(eixos) Petrobras is expected to present the development plan for the ultra-deep water project to produce oil and gas in Sergipe, the Sergipe Deep Waters (Seap), by the end of April, said the state-owned company's executive manager for Gas and Energy, Álvaro Tupiassu, during a meeting of the Oil and Gas Technical Chamber (CTGás) of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ new discoveries are ‘significant’, executive says
(Reuters) - Discoveries made by Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras discoveries this year in the Campos and Santos basins and in the Buzios field are "significant," exploration and production head Sylvia dos Anjos said on Wednesday. Petrobras announced hydrocarbon discoveries in February and March at the Aram block, located in the Santos basin, and at... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras looks at power auction for batteries as possible opportunity
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras is looking at an auction that will contract energy from batteries for the country's electric sector "as a possibility" for the company to develop business in the area, an executive at the state-run oil firm said on Tuesday. According to Battery and New Technologies manager Clarissa Palu, Petrobras has started to look... Continue Reading →
Companies pre-qualified for the bidding process for FPSO P-88 to be installed in the Albacora Field
(PN) Petrobras released the bidding notice earlier this week and the competition for the platform contract has eight pre-qualified competitors: Modec, Shapoorji, Yinson, MISC, BW Offshore, SBM Offshore, MISC, Ocyan and Altera (the latter two companies, as is known, work in partnership in the Altera & Ocyan joint venture). The opening of the envelopes with... Continue Reading →
Constellation-Operated Jack-Up Rig Up for Petrobras Job
(OE) Constellation, an offshore oil and gas drilling services provider in Brazil, has secured a new contract with Petrobras for the deployment of Admarine 511, a jack-up drilling rig owned by its commercial partner ADES Holding. The rig, operated by Constellation, will be used for a campaign of Plug and Abandonment (P&A) of wells at... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about Chief Energy Transition and Sustainability Officer
Petrobras announces that the Chief Energy Transition and Sustainability Officer Mauricio Tolmasquim has informed the company that he has been nominated to run for the position of Board Member of Eletrobras at the Shareholders General Meeting of that company scheduled for April 29, 2025. If the election is confirmed at the General Meeting, the company... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expands RNEST’s processing capacity with completion of Train 1 works
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 →
Deadline of Petrobras deal with vessel adds pressure to Foz do Amazonas request
(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 →
Petrobras and NOV looking to develop CO2-resistant flexible pipes for deep water
(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 →
Petrobras clarifies on bidding process for vessels
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 →