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Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general of the start of production of the 7-FR-61HP-RJS (“N5P2”) well, in the Frade Field (“Field” or “Frade”), with stabilized initial production of approximately 11,000 barrels of oil per day, above original projections. Thus, the Field has reached 50,000 barrels... Continue Reading →
(OEM) Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Offshore Engineering has held a groundbreaking ceremony in Qidong for the construction of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is destined to work for Petrobras in the Santos Basin pre-salt area offshore Brazil. The Chinese company says that it held the groundbreaking ceremony for the P-82 FPSO, which it describes as “the... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of March. Key: (1) The figures refer to PRIO's 90% interest in Albacora Leste, assuming production throughout the month. As the acquisition’s closing happened on January 26, 2023, the field... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has signed the project financing of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré for a total of US$1.63 billion. The project financing is provided by a consortium of 13 international banks with insurance cover from 4 international Export Credit Agencies (ECA). The financing is composed of five separate facilities with a ca.... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Enauta Participações has concluded the production ramp-up of the new well in its Atlanta field offshore Brazil., Enauta had said earlier this week that it had connected the new well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (“5H”) to the FPSO Petrojarl I. The production was at the time still in the production ramp-up phase, at around... Continue Reading →
(PN) Karoon made another advance in its Patola field, located in block BM-S-40, in the Santos Basin. The Australian operator stated that it has started production from the field's second well (PAT-1), at an initial rate of more than 12,000 barrels of oil per day. The total production of the BM-S-40 block is now over... Continue Reading →
(PN) A new and important step by Enauta in its drilling program in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. The operator announced today that well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (also called 5H) was connected to FPSO Petrojarl I and entered into operation. The new well is in the ramp-up phase, which should be completed by next weekend.... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is setting the wheels into motion to launch a program, which would step up investments in oil and natural gas exploration to promote regional development and foster national production while making Brazil the fourth largest oil producer in the world. To this end, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Jean Paul Prates, the head of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, isn’t deterred by the world’s energy transition. He says Latin America’s largest producer should keep increasing fossil fuel output for decades to come. “We will get market share,” Prates, chief executive officer of Petrobras, said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro. “We... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (the “Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3) informs its shareholders and the market in general of the closing of the acquisition of 40% interest in the BM-C-32 Block (“Itaipu Field” or “Itaipu”), acquired from Total Energies E&P Brasil Ltda., following the Material Fact released on September 26, 2022. Together with the 60% interest... Continue Reading →
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