July 27, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of its entire stake in the exploratory portion of the Tayrona Block, located in the Guajira Basin, Colombia. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on advance in the sale of the Baúna field
\ July 24, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 24, 2019, informs that, due to the impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty to address the previous conditions initially defined, in common agreement with Karoon Petróleo & Gás Ltda (Karoon), a subsidiary of Karoon Energy... Continue Reading →
NOC on effect: jackup rig demand at the mercy of national oil companies’ playbook – Bassoe
The global pandemic and oil price crash continues to stifle the offshore rig market, but when shallow-water demand returns national oil companies will dictate the pace. Over the past four months we have been flooded by news of just how badly the offshore rig market has been hit during the double whammy of the Corona... Continue Reading →
OPTION FOR DEEP WATER EXPLORATION MAY HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR CANCELLATION OF DRILLING RIGS TENDER
Jul 21, 2020 Since December, Petrobrás had been receiving bid proposals for the chartering of drill rigs for water depths up to 700 meters. But, after a few postponements, the company decided to cancel the tender, leaving a the companies that worked in the bids and invested funds to prepare the proposals frustrated and at... Continue Reading →
Ouro Preto will be incorporated by 3R Petroleum
July 20, 2020 3R was created to dispute the purchase of mature onshore production fields, with a focus on revitalization. Ouro Preto was founded by Rodolfo Landim to dedicate to the offshore mature fields. Onshore, 3R has an investment plan of R $ 200 million in Rio Grande do Norte and Ouro Preto recently closed... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of shallow water fields to Trident
July 15, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/24/2019, reports that it has today completed the sale of its entire stake in the ten fields that comprise the Pampo and Enchova Clusters, located in shallow water in the Campos Basin in the state of Rio de Janeiro, to... Continue Reading →
Perenco plans an FSO for the Polo Nordeste
Jul 14, 2020 Perenco is finalizing the development plan for the Polo Nordeste, a complex that integrates the Pargo, Carapeba and Vermelho fields, in shallow waters of the Campos basin. The document will be forwarded to the ANP for evaluation until Friday (17 ), requesting the extension of the concession period for the three assets... Continue Reading →
UTC back offshore
July 10, 2020 Almost three years after the end of the precautionary blockade by Petrobras, the group closes contracts with the state-owned company and Trident Energy. Heftos Óleo e Gás Engenharia - a subsidiary of the UTC Participações group - signed contracts with Petrobras to provide services at the Gabriel Passos Refinery (Regap), in Minas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on shallow water field sales
July 9, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed today with OP Pescada Óleo e Gás Ltda., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ouro Preto Óleo e Gás S.A., an agreement for the sale of its entire stake in the Pescada, Arabaiana, and Dentão fields located in shallow waters of the Potiguar Basin (Pescada... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC prepares Mero campaign
July 9, 2020 TechnipFMC starts to manufacture, in this semester, the rigid pipeline lines for Petrobras' Mero 1 field, at its plant (Açu spoolbase) in Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra (RJ). The pipes will be installed at the location in the Santos Basin pre-salt by the Deep Blue and Deep Energy vessels,... Continue Reading →