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August 14 , 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it signed a letter of intent with the company MISC Berhad for the chartering and services for FPSO (floating production storage and offloading unit) Marechal Duque de Caxias to be installed in the Mero field, belonging to the Libra Block, in Santos Basin... Continue Reading →
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has entered into an agreement to provide a project loan for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel jointly owned by compatriot companies Modec, Mitsui & Co, MOL and Marubeni Corporation. The unit, FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32, is currently being converted from VLCC VK Eddie at the Cosco Dalian yard... Continue Reading →
August 14, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/18/2018, informs that it signed today with SPE Fazenda Belém S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum e Participações S.A., a contract for the sale of its entire interest in the onshore fields of Fazenda Belém and Icapuí, called Fazenda... Continue Reading →
Aug 12, 2020 Petrobrás is taking another step in its plans to decrease the average age of Transpetro's fleet of ships and announced that it will hold an auction for the Piraí, Pirajuí and Pedreiras oil tankers, all of which are Panamax class. The event is scheduled for September 10, through the Petronect portal. The... Continue Reading →
Aug 12, 2020 Petrobras management is promising the supply chain to share a series of technical details about its new pre-salt exploration and production projects earlier. The information was provided by the company's executive director of Production Development, Rudimar Lorenzatto, who participated in a webinar promoted by SPE Brasil. The executive stated that the sooner... Continue Reading →
August 11, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/27/2020, regarding the sale of its entire stake in the exploratory portion of the Tayrona Block, located in the Guajira Basin, Colombia, informs that it has extended until 08/21/2020 the deadline for companies to express their interest in the opportunity.... Continue Reading →
Aug 11, 2020 The pandemic should also cause the delay in the delivery of the FPSO Sepetiba that SBM Offshore is building to be installed in Campo de Mero 2. The crisis in international health has caused the closure of many offices and supplier companies in Singapore, where the unit will be built . The... Continue Reading →
The well intervention market is a niche one, with only a few main players – including Helix/Well Ops, Island Offshore, AKOFS Offshore and Siem Offshore – and only three key geographical regions; Northwest Europe, South America and the US Gulf of Mexico. Unsurprisingly then, the fleet operates in regions with high numbers of installed subsea... Continue Reading →
Aug 11, 2020 Petrobras published today (11) a tender for the chartering and provision of operating services for at least one or even two high-specification offshore drilling rigs for operation in water depths of up to 2,400 meters. The contract term to be awarded to the winner of the tender will be three years. The... Continue Reading →
August 10, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of 50% to 100% of its stake in the BM-S-51 concession with hand-over the operation, located in the Santos Basin, in the pre-salt polygon. The concession is located at water depths ranging from... Continue Reading →
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