Outlook for the offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) market in 2021 looks promising, boosted by projects deferred from 2020, according to market research provider Westwood. With a forecast of $29 billion firm or already awarded contracts and a further $16 billion of probable and possible awards, 2021 could, reportedly, match 2019’s $40 billion total.... Continue Reading →
CADE APPROVES SALE OF TOTAL’S PARTICIPATION IN FOZ DO AMAZONAS BLOCKS TO PETROBRAS
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the sale of Total's stake in blocks from Foz do Amazonas to Petrobras. As a reminder, in September last year, the French oil company gave up on the business after successive unsuccessful attempts to obtain Ibama's environmental license for drilling wells in the areas. Petrobras will keep... Continue Reading →
FPSO CARIOCA WILL ARRIVE IN BRAZIL THIS WEEK FOR INTEGRATION IN ANGRA DOS REIS
The FPSO Carioca will arrive in Brazil this week, according to Petrobras. The unit will be docked at the BRASFels shipyard in Angra dos Reis. There, the platform ship will go through the latest integration and commissioning activities before leaving for its final destination, the Sepia field, in the Santos Basin. The unit was built... Continue Reading →
Gato do Mato FPSO has only two proponents
After some postponements, Shell receives proposals for the chartering of the production unit of its project in the Santos Basin Modec and the BW Offshore / Saipem consortium submitted a technical proposal for Shell's bid for the chartering of the Gato do Mato FPSO. The delivery of commercial offers will only be delivered on March... Continue Reading →
Three players develop green solution to cut emissions in drilling operations
A collaborative, green solution developed between COSL Drilling Europe, Kongsberg Maritime, and drilling equipment provider NOV is poised to generate environmental and financial savings in offshore drilling operations. COSL Drilling’s ‘Energy Control’ project has been launched as a means of simultaneously slashing greenhouse gas emissions and substantially lowering fuel and maintenance overheads on the company’s... Continue Reading →
TMC to Deliver Air Compressors for Equinor’s Bacalhau FPSO
TMC has won a contract to supply the marine compressed air system to the Bacalhau FPSO that Japan's MODEC is building for Equinor. The deal is one of TMC's biggest ever orders. TMC will supply the FPSO’s complete compressed air system consisting of several large offshore screw compressors, air dryers and filter systems, the company said,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Highlights on production and sales in 4Q20
Petrobras had its best operating performance in 2020, overcoming considerable challenges arising from the pandemic, contraction in global demand for fuels and low prices. We reached annual production records of 2.28 million barrels per day (MMbpb) of oil and NGL and 2.84 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboed) of total production. Previous production... Continue Reading →
With an average of 2.94 million barrels per day, oil production in Brazil grows 5.5% in 2020, according to ANP
The ANP released today the Monthly Bulletin on Oil and Natural Gas Production, with detailed data on national production for December 2020. This month's publication also includes a special insert with the consolidated data of production in the year 2020. The Bulletin can be accessed on the page https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/boletim-mensal-da-producao-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural. That year, production registered records in... Continue Reading →
Keppel/Hyundai Shipyard Ahead to Build Petrobras Own Floater for Buzios
Petrobras opened today the envelopes with the proposals to build their own P-78 and P-79 FPSOs. The Keppel / Hyundai consortium presented the lowest price in Petrobras' bid for the construction of the P-78, the oil company's own FPSO that will be used in the Búzios project. Three Korean shipyards submitted proposals and participated in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for sale of shallow water E&P assets in Espírito Santo
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on August 5, 2019, informs that it has signed with the companies OP Energia Ltda. and DBO Energia S.A. a contract for the sale of the totality of its participations in the production fields of Peroá and Cangoá, and in the concession BM-ES-21 (Malombe... Continue Reading →