Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that, as a result of the progress of the development project for the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, it signed today a contract with Keppel Shipyard Limited for the construction of platform P-80, the ninth unit to be installed in the field. This unit will be... Continue Reading →
Eneva confident in resuming negotiations of the Bahia Terra Cluster
(PN) Eneva expects to be able to resume, in the third quarter, negotiations with Petrobras for the purchase of the Bahia Terra Cluster. The information was disclosed today by Eneva's CFO, Marcelo Habibe, during a conference call with investors. The conversations with Petrobras, according to the executive, were already at an advanced stage, when a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of potassium mining rights
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has begun the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its mining rights for research and mining of potassium salts located in the Amazon Basin. The teaser, which contains the main information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for the selection of... Continue Reading →
Miros’ WaveSystem for Subsea 7’s Petrobras-bound Offshore Vessel Trio
Subsea 7 has awarded Miros Group agreements to install its internet of things (IoT) dry-sensor WaveSystem on three of its pipelay support vessels, ti deliver accurate wave measurements via Miros' cloud-based graphical user interface (GUI) Miros.app. As part of three 3-year contracts and project requirements for the monitoring of wave and current to a water... Continue Reading →
Norwegian shipyard to retrofit two Oceanica PSVs for deep waters off Brazil
Brazilian shipowner Oceanica has awarded Green Yard Kleven in Norway with a contract to retrofit two platform supply vessels (PSVs) for operations with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and offshore crane. Oceanica recently purchased the vessels which have Marin Teknikk design MT6009. One is already at Green Yard Kleven and the other will arrive at... Continue Reading →
AKOFS Offshore to deploy Hydramec’s LARS for subsea activities in Brazil
AKOFS Offshore has ordered a bespoke active heave compensated (AHC) launch and recovery system (LARS) from Hydramec and Scantrol to be used for subsea basket deployment. Working directly alongside AKOFS for the first time, Hydramec and Scantrol have teamed up to deliver the LARS which required some design changes to suit a new subsea basket... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to invest U$220 million in maintenance of platforms in the Campos Basin
Petrobras is carrying out a campaign of maintenance and production stoppages on its platforms in the Campos Basin. In 2022 alone, there will be five campaigns, which will extend until 2023, with an investment of more than US$ 220 million and the creation of two thousand jobs. During the shutdowns, the company is using the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on EIG Energy´s lawsuit
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on March 31, 2017, informs that on August 8, 2022, the United States District Court´s judge for the District of Columbia issued a ruling in the lawsuit filed by EIG Energy Fund XIV, L.P. and others (EIG) against Petrobras regarding their investment in Sete... Continue Reading →
ANP approves the first eight companies for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer
The Special Bidding Commission (CEL) of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the registration of the first eight companies for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). The companies that had their applications approved so far were: BP Energy; Chevron; CNODC; CNOOC; Petrobras; Petronas; Shell and TotalEnergies. The purpose of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP)... Continue Reading →
PetroRio (PRIO) says decision on sale of Albacora Oeste is with Petrobras
In recent weeks, rumors have grown that the state-owned company has suspended negotiations for the sale of Albacora In the presentation of the 2Q22 results to market analysts, PetroRio highlighted the importance of Campo Albacora, still under negotiation - called Albacora Oeste by the company to differentiate it from Albacora Leste, this the last one... Continue Reading →