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ANP reports new record for the pre-salt layer, for the month of September with a production of 4.143 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. The volume represents an increase of 2.7% compared to the previous month and 12.5% compared to September 2024. Pre-salt production, which occurred through 169 wells, accounted for 81.1% of the... Continue Reading →
Oct. 31 - The Búzios field, operated by Petrobras in the Santos Basin, reached on Wednesday (10/29) a record daily average production of 1 million barrels per day, surpassing the previous mark of 900 thousand reached in August. The largest field in the country in reserves, Búzios is the second Petrobras field to exceed the production mark of 1 million barrels per day. The... Continue Reading →
Nov. 3 - Petrobras has contracted Allseas to provide a subsea solution with rigid risers for the Atapu-2 pre-salt field, located 230 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The contract, obtained through a bidding process, covers the design, acquisition, construction, and installation of 143 kilometers of rigid risers and pipelines in water depths... Continue Reading →
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter earnings on Friday, underpinned by higher oil and gas production in Guyana and the Permian Basin, which offset lower oil prices. Adjusted earnings during the July-to-September quarter were $8.1 billion, or $1.88 per share, beating analysts' consensus estimate of $1.82 per share, according to... Continue Reading →
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras has authorized studies for a logistics center in the Amazonian state of Amapa, where the state-run oil firm started exploring in a promising offshore block last week, state Governor Clecio Luis told Reuters. The company's logistics subsidiary Transpetro will do the studies, Luis said, adding the center would support... Continue Reading →
Oct. 30 (OE) BP is advancing appraisal planning for its Bumerangue offshore discovery in Brazil after laboratory analysis confirmed a large hydrocarbon column in the pre-salt Santos Basin, and CO2 levels in the reservoir that the company believes can be managed. BP said tests following its August discovery indicate a roughly 1,000-metre gross hydrocarbon column,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 29(Reuters) Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is in negotiations with SBM Offshore over two floating production vessels to be commissioned for its Sergipe deepwater projects, Petrobras head of Exploration and Production said on Wednesday. Petrobras hopes to lower costs and speed up delivery of the two vessels, Sylvia Anjos said on the sidelines of the OTC conference in... Continue Reading →
Oct. 29 - The ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) informs that eight exploratory blocks are available in the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP) tender. Therefore, any of the fifteen companies currently registered in the OPP may open a new bidding cycle by submitting a declaration of interest in one or more... Continue Reading →
Oct. 29 (Reuters) Grupo Carso is reviewing the feasibility of the Lakach deepwater natural gas project in collaboration with state energy company Pemex and conducting new analyses to determine how to proceed, a company official said Tuesday. The company signed an agreement last year to partner with Pemex to develop the project in the Gulf... Continue Reading →
Oct. 28 - Oil company PRIO has signed an agreement with Shape Digital, a developer of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven digital solutions, for the deployment of Shape Lighthouse, an Intelligent Asset Management platform designed to enhance operational reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and maximize production. The technology will be implemented across PRIO’s three Floating Production Storage and... Continue Reading →
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