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Sept. 4 (OE) French seismic firm Viridien, in collaboration with joint venture partner TGS, has started the Megabar Extension Phase I survey in the Barreirinhas Basin offshore Northern Brazil. The 5,300 sq km multi-client 3D seismic survey will be acquired by TGS and imaged by Viridien and builds on Viridien’s existing Megabar survey coverage. The... Continue Reading →
Sept. 2 (OE) Fugro has signed two three-year contracts with offshore energy services company Constellation to support deepwater exploration activities in Campos Basin and the emerging Equatorial Margin, two of Brazil’s most strategically important regions. Fugro’s work will involve deploying advanced remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) aboard Constellation-managed vessels to carry out subsea equipment inspections, interventions... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of August 2025. The Company achieved an average daily production of 92.4 thousand boe in August, a 1.6% increase over the previous month, renewing its all-time production record for the... Continue Reading →
Sept. 1 (Agencia Brasil) In July, Brazil surpassed the 5 million barrels of oil and natural gas production per day mark for the first time in history. The record 5.160 million was announced this Monday (1st) by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), the oil and gas industry regulator. Regarding oil... Continue Reading →
Sept.1 (OE) TotalEnergies and its partners QatarEnergy and Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo have been awarded an exploration license for the Nzombo offshore block in the Republic of Congo. Under the terms of the production sharing contract signed with the Congolese Government, QatarEnergy will hold a 35% participating interest in the block. TotalEnergies affiliate... Continue Reading →
Aug.28 (TN) OneSubsea delivered the first wet Christmas tree (WCTN) for Petrobras' Búzios 11 project in a ceremony held at the multinational's factory in Taubaté, São Paulo, fulfilling the contractual deadline established between the parties. The contract with the Brazilian operator, signed in 2023, provides for the supply of 15 WCTNs and electro-hydraulic distribution units,... Continue Reading →
Aug. 28 (PN) Karoon announced to the market that it intends to invest between US$55 million and US$65 million in 2026 in a revitalization campaign for the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, used in the Baúna field in the Santos Basin. Additionally, the company estimates spending approximately US$80 million to US$90 million between 2030 and 2034,... Continue Reading →
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras on Wednesday concluded an emergency drill in the country's Foz do Amazonas basin, the company and Brazil's environmental agency said, marking one of the final steps needed to secure a controversial exploration license at the mouth of the Amazon river. Petrobras considers the drill, a pre-operational... Continue Reading →
Aug. 27 (Reuters) Suriname state oil firm Staatsolie will launch in November an 'open-door offering' for offshore areas to be explored and evaluated, the company said on Tuesday, as the small South American nation seeks partners and financing for what it hopes could be an oil and gas boom. Following a positive investment decision last... Continue Reading →
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras, which left Nigeria five years ago, should be able to return quickly, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu told a news conference with his Brazilian counterpart as part of a two-day visit to deepen ties. Petrobras began operations in Nigeria in 1998 in the deep waters off the Niger Delta.... Continue Reading →
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