In 1Q22, Petrobras kept a solid operating performance, with average oil, NGL and natural gas production reaching 2.80 MMboed, 3.4% above 4Q21. This result was achieved mainly due to the continuity of the ramp-ups of FPSOs Carioca (Sépia field) and P-68 (Berbigão and Sururu fields), located in the pre-salt of Santos Basin, to the lower... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of the Albacora Leste field to PetroRio
Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 11/05/2021, informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the sale of all its interest in the Albacora Leste concession, located predominantly in deep waters in the Campos Basin, to the company Petro Rio Jaguar Petróleo LTDA. (PetroRio), a... Continue Reading →
Saipem Taps GE to Deliver ‘Heart’ of Petrobras’ P-79 FPSO
Italian oilfield services giant Saipem has awarded GE Power Conversion a contract to develop the electrical module for Petrobras’ P-79 FPSO. In June 2021 Saipem, in a joint venture with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME), won a contract with to build the FPSO P-79 for Petrobras' Búzios, one of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving compensation for Atapu from from TotalEnergies
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/19/2022, informs that it received today, at sight, the updated payment of R$ 4.7 billion from Total Energies EP Brasil Ltda. - TotalEnergies, referring to the 22.5% share in the Atapu compensation. The Atapu block was acquired by the consortium composed by Petrobras... Continue Reading →
New jobs for Transocean rigs with one rig coming back from idle mode
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has been awarded a new contract and extensions for its rigs, adding $87.2 million to its backlog. A new contract award for one of the rigs means it is coming back from idle to work mode. As of 25 April, the company’s total backlog is approximately $6.1 billion, Transocean said late... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of E&P assets in the Paraná Basin to Ubuntu Engenharia
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/20/2021 and 12/30/2021, informs that it has today concluded the sale to the company Ubuntu Engenharia e Serviços Ltda (Ubuntu) of its total stake in blocks PAR-T-198 and PAR-T-218, located in the Paraná Basin. After compliance with all the precedent conditions and approval... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Petrobras, Equinor Start Production from Two Offshore Wells under Roncador IOR Project
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has brought online the first two wells of the increased oil recovery (IOR) project at Roncador project offshore Brazil, almost five months ahead of schedule and at half of the planned cost, Equinor, Petrobras' partner in the project, said Wednesday. "This represents an important milestone in the development of the field, increasing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras breaks national record for well construction time in deep waters
(PN) Petrobras announced that it achieved a new national record in well construction in deep waters. The feat was achieved in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The 7-MRL-233H-RJ well is in a water depth of 850 meters and was built in just 35 days. The record surpasses the company's best result so far... Continue Reading →
Acelem announces investments of BR$ 500MM in the Mataripe refinery, formerly RLAM
(PN) Acelen, the investment arm of Mubadala Capital, announced that it will invest BRL 500 million in the Mataripe Refinery (formerly RLAM), in Bahia. The funds will be applied to the plant's scheduled maintenance shutdown cycle over the next 12 months. The company's expectation is that up to 4,000 jobs will be generated at the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving compensation for Atapu
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/13/2022, informs that, contractually, TotalEnergies EP Brasil Ltda. - TotalEnergies may make the updated payment for its 22.5% share in the compensation for Atapu until 04/28/2022. The Atapu block was acquired by the consortium composed by Petrobras (52.5%), Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. -... Continue Reading →