May 11, 2017 05:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time LIMERICK, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited (“Waypoint”), the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, today announced that it has delivered a Sikorsky S-92 and S-76C++ to Omni Taxi Aero (OTA) to be used in support of charter contracts within the offshore oil and gas sector in Brazil.... Continue Reading →
Total oil says Brazil drilling poses no risk to rare Amazon reef
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A French oil firm on Thursday rejected concerns that exploration off Brazil could damage a unique coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon river as it awaits final approval to start drilling. "Drilling activity will not impact the reef system," a spokeswoman for Total told the Thomson... Continue Reading →
Exxon, Petrobras Said to Hold Talks on Wide-Ranging Partnership
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Petrobras have held talks on a strategic partnership that could involve multiple assets in Brazil and overseas in different segments of the industry, similar to the $2.2 billion deal signed with Total SA in December, said people familiar with the conversations. Such a deal could give Exxon access to oil fields... Continue Reading →
Bassoe: The hunt for offshore rig deals continues
Less than ten years ago, new-entrant rig startups could contract multiple rigs at yards in Singapore and China and raise money with little difficulty. Today’s private equity and institutional investors, however, are looking for promoters who know how to operate offshore rigs, have been successful before, and are willing to put their own money into... Continue Reading →
Slumping oilfield services sector bets on new offshore technology
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The oil industry’s top equipment and services suppliers this week are hawking vastly cheaper ways of designing and equipping subsea wells, aiming to slash the cost of offshore projects to compete with the faster-moving shale industry. At the Offshore Technology Conference, the industry’s annual gathering of floating rig and subsea well suppliers,... Continue Reading →
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) | Francisco Costa | Manager | LIBRA Extended Well Test: Getting Ready for First Oil| Houston, EUA
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Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) | Orlando Ribeiro | General Manager | LIBRA @35: Main challenges and solutions| Houston, EUA
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Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) | Osmond Coelho Jr. | General Manager | LIBRA PROJECT – Production Development Projects: NW Region| Houston, EUA
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Brazil – New bidding rules for the production sharing regime
Rio de Janeiro, May 3, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that Decree 9.041/2017 entered in force yesterday, regulating Law 12.351/2010, on Petrobras’ preferential rights to act as operator in consortium for the exploration and production of blocks under the production sharing regime. In its original wording, Law 12.351/2010 defined Petrobras as the... Continue Reading →
ANP projects that Oil and Gas auctions may generate U$ 83 billion of direct investment by 2019
03/05/2017 The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) projects that the ten auctions to be held in 2017, 2018 and 2019 may result in direct investment of US $ 83 billion in the oil and gas sector. The calculations, according to Décio Oddone, director general of the agency, are probabilistic and consider the chance of exploratory success... Continue Reading →
Brazil Energy Insight 