Sept. 2 (OE) TechnipFMC has secured two subsea contracts from Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras to supply flexible pipe systems for projects in the Santos and Campos basins. The first award, classed by TechnipFMC as ‘substantial’ and valued between $250 million and $500 million, covers the design, engineering and manufacture of flexible gas injection risers.... Continue Reading →
Fugro Nets Two Multi-Year Contracts to Support Brazil’s Deepwater Oil Push
Sept. 2 (OE) Fugro has signed two three-year contracts with offshore energy services company Constellation to support deepwater exploration activities in Campos Basin and the emerging Equatorial Margin, two of Brazil’s most strategically important regions. Fugro’s work will involve deploying advanced remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) aboard Constellation-managed vessels to carry out subsea equipment inspections, interventions... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia Aug. ’25 Production Data
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of August 2025. The Company achieved an average daily production of 92.4 thousand boe in August, a 1.6% increase over the previous month, renewing its all-time production record for the... Continue Reading →
Brazil Hits Record Oil and Gas Production in July
Sept. 1 (Agencia Brasil) In July, Brazil surpassed the 5 million barrels of oil and natural gas production per day mark for the first time in history. The record 5.160 million was announced this Monday (1st) by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), the oil and gas industry regulator. Regarding oil... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy Secure Exploration License Offshore Congo
Sept.1 (OE) TotalEnergies and its partners QatarEnergy and Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo have been awarded an exploration license for the Nzombo offshore block in the Republic of Congo. Under the terms of the production sharing contract signed with the Congolese Government, QatarEnergy will hold a 35% participating interest in the block. TotalEnergies affiliate... Continue Reading →
Brazil launching data center incentives next month to woo big tech, sources say
Aug. 29 (Reuters) -Brazil plans to announce a tax incentive plan in early September aimed at attracting foreign tech companies to build data centers in the country, two economic policy officials told Reuters. The sources, who requested anonymity to discuss the confidential plans, said the "Redata" program is designed to build goodwill with big tech... Continue Reading →
Petrobras open to IG4 plan to take control of Braskem, sources say
Aug 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has been receptive to a proposal by IG4 Capital to take over engineering group Novonor's controlling stake in Latin America's largest petrochemical company, Braskem, four people familiar with the talks told Reuters. Petrobras, Braskem's second-largest shareholder, holds a right of first refusal for Novonor's stake under... Continue Reading →
Brazil starts formal process to assess US tariff retaliation
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's Foreign Ministry has ordered trade body Camex to start analyzing whether a local reciprocity law could be used against the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on several goods from the South American country. The law, passed earlier this year by Brazil's Congress, establishes a legal framework... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering Inks $180M Subsea Robotics Contracts with Petrobras
Sept. 1 (OE) U.S.-based subsea services and technology firm Oceaneering International has through its Brazilian subsidiary Marine Production Systems do Brasil (MPS) secured multiple subsea robotics contracts from Petrobras. The contracts were awarded during the second quarter of 2025, following a competitive tender. The anticipated aggregate revenue of the contracts is approximately $180 million. Oceaneering... Continue Reading →
OWC Wins Green Volt Cable Engineering Contract
Aug. 29 (offshoreWIND.biz) The renewable energy consultancy OWC has been awarded a contract to provide cable engineering support to the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, developed by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. OWC’s scope of work includes cable engineering for both offshore and onshore cables. The subsea scope focuses primarily on the export... Continue Reading →