Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it signed a contract with Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters for the construction of the P-82 platform, as a result of the advancement of the Búzios field development project, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. The P-82 will be of the FPSO type and will have the... Continue Reading →
OneSubsea to install Christmas trees in Petrobras fields
A new and very important contract for OneSubsea. The company announced that it signed an agreement that contemplates the installation of 12 underwater Christmas trees in fields that are operated by Petrobras. The contract is valued at between $100 million and $150 million. In addition, OneSubsea is very close to signing another major contract with... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Taps Shearwater for Large OBN Survey Offshore Brazil
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS said Monday it had won a contract in Brazil for a large deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) survey. The company will conduct the survey over the Petrobras-operated Grand Iara Project, involving the Berbigão, Sururu, and Shared Reservoir of Atapu, in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The project is scheduled to start... Continue Reading →
Lula and Bolsonaro in the second presidential round, their proposals for the energy sector
(PN) The decision on who will run the country for the next four years will be decided on the 30th. With 99.90% of the votes counted, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) has 48.41% of the valid votes, against 43.22% of his opponent, the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro. The counting of votes showed... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on contracts with NTS
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/22/2021, informs that, as part of the actions taken to open the Brazilian natural gas market, signed, in 09/30/2022, with Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS) the Flexibility Reduction Agreement to be used by Petrobras (Agreement) and amendments to the Malha Sudeste, Malha... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of potassium mining rights
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/11/2022, informs the beginning of the binding phase concerning the sale of its mining rights for research and mining of potassium salts located in the Amazonas Basin. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter with detailed instructions about the... Continue Reading →
PXGeo 3D Seismic contracted for the Itapu area
Petrobras to start the 3D Nodes Marine Seismic Survey Activity in the Itapu field, located in the Santos Basin. The works will be carried out approximately 174 kilometers from the coast, in a water depth of 1,600 meters. The acquisition of seismic data will be conducted by the company PXGeo do Brasil. Itapu is a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of onshore optic fiber network
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of its onshore fiber optic network. The teaser, which contains the key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for the selection of potential participants, is available on on Petrobras' Investor Relations website: https://www.investidorpetrobras.com.br/en/results-and-notices/teasers.... Continue Reading →
Enauta: Manati Field Output Interrupted Due to Low Gas Demand
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta said Friday that the production at the Manati field offshore Brazil has been interrupted due to the reduction in gas demand. "According to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), field operator and buyer of the gas produced by Manati, this reduction is due to the supply and demand conditions of the... Continue Reading →
Booming Brazilian E&P buoys Rio Oil & Gas show but market still waits on Petrobras rig contract awards.
(OM) News from Rio Oil & Gas 2022 is upbeat about the prospects for offshore E&P, according to Evercore ISI’s most recent Offshore Oracle report, with many international operators offering updates on their upcoming projects slated offshore Brazil. Added to that was Exxon Mobil’s announcement that $13 trillion in new oil and gas investments will be... Continue Reading →