Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson is on track with an FPSO conversion project for a Petrobras-operated project off Brazil with topside module integration currently in progress. Yinson on Thursday shared an update on the progress of its Anna Nery FPSO, which will work for Petrobras on the Marlim 2 oil field in the Campos Basin. The... Continue Reading →
Report: PetroRio-Cobra Win Bid to Acquire Petrobras’ Albacora Offshore Field
Brazil state oil giant Petrobras has chosen a consortium of PetroRio SA and Cobra, a subsidiary of France's Vinci SA, as the top bidder for its Albacora offshore oilfield, four people with knowledge of the matter said. The PetroRio-Cobra bid topped a competing offer placed by a consortium composed of private equity firm EIG Global... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Independents Increased Production in 3Q 2021
3R Petroleum recorded an average production of 6,752 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day in 3Q 2021, compared to 5,635 boe/d recorded in the previous quarter. -- Most of the increase in production took place with the start of production of the Rio Ventura cluster, in Bahia, acquired from Petrobras in 2020. -- Production... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies about pieces of news in the media
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Strategic Plan 2022-26 (SP 2022-26) is under preparation. Following the previous years, in SP 2022-26 the Company intends to present its production curve, the plan's financing, as well as the investment projection (CAPEX), including the amount to be spent each year and the main projects to be... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS STARTS DRILLING THE PIONEER WELL OF THE TRES MARIAS BLOCK, IN THE PRE-SALT OF THE SANTOS BASIN
(PetroNoticias) Petrobras began drilling a wildcat well (1-BRSA-1382D-RJS) in the Tres Marias block, in the Santos basin. The activity is being carried out with the Ocean Courage rig, in a water depth of 2223 meters. The information was released by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). As a reminder, the Tres Marias block was sold during... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS RESUMES PRODUCTION AT THE MANATI FIELD
Over the weekend, Petrobras resumed production from the Manati field, off the coast of the state of Bahia, after completing the repair of the pipeline located between the compression station and the field's gas treatment station. As the market is aware, a small gas leak in the onshore part of this pipeline caused the shutdown... Continue Reading →
SHELL IN A NEW CAMPAIGN AT PARQUE DAS CONCHAS
(PetroleoHoje) Shell will start, by mid-October, a new intervention campaign at Parque das Conchas. The West Tellus drillship, from Seadrill, is already sailing to the Campos Basin, with arrival scheduled for the weekend. In addition to the intervention program, Shell's new campaign will include the drilling of two wells, one infill in BC-10 and the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on expression of interest in the Búzios field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/29/2021, informs that the partner CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (CNODC) has not expressed interest in exercising the option to purchase an additional share of 5% in the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus, for the Búzios field, in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser of E&P assets in the Gulf of Mexico
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of the entire 20% stake held by its subsidiary Petrobras America Inc. (PAI) in the company MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC. (MPGoM), located in Texas, USA, which owns offshore fields in the Gulf of Mexico. The teaser,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes obligations in agreement with DoJ
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has concluded the obligations set forth in its agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), previously disclosed in its 09/27/2018 release. The non-prosecution agreement, which related to Petrobras’ internal controls, accounting records, and financial statements during the period from 2003 to 2012, included certain obligations to... Continue Reading →