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(PN) Petrobras is in direct negotiations with Seatrium (a company formed by the merger between Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore) for the construction of platform ships (FPSOs) P-84 and P-85. The vessels will be installed by Petrobras in the Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively, both located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. In Brazil,... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras declared that it identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Pitu Oeste exploratory well, in the Potiguar Basin on the Equatorial Margin. The results, however, are still inconclusive regarding the economic viability of the area. The discovery has already been notified to the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The Pitu Oeste well is located... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras discloses its proved reserves of oil, condensate, and natural gas, according to SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) regulation, estimated at 10.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), as of December 31, 2023. Oil and condensate, and natural gas correspond to 84% and 16% of this total, respectively. In 2023,... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, in 2023, it reached total oil and natural gas production of 2.78 MMboed, 3.7% higher than the production recorded in 2022. Commercial production of oil and natural gas was 2.44 MMboed and oil production 2.24 MMbpd. These results exceeded our Strategic Plan 23-27 guidances and were in line... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further to the announcement made on 01/22/2024, informs that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Renato Campos Galuppo as a board member. The analysis and election process was submitted to the applicable governance procedures, and no impediment was found to the assumption of a management position in the Company.... Continue Reading →
The exponential growth in pre-salt production, 240% since the first oil in the region, and the maintenance of refinery capacity generated a significant volume of surplus input, sold on the international market. The projection is for a continuous increase until 2030. Brazil reached a historic milestone in its oil exports, reaching the highest volume in... Continue Reading →
(OE) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have released a final joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of endangered North Atlantic right whales while responsibly developing offshore wind energy. The strategy builds on existing mitigation measures to protect North Atlantic right whales... Continue Reading →
(OE) French green hydrogen production specialist Lhyfe has announced the operating results of its offshore hydrogen production pilot platform, Sealhyfe, confirming the initial objectives have been met with valuable insights gathered for the large-scale HOPE project. After 14 months of testing, including in particularly tough conditions, Sealhyfe was brought back with its full production capacity... Continue Reading →
(OET) Norway’s Solstad Offshore has placed an order with compatriot Omega Subsea Robotics for the delivery of six additional remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems that will be integrated onboard its selected vessels this year. With six ROV systems already in place, this order doubles Solstad and Omega Subsea’s total ROV system count from six to... Continue Reading →
(OET) The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made modifications to monetary penalties for oil and gas companies, implementing the 2024 inflation adjustments for the maximum daily civil monetary penalties contained in BOEM regulations per Federal law. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management made the final rule announcement on Thursday, January 25, 2024,... Continue Reading →
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