Petrobrás concluded a new well this week in the Libra field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The activity in well 3BRSA1345RJS was done by means of the West Tellus (Seadrill) drill ship in depth of 2,087 meters. The drilling began in the area in mid-February. Petrobras also notified the National Petroleum Agency of the finding... Continue Reading →
Ibama releases 4D for Shell in the Campos Basin. P-69 receives installation license
Shell received from IBAMA environmental license for 4D data acquisition for the Ostra field area, in Parque das Conchas, Campos Basin. The license is valid until January 31, 2018 and was being discussed with the environmental agency since 2014. The data acquisition campaign will cover a total area of 3,478.45 km2. The minimum distance from... Continue Reading →
Brasco signs contract with QGEP for the Atlanta Field in the Santos Basin
August 30, 2017 According to Brasil Energia, Brasco signed a contract for logistics support to the Atlanta field operated by Queiroz Galvão Exploration and Production (QGEP). The field is under development and is located 185 km from the coast in the Santos Basin in Rio de Janeiro. Atlanta is a field derived from BS-4 block,... Continue Reading →
Brazil oil regulator sees Total winning license in Amazonas
(Reuters) - The head of Brazilian oil regulator ANP on Thursday expressed confidence that French oil company Total SA would win an environmental license for an exploration venture in the Amazon river basin. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Rio de Janeiro, Décio Oddone also said he saw no impact on... Continue Reading →
SUEZ STARTS IN NEW OFFSHORE PLATFORM SERVICE CONTRACTS IN BRAZIL
August 30, 2017 By Davi de Souza (davi@petronoticias.com.br) Suez announced this week a new contract with Petrobras to supply seven water desalination units to 11 platforms. In addition to making the equipment available, the company will also provide maintenance services. With this important new business, the group, present in several countries, prepares the next... Continue Reading →
Brazil regulator rejects Total study on drilling at Amazon River basin
Brazil’s environmental regulator Ibama said on Tuesday it has rejected Total SA’s environmental study on drilling in the Foz do Amazonas basin, warning it needs more information or it will suspend the French oil firm’s license application. Ibama’s repeated refusals to accept Total’s environmental impact study has held up the company’s four-year quest to explore... Continue Reading →
2nd and 3rd Production Sharing Bidding Rounds – Published the draft tender protocols and the draft of production sharing agreements.
Published: 8/23/2017 http://www.brasil-rounds.gov.br/index_e.asp It was published on the Federal Official Gazette 8/23/2015 the release of the tender protocols and the production sharing agreements of the 2nd and 3rd Production Sharing Bidding Rounds. Get to know the tender protocols and the production sharing agreements of the 2nd and 3rd Production Sharing Bidding Rounds. The Public Hearing Summary 15/2017... Continue Reading →
Brazil regulator discloses details for pre-salt oil auctions
Brazil's oil regulator ANP on Wednesday released details about the upcoming auctions of oil exploration rights in the promising pre-salt offshore area that are scheduled for Oct. 27. Through production sharing contracts, firms will be able to bid on eight blocks in the Santos and Campos basins, including three prospects for which state-controlled oil giant... Continue Reading →
Petrobras wants to close FPSO contract for Libra 1 until the end of the year
Tuesday, 22 August 2017 17:34 Petrobras expects to close the charter contract for the Libra pilot project later this year, Libra's General Deployment Project Manager Osmond Coelho Junior said on Tuesday. According to him, despite the easing of the local content rules proposed by the National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP), the company maintains... Continue Reading →
Pre-salt auctions to offer reserves of 2.5 billion barrels
The two pre-salt auctions that will be held in 2017 will offer at least 2.5 billion barrels of reserves. The figure is a conservative estimate: it considers that only 20% of the 12.3 billion barrels identified by the ANP in the areas can be recovered. Typically, the average recovery of reserves in Brazil ranges from... Continue Reading →
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