Petrobras is studying resuming the exploration campaign in the deep waters of the Potiguar Basin in 2023, with the drilling of a new well to delimit the discovery of Pitu - one of the few assets that is not being sold by the company in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. - The discovery... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS REQUESTS OPERATING LICENSE FOR FPSO CARIOCA TO BE INSTALLED IN SEPIA
While Modec finalizes the construction works of the FPSO Carioca, Petrobras is advancing in licensing the project. The state-owned company has requested Ibama in the last few days for the operating license of the platform vessel, which it will produce in the Sépia field, in the Santos basin. The FPSO will be installed approximately 250... Continue Reading →
Don’t Go Chasing (Deep) Waterfalls: The Future of Drillship Financing
The oil majors’ retreat from frontier plays limits future drillship demand with deepwater, investment looks limited to Brazil and Guyana, writes Gregory Brown, Maritime Strategies International. The future of offshore deepwater investment is under the microscope. In a world where oil demand may have peaked and Opec and its allies have at least 7 Mn... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces the pricing of Global Notes
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces the pricing of an offering of additional notes of its 5.600% Global Notes due 2031 (CUSIP No. 71647NBH1/ ISIN No. US71647NBH17) (the “Notes”) to be issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”). The Notes will be unsecured obligations of PGF and will be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Taps Oceaneering for BOP Tethering Services
Subsea services provider Oceaneering has been awarded a BOP tethering services contract offshore Brazil with the Brazilian oil firm Petrobras. The scope of work under the contract includes data acquisition and real-time riser analysis for dynamic positioning rig operations for up to seven wells in water depths between 150 meters and 700 meters. The contract... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces offering of Global Notes and commencement of cash tender offers
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), has commenced (i) an offering of additional notes of its 5.600% Global Notes due 2031 (CUSIP No. 71647NBH1/ ISIN No. US71647NBH17) (the “New Notes”), subject to market and other conditions (the “New Notes Offering”), and (ii) cash tender... Continue Reading →
PJ Valves to supply equipment for two FPSOs in Brazil
PJ Valves (PJV), a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of valves to the global energy industry, has been awarded two FPSO valve contracts for Petrobras projects in Brazil. PJ Valves said on Tuesday that the company would manufacture and supply valves packages to both projects in the Santos and Campos basins. One of the deals was... Continue Reading →
Japan’s JBIC backs Brazilian FPSO project
The state-affiliated Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) has agreed to loan $352mn to a Japanese consortium developing a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be chartered to Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras for use at the Marlim oil field in the Campos basin offshore Brazil. The loan will be co-financed by private banks... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Awards Long-Term Mero Deal to DOF’s Skandi Salvador Vessel
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won a contract with the Petrobras-led Libra consortium to provide a multi-purpose support vessel for work at the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil. The Libra Consortium is led by Petrobras - with a 40% interest - in partnership with Shell Brasil (20%) ; Total (20%), CNODC (10%) and CNOOC... Continue Reading →
Negative surprises sparks warning for Brazilian oil auctions, says Wood Mack
(Reuters) - Brazil has had a boom in oil and gas auctions since 2017, before the pandemic postponed new bids, but the first wells drilled by the winners of these disputes have disappointed, which sparks alerts for the government in relation to the next rounds, Wood Mackenzie analysts told Reuters. The initial results considered "disappointing"... Continue Reading →