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Sept. 24 - Petrobras received approval from Ibama on Wednesday, September 24th, for the Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), the emergency response simulation conducted by the company in August of this year, as the final stage of the environmental licensing process for block FZA-M-59, located in deepwater areas of Amapá. The report approving the APO was filed... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian oil and gas sector is expected to receive approximately R$17 billion in new onshore investments from the extension of contracts for 139 onshore oil and natural gas production fields originated in Round Zero. This figure was released by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The so-called Round Zero was held in 1998, following the... Continue Reading →
This year marked the return to boosting oil and gas production, and with it—increased exploration efforts in key basins and promising new frontiers. Guyana, Suriname, Namibia, and Brazil have seen major oil discoveries in recent years. Big oil scaled back on renewable energy investment and has returned to oil and gas exploration. Sept. 19 (oilprice.com)... Continue Reading →
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Colombian state-run energy company Ecopetrol is set to exceed its 2025 goal of drilling 10 oil wells by between 20% and 40%, the company's vice president for hydrocarbons, Rafael Guzman, said on Thursday. The company drilled six wells in the first half of the year, two of which were successful, it has said. "I think... Continue Reading →
Brazil's oil production growth is primarily driven by massive investments from Petrobras in prolific pre-salt offshore oilfields, aiming for 5 million barrels per day by 2030. Argentina has become a leading South American oil producer, with significant growth stemming from the successful exploitation of the vast Vaca Muerta shale formation. Guyana's oil production is surging... Continue Reading →
Sept. 18 (OE) The high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, owned by Hanwha Ocean, has started its maiden contract with Petrobras at Roncador field, offshore Brazil. The Tidal Action arrived in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro on July 7, 2025, and has now been deployed to the Roncador field in the Campos Basin offshore... Continue Reading →
Sept. 17 (OE) Baker Hughes has signed a multi-year contract with Petrobras to extend deployment of its Blue Marlin and Blue Orca stimulation vessels, supporting offshore oil and gas production in Brazil’s post and pre-salt fields. The award, which followed an open tender, also covers the supply of associated chemicals and services. The vessels will... Continue Reading →
Sept. 15 (Reuters) BP's recent discovery of a giant oilfield offshore Brazil has reignited investor enthusiasm, echoing the aggressive exploration era two decades ago when companies were thirsty for resources amid fears the world was running out of oil. The announcement of the Bumerangue discovery, described by CEO Murray Auchincloss as BP's most significant in... Continue Reading →
Sept. 12 (PN) British oil company BP restructured its portfolio of exploration assets in Brazil shortly after announcing its largest discovery in 25 years, in the Bumerangue block in the Santos Basin pre-salt layer. The company returned the Pau Brasil block, also in the Santos Basin, to the federal government after the exploration campaign indicated... Continue Reading →
Sept. 12 (PN) Petrobras notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) about the discovery of oil signs in well 3-BRSA-1399-SPS, in a water depth of 1,866 meters in the Aram block. Drilling on the well began at the end of May by the Valaris DS-4 drillship. The oil company has already found oil signs in two... Continue Reading →
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