Petrobras expanding local content expectations beyond formal mandates – Rystad Energy

March 11 (oilnow.gy) Petrobras is expanding local content expectations beyond formal contractual mandates in Brazil, according to a February 19 Rystad Energy analysis. In January 2025, Petrobras had noted that Brazil’s local content law aims to boost investments and optimize the country’s exploration and production activities. Petrobras hailed the law as an important milestone for Brazil’s oil... Continue Reading →

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ABL Gets Work on ExxonMobil’s Seventh Guyana Oil Project

March 11 (OE) Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been contracted to provide marine warranty survey services for marine operations and installation activities on ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead development offshore Guyana. The Hammerhead project is expected to be the seventh development in the Stabroek Block, located around 200 km offshore Guyana in water depths ranging from 850... Continue Reading →

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Petrobras’ P-78 FPSO Achieves Gas Injection Milestone in Búzios Field

March 11 (OE) The first gas injection on Petrobras’ P-78 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has been achieved just 61 days after the vessel reached first oil on December 31, 2025. The milestone, achieved on March 2, 2026, marks the transition of the vessel toward full operational readiness and expands production capability at... Continue Reading →

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TotalEnergies, Repsol and Shell Bring Lapa South-West Online off Brazil

March 11 (OE) TotalEnergies and its partners Repsol and Shell have started production from the Lapa South-West project in Brazil’s Santos Basin. Located approximately 300 km offshore, the project consists of three wells tied back to the existing Lapa floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit and is expected to increase production from the Lapa... Continue Reading →

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Equinor Completes Lifting of Raia FPSO Modules

March 30 - Equinor has reached a significant milestone in the construction of the Raia FPSO (BM-C-33 project) with the completion of the lifting of modules at the Seatrium Angra dos Reis shipyard (formerly BrasFELS). In November 2025, the modules manufactured in Brazil were completed and shipped to Singapore, where they will be integrated into... Continue Reading →

March 9, 2026 0

New FPSOs Planned for Búzios Could Have Capacity Increased to 270,000 Barrels per Day

March 8 (PN) Petrobras is evaluating increasing the production capacity of three platforms to be installed in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The P-80, P-82, and P-83 units were designed to produce up to 225,000 barrels of oil per day each, but the company is studying raising this limit... Continue Reading →

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Petrobras Announces Plans to Accelerate Production Ramp-up from New Platforms in the Búzios Field

March 8 (PN) Petrobras plans to accelerate the ramp-up of production from the newest platforms in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. According to the company's Director of Engineering, Technology and Innovation, Renata Baruzzi, the idea is to anticipate the increase in production from both the P-78 (already in production)... Continue Reading →

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Floating wind turbines could soon power AI data centers at sea

March 6 (electrek.com) Aikido Technologies has unveiled a concept that combines floating offshore wind turbines, battery storage, and AI data centers on a single platform. The offshore infrastructure company says its new platform, called AO60DC, is designed to co‑locate AI-grade computing directly with renewable energy generation at sea. Wind, batteries, and AI compute on one floating... Continue Reading →

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Petrobras’ Investment Volume in 2025 Exceeds US$20 Billion, the Highest in the Last Six Years

March 6 - Petrobras accelerated the pace of its investments last year. In total, the company spent US$20.3 billion in 2025, a 22.2% increase compared to the previous year. Furthermore, this is the company's highest investment level since 2019. The value was also 9.7% above the forecast in the company's 2025-2029 business plan, remaining within... Continue Reading →

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Viridien Launches Charrua 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Uruguay

March 6 (OE) Viridien has kicked off the Charrua 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Uruguay, marking a new phase of exploration activity in the country’s offshore basins. Data acquisition will be carried out by the vessel BGP Prospector, with the company applying seismic imaging technologies including time-lag full-waveform inversion (TLFWI) to produce high-resolution subsurface images.... Continue Reading →

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Petrobras expanding local content expectations beyond formal mandates – Rystad Energy

ABL Gets Work on ExxonMobil’s Seventh Guyana Oil Project

Petrobras’ P-78 FPSO Achieves Gas Injection Milestone in Búzios Field

TotalEnergies, Repsol and Shell Bring Lapa South-West Online off Brazil

Equinor Completes Lifting of Raia FPSO Modules

New FPSOs Planned for Búzios Could Have Capacity Increased to 270,000 Barrels per Day

Petrobras Announces Plans to Accelerate Production Ramp-up from New Platforms in the Búzios Field

Floating wind turbines could soon power AI data centers at sea

Petrobras’ Investment Volume in 2025 Exceeds US$20 Billion, the Highest in the Last Six Years

Viridien Launches Charrua 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Uruguay

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