Petrobras sold assets but did not lose its importance in the market. The state company plans to increase its investments this year to US $ 17.3 billion - up 30% compared to 2017 - and thus put into operation seven new platforms that promise to raise Brazilian oil and gas production to new historical records... Continue Reading →
BS-4/Atlanta: Minister announces production license
April 25, 2018 FPSO Petrojarl I will be responsible for the production of QGEP in the Santos Basin Minister of Mines and Energy Moreira Franco used social networks on Wednesday to announce the release of the environmental license for the FPSO Petrojarl I, which will make an Early Production System in the... Continue Reading →
Total and Google Cloud sign agreement for artificial intelligence
Total and Google Cloud have signed an agreement to develop artificial intelligence that will be applied to subsurface data analysis for oil and gas exploration and production. The agreement provides for programs that interpret images from seismic studies (using Computer Vision technology) and automate the analysis of technical documents (using natural language processing technology) through... Continue Reading →
PGS licenses 3Ds in Espírito Santo and Potiguar Basins
April 25, 2018 PGS Offshore initiated the licensing of two campaigns to acquire 3D seismic data in the Espírito Santo and Potiguar Basins. The company's forecast is to start acquiring data in Rio Grande do Norte in October and in Espírito Santo in January next year. The Espirito Santo campaign is expected to last 330... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 insists on McDermott takeover
Undeterred by recent rejection, the UK-based subsea engineering company Subsea 7 on Wednesday reaffirmed its interest in acquiring the Houston-based McDermott. To remind, McDermott recently rejected an unsolicited, non-binding proposal made by Subsea 7 to acquire its entire issued share capital. Read more
Sembcorp Marine profit plunges
Singapore’s offshore rig builder Sembcorp Marine saw its quarterly profit dive on absence of one-off gain and lower contributions from offshore platforms section despite increase in revenues. The company on Wednesday posted revenues of $1.18 billion for the three months to March 31, 2018. This compares with $746 million in revenue generated in 1Q 2017. Read... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS Debt Prepayment with BNDES and BNB
Rio de Janeiro, April 24, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras informs that it has executed, through its subsidiaries Companhia Integrada Têxtil de Pernambuco - CITEPE and Companhia Petroquímica de Pernambuco – PETROQUÍMICASUAPE, debt prepayments in the total amount of R$ 1.73 billion, of which R$ 1.59 billion with the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES),... Continue Reading →
Statoil Shows a Return to Better Times Is Within Big Oil’s Grasp
Statoil ASA showed that a return to profit levels from the era of $100 a barrel is within the grasp of the world’s oil giants. The Norwegian producer posted the highest net income since 2014, giving a first indication of what’s in store for investors in the other major energy companies that present first-quarter earnings this... Continue Reading →
Which are the 15 companies that have expressed interest in the 4th pre-salt auction?
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced on Tuesday that it had received 15 expressions of interest for the 4th pre-salt auction, which will take place on June 7. Applications for registration will still be analyzed by the Special Bidding Commission (CEL), which empowers companies that can participate in the competition. The bidding is for the... Continue Reading →
INTEGRATION OF THE P-76 MODULES WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR/Techint
April 20, 2018 Proving the quality and efficiency of the domestic industry, despite the dismantling of the local content policy, Techint is preparing to complete the integration of the modules of the P-76 platform, which will be used in Búzios 3, in the pre-salt , with a production capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil... Continue Reading →