As of Jan. 17, 2025 creditors take control of Norwegian owned Seacrest Oil company. The company is in default with banks and with Petrobras, from which it acquired the onshore North Capixaba and Cricaré Clusters. After successive negotiations, creditors decided to manage the company and are now looking for an operator for the assets Seacrest... Continue Reading →
Petrobras sets new production records at refineries
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its gasoline and S-10 (low sulfur) diesel production surpassed historical records from previous years in 2024. The total volume of gasoline produced reached 24.4 billion liters, exceeding the previous record of 2014 (24.2 billion liters). Meanwhile, S-10 diesel production last year broke the previous record from 2023, reaching... Continue Reading →
$54 billion in engineering, procurement and construction contracting opportunities on offshore oil & gas agenda for 2025
(offshore-energy.biz) Despite the challenges hitting the fossil fuel industry, demand for hydrocarbons remains steady, as confirmed by the global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting activity across the offshore oil and gas landscape. The batch of new projects, which are expected to reach the EPC stage this year, will lead to awards worth billions of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies contracts with Unigel
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on communication of June 6, 2024, with the objective of reaching a definitive, profitable and viable solution for the supply of fertilizers to the Brazilian market, informs that, under a Confidentiality Agreement signed on 10/21/2024, it is still under analysis with Unigel in relation to the contracts associated... Continue Reading →
Prosafe’s Safe Zephyrus Accommodation Rig to Stay Offshore Brazil
Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has signed a contract extension with Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Zephyrus semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. The original 650-day firm period was due to complete in February 2025, but has been extended by 954 days, bringing in $109.7 million to Prosafe. The extension... Continue Reading →
Seacrest Petroleo hits Petrobras with arbitration proceeding over subsea pipeline repair failures
Seacrest Petroleo, an independent oil & gas production company with an integrated portfolio of onshore producing oil fields and export infrastructure onshore in Brazil’s Espírito Santo, has filed an arbitration request against Brazil’s state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras over alleged subsea pipeline repair failures. Namely, a court in Rio de Janeiro announced on December 27,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras drills new wells in the Campos and Santos Basins
(PN) New exploratory activity by Petrobras with different objectives. In recent days, the company began drilling two wells in different fields in the Campos and Santos Basins, in the Marlim Sul and Aram areas, respectively. The information is available on the website of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). In Marlim Sul, drilling is taking place... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and PRIO conclude negotiations for access to the natural gas flow and processing system in the Campos Basin
Petrobras has signed an agreement with PRIO that allows the operator to access the Campos Basin Integrated Natural Gas Flow System (SIE-BC) and the Cabiúnas Gas Treatment Unit (UTGCAB). With the signing of the contracts, PRIO will be able to use the gas pipeline network to flow and process natural gas from the Frade fields,... Continue Reading →
Harnessing cutting-edge technologies to shape next-generation FPSO future
(offshore-energy.biz) The global offshore energy industry’s floating production solutions have come a long way from their humble beginnings and seem to be poised to continue their evolution driven by the need to tap deeper into challenging offshore environments buttressed by growing energy demand, rising security of supply concerns, and increasing climate change prompts to pivot... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires Seadrill’s Drillship Pair for Brazil Ops
(OE) Petrobras has awarded contracts to Seadrill’s two ultra-deepwater drillships – West Jupiter and West Tellus – for work offshore Brazil. West Jupiter has been hired under a 1,095-day contract, following a competitive tender process. The contract will contribute approximately $493 million to Seadrill’s order backlog, including additional services and excluding a mobilization fee of... Continue Reading →