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Feb 1, 2020 Petrobras has already redirected the P-70 to the area where it will be anchored in Guanabara Bay to wait for the necessary authorizations before proceeding to the Atapu field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Due to the storm that hit the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday night (01/30), the... Continue Reading →
February 3, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake of the Papa-terra field, located in deepwater in the Campos Basin. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of... Continue Reading →
The U.S. government is ready to help Brazil design more effective oil auctions, the U.S. secretary of energy said on Sunday, after the South American nation's attempt to sell tens of billions of dollars of production rights to private firms last year largely flopped. In November, Brazil, a staunch U.S. ally under far-right President... Continue Reading →
Tullow Oil's Orinduik Block offshore Guyana could hold 5,1 billion barrels of oil equivalent in Gross Prospective Resources, best estimate, according to Gustavson Associates, an independent third-party auditor. This is more than a billion-barrel increase previous estimate of Gross Prospective Resources of 3,981 MMBOE in March 2019, for the 1800km2 block sitting 170 km offshore... Continue Reading →
Two people connected to Singapore’s rig builder Sembcorp Marine have faced charges for money laundering and corruption related to a drilling rig construction contract with Brazil’s drilling contractor Sete Brasil. Sembcorp Marine said on Monday that the Ministério Público Federal in Brazil (MPF) had filed charges against Guilherme Esteves de Jesus (GDJ) for money laundering... Continue Reading →
Equinor and its partner Shell have completed a joint acquisition of the 49% interest held by Schlumberger in the Bandurria Sur onshore block in Argentina’s Neuquén province. The consideration for each partner for their 24.5% interest is USD 177.5 million. The block covers around 56,000 gross acres in the central area of the prolific Vaca... Continue Reading →
The number of Americans booking flights to Brazil has jumped 39% since the government of President Jair Bolsonaro waived a visa requirement for U.S. citizens in June, according to its official tourism agency, which is devising plans to draw more. “Brazil is much more than the land of caipirinhas and tiny bikinis. We want to... Continue Reading →
Japanese FPSO giant MODEC has ordered a seawater treatment package for the FPSO Almirante Barroso from Veolia Water Technologies. Under the contract, Veolia will be responsible for the design and procurement of equipment with construction for a seawater treatment plant sized for 280,200 BPD (44,450 m3 /day) of low sulfate water for the Almirante Barroso... Continue Reading →
As of June 16, 2019, U.S. citizens do not need a visa if they are traveling to Brazil for tourism, business, transit, artistic or sport activities, with no intention of establishing residence. All you need is a valid passport
Brazil’s offshore construction specialist Estaleiros do Brasil Ltda (EBR) has completed the construction of two modules for the FPSO Guanabara MV31. The FPSO is being built by MODEC Offshore Production Systems Singapore and will operate in the Mero field in the giant pre-salt region offshore Brazil. EBR said on Friday that the modules, shipped on... Continue Reading →
