Jan 28, 2020 For the first time, an FPSO installed in the Lula field was the one that produced the most in the country The FPSO P-69 extracted 183,767 thousand boed in November 2019, occupying, for the first time, the top of the list of FPSOs with the highest production in the country, according to... Continue Reading →
Oil companies accelerate prospecting in the pre-salt
Jan 28, 2020 Report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie highlights that Petrobras and Shell found evidence of oil and gas in their wells, but nothing economically attractive for now Since 2017, oil companies have paid R$ 42 billion for exploration areas in the Brazilian pre-salt layer, one of the regions most coveted by multinationals. Despite this,... Continue Reading →
FPSO P-70 ARRIVES FROM CHINA AND IS ANCHORED IN THE GUANABARA BAY TO RECEIVE THE LAST ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE PRODUCTION AT ATAPU
JAN 24, , 2020 The FPSO P-70, which began its journey to Brazil on December 9 last year, is anchored in Guanabara Bay. The FPSO will carry out its activities in the Atapu field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The unit left the COOEC shipyard in Qingdao, China, where the integration works for the platform... Continue Reading →
Subsea and seismic for Parque das Baleias
January 24, 2020 Petrobras is contracting services and equipment for the new development phase of the project in the Campos Basin The attention of the supply industry returned to Parque das Baleias, a complex of deep water fields in the Campos Basin. In addition to subsea systems, Petrobras is bidding to contract 4D seismic mapping... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase for sale of BSBios
January 23, 2020 Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/20/2019, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase related to the sale of all shares of BSBios Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S/A (BSBios) by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustíveis S.A. (PBio). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a descriptive... Continue Reading →
Prysmian to supply steel tube umbilicals for Mero project
Prysmian Group, a services provider in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract by Libra, a consortium of international oil & gas operators, for steel tube umbilicals to be installed in the Mero oilfield, located offshore Brazil. The Libra Consortium is led by Petrobras – with a 40% interest –... Continue Reading →
Sale of refineries by Petrobras is not enough to generate competition in the O&G market – Opinion
January 22, 2020 By Marcus D’Elia The long-awaited competition in the oil and gas market may delay more than expected. According to a study by Leggio, the sale of the eight refineries by Petrobras is not enough to generate competition in this market. For this to actually happen, it will also be necessary to expand... Continue Reading →
Mero 3 FPSO under review
Jan 23, 2010 Petrobras evaluates new postponement of delivery of proposals for chartering of the third definitive production systems in the Mero 3 field The delivery of proposals for chartering the FPSO of Mero 3 may be postponed again. Last week, Petrobras' bidding committee sent a circular to the bidding invited companies, anticipating the possibility... Continue Reading →
In a first, Brazil produces more than one billion barrels of oil in 2019
Brazil produced 1.018 billion barrels of oil in 2019, marking the first time the South American nation passed the billion-barrel mark for annual production, the national oil regulator said on Wednesday. In a statement, the regulator, known as the ANP, said 2019 output increased 7.78% over the previous year. Brazil produced 3.106 million barrels per... Continue Reading →
Ocyan’s Norbe VI rig starts operation in the Tartaruga Verde field
Jan 22, 2020 Ocyan's Norbe VI rig starts operations today, under a contract signed for the next two years. The first campaing will be carried out in the Tartaruga Verde field, in the Campos Basin, with a duration of up to 45 days. Norbe VI is one of Ocyan's 5 deepwater drilling rigs. The rig... Continue Reading →