Petrobras Takes Technical Precautions and Studies New Solutions to Explore Resources in the Equatorial Margin

Nov. 10 (PN) The great potential to be discovered in the basins of the Equatorial Margin motivated Petrobras to undertake a long and arduous environmental licensing process with IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources). Having overcome this stage, the oil company is now beginning to face the technical and economic challenges. Currently,... Continue Reading →

November 10, 2025 0

Petrobras Obtains Approval from Ibama to Expand Production on 6 Platforms

Nov. 7 - Petrobras has obtained permission from the Brazilian environmental agency Ibama to expand the capacity of six oil production platforms by a total of 115,000 barrels per day (bpd), the company announced Thursday in a presentation published to the market. The impact of this expansion will contribute to an increase of 90,000 bpd... Continue Reading →

November 9, 2025 0

European M.A.R.S. and Porto Central sign MOU to establish shipyard for dismantling oil platforms

Nov. 6 - The project to install a shipyard at Porto Central, currently under construction in Presidente Kennedy, in southern Espírito Santo, has made further progress. M.A.R.S. Europe A/S, the European subsidiary of M.A.R.S. Inc., has signed a new agreement with Porto Central to detail the project for the construction of a world-class shipyard in... Continue Reading →

November 6, 2025 0

Energy Transition Stalls 10 Years After Paris Agreement – COP30

Nov. 2 (oilprice.com) Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement to pursue net-zero emissions by 2050, the world faces a slowing transition to clean energy despite record-breaking renewable capacity installations. Much has changed in the energy systems in the decade since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015. These systems faced a global pandemic, the... Continue Reading →

November 3, 2025 0

Brazil’s Petrobras studying logistics base in Amapa, says state’s governor

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras has authorized studies for a logistics center in the Amazonian state of Amapa, where the state-run oil firm started exploring in a promising offshore block last week, state Governor Clecio Luis told Reuters. The company's logistics subsidiary Transpetro will do the studies, Luis said, adding the center would support... Continue Reading →

October 30, 2025 0

ABL Companies Supporting Geoscience Work at Two Offshore Wind Areas in Portugal

Oct. 27 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has appointed the UK-based renewable energy consultancy OWC, part of ABL Group, to support the geophysical and geotechnical surveys at two offshore wind farm areas in Portugal. ABL Group’s Portugal-based water and environmental consultancy, Hidromod, is also engaged in the project. IPMA is currently... Continue Reading →

October 27, 2025 0

Petrobras could begin production at Foz do Amazonas within seven years, says CEO

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras'could start oil and gas production in the Foz do Amazonas basin within seven years if large reserves are confirmed, the company's Chief Executive Magda Chambriard told Reuters on Tuesday. Brazil's environmental agency Ibama on Monday greenlit Petrobras to drill an exploratory well in Foz do Amazonas, near the... Continue Reading →

October 21, 2025 0

Offshore Industry Majors Join Forces for Next-Gen Subsea Flowline Tech

Oct. 21 (OE) A consortium of offshore energy companies including TotalEnergies, Equinor, Aker BP, DeepOcean, Tenaris, and LS Cable & System has launched a joint industry project to commercialize a new subsea flowline heating technology designed to cut costs and carbon emissions related to deepwater oil and gas subsea tie-back projects. The system, named FlowHeat,... Continue Reading →

October 21, 2025 0

Petrobras obtains operating license for exploratory research in Amapá Deep Waters

Oct. 20 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it received today the environmental license from Ibama to drill an exploratory well in block FZA-M-059, located in deep waters off Amapá, 500 km from the mouth of the Amazon River and 175 km from the coast, on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin. The drill rig... Continue Reading →

October 20, 2025 1

Foz do Amazonas drilling license: Petrobras reports that Ibama sees ‘all issues resolved’ and will continue with the process

Oct. 16 - Petrobras reported that it has submitted the information requested by Ibama related to the licensing process at Foz do Amazonas. According to the company, the environmental agency considered that all outstanding issues were duly clarified and that the information presented is sufficient to continue analyzing the process. "Petrobras remains confident that the... Continue Reading →

October 16, 2025 0

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