June 10, 2020 Petrobras started its first drilling campaign in block C-M-657, in the ultra-deep waters of the Campos Basin pre-salt. Well 1-BRSA-1376D-RJS, on the Naru prospect, is drilled in a water depth of 2,892 m. Originally scheduled for May, the campaign had to be postponed to the first week of June due to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts licensing process in the Potiguar Basin
June 9, 2020 Petrobras started environmental licensing for drilling a well in block POT-M-952, offshore in the Potiguar Basin. This is the second project that Petrobras is licensing in the region - in April, it started the process for block POT-M-762. - Areas contracted in 2018, in the 15th round of the ANP (concession), at... Continue Reading →
CNPE APPROVES REDUCTION OF ROYALTIES FOR INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS AND EXPANDS THE RANGE OF BLOCKS ELIGIBLE TO PERMANENT OFFER
Jun 5, 2020 Important news for the oil and gas sector from Brasilia. The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved incentives for small and medium-sized companies in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. The collegiate also gave the approval for the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) to define and bid blocks... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Must Rename Offshore Field Named After Ex-President
Brazilian federal court has ordered state-run oil company Petrobras SA to rename one of its biggest offshore oil fields currently named "Lula", the special secretary of privatization at the Economy Ministry, Salim Mattar, said late on Wednesday. Back in 2010, Petrobras decided to rename its Tupi field, one of the crown jewels in Brazil’s so-called... Continue Reading →
Total tests new transshipment system in the pre-salt layer
Jun 3, 2020 Total is testing a new oil transfer system (offloading) using a CTV type vessel (Cargo Transfer Vessel) in the Lapa field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The goal is to analyze the integration and functionality of the CTV, the Sealoader-1, in oil transfer operations. Oil company may extend contract for specialized vessel... Continue Reading →
Equinor programs first oil from Bacalhau
Jun 2, 2020 Equinor plans to produce the first oil from the Bacalhau field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in the third quarter of 2024. From then on, the oil company expects continuous operations for 30 years. The information is contained in the study and environmental impact report (EIA-Rima) of the enterprise, presented to Ibama.... Continue Reading →
Pre-salt accounts for almost 70% of national production
June 2, 2020 ANP is publishing the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production with detailed data for April 2020. This month, production in the Pre-salt was 2.597 MMboe / d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day), the which corresponds to 69.5% of the national total. 2,057 MMbbl / d (million barrels per... Continue Reading →
SBM OFFSHORE CHANGES STRATEGY AND WILL CONTRACT FPSOS HULLS THROUGH BIDDINGS
May 29, 2020 The oil and gas market is having to deal with a new reality: cost reduction. With this in mind, Dutch SBM Offshore changed the way of contracting FPSO hulls from bilateral agreements to competitive bids. In the market, the comment is that the decision is a strategy to reduce spending on the... Continue Reading →
Equinor receives license from Ibama for seismic survey in blocks BM-S-8 and North of Carcará
May 29, 2020 Ibama granted a 3D seismic survey license with ocean-bottom nodes (nodular receptors positioned on the seabed) to Equinor for blocks BM-S-8 and North of Carcará - where the Bacalhau and North of Bacalhau fields are located - in the Basin Santos. The campaign will be carried out by Seabed's SR / V... Continue Reading →
ANP approves Petrobras exit of Lapa
May 29, 2020 The ANP board approved the assignment of the remaining 10% stake in Petrobras to Total in the BM-S-9A concession contract, where the Lapa field is located, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The operation was authorized by Cade in August 2019. As a result, the Lapa consortium in the Santos Basin pre-salt will... Continue Reading →
