(TN) Petrobras has signed R$1.2 billion charter and nautical operation and hotel service contracts for two self-elevating Liftboat vessels. These vessels will support maintenance and readiness operations for fixed platforms to be decommissioned in the Sergipe-Alagoas and Rio Grande do Norte-Ceará basins. The commercial agreement, resulting from a bidding process, was signed with OOS International... Continue Reading →
Solstad’s CSV Up for Petrobras Job Under $108M Contract
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Commander. The vessel will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime to Solstad Offshore, who holds the contract with Petrobras. The four-year contract will start in the first quarter of 2026.... Continue Reading →
Oil States Secures New Contract with Petrobras
(TN) "We announce two unprecedented milestones in our history in Brazil with new contracts with Petrobras for: • PDG (Permanent Downhole Gauge) Preparation and Installation Services • Specialized Technical Operation and Maintenance Services for Electrical Systems for Monitoring Signals from Subsea Downhole Sensors and ANMs." "This is the first time we have undertaken this scope... Continue Reading →
MODEC Celebrates 15 and 10 Years of FPSOs MV20 and MV26
(TN) MODEC, a global leader in the operation of floating oil and gas production platforms, celebrates two important operational milestones this month: the 15th anniversary of the FPSO Cidade de Santos MV20 and the 10th anniversary of the FPSO Cidade de Itaguaí MV26. Together, the units have already surpassed the 465 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
DOF Scoops Over $220M for AHTS Vessel Contracts with Petrobras
(OE) Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured a contract with Petrobras for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. The two contracts, with a combined value of more than $220 million, are for Skandi Fluminense, a 2007 Brazilian-built AHTS vessel with 211t bollard pull, and Skandi Lifter, a foreign-flagged 250t... Continue Reading →
Oil shipments from Brazil to US to resume after tariff exemption, says lobby group
July 30 (Reuters) - Energy companies operating in Brazil are expected to resume oil shipments to the United States after several oil products were exempted from U.S. tariffs, the head of Brazilian oil lobby group IBP told Reuters on Wednesday. Oil is Brazil's top export to the U.S. and was exempt from the 10% April... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ oil and natural gas production increases 5% to 2.9 million barrels in the second quarter of 2025
July 29, 2025 - Petrobras average production of oil, NGL and natural gas was 2.91 MMboed in 2Q25, 5.0% higher than 1Q25. This performance was mainly due to the ramp-up of FPSOs Almirante Tamandaré, in Búzios field, Maria Quitéria, in Jubarte field, Anita Garibaldi and Anna Nery, in Marlim and Voador fields, to Marechal Duque... Continue Reading →
BP finds oil and gas signs in the Bumerange block, Santos Basin
(PN) BP identified oil and gas signs in the wildcat well (1-BP-13-SPS) of the Bumerangue block, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt layer, in a water depth of 2,300 meters. Drilling of the well began in late May with the Valaris Renaissance drillship. The Bumerangue block was fully acquired by BP during the 1st Cycle... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies news on Braskem
July 24, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to news reported in the media regarding a petition filed with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), hereby announces that it has requested to join as a third party in the merger review proceedings evaluating the possible purchase of shares in NSP Inv.,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces Approval of the Production Individualization Agreement of the Jubarte Pre-Salt by ANP
July 23, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby informs that the Production Individualization Agreement (AIP) of the Jubarte Pre-Salt Shared Reservoir, located in the Campos Basin, has been approved by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP). The Jubarte Pre-Salt Shared Reservoir comprises: an area of the Jubarte Field (BC-60)... Continue Reading →