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Dec. 9 (Reuters) Shell is seeking a buyer for a 20% stake in its Brazilian oilfield cluster to help fund a multibillion-dollar offshore development, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Shell declined to comment on the report, when contacted by Reuters. Shell held a 50% stake in Gato do Mato, which is a deepwater project offshore Brazil, and... Continue Reading →
Dec. 8 - Petrobras launched a tender for the reuse of the topsides (production modules) of the P-35 and P-37 platforms, which operated in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin, with the aim of modernizing them and reusing them in other projects, as a more economical alternative to decommissioning, taking advantage of the hulls... Continue Reading →
Dec. 8 (Reuters) Petrobras could start producing at the Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde block in about two years, Sylvia Anjos, the state-run oil firm's head of exploration and production, said on Friday. The firm made a discovery at the block, located in the country's Campos basin, in November. It was "brilliant," Anjos said on the... Continue Reading →
Dec. 4 - Petrobras informs that it has acquired the rights and obligations of the Union in Mero and Atapu units at the Non-Contracted Areas Auction held today by Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A. – PPSA. The consortium formed by Petrobras (80%), in partnership with Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (20%), acquired the Union’s 3.500% participation in the production sharing agreement of the Mero shared... Continue Reading →
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Oil majors operating in Brazil have closed ranks to oppose a proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, and antitrust agency Cade has asked the two firms to provide its probe with new data on Friday, public documents seen by Reuters show. The resulting new firm, to be called Saipem7, would have... Continue Reading →
Dec. 2 - Porto do Açu is optimistic about future demand in the oil platform decommissioning market, even after the adjustment in resources that Petrobras intends to allocate to this activity. The assessment is that, even if the state-owned company decides to extend production in more mature fields, the services provided directly or indirectly will... Continue Reading →
Dec. 2 - Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston in May 2025. With work due to commence in December 2025, Intermoor will deliver comprehensive quality assurance and traceability services across Petrobras’... Continue Reading →
Dec. 1 - Ibama has authorized the decommissioning of five shallow-water production fields in the Sergipe Basin, which are part of the state's offshore field cluster. The fields are operated by Petrobras, which had already announced the closure of exploratory activities in the units in 2020. The specific fields authorized for decommissioning are:GuaricemaCaiobaCamorimDouradoRobalo The activity... Continue Reading →
December 1, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has been notified by Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) regarding the approval of the addendum to the Production Individualization Agreement (AIP) of the Tupi Shared Reservoir, located in the Santos Basin, which becomes effective as of today. The... Continue Reading →
Nov. 28 - Petrobras has postponed the contracting of two FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) units until after 2030: one for the Albacora field revitalization project and the other for the second FPSO for Sergipe Águas Profundas (SEAP). Both units were left out of the horizon of the company's new 2026-2030 Business Plan. The... Continue Reading →
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