(TN) Pre-salt production in May was 3.196 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) and corresponded to 77.8% of Brazilian production. 2.510 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil and 109.16 million cubic meters per day (m³/d) of natural gas were produced through 144 wells. There was an increase of 5.9% in relation to... Continue Reading →
South Korean Shipbuilder to Build Floating Production Platform for Mexican Offshore Project
(OE) South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. said Monday in a stock exchange announcement that it had received a contract to build a floating production unit for a client in Mexico. The contract, awarded by an oil developer in Mexico, is worth 1,566,300,000,000 KRW (around $1.18 billion). The FPU delivery is scheduled for April 1,... Continue Reading →
Oil giants drill deep as profits trump climate concerns
(Reuters) - Oil and gas companies have intensified the hunt for new deposits in a long-term bet on demand, as they reinvest some of the record profits from the fossil fuel price surge driven by the Ukraine war, according to data and industry executives. The exploration revival - on the part of European majors in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras drills well in the Sagitario prospect block for a new assessement of the area’s potential
Petrobras made new advances in its exploratory program in the Santos Basin. This time, the company started drilling the second extension well in block SM-623, where the Sagitario prospect is located. The well received the technical name 3-BRSA-1388D-SPS and is located in a water depth of 1,867 meters. Drilling meets a requirement made by the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras extends deadline for proposals for the new FPSO for the Albacora field in the Campos Basin
(PN) Petrobras has again extended the deadline for submitting proposals in the bidding process for contracting the new FPSO in the Albacora field. Now, the companies involved in the process will be able to file their bids until the 15th of September, as stated on the Petronect website. This is the second calendar postponement. As... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Enauta FPSO back online
Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has concluded a scheduled maintenance shutdown for a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is currently working on a field offshore Brazil. Back in May 2023, Enauta started preventive maintenance at the FPSO Petrojarl I. The production at the Atlanta field was expected to resume in mid-June, with the resumption of production... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleun May ’23 production data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in corporate governance, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for May 2023. (1) It does not consider gas production at the Areia Branca, Fazenda Belém and Papa Terra Clusters, as it is consumed in... Continue Reading →
Equinor Aims to Boost Brazil Offshore Oil Output Over Next Decade
(Reuters) Equinor plans to expand its oil production in Brazil more than fivefold over the next decade, while also eyeing green energy projects, especially in offshore wind power, an executive for the Norwegian energy giant said on Tuesday. The company aims to boost output to more than 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed)... Continue Reading →
‘Encouraging’ Drilling Result Offshore Guyana as Frontera, CGX Wei Well Reaches Total Depth
(OE) Frontera Energy Corporation, in partnership with CGX Energy, said Tuesday it had reached total depth (TD) of 20,450' on the Wei-1 bypass exploration and appraisal well (Wei-1BP1), offshore Guyana. The original Wei-1 wellbore reached a depth of 19,142'. A bypass well (Wei-1BP1) was drilled from 18,757' to total depth (TD) and penetrated the primary... Continue Reading →
bp targets Pau Brasil and Alto de Cabo Frio Central in 2024
(PH) Angelica Ruiz took charge of bp in Brazil just three months ago, but she already has a lot of work ahead of her. The executive, who accumulates the position of VP of Latin America, has the challenge of leading the operation of a company that, present in the country since 1957, operates in the... Continue Reading →