Jul 20, 2020 Oceânica Engenharia e Consultoria signed a contract with Petrobras to provide underwater intervention services in water depths of up to 3 thousand m. The scope includes engineering services, painting (anti-corrosion), equipment certification and recertification, manufacturing and assembly, material characterization, computer simulations and underwater operations practices, among other activities. Source: PetroleoHoje
Brazil boosts oil exports to Asia as global rivals make record cuts
Brazil increased crude exports to Asia in the first half of the year, stealing a slice of a coveted developing market from global rivals who made record cuts to shipments to match the unprecedented fall in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The rise reflects Brazil’s growing clout among global oil producers as its massive... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on cumulative vote process for AGM
July 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, in compliance with article 30, item XXXIV of CVM Instruction 480/09, informs that it received from shareholders who jointly hold more than 5% (five percent) of its common shares, the request to adopt the cumulative vote system in the election of candidates to the Board of Directors... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on Vantage arbitration case
July 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 05/17/2019 and 06/21/2019, informs that, yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed the appeal filed by the company against the decision rendered by the Federal Court of Texas, on 05/17/2019, which confirmed the arbitration award... Continue Reading →
Further on Phase 4 of The Pre-Salt With 13 FPSOS
Jul 17, 2020 Among the units licensed by Petrobras are four with a capacity to produce 225,000 bopd On Thursday (7/15), Petrobras requested a license from Ibama for the implementation of 12 FPSOs in the Santos Basin pre-salt and the reactivation of an FPSO in Mero (“FPSO Mero FR”). There are four new units for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras speeds up decommissioning of FPSOs in Marlim and Voador
July 17, 2020 Petrobras is working to anticipate the deactivation of the floating platforms provided for in its current decommissioning plan. Among the priorities are the production units in the Marlim and Voador fields, in the Campos Basin. In a letter submitted to the ANP, the oil company proposed to send, first, the installation deactivation... Continue Reading →
FPSO Capixaba back in operation by August
July 17, 2020 The FPSO Capixaba should resume operations in August at Parque das Baleias, in the Campos Basin, ANP informed PetróleoHoje. The platform chartered by Petrobras has been out of production since April, after cases of covid-19 were confirmed among workers on board. Source: PetroleoHoje
Pre-salt stage 4 with 13 FPSOs
Jul 17, 2020 Petrobras requested a license from Ibama for the implementation of 12 FPSOs in the Santos Basin pre-salt and the reactivation of an FPSO in Mero (“FPSO Mero FR”). There are four new units for the Buzios field (Buzios FPSOs 9, 10, 11 and 12), in addition to the Sepia 2 FPSOs. Among... Continue Reading →
OIL MAJORS WANT TO REDUCE UPSTREAM EMISSIONS BY 2025
Jul 16, 2020 The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a group made up of large oil companies to respond to the O&G industry's global change, announced today a new emission reduction target. The consortium aims to reduce from 20 kg to 21 kg of CO2 for each barrel of equivalent oil sold in the... Continue Reading →
FPSO Piranema Spirit demobilization notified
July 16, 2020 Petrobras will demobilize the FPSO Piranema Spirit, installed in the Piranema field, in Sergipe, in April 2021. The Brazilian oil company notified Altera Infrastructure (formerly Teekay Offshore) about the demobilization date about a month ago, in compliance with a contractual procedure that requires notice ten month prior notice. The demobilization of the... Continue Reading →