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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has completed the modernization work on Train 1 of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), located in the city of Ipojuca, in the state of Pernambuco. The renovation and expansion process (Revamp) received investments of approximately R$ 93 million and will expand the unit's processing capacity from... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil firm Petrobras needs to be granted an environmental license to drill in the sensitive Foz do Amazonas region by the end of April or it will run out of time before the contract with a drilling vessel ends in October, according to a document presented by the government. The document, which... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) American oilfield services company NOV and Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras have signed a pre-commercial agreement for the development of flexible pipes designed for high CO2 deepwater applications. The collaboration, formalized with the signature of an agreement in February, focuses on creating stainless steel armouring to combat stress corrosion cracking (SCC) caused by CO2,... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media about Petrobras' “R$16 billion bidding process for offshore vessels”, clarifies that the company has provided the clarifications requested, due to a complaint. Following the clarifications provided by Petrobras, two technical units of the TCU - Brazilian General Accounting Office - issued pronouncements, on... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras should analyze an appeal filed by India's Shapoorji Pallonji Energy in the tender to charter an offshore oil production vessel this week, the state-run oil firm's head of engineering, technology and innovation, Renata Baruzzi, said on Tuesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The Indian company was the only one to bid on chartering a... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Campos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Norte de Brava block. Well 1-BRSA-1394-RJS is located 105 km from the state of Rio de Janeiro, at a water depth of 575 meters. The drilling of the well has been... Continue Reading →
(OE) Energy technology company Baker Hughes has signed a multi-year agreement with Petrobras to deliver fully integrated completions systems for its offshore deepwater fields. The award followed an open tender and will leverage Baker Hughes’ innovative completions technology portfolio and extensive experience in Brazil to optimize production across multiple deepwater fields. A range of technologies... Continue Reading →
South Korea’s major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has clinched a ‘major’ contract worth KRW 1.9 trillion (approximately $1.34 billion) for the construction of nine environmentally friendly DP2 Suezmax shuttle tankers. As disclosed in a stock exchange filing by SHI, the newbuilds are due for delivery by the end of 2028. In a separate statement, Greek... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts/Communications published on 11/07/2024, 12/10/2024 and 03/13/2025, informs that it will make today the payment of the second installment of shareholder remuneration relating to the balance sheet of September 30, 2024. The gross amount to be distributed today corresponds to R$ 0.68143913 per common and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has extended the long-term contract for Skandi Buzios pipelay support vessel (PLSV), owned and operated by joint venture between DOF and TechnipFMC. The existing contract has been extended from April 2025 to September 2026. The PLSV Skandi Buzios went back on-hire to Petrobras on August 1, 2024. The 146-meter-long Skandi Buzios, built in 2016,... Continue Reading →
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