(OE/Hans Jacob Bassoe ) Earlier this year, Seadrill filed for chapter 11 for the second time since 2017 and on Monday it announced that more than 88% of the secured lenders accepted the reorganization plan. At the end of October, Seadrill’s plan will be delivered to the court and, if confirmed, it could exit chapter 11... Continue Reading →
3R CONSULTATION ON ANALYSIS OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS BY ANP
(PetroleoHoje) 3R Petroleum must submit new development plans (PDs) to reduce royalties and/or extend contracts for newly acquired fields within one year after approval of the Annual Work Programs (PAT), Annual Production Programs (PAD) and Annual Reserve Bulletins (BAR) by the ANP. In an official letter to the agency, the company proposed the presentation of... Continue Reading →
CONSTELLATION CLOSE TO WINNING TWO NEW CONTRACTS WITH PETROBRAS
Constellation is about to win two new charter contracts for the semi-submersible rigs Gold Star and Lone Star with Petrobras. The deal comes from the tender for the charter of one or more low specification units for operation in 2,400 meters of water depth, the result of which was released on Wednesday (13/10). The result... Continue Reading →
Electrical failure reduced production at five oil blocks -Petroecuador
(Reuters) - Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador said on Friday that production at five of its blocks was reduced by some 31,000 barrels because of an electrical failure in the country's Amazon region. The failure occurred on Thursday at a substation run by the state electrical company, leaving areas of Sucumbios and Orellana provinces -... Continue Reading →
Oil prices scale $85/bbl on back of supply deficit
(Reuters) - Oil prices hit a fresh three-year high on Friday, climbing above $85 a barrel on forecasts of a supply deficit over the next few months as rocketing gas and coal prices stoke a switch to oil products. Brent crude futures were up 80 cents, or 0.95%, to $84.80 a barrel at 0930 GMT.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras increases oil exports from Buzios to China
Petrobras is expected to export more oil from Buzios to China in the coming months, while it reserves Tupi oil for the domestic market, reveals consultancy Platts. According to the company, Petrobras sources say that the oil company has been channeling more volumes of Tupi into its own system in recent months, while focusing on... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Drilling World’s Deepest Offshore Well Using Maersk Voyager Drillship
French oil major TotalEnergies has exercised an option for Maersk Drilling's drillship Maersk Voyager to drill the ultra-deepwater Ondjaba-1 exploration well in Angola’s Block 48. The contract extension has an estimated duration of 54 days, which means that Maersk Voyager is now contracted until February 2022. The work on Ondjaba-1 began in October 2021, after... Continue Reading →
OIL STATES CLOSES A NEW CONTRACT WITH PETROBRAS TO PROVIDE SERVICES ON 5 FPSOs
Oil States Brasil announced this week that it has signed a new and important contract with Petrobras. Under the new agreement, the company will provide offshore planning, maintenance and inspection services on cranes on the oil company's five FPSOs. The new contract will run for three years. "Having a broad knowledge of the market, combined... Continue Reading →
IBAMA GRANTS OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE SECOND EARLY PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN MERO
The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted Petrobras the operating license for the second Early Production System (SPA-2) in the Mero field, located within the Libra block, in the pre-salt of the Santos basin. As well as the first SPA in the area, this new project will also be carried out with the FPSO... Continue Reading →
Bolsonaro now favors privatization of Brazil’s Petrobras
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, frustrated that he has been blamed for gasoline price increases, is now inclined to privatize oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), he said on Thursday, adding he would discuss the idea with economic advisors. "Now I want to privatize Petrobras. ... I will check with the economic team what we can do... Continue Reading →