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(Reuters) - A consortium led by Aguila Energia has placed the highest bid for Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras' Bahia onshore fields, offering over $1.5 billion, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Petroleo Brasileiro, as the company is formally known, declined to comment. The proposal by Aguila Energia, a company founded by... Continue Reading →
(Portos e Navios) Seadrill is close to winning two new charter contracts with Petrobras, rebuilding its business portfolio in Brazil. The oil company hammered out the contracting of the West Tellus and West Carina drillships, offered in the tender for 2,400 m units. West Tellus and West Carina will be chartered at daily rates of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/10/21, informs that it concluded on 10/08/2021 the sale of its 50% stake in the onshore field of Rabo Branco, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in the State of Sergipe, to the company Petrom Produção de Petróleo & Gás Ltda. (Petrom). The sale... Continue Reading →
Petrobras prepares to drill wells on the Equatorial Margin, in blocks in the Foz do Amazonas, Potiguar and Barreirinhas basins. The oil company today opened a public tender (nº 7003659184) for the contracting of charter services for large helicopters that will be used in exploratory campaigns in these regions, located in the North and Northeast... Continue Reading →
The National Environment Council (Conama), which will allow Petrobras to reduce emissions in new projects with fully electrified platforms. The state-owned company says it is technologically prepared to adopt this type of platforms and, with the amendment to Resolution 382/2006, approved by Conama, it is able to incorporate the technology in its new maritime units.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, in alignment with its ongoing contingency assessment process, it signed an agreement today in the scope of the three public civil actions investigating environmental damage resulting from the leakage of the Santa Catarina - Paraná (OSPAR) oil pipeline, which occurred on July 16, 2000, in the city of... Continue Reading →
Following reports that a consortium between Brazil’s PetroRio and Vinci’s subsidiary Cobra has been chosen as the top bidder for Petrobras’ Albacora offshore oilfield, PetroRio is awaiting notification from Petrobras about the process while Petrobras has said there is still no decision about the winning proposal. Citing people with knowledge of the matter, Reuters reported on Thursday... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news in the media about the divestment project of the Albacora and Albacora Leste fields, in the Campos Basin, informs that there is still no decision about the winning proposal for either asset. The company continues to analyze the offers according to the evaluation criteria of... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) The first oil transfer operation of the FPSO Carioca – the first definitive production system installed in the Sepia field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt – destined oil for the production of oil products at the Henrique Lage Refinery (Revap ) and at the Paulínia Refinery (Replan), in São Paulo. The oil produced in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil is set to sell off exploration and production rights in dozens of offshore oil producing blocks on Thursday, in an auction that is small by local standards but will offer opportunities for majors to snap up potentially prolific assets. In total, there are 92 blocks up for grabs in four offshore zones... Continue Reading →
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