(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras will extend the term of the charter contract for the Petrobras 10.000 drillship, operated by Transocean. The two companies closed an agreement for another two years. The information was confirmed by sources from PetroleoHoje. According to an investigation, the value of the drilling unit's charter rate was kept unchanged, at around US$300,000/day. The... Continue Reading →
FPSO Carioca sets sail for Petrobras’ Sépia field. Production start in August
The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Carioca MV30 has set sail from the Brasfels shipyard in Angra dos Reis towards Petrobras’ Sépia field in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The vessel will be the largest FPSO-type unit to operate in Brazil, with a daily capacity to process 180,000 barrels of oil (bpd) and 6... Continue Reading →
Colombia anticipates new offshore oil exploration to reverse crude output decline
(Bloomberg) --Oil majors are gearing up to explore off the coast of Colombia, offering hope to a country struggling to reverse declines in reserves and output of its biggest export. Royal Dutch Shell Plc is planning to drill this year in the Caribbean, while Exxon Mobil Corp., Repsol SA and state-controlled Ecopetrol SA will follow... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser of E&P in Paraná Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser) for the sale of its total stakes in the exploratory blocks belonging to the PAR-T-175_R14, PAR-T-198_R12, and PAR-T-218_R12 Concessions, located onshore in the Paraná Basin. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria... Continue Reading →
JURONG SHIPYARD WILL MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND INTEGRATION TO THE P-71 PLATFORM IN A US$175 MILLION ADDITION
(PetroNoticias) Sembcorp Marine, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA), won an Addendum to the Tupi BV Contract valued at approximately US$ 175 million for modification works to be completed on FPSO P-71. Originally designed for the Tupi field, the FPSO P-71 will undergo modifications and integration for deployment in the Itapu field. The... Continue Reading →
P-80 Bid Delayed
(PetroleoHoje) The contracting of the P-80, FPSO that will make up the 9th unit in Buzios, should only take place in 2022. Less than two months after releasing the bid notice for the acquisition of the new unit in the cluster field under the EPC regime, Petrobras has postponed the delivery date of the proposals... Continue Reading →
Contractor pipeline to double as FPSO market is booming, Rystad says
Τhe FPSO market is booming this year, with more contracts awarded in the second quarter of 2021 than during the full year 2020. Rystad Energy expects FPSO awards to reach a total of 10 units in 2021, with another 10 following next year, creating a very healthy project line-up for contractors, effectively doubling their pipeline.... Continue Reading →
BW Energy and DBO bid for Petrobras’ Golfinho Cluster
Reuters) Norway's BW Energy and Brazil's DBO Energy have sent bids for Petrobras' offshore oil cluster Golfinho PETR4; PETR3, two knowledgeable sources told Reuters. The oil company has sold dozens of assets in recent years – from oil pipelines to refineries – in order to reduce its debt and focus on oil production in deep... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Brazil’s lower-sulphur fuel oil outsells LatAm peers in Asia
(Reuters) - Brazil is growing its marine fuel oil exports to Asia's lucrative premium hubs, where rules mandating lower sulphur content have been squeezing out most of its Latin American peers, according to sources and data. Fuel oil exports are the second largest source of energy revenue for most Latin American oil producers. The tougher... Continue Reading →
Petrobras makes pre-payment to Petros
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 03/10/2020, 05/05/2020, and 08/19/2020, informs that it has made, today, the early payment of the debit balance of the Private Instrument for Installment Payment of Debt and Other Covenants, signed with the Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros), in the amount of R$... Continue Reading →