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(offshore-energy.biz) Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) has disclosed the date for the country’s next oil and gas licensing round. The Agency has also presented draft legislation to encourage more exploratory activities and a tool for tracking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil and gas production activities in the country. Based... Continue Reading →
(OE) SBM Offshore and Petrobras have signed an agreement to study the application of carbon capture modules on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units. The module design is based on an engineering and design study between SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), qualified by DNV. It is based on a combination of MHI’s... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed two Protocols of Intent to carry out studies on the reuse of oil and gas production platforms that are in the demobilization stage. In the first agreement, in addition to Petrobras, the National Union of the Shipbuilding and Offshore Repair Industry (SINAVAL) and the Brazilian... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7) has started production today in the Búzios field, located in the pre- salt layer of the Santos Basin. This is the first high-capacity unit to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce up to 225,000 barrels of oil per... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs that it has confirmed the presence of oil with the drilling of well 9-BUZ-99D-RJS, located in the western region of the Búzios field. This is a new accumulation in a zone below the main reservoir. The well is located 189 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and was drilled at a... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts/Communications published on 11/07/2024 and 12/10/2024, informs that it will pay on 02/20/2025 the first installment of shareholder remuneration relating to the balance sheet of September 30, 2024, based on the shareholder position of 12/23/2024. This first installment will be paid in the form of... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, February 12, Petrobras signed an oil export contract with the Indian state-owned company BPCL - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. The contract provides for a total sales volume of up to 6 million barrels per year and will begin in 2025. "This contract is expected to increase India's share of Petrobras' oil exports. We... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazil's Petrobras wants to buy stakes in African oil assets, mainly in Angola, Namibia and South Africa, to boost its reserves as it expects output to fall after 2030, a senior executive said on Wednesday. The Brazilian state energy firm is in talks with companies, including existing partners ExxonMobi, Shell and TotalEnergies, to buy... Continue Reading →
Subsea7 managed to come out on top and present the best proposal in a Petrobras bidding process for the supply of SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines) for the P-83 (Buzios 11) platform vessel. The Norwegian company submitted an offer of R$8.45 billion (US$1.4 billion) in the competition. The Swiss company Allseas came in second... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces the establishment of an Impact Fund for Bioeconomy and Nature-Based Solutions Socio-Environmental Projects (Petrobras Bioeconomy Fund) in partnership with Régia Capital, a management firm focused on sustainable investments and financial solutions. Petrobras allocated R$ 50 million to the Fund, with Régia contributing an additional R$ 50 million. This is... Continue Reading →
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