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Oct. 6 - MODEC has held a first steel-cutting ceremony for the Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil. The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking the start of construction of the the aft block of next-generation hull for the... Continue Reading →
Oct. 3 (offshorte-energy.biz) The production mode at two oil-producing assets off the coast of Brazil is weeks away from being switched off, enabling operators to undertake planned maintenance activities in their chosen Campos Basin fields. South America’s Brava Energia has revealed that the output from its Papa-Terra field in the Campos Basin will be halted for up... Continue Reading →
Oct. 3 - Petrobras began the contracting process for the construction of FPSO Búzios 12, which will be installed in the Santos Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The new unit, P-91, will be the 12th platform assigned to the Búzios field, consolidating it as the company's largest producing field and increasing its importance in supplying natural gas in the country. Búzios... Continue Reading →
Oct 2 (Reuters) - BP will seek a partner for its major Bumerangue oil discovery in Brazil and could close a deal before making a final investment decision on the project, the oil major's country head said on Thursday. The British company, which currently holds 100% of the block, in August announced that Bumerangue was its largest oil... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 - The ANP released the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for August 2025, which provides consolidated national production data. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 5.084 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), maintaining the level above 5 million boe/d, reached for the first time in July. Regarding oil,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 2 - Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured two contract extensions with Petrobras and bp for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships. In aggregate, the extensions represent approximately $243 million in firm contract backlog. In Brazil, Petrobras exercised a 30-day option for the Deepwater Mykonos in direct continuation of its firm program. The extension is... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 - The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (October 1st), a resolution establishing guidelines for the inclusion of oil and natural gas exploration blocks under the production-sharing regime located beyond 200 nautical miles, in accordance with the Brazilian Continental Shelf Survey Plan (Leplac). The decision represents a regulatory milestone for the... Continue Reading →
Oct.1 -The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (October 1st), a resolution authorizing Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA), a state-owned company linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), to hold the Auction for the Sale of Rights and Obligations arising from the Production Individualization Agreements (AIPs) for the Mero, Atapu, and Tupi Shared... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 (OE) Saipem has completed the first complex subsea structure ever built in Guyana, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s Uaru field, marking a key milestone in the development of the Country's industrial capabilities in the subsea sector. This is the Pipeline End Termination (PLET), a terminal structure installed at the end of a subsea... Continue Reading →
Sept. 30 - After departing the Benoi shipyard in Singapore on July 13th, the FPSO P-78 arrived today, September 30th, at the Búzios Field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The unit will now be connected to the wells to begin production shortly. The Búzios Field is located in ultra-deep waters of the Santos Basin at depths of up to 2,100... Continue Reading →
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