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(PN) Petrobrás in final preparations to begin operating its newest platform, the FPSO Sepetiba. The unit arrived in Brazil last weekend and is expected to begin production in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin, during the fourth quarter of this year. The FPSO will have the capacity to produce up to 180 thousand barrels... Continue Reading →
(OP) International oil and gas majors, including UK-based Shell and Brazil’s Petrobras, have shown interest in expanding their participation in natural gas projects offshore Colombia, Ricardo Roa, the head of Colombia’s state energy firm Ecopetrol, has told Bloomberg in an interview. Colombia’s Caribbean coast has several promising offshore gas projects and recent deepwater discoveries have raised the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signed a contract with Porto do Açu to support the decommissioning of oil and gas production platforms. The agreement provides for the provision of dock space for the temporary docking of production units undergoing decommissioning, until the final destination of the unit is defined, in accordance with the best international practices in green recycling... Continue Reading →
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) decided to interdict the FPSO Cidade de Santos, located in the Uruguá and Tambaú field, in the Santos Basin. The decision comes after agency inspectors found “critical deviations” in the vessel's facilities. The unit went into operation in July 2010 and is about to enter its decommissioning phase. In... Continue Reading →
(TN) The pre-salt completes 15 years of production in September with renewed vigor – and a perspective of expressive growth in the coming years. To get an idea, Petrobras plans to install 11 new platforms to produce in that layer by 2027. Since December 2022, the company has already put into production two new pre-salt... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has acquired 175,000 carbon credits, marking its entry into the voluntary carbon credit market. Each credit represents 1 ton of CO2 equivalent avoided, totaling 175,000 tons of greenhouse gases (GHG) not emitted. These credits correspond to the preservation of an area of 570 hectares of the Amazon... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA) remains eager to repurchase a refinery from Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala despite antitrust barriers, and a new biofuels partnership could open the door to future talks, two sources told Reuters. Petrobras on Monday announced a memorandum of understanding with Mubadala for potential investment in a biofuel refinery under development in... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with MIC Capital Partners (Brazil Strategic Opportunities), a Multi-strategy Equity Investment Fund of the Mubadala Capital Group, to develop studies covering future business in the downstream segment, with emphasis on evaluating Petrobras' participation in a biorefining project. The Mubadala Capital Group... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 03/01/2023, 03/17/2023, 03/29/2023 and 04/03/2023, informs that its Executive Board, based on the new strategic elements approved by the Board of Directors, has adopted the following decisions regarding the respective divestment processes that had not yet reached the stage of signature of the... Continue Reading →
(TN) Petrobras started installing LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) measurement devices on six platforms located in shallow waters off the coast of the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará and Espírito Santo. The equipment integrates new wind measurement campaigns, which will be carried out over three years. The collected data will allow the elaboration... Continue Reading →
