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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the pieces of news in the media about the postponement of the signing of the contracts for the sale of the Albacora and Albacora Leste fields, in the Campos Basin, clarifies that, as disclosed on 11/05/2021, it is in the negotiation phase with the consortiums led by... Continue Reading →
(OE) Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore has agreed to sell down a 45% stake in the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, one of the world's largest FPSOs, being built for Brazil's Petrobras. "SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has entered into a shareholder agreement with its long standing business partners Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras has awarded TechnipFMC with a subsea engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for its Búzios 6 field (module 7) greenfield development in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. The scope of the contract includes flexible and rigid pipe, umbilicals, pipeline end terminals, rigid jumpers, umbilical termination assemblies and a mooring system. According to... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The exploratory success in Guyana, where the activity is more advanced, indicates that there is potential for the discovery of large reserves in the formations shared with Suriname, and in Foz do Amazonas, Equatorial Margin of Brazil, where Petrobras intends to start the drilling campaign. this year. The blocks, contracted in 2013, are located... Continue Reading →
There are no official comments from the Suriname authorities regarding Bolsonaro's comments. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that Suriname will give Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras priority in the exploration of oil and gas reserves recently discovered off-shore. Bolsonaro spoke by webcast to supporters in Brazil from Paramaribo, where he met on Thursday... Continue Reading →
In 2021, offshore accommodation provider Prosafe saw its vessel utilisation more than double when compared to the previous year and reach the highest rate since 2015. In an update on Friday, Prosafe reported that its fleet utilisation rate in 4Q of 2021 was 59.3 per cent compared to 25 per cent in 4Q 2020. The... Continue Reading →
Fugro has secured a subsea survey and positioning contract with Maersk Supply Service to support the installation of an anchoring system for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Sepetiba at Petrobras’ deepwater Mero 2 project in Brazil. For the project, Fugro will use its QuickVision augmented reality camera to help guide the installation... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The heads of state of Brazil, Guyana and Suriname this week will take the first steps toward forging an infrastructure that would better share the neighboring South American countries' energy and natural resources. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is expected to arrive in Suriname on Thursday, and will travel on Friday with the head... Continue Reading →
Demand for wet Christmas trees in 2022 will hit the highest level in nearly a decade, according to a new forecast from Westwood Energy. The company predicts that the global oil and gas sector can hire up to 354 units, the highest number recorded since 2013. The forecast considers that the barrel of oil should... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news in the media about the divestment project of the Potiguar Cluster, which includes a set of 22 concessions of onshore and shallow waters production fields, including the Clara Camarão refinery, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, clarifies that, as informed in a press... Continue Reading →
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