The company said on Thursday that the tender comprised the delivery of a significant number of manifolds for a deepwater field. Subject to completion of internal processing by the client, Aker Solutions expects to enter into exclusive negotiations for a potential contract award. The company has not revealed any further details about the project. Aker... Continue Reading →
Brazil government raises R$ 8,915 billion with oil auction
Oct 10, 2019 With a premium of 322%, the result was a record in rounds under the concession regime. RIO - The 16th Bidding Round, held on the morning of Thursday, 10, was marked by the presence of large oil companies. The government raised R$ 8.915 billion in signing bonuses from 11 companies and consortia... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Result of the 16 th ANP Bidding Round
October 10, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras reports that it has acquired one offshore block in the 16th ANP Bidding Round under the Concession Regime, held today by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). The company is advancing its partnership strategy and will be the operator. The total amount... Continue Reading →
BP, Shell among bidders in $800 million Brazilian oil auction today
BP PLC, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC are among firms that will compete for exploration and production rights off the Brazilian coast on Thursday, in the first of three oil bidding rounds scheduled for coming weeks. Combined, the minimum signing bonuses for the blocks in the so-called 16th post-salt oil bidding round in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Equinor celebrate Memorandum of Understanding focused on natural gas value chain
October 09, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that, following up to the Strategic Partnership signed on 12/18/2017, celebrated today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Equinor ASA – Equinor, a company based in Oslo (Norway), focused on the joint development of businesses related to the value chain of natural gas produced from the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of Pargo, Carapeba and Vermelho fields
October 8, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, following up on the release of 11/28/2018, reports that today it completed the sale of its interests in Pargo, Carapeba and Vermelho fields, located in shallow waters off the coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro, to Perenco Petróleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda (“Perenco”). After... Continue Reading →
New Gas Pipeline Construction Projects in the Country Gain Strength and Will Require Private Investments
OCT 07, 2019 Brazil may receive investments to build at least 15 new pipelines in the coming years in this wave of expansion of the country's gas market. All from private investments. At least that's what the Energy Research Company (EPE) is projecting as potential for a new market. If this forecast is confirmed, it... Continue Reading →
The ANP board approved the extension of the Roncador field concession contract
Oct 8, 2019 The ANP board approved the extension of the Roncador field concession contract, in the deep waters of the Campos Basin, for another 27 years. Round Zero Field, the area also had its development plan approved by the agency. - Round Zero was the auction that ratified the fields that would be with... Continue Reading →
Petrobras removes 133 tonnes of oil from Brazil’s beaches, CEO says
(Reuters) - State-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro has collected 133 tonnes of oil along Brazil’s northeastern shoreline, Chief Executive Roberto Castello Branco said on Tuesday, in an unexplained mystery he said was worrying. Speaking with lawmakers, he said the company had not identified any of its own oil in its analyses. He also said that,... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS REQUESTS PRELIMINARY AND INSTALLATION LICENSE FOR OFFSHORE WIND
Oct 7, 2019 Petrobras has requested from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Ibama) the Preliminary License and the Installation License for the implementation of the Offshore Wind Generation Pilot Plant, about 20 km off the coast of Guamaré, in Ubarana Field, in Rio Grande do Norte. It was determined environmental study.