June 16, 2020 Ibama granted an operating license for the production, collection and disposal of oil and natural gas from the Pampo and Enchova fields, in the Campos Basin, to Trident Energy. The company bought Petrobras' shallow water assets last year. In the decision, the environmental agency defined that the company will be responsible for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases E&P teaser of assets in the state of Alagoas
June 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water concessions located in the state of Alagoas. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Charters DOF Offshore Vessel Trio
Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has secured long-term charters for a trio of anchor handling units with Petrobras in Brazil. DOF said Tuesday Petrobras had awarded its Skandi Urca and Skandi Fluminense vessels 2+2 year contracts with the start in September 2020. Continue reading
Solstad Offshore secures 3-year deal for AHTS duo in Brazil
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has won a contract for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels from Brazilian oil company Petrobras. Solstad said on Tuesday that it won three-year contracts for the Far Sagaris and Far Statesman. Continue reading
Petrobras starts non-binding phase for sale of thermal power plants
June 15, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 05/13/2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of four thermal power plants, three of them located in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia and powered by fuel oil (UTEs Polo Camaçari), and one bi-fuel plant... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras says it will not hire oil tankers that visited Venezuela
Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA has told shippers it will not hire any tankers that have visited Venezuela in the past 12 months, the state-controlled oil company said on Friday, signaling adherence to U.S. sanctions on the Latin American nation. The United States this year blacklisted oil tankers and shipping companies over their dealings with Venezuela,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase of wind farms
June 12, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 03/13/2020 and 05/04/2020, announces the beginning of the binding phase regarding the joint sale, with Wobben Windpower Indústria e Comércio Ltda (Wobben), of all of its shares (51% Wobben and 49% Petrobras) in the companies Eólica Mangue Seco 3... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on binding phase of assets in Colombia
June 12, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 05/21/20, announces the beginning of the binding phase related to the sale of 100% of the shares held by Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. (PIB BV) and other Petrobras subsidiaries, in Petrobras Colombia Combustibles (PECOCO). Qualified parties for this phase... Continue Reading →
Government postpones TOR auction of Sepia and Atapu to 3rd quarter of 2021
Jun 10, 2020 The Ministry of Mines and Energy presented the schedule for the auction of Sepia and Atapu, remaining from the Transfer of Rights. The federal government expects the announcement to be published in the second quarter of next year, followed by the auction in the third quarter of 2021. Earlier this month, Minister... Continue Reading →
Petrobras qualifies ten EPC companies for FPSO
Jun 10, 2020 Petrobras has qualified ten companies to participate in the next bidding process to contract its own FPSO under the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) model: Brasfels and EBR (Brazil), Daewoo Shipbuilding, Hyundai and Samsumg (South Korea), Keppel Singapore , SBM (Netherlands), Technip (based in London) and Modec and Toyo (Japan). The Italian... Continue Reading →