June 2, 2020 Despite the economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, Anglo-Dutch Shell and its partners decided to keep US $ 700 million in investments to set up a thermoelectric plant powered by natural gas from the pre-salt layer in Macaé, in the North of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The plant will... Continue Reading →
Pescada-Arabaiana under new command – Potiguar Basin
Jun 3, 2020 Petrobras will sell the gas fields Pescada-Arabaiana production project, located in the shallow waters of the Potiguar Basin. The oil company is about to conclude direct negotiations with Ouro Preto, current partner in the project, to sell its 65% stake in the asset located in the Rio Grande do Norte shallow waters,... 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 →
BNDES suggests shared ‘hub’ to transport natural gas from producing fields
June 2, 2020 The BNDES believes that the construction of natural gas hubs in shallow waters could be a solution to promote the exploitation of gas fields on the Brazilian coast, stimulating competition and increasing production. The proposal is part of the study “Gas for Development”. André Pompeo, responsible for the study at the BNDES,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase in the Camamu Basin
June 01, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/04/2020, announces the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its stake (35%) in the Manati Field, a shallow water maritime production concession located in the Camamu Basin, in the State of Bahia. Potential buyers qualified for this... Continue Reading →
Strategy change on Rota 3 pipeline
May 27, 2020 McDermott will start, in the first week of June, the launch of the last stretch of Rota 3, a gas pipeline that will connect the Santos Basin pre-salt to Comperj, in Itaboraí (RJ). The campaign will be carried out with the DLV 2000 vessel, which belongs to the group's fleet. Locar Pipe... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS OPENING ACCESS TO ITS GAS PROCESSING PLANTS TO OTHER COMPANIES
May 27, 2020 Petrobras informed earlier this evening (27) that it took the first steps to allow access to its natural gas processing units by the other producers of the input in Brazil. The announcement comes hours after the Federation of Petroleum Workers (FUP) accused the company's management of lack of honesty, as it was... Continue Reading →
Proposals for gas in Brazil: a view from BNDES
May 25, 2020 The BNDES is proposing a discussion on business models that make the investment in infrastructure for the disposal of natural gas produced in the pre-salt possible, and one of the ideas is the development of an intermediate market for operators of the routes that connect the offshore fields to the market, on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts Gaspetro’s non-binding phase
May 15, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on May 4, 2020, announces the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its entire 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro). Qualified parties for the non-biding phase will receive a process letter with detailed instructions on the... Continue Reading →