The second leg of the road show to publicize the upcoming rounds of bids for oil and natural gas exploration and production will be held from 12 to 16/6 in Perth (Australia), Singapore and Beijing (China). The Secretary of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Renewable Fuels of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Márcio Félix;... Continue Reading →
Odebrecht Oil and Gas drilling units
June 7, 2017 With the experience of being the first Brazilian private company to provide Offshore Drilling services in Brazil, and operating a semisubmersible unit anchored in water depths of more than 1,000 meters in Brazil, Odebrecht Oil and Gas informs that it continues to innovate by chartering and operate platforms with the latest technology,... Continue Reading →
PETROBRÁS CONCLUDES ADJACENT WELL IN LIBRA
June 06, 2017 Petrobras has taken an important step in its exploration in the pre-salt layer. Petrobras completed an adjacent pioneer well in Libra, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. Located at a water depth of 2,252 meters. The well 4BRSA1346RJS has not yet had evidence of hydrocarbons, according to data from the National... Continue Reading →
PETROBRÁS RECEIVES NEW LICENSES FOR ALBACORA FIELD PLATFORMS
JUNE 5, 2017 Petrobras has received two new operating licenses from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Ibama). The documents were issued to regulate the environmental licensing of oil and natural gas production systems in the Albacora field, in the Campos Basin. The licenses were granted for platforms P-25 and P-31, as well as... Continue Reading →
PPSA expects production to accumulate 700 thousand barrels between July and October in test of Libra
Production of the Libra field in the Santos Basin pre-salt is expected to accumulate a total of 700,000 barrels between July and October this year, state-owned oil company Pre-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) president told Reuters. Represent the interests of the federal government in the contracts of Production Sharing, Ibsen Flores. The volume will be important... Continue Reading →
INVESTORS ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF R $ 4.475 BILLION FOR LOSSES WITH SETE BRASIL
MAY 31, 2017 Sete Brasil has been in judicial disputes between shareholders for some time as a result of the Lava Jato's revelations, the drop in the price of oil, and the cutback in Petrobrás investments, but now the dispute has advanced a notch. The investors of the company have filed a request for international arbitration... Continue Reading →
BW OFFSHORE AND PETROBRAS NEGOTIATE FIELD WHERE FPSO CITY OF SÃO MATEUS WILL OPERATE
May 30, 2017 BW Offshore is still in discussions with Petrobras to decide which field will be the final destination of the FPSO Cidade de São Mateus when the unit, which suffered an explosion in 2015, is again in operation. At the time of the tragedy, which made nine fatalities, the platform ship was... Continue Reading →
Ensco set to buy Atwood Oceanics
zoom UK offshore driller Ensco is set to acquire its U.S. rival Atwood Oceanics, expanding its fleet with high end rigs, and becoming the world’s largest jack-up operator. The two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ensco will acquire Atwood in an all-stock transaction. The definitive merger agreement was unanimously... Continue Reading →
PETROBRÁS RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR ITAPU DEVELOPMENT PLAN
May 29, 2017 The Itapu field, part of the Onerous Cession and located in the Santos Basin pre-salt, will receive an FPSO with the capacity to produce 120,000 barrels of oil per day. Petrobras, which operates the area, has received approval from the ANP for the field development plan. The FPSO is expected to be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras takes DOF’s anchor handler for one year
DOF informed in an Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Monday that the anchor handling tug and supply vessel Skandi Admiral has been awarded a one-year contract with the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras. The shipping company said that the contract will start by the end of May or in early June. The 1999-built Skandi Admiral is... Continue Reading →
