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Oct. 29 - The ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) informs that eight exploratory blocks are available in the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP) tender. Therefore, any of the fifteen companies currently registered in the OPP may open a new bidding cycle by submitting a declaration of interest in one or more... Continue Reading →
Oct 27 (Reuters) - Britain is offering a smaller budget for offshore wind in its next auction round to spur investment in renewable power capacity, government documents showed on Monday, with one analyst saying the country will struggle to meet its clean power targets. Documents released on Monday showed the next auction round will have... Continue Reading →
Oct. 27 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has appointed the UK-based renewable energy consultancy OWC, part of ABL Group, to support the geophysical and geotechnical surveys at two offshore wind farm areas in Portugal. ABL Group’s Portugal-based water and environmental consultancy, Hidromod, is also engaged in the project. IPMA is currently... Continue Reading →
Oct. 27 (offshoreWIND.biz) TGS, an energy data and intelligence provider based in Norway and the US, and EOLOS, a floating LiDAR technology provider based in Spain, have partnered to offer wind and metocean measurement campaigns in Brazil. Within the partnership, TGS will manage client contracts, campaign design, deployment and operations, while EOLOS will supply its... Continue Reading →
Oct. 24 - Petrobras has requested authorization from Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) to drill three contingent wells in the block. The oil company is currently drilling the Morpho well, in a water depth of 2,887 meters – the drilling is expected to last approximately five months. The drillship used in... Continue Reading →
October 22, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has acquired both blocks in the Campos Basin for which it submitted offers during the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer conducted by Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), successfully securing 100% of the bids submitted. Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Oct. 22 - The 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Sharing Offer had seven pre-salt blocks for sale: Esmeralda and Ametista, in the Santos Basin; and Citrino, Itaimbezinho, Ônix, Larimar, and Jaspe, in the Campos Basin. A group of 15 companies are eligible to submit bids during the bidding process: Petrobras, 3R Petroleum, BP Energy, Chevron,... Continue Reading →
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras and Norway's Equinor were the big winners in an auction for blocks in Brazil's pre-salt area, acquiring one block each and partnering up for a third one, oil regulator ANP made public on Wednesday. Australia's Karoon Energy also acquired one block, and China's CNOOC and Sinopec formed a consortium to acquire... Continue Reading →
Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. shipbuilders and port operators are getting hit in the fallout from President Donald Trump’s campaign to wipe out the offshore wind industry, suffering hundreds of millions of dollars in lost government support, vanishing vessel orders, and an uncertain future for the billions of dollars' worth of investments. The impact represents an unintended... Continue Reading →
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras'could start oil and gas production in the Foz do Amazonas basin within seven years if large reserves are confirmed, the company's Chief Executive Magda Chambriard told Reuters on Tuesday. Brazil's environmental agency Ibama on Monday greenlit Petrobras to drill an exploratory well in Foz do Amazonas, near the... Continue Reading →
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