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Brazilian oil major Petrobras has postponed the Parque das Baleias integrated project in the Campos basin by about one year. Petrobras said last Friday that it also cancelled the FPSO charter bidding, granting the start of a new bidding process. The operator, citing the economic context of COVID-19 in its decision, now expects first oil... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, given the economic context of the COVID-19 scenario, it postponed the Integrated Project of Parque das Baleias by about one year, with the start of operation and first oil to 2024, but preserving the scope of the project that foresees the relocation of wells between platforms in operation... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 29, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water concessions (Alagoas Cluster) located in the state of Alagoas. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 (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 →
