Prumo Logística released a note confirming news of Friday's Broadcast Column on negotiating with the World Bank's finance arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to borrow up to U$ 355.6 million from a thermoelectric project. The company explains that the subsidiary Gás Natural Açu (GNA) is in talks with IFC and that this would be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras postpones logistics tender for Libra
Petrobras postponed the delivery of proposals for integrated logistic support services for Libra in the Santos pre-salt to May 14. In the coming days, the oil company will receive suppliers to discuss improvements in the process. Among the problems mentioned by entrepreneurs are the lack of volume assurance during the execution of the contract... Continue Reading →
TGS to undertake multibeam survey offshore Brazil
Norwegian geophysical player TGS will undertake a multibeam and seep project in the Campos and Santos Basins, offshore Brazil. TGS said on Tuesday that the Brazil Southern Basins SeaSeep project would cover the company’s existing surveys in these hydrocarbon-rich basins as well as the highly prospective pre-salt trend where many untested structures exist. Read more
Is it feasible to do three oil auctions in 2018?
April 3, 2018 Felipe Maciel The government plans to hold an extraordinary meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) in April to approve the 5th round of pre-salt areas, which will have the SM-645 and SM-534 exploratory blocks removed from the 15th round of the ANP, and the Saturn area, all in the Santos... Continue Reading →
Pre-salt production hits new record
The pre-salt production in February totaled 1.763 mm boe /d , an increase of 2.3% over the previous month, and corresponded to 53.3% of the total produced in Brazil. 1,408 million barrels of oil per day and 56 million cubic meters of natural gas per day were produced through 83 wells. Total output in... Continue Reading →
Sale of Tartaruga Verde and Module III of Espadarte Fields:Opportunity Disclosure – Teaser
Rio de Janeiro, April 03, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (“Teaser”) related to the assignment of 50% of its non-operated working interest in Tartaruga Verde field (BM-C-36 Concession) and Module III of Espadarte field, both deep water offshore exploration and production assets located in... Continue Reading →
One more change in REPETRO
Restriction on the use in the transitional stage Regulatory Instruction RFB 1,802 / 2018 published on 03/28/2018, which brought new amendments to Normative Instruction 1,415 / 2013, in order to restrict the scope of application of the "old REPETRO" to new imports during the transition period established for the year 2018. Annex I of IN... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Result of the 15th Round of ANP Bidding
Rio de Janeiro, March 29, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has acquired 7 offshore blocks in the 15th Round of Bids under the Concession Regime, held today by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). The company is advancing its partnership strategy and will be the operator... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Clarification on oil refining partnerships
Rio de Janeiro, April 2, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras clarifies, in relation to the news published by the Brazilian newspaper “Folha de São Paulo”, on March 31, 2018, entitled “Petrobras avalia venda de 25% do refino” (Petrobras evaluates the sale of 25% of refining), that there is no decision on the model... Continue Reading →
QGEP: Atlanta field ready to start producing
Brazilian oil company QGEP has informed that first oil from its Atlanta field offshore is imminent, as the Petrojarl I FPSO has been connected to the field. “The activities of interconnecting the production and control lines between the wells and the FPSO have been completed at the Atlanta Field and the company confirms first oil for April, 2018,”... Continue Reading →