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(Reuters) Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) can seize more than $8 million of illicit cash linked to a massive Brazilian corruption scandal involving state-run oil company Petrobras, a London court ruled on Friday. The SFO successfully applied to confiscate $7.7 million and 700,000 pounds held in the London bank account of former Petrobras employee Mario... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on March 1, 2023, informs that its Executive Board has forwarded for the appreciation of the Board of Directors the following proposal for response to Letter 166/2023/GM-MME from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME): we carried out a preliminary study on the divestment... Continue Reading →
(OM) Drilling contracting activity has slowed in March with only a few contracts announced so far this month, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. This follows a “busy” February where five drillships and four jackups secured new multi-year terms. This included a new three-year contract from Petrobras for the Valaris DS-8, which was... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) issued the operating license for the FPSO Anna Nery, which will be installed in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The document is valid for eight years. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4... Continue Reading →
Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Thursday the process to acquire Petrobras' interests in working interest in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields and the related FPSO from Saipem was about to resume. In June 2022, BW Energy signed an agreement to acquire 100% working interest (WI) in the Golfinho and Camarupim Clusters and 65%... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press releases of 02/28/2023, 03/01/2023 and 03/08/2023, informs that it received an official letter from the Ministry of Mines and Energia (MME) presenting, in a supplementary manner, three nominations of candidates for the slate of the Federal Government, as controlling shareholder, for the eight vacancies of... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company Karoon said Wednesday that production had started from the PAT-2 at the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil. The well, one of two new production wells drilled at the field, came onstream on March 15, 2023 at a rate of 12,000 – 14,000 bopd. This followed the installation... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it obtained an unfavorable decision by the Third Panel of the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF), a body of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF), as the Panel dismissed, by majority, the special appeals filed by the Company and ruled that CIDE and PIS/COFINS Import... Continue Reading →
Engeman won the tender from Petrobras and will expand its presence the Roncador Cluster, one of the largest oil and gas producers in Brazil. This time, the Company will be responsible for a variety of activities in disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, refrigeration, maintenance planning, cargo handling, climbing services, refrigeration engineering, air conditioning, inspection,... Continue Reading →
With more than $200 billion of greenfield investments expected by 2025, the offshore oil and gas sector is expected to get back in the spotlight, according to Rystad Energy, an energy market intelligence group. Rystad Energy’s research shows that annual greenfield capital expenditure (capex) broke the $100 billion threshold in 2022 and will break it again... Continue Reading →
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