Aug 20, 2020 Equinor started licensing process with Ibama for the offshore wind farms Aracatu I and Aracatu II, with 2 GW in each and the possibility of expansion to 2.33 GW. The plan is to install the first wind farm on the coast of Rio de Janeiro and the second, between the states of... Continue Reading →
ENEVA DRILLS A NEW WELL IN THE PARNAÍBA BASIN
Aug 20, 2020 Eneva's exploration work in the Parnaíba Basin is going full steam ahead. Now, the company has started drilling a well (4-ENV-14-MA) in block PN-T-103, which was purchased during the 13th Bidding Round, in 2015. In addition, the company made a natural gas discovery last week in well 1-ENV-13-MA, in block PN-T-68, also... Continue Reading →
RIO GRANDE DO NORTE WANTS TO USE THE OPPORTUNITIES BEING CREATED IN ONSHORE EXPLORATION
Aug 19, 2020 Petrobras signaling to operate exclusively in the exploration of oil and natural gas in the offshore segment in ultra-deep waters, the activities of onshore production and marginal accumulated activities have opened up to independent operators and medium and small companies. The opening provided the resumption of investments in the Brazilian onshore, re-activating... Continue Reading →
Qatar Petroleum enters acreage offshore Angola
State-owned Qatar Petroleum has entered into a farm-in agreement with Angola’s national oil company Sonangol and French oil major Total to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Block 48 located in Angolan ultra-deep waters. The block, with a drill-ready opportunity, covers an area of approximately 3,600 square kilometres, and Total expects to start operations... Continue Reading →
Ibama renews operating license for Bauna
Aug, 19, 2020 Ibama renewed the operating license for the Baúna field, purchased by Karoon from Petrobras, in the Santos Basin post-salt. The license is valid until August 2024. Karoon expects to close the purchase of the field with Petrobras by September. The sale of 100% of Baúna was agreed at US$ 665 million, in... Continue Reading →
CNPE APPROVES 17TH AND 18th CONCESSION ROUNDS FOR 2021 AND 2022
Aug 19, 2020 The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved the realization of the 17th and 18th bidding rounds in the years 2021 and 2022, respectively. The auctions would be held this year and next, but were postponed due to the crisis triggered by Covid-19 and the drop in world oil demand. In addition, the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Petros Plan
August 19, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up to the announcement made on March 10, 2020, informs that the cash contribution of R$ 2.05 billion to be paid to the Petrobras Social Security Foundation (Petros) was renegotiated due to the macroeconomic scenario and the guidance provided by the Secretariat for Coordination and Governance... Continue Reading →
Guyana: New Gov’t Plans to Relaunch Oil Marketing Tender
Guyana's new administration has put a hold on reviewing bids for a contract to lift the government's portion of crude produced offshore and plans to relaunch the tender, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Friday. The South American country began producing crude offshore in December and in June approved a group of 19 companies to move to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on unregistered global notes exchange offer
August 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces the commencement of an offer (the “Exchange Offer”) by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) to exchange up to U.S.$4,115,281,000 aggregate principal amount of PGF’s newly issued 5.093% Global Notes due 2030 (CUSIP/ISIN: 71647N BE8 / US71647NBE85) (the “New Notes”) registered... Continue Reading →
FOR THE FIRST TIME, PRE-SALT CORRESPONDS FOR 70% OF BRAZIL’S O&G PRODUCTION TOTAL
Aug 17, 2020 The combined production of oil and gas in the Brazilian pre-salt reached 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent in July, a positive variation of 6% compared to June . With this number, the pre-salt corresponded for 70.8% of national production - this was the first time in history that the wells in... Continue Reading →