Michel Temer Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg For international oil companies that saw access to Brazil’s gargantuan offshore reserves curtailed back in 2010, the tide is turning. Brazil’s interim government is studying the benefits of scrapping nationalistic oil legislation that was championed by now suspended President Dilma Rousseff and her leftist Workers’ Party, said three people involved... Continue Reading →
TECHINT STARTS LAST CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF FPSO P-76 NEXT WEEK
June 22,2016 FPSO P-76, which will be used by Petrobras in the Buzios III field, area of transfer of rights of pre-salt Santos Basin, is heading towards the Pontal do Paraná,PR. , to the Offshore Techint Unit, for last adjustments of the modules integration process before leaving for the final destination. The new unit... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) sets a precedent for exempting fines for breaking local content rules
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) sets a precedent for exempting fines for breaking local content rules - one of the main pillars of the PT governments in the oil sector. In an unprecedented decision, the agency acknowledged that there are no support vessels in the country that meet the requirements applied since 2008. The measure... Continue Reading →
Odebrecht Oil and Gas wants to avoid disputes with Petrobras
Free translation from article at Valor Economico 07/20/2016 The decision of Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) to go to court to participate in a Petrobras tender was timely and should not be replicated in a linear fashion going forward. "It is not the goal be litigating with Petrobras," said a source familiar with the matter.... Continue Reading →
Odebrecht Oil & Gas obtains injuction to participate in Petrobras tenders
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Odebrecht Oil and Gas obtained an injunction granted by the Court of Rio de Janeiro that the releases to participate in tenders for the provision of construction and assembly services for interventions in two Petrobras platforms, both in operation in the Campos Basin. The company was... Continue Reading →
Leniency Agreement signed between Brazilian Authorities, Petrobras and SBM Offshore
Rio de Janeiro, July 15, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that today, together with the Ministry of Transparency, Oversight and Control (Ministério da Transparência, Fiscalização e Controle – “MTFC”), the Public Prosecutor’s Office (Ministério Público Federal – “MPF”), the General Counsel for the Republic (Advocacia Geral da União – “AGU”) and SBM... Continue Reading →
SBM Jumps Most in Nine Months Following Brazilian Leniency Deal
SBM Offshore NV, a Dutch oil-services provider, rose the most in nine months in Amsterdam trading after reaching a leniency deal with Brazilian authorities following a corruption investigation. SBM climbed as much as 15 percent Monday, the biggest intraday gain since Sept. 28 and the most among companies on the Stoxx Europe 600 Oil &... Continue Reading →
Another system in Lula field is the eighth in the Santos Basin Pre-Salt
Rio de Janeiro, July 12, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces the start-up of the Lula Central production system with the interconnection of the first production well (8-LL-81D-RJS) to FPSO Cidade de Saquarema, on July 8, and the production stabilization at around 30,000 barrels per day (bpd) on July 11. Located in Lula... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras bringing two FPSO platforms online
Jul 11, 2016 Reuters Brazil's state-led oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is working hard to meet its production targets, the company's head of exploration and production, Solange Guedes, said on Monday in a telephone interview. Guedes said the company's floating, production, storage and offloading ship (FPSO) named Cidade de Saquarema could begin operations in the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Oil and natural gas production in June
Rio de Janeiro, July 11, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) announces that its total oil and natural gas production in June was 2.90 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), a new monthly record for the company, beating its previous record of 2.88 million boed, set in August 2015. June’s output was up... Continue Reading →