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Sept. 7 - Oil States Brasil has secured a new contract with Petrobras to provide specialized maintenance and technical assistance services for subsea equipment. The three-year agreement covers support for Petrobras's subsea operations as well as for the exploration and production (E&P) consortia in which the oil company participates. The scope encompasses activities such as... Continue Reading →
Sept. 7 - Petrobras has successfully met Ibama’s requirements and has been granted the license to drill three additional wells in block FZA-M-059, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin. The new wells—named Manga, Crotalus, and PAD Morpho—will be crucial for the oil company to determine the reservoir's size and assess the area's commercial potential.... Continue Reading →
Sept. 7 (Reuters} Brazil's government expects to raise 22.4 billion reais ($4.4 billion) from an extraordinary pre-salt oil auction in 2027, according to an annex to the budget bill submitted to Congress, a revenue source that will be crucial to achieving its goal of posting its first effective primary surplus in years. The government of... Continue Reading →
Sept. 2 (PN) Petrobras does not rule out the possibility of conducting simultaneous drilling operations using two rigs in Block FZA-M-59, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, at some point in the future. This possibility was discussed with the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) during a meeting in late... Continue Reading →
Sept. 1- ANP releases Brazil oil and gas production data for July 2026, 5.851 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of oil and natural gas. Regarding oil, 4.498 million barrels per day (bbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 0.5% compared to the previous month and 13.6% compared to the same month in 2025.... Continue Reading →
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's oil export tax was thrown into uncertainty on Thursday after a local court ordered the suspension of the levy while the government's foreign trade chamber approved extending it for another 60 days. The conflicting moves leave the future of the 12% tax, which is being challenged by oil companies, unclear... Continue Reading →
Aug. 27(businesstimes.com.sg) Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and offshore and marine player Seatrium are discussing a potential tie-up to explore offshore solutions in natural gas, said Magda Chambriard and Chris Ong, the respective CEOs of Petrobras and Seatrium. They were speaking at a media briefing following the christening ceremony for two floating production storage and offloading... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, August 27, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) has delivered notices of redemption to the holders of the outstanding 5.999% Global Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The redemption date for the Notes will be September 25, 2026 (the “Redemption Date”). The... Continue Reading →
Aug. 27 (OE) Singapore's Seatrium is preparing for the sailaway of two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units for Brazil's Petrobras, with the P-80 and P-82 vessels scheduled to depart within weeks of each other. The two vessels were marked at a christening ceremony at Seatrium's Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore and will head... Continue Reading →
Aug. 26 (PN) -The Buzios field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, set a new record for natural gas exports in July. During that period, the asset reached an average of 10.8 million cubic meters per day, underscoring the expansion of production destined for the Brazilian market and the operational reliability of... Continue Reading →
