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Outlook for the offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) market in 2021 looks promising, boosted by projects deferred from 2020, according to market research provider Westwood. With a forecast of $29 billion firm or already awarded contracts and a further $16 billion of probable and possible awards, 2021 could, reportedly, match 2019’s $40 billion total.... Continue Reading →
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the sale of Total's stake in blocks from Foz do Amazonas to Petrobras. As a reminder, in September last year, the French oil company gave up on the business after successive unsuccessful attempts to obtain Ibama's environmental license for drilling wells in the areas. Petrobras will keep... Continue Reading →
After some postponements, Shell receives proposals for the chartering of the production unit of its project in the Santos Basin Modec and the BW Offshore / Saipem consortium submitted a technical proposal for Shell's bid for the chartering of the Gato do Mato FPSO. The delivery of commercial offers will only be delivered on March... Continue Reading →
TMC has won a contract to supply the marine compressed air system to the Bacalhau FPSO that Japan's MODEC is building for Equinor. The deal is one of TMC's biggest ever orders. TMC will supply the FPSO’s complete compressed air system consisting of several large offshore screw compressors, air dryers and filter systems, the company said,... Continue Reading →
The ANP released today the Monthly Bulletin on Oil and Natural Gas Production, with detailed data on national production for December 2020. This month's publication also includes a special insert with the consolidated data of production in the year 2020. The Bulletin can be accessed on the page https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/boletim-mensal-da-producao-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural. That year, production registered records in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) -Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil on Tuesday posted its first annual loss as a public company as the COVID-19 pandemic hammered energy prices and it reduced the value of its shale gas properties by more than $20 billion in the fourth quarter. Exxon cut up to 15% of its workforce and delayed oil... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - BP plunged to a $5.7 billion loss last year, its first in a decade, as the pandemic took a heavy toll on oil demand, and the energy company warned of a tough start to 2021 amid widespread travel restrictions. Despite the weak environment, however, CEO Bernard Looney told Reuters the company’s transition to... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 7, 2020, informs that it has received binding proposals for the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore production concessions, called Urucu Cluster, located in the Solimões Basin, in the state of Amazonas, and it has begun the... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian arm of the Chinese electricity company SPIC officially entered the Porto do Açu thermoelectric park, in São João da Barra (RJ). The company completed the acquisition of 33% of the GNA I and GNA II projects, which add up to 3 GW of generation from LNG. SPIC will contribute its experience in operating... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 1, 2020, informs that the bidding process started on August 3, 2020 was ended, with no valid proposals, and that the company published, on today's date, Bid Notice 002, aiming to determine a new deadline for the accreditation of companies that manifest interest... Continue Reading →
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