(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has appointed a new "super manager," Wagner Victer, tasked with boosting capital expenditure, to meet demands from Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, sources said. Lula considers Petrobras an engine for job creation and development, but the company has faced hurdles to invest in the past year... Continue Reading →
FPSO Maria Quitéria arrives in Brazil
The Maria Quitéria platform vessel has arrived in Brazil, destined for the Jubarte field, in the Parque das Baleias complex, in the Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin. It is an FPSO (floating oil production, storage and transfer system) unit, equipped with technologies to reduce emissions, including the combined cycle in power generation –... Continue Reading →
Camorim announces new contract with Petrobras to operate floating hotel vessel, in consortium with GranEnergia
Camorim announces the July 2024 contract with Petrobras, in partnership with GranEnergia, for the operation of the Sayan Polaris vessel. The contract, worth approximately USD 60 million, will last for 2 years, where the Sayan Polaris vessel will act as an accommodation and personnel transfer unit for the Petrobras units that will be served during... Continue Reading →
Exclusive-Petrobras’ bid for Galp’s Namibia prospect to include at least one partner, sources say
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras will include at least one partner in its bid for a 40% stake in Galp Energia's Mopane oil prospect in Namibia, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Last week, Petrobras' director of exploration and production, Sylvia dos Anjos, told Reuters that the state-run firm had made a non-binding... Continue Reading →
Petrobras confirms gas discovery in Colombia
Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/29/2022, informs that it has achieved the main target of the Uchuva-2 well, confirming the extent of the gas Discovery made in 2022 with the drilling of the Uchuva-1 well. This well adds relevant information for the development of a new frontier of exploration and production in... Continue Reading →
With 4.353 million boe/d, Brazilian oil and natural gas production increases in June
ANP released the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production for June 2024, which brings consolidated data on national production. In June, there was an increase, compared to May 2024, in oil and natural gas production, as well as in pre-salt production. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.353 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs a contract to acquire undersea equipment for the Santos and Campos basins
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 →
FPSO Almirante Tamandare left China bound to Brazil
(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 →
Petrobras, CNOOC, Petrochina big winners in Brazil’s PPSA oil auction
(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 →
Prosecutors press Brazil regulators on Petrobras license to drill near Amazon mouth
(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 →