(PN) While still awaiting approval to drill in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, Petrobras is advancing its exploratory program at another point in the so-called Equatorial Margin. This month, the company began drilling a new well in block POT-M-762, in the Potiguar Basin, 79 km off the coast of the state of Rio Grande do... Continue Reading →
Valaris rigs collect $1.2 billion for drilling jobs spanning geographies
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has landed a batch of new contracts and extensions across multiple geographies with Petrobras, Equinor, Harbour Energy, TotalEnergies, Shell, Ithaca Energy, Eni, undisclosed operators, and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental (Oxy). These deals will enable three floaters and six jack-ups in the rig owner’s fleet to undertake... Continue Reading →
Petrobras targets reliable subsea production with topside-less technology
(OET) Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has appointed a North Carolina-headquartered company to deliver a seal-less canned motor boosting system for its field in the Campos Basin with the aim of enabling reliable subsea production. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has signed a technology cooperation agreement with Petrobras to design, manufacture, test, and provide operational support for... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras seeks to settle refinery deal structure with Mubadala by end-June
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab hopes to settle details of a tie-up with Mubadala to take back control of the operation of a refinery owned by the Abu Dhabi sovereign investor by the end of the first half of the year, Petrobras' chief executive said on Tuesday. CEO Jean Paul Prates... Continue Reading →
Brazil to Reappoint Government Representatives to Petrobras Board – Sources
(Reuters) Brazil's government will reappoint its representatives to the board of state-run oil firm Petrobras, sources said on Friday, a sign energy minister Alexandre Silveira is maintaining his influence over an administration he has criticised. Silveira is in charge of Brazil's mining and energy ministry, which controls six of the 11 seats on the board. Two sources said... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of dividends
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras, following up on the press releases published on 11/09/2023 and 11/21/2023, informs that it will pay on 02/20/2024 the first installment of dividends and interest on capital (JCP) relating to the balance sheet of September 30, 2023, based on the shareholder position of 11/21/2023, in connection to the Material Fact... Continue Reading →
MODEC: FPSO construction underway for ExxonMobil’s fifth oil development off Guyana
(OET) Japanese FPSO operator MODEC has confirmed the start of the construction phase for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is destined to work on ExxonMobil’s fifth oil development in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. According to MODEC, a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction for its inaugural project in Guyana,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about operations in exploratory blocks in São Tomé and Príncipe
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further to the announcement made on 27/12/2023, informs that it has concluded the acquisition of stakes in the 3 exploratory blocks 10, 11 and 13, in São Tomé and Príncipe, Africa, and has signed amendments to the production sharing contracts and Joint Operating Agreements and became part of the consortia... Continue Reading →
Petrobras highlights on production and sales in 4Q23
In 2023, we delivered an excellent upstream operational performance, meeting all production forecasts for the year. Total annual production of oil and natural gas, of 2.782 MMboed, was 3.7% above the production of 2022. Our good results were made possible mainly by the start-up of FPSOs Almirante Barroso, Anna Nery and Anita Garibaldi, as well... Continue Reading →
Petrobras in talks for projects with Gulf, Indian, Chinese firms, CEO says
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is in talks with other national oil companies in China, India and the Middle East, including Kuwait Petroleum and Qatar Energy, to collaborate on energy projects, its chief executive said on Wednesday. The company is also keen to work with neighbouring Venezuela, Jean Paul Prates told Reuters on... Continue Reading →