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August 27, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras informs that yesterday detected a leakage of estimated 5 cubic meters of oily waste (oil and water) in the industrial waste treatment plant of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (Rnest). A small amount of oil reached a stream that passes through the refinery internal grounds. The leak... Continue Reading →
August 26, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, following the press release disclosed today, informs that the company Modec has reported that a new overflight has found oil on the sea, with an estimated volume of 6.6 cubic meters, in addition to the 1.2 cubic meter leakage identified and now collected. Seven collection and dispersion... Continue Reading →
August 26, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that Modec, operator of the FPSO Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, in the Campos Basin, announced on Friday, August 23, the existence of cracks in the ship's hull, after inspection of the vessel’s external tanks, resulting in a leakage of approximately 1.2 cubic meter of residual... Continue Reading →
Brazil will also lead globally on crude production capacity through upcoming floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels with 2,430 thousand barrels per day (mbd) between 2019 and 2025. A total of 20 planned and announced floating FPSOs are expected to be deployed offshore Brazil during the outlook period, the highest among countries globally, revealed... Continue Reading →
August 26, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated 06/25/2019, informs the beginning of the binding phase related to the sale of all its stakes in eight onshore exploration and production concessions, located in the state of Bahia, jointly called Rio Ventura Cluster. Qualified parties for this phase will receive... Continue Reading →
August 23, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in relation to the news reported in the media, clarifies that as part of the competitive process of divestment of its entire stake in Liquigás Distribuidora S.A. the consortium formed by Itaúsa, Copagaz and Nacional Gás Butano presented the best binding offer for the acquisition of this... Continue Reading →
August 23, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the rating agency Moody raised its stand-alone credit profile (SCP) by one notch to "ba2" from " ba3" and affirmed the “Ba2“ corporate rating, with a stable outlook. Moody's highlighted that the SPC upgrade reflects Petrobras' continued success in improving its credit metrics and liquidity... Continue Reading →
Aug 21, 2019 PGS plans to initiate in February 2020 a 3D seismic survey in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Called Pirambu NE, the program foresees the acquisition of data in an area of 11,272 thousand km² in a minimum water depth of 500 m and a minimum distance of 32 km from the coast of the... Continue Reading →
AUG 21, 2019 Seadrill believes there will still be business opportunities for its PLSVs whose contracts with Petrobras are coming to an end this year. According to its CEO, Anton Dibowitz, the entry of new IOCs in the Brazilian market is contributing to its recovery. The company currently operates five submarine launch vessels for Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Aug 20, 2019 1 September is approaching with a busy schedule for the oil and gas sector. In addition to block bidding by the National Petroleum Agency, there are two other auctions that will negotiate barges, equipment and the Vitória 10,000 drill ship - all owned by Petrobras. In the first auction session on Sept... Continue Reading →
