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(Reuters) - The ongoing strike at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama is impacting the analysis of Petrobras' request to drill a well in the Equatorial Margin, an Ibama official told Reuters on Thursday. Itagyba Neto, who handles the agency's licensing for marine and coastal ventures, added that Petrobras has still not sent to the agency important details... Continue Reading →
This month, June, in London, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), connected with the UN through its Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), recommended approving the Brazilian proposal to create Areas To Be Avoid (ATBA) to reduce the risk of collisions between merchant ships and oil platforms and support vessels of the energy... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The head of Brazil's environmental agency said on Wednesday that he expects a decision soon on state-owned oil company Petrobras' request to conduct exploratory studies in a region known as the Equatorial Margin, as both the company and the government push for a drilling license. Petrobras has been seeking to explore the northernmost part... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the FPSO Maria Quitéria is currently en route to Brazil. The platform ship departed from China in May and is expected to arrive at its location in the third quarter of this year. The unit is scheduled to begin operations in the last quarter of 2024, thus advancing... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) While the search for hydrocarbons has been ongoing in certain parts of Africa for decades with varying degrees of success, a slew of new oil and gas discoveries has pushed the continent to the forefront of global exploration hotspots. Given its string of recent discoveries, one of the countries in West Africa, Cote d’Ivoire,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has selected a consortium led by PetroRio SA for bilateral talks over the sale of its Albacora and Albacora Leste offshore oil fields, both companies said on Friday. The value of PetroRio's bids was not immediately clear, but Petrobras said in September that "the offers may exceed $4 billion... Continue Reading →
(PN) Oil major bp inaugurated a new moment in its operations in the Brazilian offshore. This week, the company began drilling the pioneer well (1-BP-12D-RJS) in the Pau Brasil block, located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The well is in a water depth of 2,283 meters and is being drilled by the DS-15... Continue Reading →
(OE) France-based tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a five-year contract with energy giant Equinor for the supply of tubes and connections, accessories, and services for oil and gas fields in Brazil. Vallourec low-carbon OCTG solutions will contribute to the development of the Bacalhau and Raia fields operated in the pre-salt, as well as the... Continue Reading →
(PN) The general manager of the Petrobras Business Unit in the Campos Basin (UN-BC), Alex Murteira Celem, revealed that the company intends to drill three wells in the Campos Basin pre-salt in 2025. The news was announced by the executive during the Macaé Energy event, co-hosted by the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan), Sebrae... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday threw his weight behind a push by state-run oil company Petrobras to explore the environmentally sensitive offshore Equatorial Margin, saying Brazil cannot give up such an opportunity. The offshore region along the northern coast is seen as Brazil's most promising frontier for oil exploration as it... Continue Reading →
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