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Offshore oil industry supplier Ocyan plans to participate in bids for much bigger platforms than it currently has in Brazilian waters, the world’s largest market for floating platforms, Chief Executive Roberto Bischoff told Reuters. He said Ocyan is eyeing contracts potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars for deepwater platforms serving state-run oil company Petroleo... Continue Reading →
August 4, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further to the notices to the market dated June 22, 2020 and July 21, 2020, hereby announces that the 1st Business Court, which deals with Conflicts related to Arbitration of São Paulo has extinguished the action for specification of judicial mortgage filed by Caixa de Previdência dos... Continue Reading →
Aug 4, 2020 Belov Engenharia ordered from the Swedish giant Saab four Leopard work vehicles that will operate in Petrobras' operations in Brazil. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2020. Leopard is a vehicle developed by Saab Seaeye, Saab's underwater robotics division, which is half the size of hydraulic equipment with the... Continue Reading →
August 4, 2020 Twelve companies, some from the same business group, were prequalified to dispute the lease of the Petrobras LNG terminal in Bahia, according to the call for prequalified agents, published by the company. Proposals are scheduled to be open on September 30. Petrobras will lease the terminal until December 2023, with no provision... Continue Reading →
Aug 4, 2020 (Reuters) - Brazilian oil exports more than doubled in July to 8.19 million tonnes, compared to 3.76 million tonnes shipped a year earlier, according to data from the federal government released on Monday, following the exchange rate and firm demand from China. The volume was the second highest in 2020, behind only... Continue Reading →
CIMC Raffles-managed offshore accommodation rig OOS Tiradentes will soon resume work for Petrobras in Brazil, after a hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic. CIMC Raffles asset operation management center which manages the semi-sub accommodation rig, has received the notice from Petrobras to resume operation. Continue reading
August 3, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on July 3, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBIO). Qualified parties for this phase will receive a process letter with detailed information about the aforementioned company, as... Continue Reading →
July 31, 2020 Petrobras plans to reach 2030 with at least 12 platform vessels in the Buzios field, its crown jewel in the Campos Basin pre-salt. Currently, the area has four units under production, one under construction, three under contract and another four under study. With these new units, the goal of the state-owned company... Continue Reading →
July 31, 2020 The downstream segment in Brazil is experiencing a unique moment in its history. The oil refining activity is going through a period of transition to a framework with a greater plurality of agents, more open and dynamic, with numerous planning and regulatory challenges. The Brazilian refining park has a daily oil processing... Continue Reading →
August 03, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in accordance with the commitments made through the Agreement signed with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), on July 8, 2019, and following up on the release dated December 9, 2019, informs that it published today the Bidding Process Call for the leasing of the LNG... Continue Reading →
