Ill-timed bets on rising demand have Exxon Mobil Corp facing a shortfall of about $48 billion through 2021, according to a Reuters tally and Wall Street estimates, a situation that will require the top U.S. oil company to make deep cuts to its staff and projects. Wall Street investors are even starting to worry about... Continue Reading →
Yinson Orders TMC Compressors for Anna Nery FPSO
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has ordered a large marine compressed air system from TMC for the FPSO Anna Nery, which currently under construction in China, and destined for Petrobras' Marlim revitalization project in Brazil. TMC's compressed air system will consist of four large capacity service and instrument air compressors with associated air dryers and filters. TMC... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes test in Jupiter area
September 4, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs the conclusion of the Drill Stem Test (DST) in the area of Júpiter Discovery Assessment Plan, located in the Santos Basin presalt. The Jupiter area belongs to the BM-S-24 concession, in which Petrobras is the operator, with an 80% interest, and was acquired in 2001 in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Extends Charters for Three Subsea 7 PLSVs
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has extended contracts with offshore services company Subsea 7 for three pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) operating offshore Brazil. Subsea 7 said Friday that the extensions of long-term contracts had a combined value of about $155 million, net of agreed reductions to the current day-rates. Continue reading
Petrobras starts development of Buzios 9, 10, 11 and 12 FPSO projects
Sept 3, 2020 Petrobras is already working on the development of Buzios 9 FPSO and for the other phases of the Santos cluster mega field. The oil company hired Doris Engenharia to develop the basic project for a generic FPSO, with a capacity to produce 225 thousand bopd and compress 12.5 million m³ / d... Continue Reading →
Petrobras negotiates contracting RSVs
Sept 3, 2020 Petrobras in talks with companies that presented lower prices in the bidding. Solstad Offshore presented the lowest price in a bid by Petrobras to hire a vessel to support the operations of underwater robots (RSV). The company offered a daily fee of US $ 53,884.72 with Far Saga, surpassing the proposal presented... Continue Reading →
Pre-salt Lula field is among the 10 largest oil producers in the world
Sept 3, 2020 The Lula field, in the pre-salt of the Santos basin, achieved a feat that is not yet properly recognized internationally: it is today the seventh field with the largest oil production in the world, surpassing emblematic assets in the onshore and offshore of countries like Russia, United States and Iraq. With a... Continue Reading →
Total resumes environmental licensing for seven wells in Foz do Amazonas
Sept 3, 2020 Total started a new environmental licensing process for drilling seven exploratory wells in the area of blocks FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZAM-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127, in the Basin of Foz do Amazonas. The company was forced to restart the licensing of the projects after the environmental agency dismissed, in April last year, the reconsideration... Continue Reading →
Existing pipelines guarantee pre-salt gas flow for six years, says Minister
Sept 3, 2020 The Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, said on Wednesday (2) that Brazil will be able to dispose of the total production planned for pre-salt gas for the next six years, with the forecast for the start-up of the Route 3 at the beginning of 2021. The Petrobras project is the... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS INITIATES BIDDING TO CONTRACT SUPPORT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUZIOS 5 PROJECT
Sept 3, 2020 Today Petrobras starts receiving proposals from companies interested in providing support with contract management and inspection services for the Buzios 5 Project. What is being put on the table is a kind of "mother contract" or "backbone", as they say in the market, encompassing all the administrative and technical support of the... Continue Reading →