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Petrobras has signed the first contract to acquire undersea equipment to start implementing the Atapu 2 and Sépia 2 projects. The equipment will be installed in the Santos Basin's pre-salt layer and the Campos Basin Roncador field. The commercial agreement was closed with the SLB OneSubsea group, and the equipment will start being built in... Continue Reading →
(PN) FPSO Almirante Tamandaré began its journey to Brazil. The unit left the CMHI shipyard in China today (31) and is headed for the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The new platform will be the first with high capacity to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Petrobras as well as Chinese oil firms CNOOC and Petrochina were the winners of a Wednesday oil auction that is expected to bring record revenue for Brazil's Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA). State-run oil firm Petrobras won two bids, acquiring 12 million barrels from the Mero field and another 2.5 million from Buzios field, while... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors, who have recommended that environmental agency Ibama block drilling by state-run oil company Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon river, has demanded that Ibama respond within three days, a document seen by Reuters shows. The federal prosecutors office (MPF), an independent agency, filed a July 22 notice that appeared on... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Monday its crude oil production during the second quarter rose 2.6% from the year-ago period after it ramped up five oil platforms and started production in 12 wells. Petrobras pumped 2.16 million barrels per day (bpd) from April to June, and produced 2.7 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has made a non-binding offer to buy a major stake in Galp Energia's huge offshore oil discovery in Namibia, Petrobras exploration and production director Sylvia dos Anjos told Reuters on Friday. If accepted, the bid would make Petrobras the operator of the Mopane oil and gas field, which has an... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured contracts for three of its premium jack-up drilling rigs, which will be put to work in Brazil, Malaysia and Gabon. These contract and extensions for Borr Drilling’s Arabia I, Gunnlod and Norve jack-ups cover a total of 1,779 days and $332 million in contract revenue, including mobilization... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is wrapping up due diligence for a bid on the Mataripe refinery it sold to Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala for $1.65 billion in 2021, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva campaigned against the sale of Petrobras refineries and has pushed for... Continue Reading →
(OE) Slovakia-based drilling specialist GA Drilling has entered into a technical cooperation program with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras to deliver more efficient deep drilling system. In cooperation with Cenpes, Petrobras’ research, development, and innovation center, the partnership aims to bring a next-generation downhole drilling system to fruition, expected to significantly reduce well... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) has delivered notices to the holders of the outstanding 4.750% Global Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) announcing the redemption price for the Notes. As previously announced, the redemption date for the Notes will be July 29, 2024... Continue Reading →
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