Subsea boosting could make an immediate increase in production profitably on more than 200 oil projects globally, according to Rystad Energy’s newly launched Subsea Processing Screening Tool. The increase in recoverable reserves for the top 100 projects, out of more than 200 projects identified where subsea boosting would be profitable, averaged 61 million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on refineries sale
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding a piece of news published on the media about the sale of the refineries, clarifies that the dates for the signing of the purchase and sale contracts and for their effective transfer to the buyers (respectively signing and closing) are internal estimates subject to alterations, since they depend on... Continue Reading →
Another puzzle falls into place for Yinson’s FPSO
Austrian crane provider Palfinger has secured a contract with Malaysian Yinson to provide cranes, lifeboats, a rescue boat, and davits for an FPSO bound for Brazil. Yinson secured a contract from Petrobras for the delivery, operation, and maintenance of an FPSO for the Marlim 2 oil field in the Campos Basin off Brazil in March 2020.... Continue Reading →
BW Offshore braces for FPSO impairments
FPSO operator BW Offshore has decided to record an impairment to the book value of three FPSOs, amounting to $59.6 million, in the fourth quarter of 2020 amid continued uncertainty regarding redeployment. The three FPSOs are Berge Helene, BW Cidade de São Vicente, and Espoir Ivoirien, BW Offshore said on Wednesday. According to BW Offshore,... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Talos, Enauta consortium places bid for Petrobras Albacora fields, sources say
(Reuters) - A consortium of Talos Energy Inc, private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners, Enauta Participacoes SA and 3R Petroleum Oleo e Gas SA has submitted a non-binding offer for Brazilian oilfields Albacora and Albacora Leste, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The exact value of the bid submitted to Brazil’s state-led... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of BSBios
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. –Petrobras following up on the release disclosed on December 23, 2020, informs that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBio) completed today the sale of all its shares (50% of the company's capital) issued by BSBios Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S/A (BSBios) to the company RP Participações em Biocombustíveis... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC’s Brazil spoolbase open for business
TechnipFMC has officially opened its brand new spoolbase in Brazil. The new facility is located in the Açu Port, north of Rio de Janeiro State. According to the company, it will be its most modern spoolbase worldwide as well as an important asset to meet the future demands of subsea projects. With a total area... Continue Reading →
Sapura Energy Says Brazilian JV Unaffected by Seadrill’s Chapter 11 Filings
Malaysian offshore energy services firm Sapura Energy said that its Brazilian joint venture with Seadrill is not affected by Chapter 11 cases filed by several Seadrill subsidiaries operating in Asia. Sapura Energy said it was responding to media reports linking its Brazilian JV Sapura Navegacao Maritima to Chapter 11 cases unrelated to that particular joint venture. "[Sapura... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of RLAM and REPAR refineries
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has concluded the final round of the binding phase of the sale process of the Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets, in Bahia, in which Mubadala Capital presented the best final offer in an amount of US$ 1.65 billion. The signing of the purchase and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Alignment to international prices has not changed
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is clarifying a piece of news published on Friday afternoon, February 5, 2021, based on distorted statements released by the press. The maintenance of the periodicity for the measurement of the adherence between realization prices and international prices, adopted since June 2020 and confirmed in January 2021, was mistakenly communicated... Continue Reading →