(oilnow.gy) High impact exploration drilling is expected to remain stable in 2025, with 65-75 wells targeted for completion, compared to 69 in 2024. In this regard, South America could see 17 of these wells being drilled, making it the busiest region globally this year. This is according to energy market research and intelligence group, Westwood... Continue Reading →
Karoon Energy decision over progressing Santos Basin oil discovery to FEED entry stage due in spring
(offshore-energy.biz) Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy is expected to make up its mind around April 2025 about moving forward with the next stage of development, which represents the entry into front-end engineering design (FEED), for an oil field discovery in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil. While Karoon hired a rig... Continue Reading →
Subsea7 takes lead in Petrobras bidding process for Buzios 11 SURF
Subsea7 managed to come out on top and present the best proposal in a Petrobras bidding process for the supply of SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines) for the P-83 (Buzios 11) platform vessel. The Norwegian company submitted an offer of R$8.45 billion (US$1.4 billion) in the competition. The Swiss company Allseas came in second... Continue Reading →
Suriname NOC raising funds to cover its share of costs of the $12.2B Offshore oil project
(offshore-energy.biz) Suriname’s national oil company (NOC) Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname (Staatsolie) is taking action to secure the money required to cover its part of the development costs for the first-ever offshore oil field in Suriname, which is operated by France’s energy giant TotalEnergies. Based on the production sharing contract for Block 58, Staatsolie has the right... Continue Reading →
Petrobras receives contingent payment installment for the sale of its stake in the Albacora Leste field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further the notices disclosed on April 27, 2022, and January 26, 2023, hereby informs that today it has received from Petro Rio Jaguar Petróleo S.A. (“PRIO”), a subsidiary of PRIO S.A., R$1.025 billion referring to the contingent payment (earnout) related to the oil barrel price for the 2024 fiscal year. ... Continue Reading →
COOEC Completes Delivery of 13 Topside Modules for FPSO P-79 for the Buzios Field
Chinese EPCI company COOEC has completed the construction of 13 topside modules for FPSO P-79, which will be installed in the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The Asian company was responsible for the design, acquisition, construction and onboard installation of the equipment. The modules, which weigh almost 30,000 tons and... Continue Reading →
Trump’s suspension of offshore wind power plants benefits the sector in Brazil, which is preparing an auction
(Folhapress) The decision by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to suspend new wind power projects in the country, arguing that windmills “kill their birds and ruin their beautiful landscapes”, has the potential to boost the interest of investors in this sector in the Brazilian market. Trump's action mainly halts future leasing of... Continue Reading →
Posidonia Begins the Year by Receiving a New Vessel and Many Opportunities Ahead
Posidonia, one of the leading Brazilian companies in the shipping and maritime transportation sector, celebrates the arrival of another vessel to its fleet: the Posidonia Phanther, which docked in Rio de Janeiro this Monday.The PSV 5000 model vessel arrives to integrate the company's strategy of expanding its operations in the Brazilian shipping market, responding to... Continue Reading →
ConocoPhillips Wins $8.37B Arbitration Case with Venezuela
(Reuters) A World Bank arbitration tribunal has dismissed a request by Venezuela to annul a $8.37 billion arbitration award to ConocoPhillips, clearing the way for the U.S. producer to reclaim compensation for the expropriation of its oil assets in the South American country. The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) declared the expropriation... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia on the process of possible sale of onshore and shallow water assets
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3:BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, following the material facts disclosed on December 27, 2024 and January 10, 2025, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, in a meeting held on January 23, 2025, the Board of Directors deliberated on the qualified bidders for the... Continue Reading →