Japanese FPSO operator MODEC has confirmed that a new floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel arrived in Brazil to get ready for work in the pre-salt Santos Basin for the country’s state-owned energy giant, Petrobras. In a recent social media post, MODEC reported that the FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33, its newest production vessel, arrived in Brazil, where its... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on leniency agreement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it received the devolution of about R$ 456 million, recovered through a leniency agreement with UOP LLC - a subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc. - signed with the Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) and the Federal Attorney General's Office (AGU), an instrument that is part of a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on FPSO Guanabara
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Guanabara platform vessel, installed in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, reached its maximum production capacity, with the mark of 180 thousand barrels of oil per day (bpd), about eight months after the unit started operating. Of the FPSO (floating production, storage, and oil transfer... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of compensation to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that will pay on Thursday, 01/19/2023, the second installment of the remuneration to shareholders, approved by the Board of Directors, in connection to the Material Fact released on 11/03/2022 and Notice to the Market of 11/18/2022, based on the shareholding position on 11/21/2022 for holders of Petrobras shares traded... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s govt formalizes Prates nomination as Petrobras CEO
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Friday the government has officially nominated Jean Paul Prates to serve as its chief executive officer and board member. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had already announced he would appoint Prates for the top job. Reuters reported earlier on Friday, citing sources, that the nomination had... Continue Reading →
CHC helicopter operator lands new million-dollar deals with Brazilian oil & gas giant
Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras has awarded several new contracts to CHC do Brasil, part of CHC Helicopters, for offshore transport services in Brazil. CHC revealed on Friday that it has signed five exclusive contracts with Petrobras, valued in millions. However, the firm did not disclose the exact value of these agreements, which have been secured for offshore transportation of... Continue Reading →
Welligence Global Offshore Drilling Outlook
(OE) Welligence expects global offshore exploration drilling activity in 2023 to remain relatively steady year-on-year. The majors will drive much of the activity in their core regions, along with Petrobras, the world’s leading deepwater operator. And while there are far fewer independents active in the offshore today compared to 10 years ago, Welligence still anticipates... Continue Reading →
Three Forum ROVs get to work on Petrobras’ oilfields
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has delivered three work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Brazil-based OceanPact for deployment on Petrobras’ oilfields. The three 200HP Perry XLX-C ROVs, manufactured at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, will be deployed on two of OceanPact’s vessels to support inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services for the oilfields of Brazil’s... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reinforces security at refineries after threats
(Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) stepped up security at its refineries in a precautionary measure after threats against assets, including Brazil's biggest fuel plant, two company officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The threats were detected by Petrobras' intelligence unit monitoring social media communications of supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, the two... Continue Reading →
Lula Team Wants to Halt Petrobras Sale of Natural Gas Assets
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petrobras should abandon planned divestments in refining and natural gas and expand in those areas instead, according to a detailed report from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s transition team. The document, drafted in late 2022 by a group of energy experts aligned with Lula, recommends that Petrobras start... Continue Reading →