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November 5, 2019 The two exploratory block auctions that the ANP will promote today and tomorrow are marked by record numbers, starting with the huge numbers that generate huge expectations in the industry and in the three Brazilian administrative spheres. Treated by the government as the biggest auction of all time, the TOR round will... Continue Reading →
November 4, 2019 Petrobras requested another six months from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) to comply with its determination to sell blocks and fields in which it suspended its investment plans. Under the current term, the company has until December 31 to sell the assets. The request will be reviewed by the agency's collegiate board... Continue Reading →
As Brazil approaches the biggest oil auction in its history — and one of the world’s most expensive ever — the field of deep-pocketed bidders has narrowed to less than a dozen oil majors. In Wednesday’s auction, known as the transfer-of-rights (TOR) bidding round, firms are expected to pay up to 106.5 billion reais ($26.5... Continue Reading →
October 31, 2019 ANP projection considers round zero contracts that have been extended for up to 27 years To revive the mature fields of the twelve contracts of round of the zero concession extended by the ANP will require investments of US $ 29 billion over 27 years. The projection was made by Marcelo Castilho,... Continue Reading →
As global oil firms make ever-bigger bets on Brazil’s massive deepwater fields in its ‘subsalt’ area, a swarm of small and mid-sized companies has sprung up to specialize in lower-profile fields that still produce over a third of the country’s crude. The proliferation of niche players, ranging from private equity firms to domestic and international... Continue Reading →
October 30, 2019 The new oil auctions to be held by the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) should generate demand for the installation of 50 to 60 new offshore platforms. The information was highlighted by the director general of the agency, Décio Oddone, during breakfast at OTC Brasil 2019. “All of this... Continue Reading →
The Norwegian competition authorities have rejected the proposed merger between offshore accommodation companies Prosafe and Flotel. The proposed combination would create the world’s largest owner of semi-submersible accommodation rigs with Prosafe currently owning and operating a total of nine offshore accommodation units, and has options for delivery of two newbuilds, while Floatel’s fleet counts five... Continue Reading →
A thick sludge of crude oil has been washing up on vast stretches of Brazil’s coast for nearly two months, and authorities and experts have been baffled by its origin. This is what is known about the environmental disaster and what remains a mystery. Continue reading
October 23, 2019 -Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, in addition to the press release issued on May 21, 2019, reports that its Board of Directors has ratified the signature and approved adjustments to the draft Amendment to the Transfer of Rights Agreement. Such ratification occurs after the issuing of MME Ordinance No. 265 of June... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras could take over marketing of the government’s share of crude from offshore oilfields, a government official told Reuters, adding significantly to the state-run oil firm’s trading operations. In an interview on Monday, the head of Pre-Salt Petroleum, better known by its Portuguese acronym PPSA, said it is close to inking a deal in... Continue Reading →
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