October 17, 2019 Petrobras plans to begin production testing on its Sergipe deepwater discoveries in November, the company told the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP). The project had to be postponed for one year for maintenance at FPSO Cidade de São Vicente. The agency's board approved the new project schedule on... Continue Reading →
ANP wants pre-salt blocks and fields in permanent offer
October 17, 2019 CNPE will evaluate proposed inclusion of assets located within the polygon that have already been auctioned or returned On the agenda of the next meeting of CNPE, the inclusion of exploratory blocks located within the pre-salt polygon in the permanent offer regime was approved by the ANP board of directors meeting .... Continue Reading →
OIL COMPANIES TAKE AIM AT GAS FIRED THERMOELETRIC PLANTS AND WILL DISPUTE A-6 ENERGY AUCTION
Oct 17, 2019 The electricity sector has entered the radar of major global oil companies, eager to consolidate in Brazil a consumer market for their respective natural gas production, whether from pre-salt or from abroad, through the importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG). ). Encouraged by the process of opening the Brazilian gas market, companies... Continue Reading →
ONGC Videsh in oil & gas discoveries in Brazil and Colombia
ONGC Videsh, international business of the Indian oil company ONGC, has announced two discoveries in Brazil and Colombia. The company on Wednesday said it had made a major gas discovery at the Moita Bonita-2 well in the deepwater block BM-SEAL-4, Brazil in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin. Petrobras as operator of BM-SEAL-4 consortium with ONGC Videsh,... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS LAUNCHES DRILL RIG TENDER
Oct 16, 2019 Petrobras launched, on Monday (14/10), a notice for the chartering of one or more rigs capable of operating between 2,400 m and 3,000 m water depths. Proposals are due to be delivered by November 11, and start-up is from January to March 2020. The announcement brings news about previous bids from Petrobras,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras postpones for two months submission of proposals for subsea engineering tenders
Oct 16, 2019 Petrobras postponed to December the submission of subsea proposals for the provision of engineering services, supplies, construction and installation (EPCI) for Mero 2 and Búzios V. Scheduled for October, the dates are set for the 9 and 30 of the last month of the year respectively. These are the only major tenders... Continue Reading →
Petrobras about expression of interest on E&P assets – Reconcavo Basin
Oct 15, 2019 Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/30/2019, reports that it has extended until 10/21/2019 the notification deadline for companies to express their interest on the sale of eight onshore exploratory blocks located in the Recôncavo Basin. There is no prejudice for the companies that have already expressed their interest. Continue... Continue Reading →
Explainer: Translating TOR (Transfer of Rights) – How Brazil’s $26 billion oil rights auction works
Brazil’s Senate passed the main text of a bill late on Tuesday defining the distribution of proceeds from a blockbuster auction of oil prospecting rights, a key milestone for the enormous offshore region known as TOR - the ‘transfer-of-rights’ area. The bidders who win exploration and production rights in the massive Nov. 6 auction will... Continue Reading →
Yinson to provide FPSO for Marlim project in Brazil
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has been awarded two letters of intent by Petrobras for the charter, operations, and maintenance of FPSO Marlim 2 for the Marlim revitalization project in Brazil. The LOIs were issued to Yinson Production Pte Ltd (YPPL), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Yinson. Following the LOIs, the charter contract will be... Continue Reading →
MODEC Awarded Letter of Intent by Petrobras Related to Marlim 1 FPSO
Tokyo, October 16, 2019 MODEC, Inc. ("MODEC") is pleased to announce that it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the supply, charter, and operations of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Marlim revitalization project from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ("Petrobras"). This marks MODEC's 16th project for the Brazilian market and the period... Continue Reading →
