Regarding the new FPSO-type platform project for the Barracuda and Caratinga fields, Petrobras clarifies that the unit is one of six already planned within the Campos Basin Renewal Program. The first two FPSOs – Anita Garibaldi and Anna Nery – started oil production in 2023. Within Petrobras' governance, in stages of project maturity evolution, it... Continue Reading →
Petrobras, Japanese partner work on carbon capture at offshore rigs
(NA) Japanese chemicals company Kureha will partner with Brazilian state energy group Petrobras to develop a new way to capture carbon dioxide from offshore oil fields. Kureha will start developing a new catalyst to be used in a carbon capturing device this fiscal year at its research facility in northeastern Japan, in a joint effort... Continue Reading →
MODEC’s FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33 Achieves First Oil in Brazil
(OE) Japan's MODEC said its FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33 has achieved first oil production for Petrobras at the Marlim field in the Campos Basin off the coast of Brazil. The FPSO is leased on a 25-year time charter contract to the state-owned Brazilian energy company—one of MODEC's longest charters to date. The FPSO is the 16th FPSO/FSO vessel that MODEC has... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on FPSO Anita Garibaldi
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it put into production, this Wednesday, 08/16/2023, the Anita Garibaldi platform ship in the Campos Basin. Of the FPSO type (floating system that produces, stores and transfers oil), the unit will operate simultaneously in the post-salt and pre-salt of the Marlim and Voador fields. With a capacity to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces installation of the first fully electric FPSO platform in the Campos Basin – Espirito Santo
(C) The first platform with fully electrified (all-electric) combined cycle systems in the country will be installed off the coast of Espírito Santo in 2025, announced Petrobras, the project will allow greater operational efficiency, in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The confirmation of the platform, called FPSO Maria Quitéria, which will be located in... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum targets partnerships and divestments in infrastructure in Guamaré – Potiguar Cluster
(epbr) After taking over the operation of the Potiguar Cluster in June, 3R Petroleum is now seeking partnerships and divestments of some assets that make up the industrial asset of Guamaré (RN), said this the company's financial director, Rodrigo Pizarro . The executive also ruled out, for the time being, plans to increase the capacity... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol hails new oil and gas discovery
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol on Thursday reported a new oil and gas discovery in Putumayo province. The Alqamari-2 well was drilled to a depth of 9,287 feet and saw daily flow of 1,800 barrels of oil, Ecopetrol said in a statement. The oil is a light hydrocarbon. The rate of associated... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum 2Q23 Results
3R Petroleum Óleo e Gas S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) hereby reports its results for the second quarter of 2023 (“2Q23”). Except as indicated otherwise, the financial and operational information set out below is presented on a consolidated basis and expressed in Brazilian Reais (R$), in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil (CPC)... Continue Reading →
Enauta completes another well in its drilling campaign off Brazil and moves to last one
(OET) Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has concluded the drilling and completion of another well in its drilling programme at a field offshore Brazil. In addition, the firm has started drilling activities at the last well in this drilling campaign. Back in November 2022, Enauta started drilling its first well, 7-ATL-5H-RJS, in this drilling campaign at the Atlanta... Continue Reading →
Bolivia makes major oil, natural gas discovery
(WO) – Bolivia’s state-run oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) made a natural gas discovery at the Remanso-X1 well. The new reservoir will generate approximately $5 billion in gas revenue for the country. “The well is undergoing condensate production tests (48° API). These results will allow it to be classified as the discoverer of... Continue Reading →