July 3, 2020 Following its plan to increase digitization in its processes, Petrobras has hired a new satellite service and is already seeing the first positive results. According to the company, the change will allow a 75% reduction in transmission time between platforms, going from 600 to 150 milliseconds - less than the blink of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for sale of Petrobras Biocombustível
Petrobras releases teaser for sale of Petrobras Biocombustível July 03, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBIO) This transaction consists of the sale of 100% of Petrobras' shares in PBIO, including three biodiesel plants, and does... Continue Reading →
SIEMENS AND TOTAL FOCUSED ON LOW EMISSION LNG PRODUCTION
July 2, 2020 The German group Siemens has entered into a partnership with Total to apply new concepts in the production of green Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). As part of the contract, the Siemens Gas and Power subsidiary is already conducting studies on possible projects for power generation and liquefaction plants, with the ultimate goal... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Severance Programs
July 2, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on April 8, 2020, hereby updates the market on the Voluntary Severance Programs (PDVs) and Incentive Retirement Program (PAI) implemented by the company as part of its resilience actions aimed at maximizing value generation for shareholders. In addition to the PAI,... Continue Reading →
Exxon signals second quarterly loss in a row on production, refining hits
Exxon Mobil Corp’s (XOM.N) oil and gas producing and refining businesses will report operating losses in the second quarter, it said in a regulatory filing on Thursday, setting the stage for the company to post another quarterly loss this year. Oil prices are down 35% since January as the COVID-19 pandemic slashed demand and a... Continue Reading →
OPEC cuts production to 1991 levels in bid to revive oil demand
OPEC slashed oil production to the lowest level since the Gulf War in 1991, as it escalated efforts to revive global markets just as a resurgence of the coronavirus is threatening demand again. Saudi Arabia faithfully delivered the extra curbs promised in June, and the laggards, though still trailing in implementing the cuts, stepped up... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC lowest bid in Petrobras flexibles tender
July 2, 2020 Flexibrás (TechnipFMC) presented the lowest price in a bid from Petrobras to hire 12,415 km of flexible lines, including accessories, spare parts and freight. The company's proposal was R $ 87.1 million, exceeding the offers of NOV Flexibles (R $ 105 million) - which closed a contract for 137 km of pipelines... Continue Reading →
May oil production in Brazil fell 6.5% compared to April
July 2, 2020 In May, national production was 3,485 MMboe / d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day), of which 2,765 MMbbl / d (million barrels per day) of oil and 114 MMm3 / d (million m3 per day) ) of natural gas. Oil production decreased by 6.5% compared to the previous month and... Continue Reading →
WEG AND TECHNIPFMC DEVELOP SOLUTION TO REDUCE COSTS BY 60% IN SUBSEA PROJECT
Jul 2, 2020 WEG and TechnipFMC (TFMC), have developed a solution that they believe is capable of reducing up to 60% of the total production cost in brownfield projects (term applied when the product of the project is realized to add to something that already exists. Generally it refers expansion of the projects) and eliminate... Continue Reading →
MAN Compressors for Yinson’s Brazil-bound FPSO
MAN Energy Solutions will deliver six compressor trains for Yinson's FPSO being built for deployment in Brazil. For the FPSO named Anna Nery, MAN Energy Solutions will deliver four RB-type centrifugal-compressor trains for gas production and export, as well as two screw-compressor trains, which will be put into operation as vapor-recovery units. The FPSO will... Continue Reading →