Decree clarifies the requirements for the assignment of use of public assets in offshore areas for the purpose of generating electricity The President of the Republic issued decree nº 10.946/2022, which provides for the assignment of use of physical spaces and the use of natural resources for the generation of electricity from offshore ventures. The... Continue Reading →
Seismic license for Marlim, Voador and Albacora Renewed until 2023
(PetroleoHoje) Ibama renewed Petrobras' seismic survey license in the Marlim, Voador and Albacora fields, in the Campos Basin. The validity of the authorization has been extended until January 5, 2023. This is 3D/4D Multiazimuth marine acquisition. The company responsible for the acquisition is Shearwater Geoservices. Activity, resumed on July 3, 2021, will cover 1,412 km².... Continue Reading →
Offshore rig market improvement in 2021 driven by high EPC spend – Westwood
The latest analysis from the specialist energy market research and consultancy specialist, Westwood Global Energy Group, has revealed a year-on-year growth for the global offshore rig market at the close of 2021, up 200 per cent from 2020. This has been bolstered by significant engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) spend, closing last year at $41.7bn,... Continue Reading →
Tullow Oil Sees 2021 Free Cashflow at $250M
West Africa-focused Tullow Oil expects its 2021 free cash flow to come in higher than previously forecast at $250 million and expects this year's cash flow to come in at $100 million at an oil price of $75 a barrel, it said on Wednesday. Tullow, with a market capitalization of around $1 billion as of... Continue Reading →
Oil rises towards $89
(Reuters) - Oil rose towards $89 a barrel on Wednesday, within sight of a seven-year high, supported by tight supply and geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East that raise concerns about further disruption. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine.... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras, India’s ONGC Set to Develop Budião Gas Field
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), a subsidiary of Indian national oil firm ONGC, has said it has entered a development stage for a deepwater gas project in Brazil. The company had registered a major gas discovery in 2019 in its deep offshore block BM-SEAL-4, Brazil, located in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin. Petrobras is the operator of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Albacora and Albacora Leste divestment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the pieces of news in the media about the postponement of the signing of the contracts for the sale of the Albacora and Albacora Leste fields, in the Campos Basin, clarifies that, as disclosed on 11/05/2021, it is in the negotiation phase with the consortiums led by... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Enauta cuts investment in Atlanta, may sell stake
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil firm Enauta (ENAT3.SA) has cut investment in the Santos basin's Atlanta field, as it decides whether to involve new partners in the asset, the company's president, Décio Oddone, told Reuters. After a review of the project's concept, based on lessons learned, the company estimates investments of between $500 million to $600 million, compared... Continue Reading →
Hess increases budget with majority going to Guyana & Bakken again
U.S. oil and gas company Hess Corporation has revealed that its Exploration & Production capital and exploratory budget for 2022 will amount to $2.6 billion, of which approximately 80 per cent will be allocated to Guyana and the Bakken. The situation was similar last year when Hess allocated more than 80 per cent of its 2021 Exploration... Continue Reading →
Shell Drills New Well in the Campos Basin
(PN) The revitalization of exploratory activity in the Campos Basin gains new developments. Over the weekend, Shell carried out the drilling of the wildcat well Bob-1, in block C-M-791, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The well was drilled by Seadrill's West Tellus drillship in a water depth of 2,918 meters. The Brazilian Institute... Continue Reading →