be ordered. "Hit by the second industry downturn in five years, global awards for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to Launch Tender for Brazil’s Biggest Ever FPSO
Petrobras is preparing to launch a tender to build Brazil's largest-ever oil platform, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, as the state-controlled oil firm pushes ahead with ambitious plans to boost deepwater production. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the Rio de Janeiro-based producer is formally known, plans to launch the leasing tender for... Continue Reading →
More oil in Sul de Gato do Mato
Jul 8, 2020 Shell found new evidence of oil in well 3-SHEL-32D-RJS, in the south of Gato do Mato, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The drilling of the 3-SHEL-32D-RJS started in March. This is the third occurrence in the block, where the oil company is conducting a campaign with the Brava Star rig, in a... Continue Reading →
IPO of the pre-salt gas pipelines is postponed
July 7, 2020 The covid-19 pandemic and the barrel of oil price crisis will affect Petrobras' schedule for the public offering of shares (IPO) of the pre-salt gas pipelines (routes 1, 2 and 3), responsible for interconnecting the oil fields. region off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Scheduled for 2020, the... Continue Reading →
Three new FPSOs in sight for Buzios
July 6, 2020 Focused on the development of the Búzios field, Petrobras prepares series of tenders for the second half of the year. New notices to contract three FPSOs for the Búzios project (phases VI, VII and VIII), in the Santos cluster, one with a production capacity of 225 thousand bopb and two with 180... Continue Reading →
