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June 29, 2019 Perenco sees the possibility of extending the production of the Carapeba, Pargo and Vermelho fields in shallow waters of the Campos Basin that have been producing for the least 20 years. The company understands that it is feasible to reactivate at least 50 wells in the fields, according to Operations Manager, Guillaume... Continue Reading →
Oil major Shell has hired offshore helicopter provider CHC to support its exploration and appraisal work offshore Brazil. CHC said Friday that its Brazilian subsidiary CHC Brazil would be supporting Shell’s operations at the Brava Star platform supporting the Gato do Mato and Alto de Cabo Frio fields. Continue reading
Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has won a contract for its Safe Concordia flotel with Equinor in Brazil. Under the contract with Equinor, the 2005-built Safe Concordia will provide gangway connected operations supporting maintenance and safety services at the Peregrino FPSO in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Continue reading
June 28, 2019 The ANP changed the pre-tender of the Transfer of Rights Surplus auction, to include adjustments requested by Petrobras in the confidentiality agreement for access to the data of the fields that will be offered. The change was considered low impact and does not change the timeline of the auction. In the surplus... Continue Reading →
June 27, 2019 Petrobras is released by the ANP to begin the operation of the P-68 platform, which will produce in the Berbigão and Sururu fields, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The agency's board authorized the extraordinary gas burning, for 180 days, required to start the unit's (commissioning) processing plant. The company now... Continue Reading →
The CMA-1 Consortium, operated by French oil major Total, has achieved record production in Tierra del Fuego with a volume of 22.8 million cubic meters/day from the offshore fields located north of the Province of Tierra del Fuego. The CMA-1 Consortium is composed of Total Austral (operator with a 37.5% interest), Wintershall Dea (37.5%), and... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil company Talos Energy has completed the appraisal at the third and final appraisal well at its giant Zama offshore oil discovery in Mexico, aimed to better define the resource potential of the discovery made in 2017. The Zama-2 and Zama-2 ST1 appraisal penetrations, both drilled in the first half of 2019, generated results... Continue Reading →
June 26, 2019 Yinson and Modec are expected to take the FPSOs from the first and second phases of the Marlim revitalization program, respectively. The formula for the calculation of the total value of the contracts (TVC) indicated that the Malaysian operator was ranked the best for lot A with a daily rate of US... Continue Reading →
The Government of Peru has approved Tullow Oil’s entry into country’s two offshore licenses, Z-38 and Z-64. Tullow and Karoon plan to drill an exploration well in license Z-38 in early 2020. Tullow Oil in January 2018 agreed terms to add six new licenses covering 28,000 sq km offshore Peru to its portfolio. Tullow agreed... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, June 25, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release dated June 13, 2019, informs that it will hold a new round of final offers for the sale of Enchova and Pampo clusters, a set of producing fields located in the Campos Basin. This new round aims to... Continue Reading →
