DOF-owned Norskan Offshore and DOF Subsea Serviços Brasil have won service contracts with Petrobras for the anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Skandi Iguazu, including a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The contracts are set to commence in the fourth quarter of this year and have a duration of three years, plus options for two-year extensions.... Continue Reading →
Italian court acquits Techint owners in Brazil graft case
(Reuters) - A Milan court on Thursday acquitted a company and its owners who had been accused of bribing an executive at Brazilian energy group Petrobras (PETR4.SA), ruling it had no jurisdiction over the allegations after a trial lasting 18 months. The case had been brought against holding company San Faustin, its owners Paolo Rocca and... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 wins major EPCI contract with Petrobras
Subsea 7 has won a “major” engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning (EPCI) contract by Petrobras for the development of the Búzios 8 field in Brazil. The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of approximately 126 kilometers of rigid risers and flowlines, 98 kilometers of flexible lines and 88 kilometers of umbilicals and associated infrastructure,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for the sale of the LUBNOR refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/31/2020, informs that it signed today with the company Grepar Participações Ltda., a corporate entity jointly owned by Grecor Investimentos em Participações Societárias Ltda., Greca Distribuidora de Asfaltos Ltda. and Holding GV Participações S.A., a contract for the sale of the Lubrificantes e... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the request for an Extraordinary General Meeting
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/23/2022, regarding the Ministry of Mines and Energy's Official Letter requesting the convening of an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to promote the substitution and election of a member of the Board of Directors and the nomination of Mr. Caio Mario Paes de Andrade,... Continue Reading →
Prosafe lands another four-year deal in Brazil
Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Eurus semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. Prosafe was declared the winner of a bidding process launched by Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Eurus semi-submersible unit earlier in May. A potential contract award and the timing of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the YPFB Natural Gas agreement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras clarifies the pieces of news in the media about the natural gas purchase agreement signed between Petrobras and Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). In 1996, Petrobras entered into a long-term natural gas purchase and sale contract with YPFB, with a contracted volume of 30 MM m³/day. In 2019, the National... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Warns Diesel Shortage Is Looming Over Brazil
(OP) Brazil's state oil major Petrobras has warned the government that the country could slip into a diesel shortage this year unless the company is allowed to sell the fuel at market prices. According to a Reuters report, Petrobras had told the Brazilian government that it will be difficult for it and for other fuel importers... Continue Reading →
Petrobras shares drop following CEO ouster, fuel price woes
(Reuters) - Shares of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras plunged on Tuesday after the government oustedits chief executive for the second time in two months and signaled plans to alter the company's market-based fuel pricing policy. President Jair Bolsonaro has railed against a series of fuel price increases by Petrobras, formally known as Petroleo Brasileiro... Continue Reading →
Shell, Petrobras assign inspection duty to Saipem subsea drone
Saipem has been contracted by Shell and Petrobras for the utilisation of its FlatFish subsea drone in two pilot projects involving the inspection campaigns of two ultra-deepwater fields offshore Brazil, operated by the two energy companies. The two projects with Shell and Petrobras are pilots within the framework of the research and development program of... Continue Reading →