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Jun 29, 2020 The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the revisions of eight of the ten fields that were owned by Petrobras and were taken over by Trident Energy. The areas in question are: Badejo, Linguado, Marimbá, Piraúna, Bonito, Enchova, Enchova Oeste and Trilha, all located in the Campos Basin. The ANP also approved the... Continue Reading →
Jun 22, 2020 Brazilian production still feels the demand effects of the coronavirus pandemic and suffered a further drop in May. During the period, 2.77 million barrels were extracted per day, which represents a decrease of 6.52% in comparison with the previous month. Meanwhile, natural gas production also declined in May. Altogether, there were 114.3... Continue Reading →
Jun 19, 2020 The ANP collegiate board approved the assignment of rights to 10 Petrobras concession contracts to Trident Energy do Brasil, referring to the Pampo and Enchova clusters, covering the fields of Badejo, Bicudo, Bonito, Enchova Oeste, Enchova, Sole, Marimbá, Pampo, Piraúna and Trilha. The assignment is part of Petrobras' divestment plan. The ten... Continue Reading →
June 19, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake in the Atum, Curimã, Espada and Xaréu fields, maritime production concessions in shallow waters located in the Mundaú sub-basin, in the State of Ceará. The teaser, which includes key... Continue Reading →
June 16, 2020 Ibama granted an operating license for the production, collection and disposal of oil and natural gas from the Pampo and Enchova fields, in the Campos Basin, to Trident Energy. The company bought Petrobras' shallow water assets last year. In the decision, the environmental agency defined that the company will be responsible for... Continue Reading →
June 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water concessions located in the state of Alagoas. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the... Continue Reading →
Jun 10, 2020 Ocyan offers the oil and gas sector a new paradigm for drilling in water depths below 500 meters using a drillship in dynamic positioning, without the use of anchoring. The novelty was achieved for the first time last month with the Norbe VIII rig, in the Albacora field, in the Campos Basin... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s state oil giant is suspending contracts with service providers and suppliers, triggering thousands of job losses, people with direct knowledge of the situation said. Over the past several weeks, Pemex has suspended contracts with at least eight local and international oil-service providers and suppliers to cut spending, said the people, who asked not to... Continue Reading →
June 9, 2020 The decision of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) to authorize the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to reduce royalties to the legal minimum of 5% in small or medium-sized company fields, can benefit - if current rules are maintained - 24 companies that operate mainly on the... Continue Reading →
London-listed oil company Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) has been awarded the AREA OFF-1 petroleum licence offshore Uruguay. BPC said on Tuesday that it was chosen as the successful applicant for the award of an exploration licence offshore Uruguay by the Uruguayan national regulatory agency, ANCAP. Continue reading
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