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Oct 16 (Reuters) - Colombia's Sirius project, developed off its Caribbean coast by state oil firm Ecopetrol and Brazil's Petrobras, has completed nearly half of consultations with local communities that could affected by the development, Petrobras' Colombia chief Alcindo Moritz said on Thursday. The companies said last December they had confirmed Colombia's largest ever gas discovery... Continue Reading →
Oct. 16 - SBM Offshore has taken a step forward in the race for the construction and operation contracts for the two offshore platform ships (FPSOs) for the Sergipe Deepwaters project (SEAP I and II). Petrobras opened the bids from its competitors on October 15. The Dutch company submitted the best offers, with a total... Continue Reading →
Oct. 16 (OE) Equinor and its partners has started production from the large Bacalhau field in Brazil, whose recoverable reserves exceed 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe). Bacalhau is located in the pre-salt region of Brazil's Santos Basin in ultra-deep water of over 2,000 meters. The field features one of the most modern floating... Continue Reading →
Oct. 15 - Petrobras notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) about the discovery of oil traces in well 3-BRSA-1400A-SPS, in a water depth of 1,834 meters. The company drilled the well in mid-July using the West Auriga drillship. This was the fourth oil discovery in Aram this year alone. The others occurred in September, May,... Continue Reading →
Oct 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental agency Ibama has requested additional information from state-run oil firm Petrobras as part of the licensing process for drilling in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, according to documents seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The agency also proposed a meeting on Thursday after a new technical report flagged "pending issues and... Continue Reading →
Oct. 14 (moneytimes) PetroReconcavo announced to the market the completion of a farm-out with Mandacaru Energia on October 10th. A farm-out is a type of agreement in which one party transfers part of its stake in a concession to another, which assumes responsibility for exploration and/or development activities within that concession. The transaction involves the... Continue Reading →
Oct. 14 (Reuters) Oil production by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil in Guyana rose to 770,000 barrels per day (bpd) following the start-up of the group's fourth floating output facility, the company's chief for the South American country said on Monday. Average production by The Exxon group, which controls all crude and gas production... Continue Reading →
Oct. 13 - M&O is proud to announce our new partnership with Score Group, a global leader in advanced valve engineering and management solutions, as it enters Brazil’s offshore industry. Score brings world-class valve expertise and extensive inventory to ensure operators have the reliability, performance, and support they need. For over 40 years, Score has... Continue Reading →
Oct. 13 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, and following the Material Fact of October 9, 2025, informs its investors and the market in general that the audit carried out by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) in the Potiguar Basin was... Continue Reading →
Oct. 13 (OE) Oil and gas company Sintana Energy has agreed to acquire Challenger Energy, which holds interest in two blocks offshore Uruguay as well as other assets in broader region. The all-share transaction, valued at about $60 million, will create a combined exploration platform spanning eight licenses in Namibia and Uruguay, as well as... Continue Reading →
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