July 24, 2019 ExxonMobil began the first technical visits to some of the rigs offered in its bid for chartering a drilling unit. The oil company's preliminary list includes at least five drillships: Ensco's DS-9, Constellation's Amaralina Star and Brava Star, and Seadrill's West Tellus and West Saturn. The vessels were offered at the best... Continue Reading →
Deep water in ANP Permanent Offer
July 24, 2019 The ANP is working to include deepwater assets in the permanent offer regime, the agency's managing director, Dedio Oddone, said on Wednesday. Among them are the Piranema field, which is part of Petrobras' divestment plan, and Moréia, returned by the state company to the ANP. During the inauguration of a robot for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contracts for sale of shallow water assets in a total of US$ 1.5 billion
July 24, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that today it signed two contracts for the sale of upstream assets in shallow waters in Campos and Santos Basins, in the total amount of US$ 1.5 billion (about R$ 5.7 billion). The transactions refer to: the sale of 100% of its interest in the Pampo... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC’s Deep Blue vessel embarks on Peregrino job
TechnipFMC’s flagship deepwater pipelay and construction vessel Deep Blue is embarking on a major subsea project laying pipeline on the Peregrino Phase 2 Project in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. TechnipFMC was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by Equinor, then Statoil, for the Peregrino Phase II Project back in September 2017. The... Continue Reading →
More time for Exxon and Azibrás to explore blocks in the Ceara and Potiguar basins
July 23, 2019 The ANP approved a two-year extension of the first phase of exploration of blocks CE-M-603 and POT-M-475, located in the Ceará and Potiguar basins, respectively. Both are operated by ExxonMobil in partnership with Azibras. With this, the first exploratory period of the assets will expire in July, in the case of CE-M-603,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches FPSO edicts for Santos Basin pre-salt projects Mero and Itapu
July 23, 2019 Petrobras has launched the tender documents for the chartering of the Itapu and Mero 3 FPSOs, Santos Basin production systems designed to go into production in 2023 and 2024, respectively. As in the previous cases of Libra production units, Mero 3 is conducted under the letter of invitation regime. Petrobras demands an... Continue Reading →
Brazil – 250 development wells in 2020
July 22, 2019 Operators are expected to drill approximately 250 development wells by 2020, a quarter of which (65) in the Santos Basin, according to ANP projections. The other basins with development commitments planned for next year are Potiguar (53), Sergipe (46), Campos (41), Espírito Santo (29), Recôncavo (13), Parnaíba (3) and from Alagoas (3).... Continue Reading →
Two-year contracts for Constellation’s semi-sub trio
The Brazilian offshore drilling firm Constellation has been awarded three new contracts with Petrobras for its offshore drilling rigs. Constellation said Monday that Petrobras had hired its three ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs Alpha Star, Gold Star, and Lone Star. The contracts are for two years each. All three rigs entered service in the 2010-2011 period.... Continue Reading →
Further on the sale of the shallow water Enchova and Pampo clusters in the Campos Basin
The Enchova and Pampo clusters include ten fields, but not all produce Trident Energy has submitted the best offer of US $ 1 billion for the acquisition of the fields that encompass the Enchova and Pampo clusters in the shallow waters of the Campos Basin. This is the third time Petrobras has tendered the areas.... Continue Reading →
Sepia modules bound for China
July 19, 2019 The Brasfels shipyard, in Angra dos Reis (RJ), will no longer complete and integrate the FPSO Carioca modules, contracted by Petrobras to Modec to operate in the Sepia field, in the Santos Basin. Contrary to what was originally planned, the modules under construction in Brazil will be taken to China to be... Continue Reading →
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