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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news in the media about the divestment project of the Albacora and Albacora Leste fields, in the Campos Basin, informs that there is still no decision about the winning proposal for either asset. The company continues to analyze the offers according to the evaluation criteria of... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) The first oil transfer operation of the FPSO Carioca – the first definitive production system installed in the Sepia field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt – destined oil for the production of oil products at the Henrique Lage Refinery (Revap ) and at the Paulínia Refinery (Replan), in São Paulo. The oil produced in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil prices fell sharply on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session, as the United States said it was considering selling oil from its strategic reserves and as Russia said it was ready to stabilise the natural gas market. Brent crude prices fell $1.24, or 1.5%, to $79.84 a barrel by 0918 GMT,... Continue Reading →
Offshore driller Seadrill Ltd has requested an additional four months to retain control of its bankruptcy proceeding, saying it is still working to drum up as much support as possible for its proposed reorganization plan. The company, represented by Kirkland & Ellis, made its request in a motion filed on Tuesday, a few weeks before... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) warned on Thursday of a $400 million hit to third-quarter earnings from the damage caused by August's Hurricane Ida. However, in an update ahead of quarterly results this month, the oil major also flagged a boost to cashflows from soaring natural gas and electricity prices. Gas and power prices have been... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil is set to sell off exploration and production rights in dozens of offshore oil producing blocks on Thursday, in an auction that is small by local standards but will offer opportunities for majors to snap up potentially prolific assets. In total, there are 92 blocks up for grabs in four offshore zones... Continue Reading →
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson is on track with an FPSO conversion project for a Petrobras-operated project off Brazil with topside module integration currently in progress. Yinson on Thursday shared an update on the progress of its Anna Nery FPSO, which will work for Petrobras on the Marlim 2 oil field in the Campos Basin. The... Continue Reading →
Brazil state oil giant Petrobras has chosen a consortium of PetroRio SA and Cobra, a subsidiary of France's Vinci SA, as the top bidder for its Albacora offshore oilfield, four people with knowledge of the matter said. The PetroRio-Cobra bid topped a competing offer placed by a consortium composed of private equity firm EIG Global... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The use of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia in fossil fuel power plants can play a key role in maintaining energy security during the transition to greener power, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told a virtual conference held by Japan's industry ministry on Wednesday. IEA chief Fatih Birol told the International... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum recorded an average production of 6,752 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day in 3Q 2021, compared to 5,635 boe/d recorded in the previous quarter. -- Most of the increase in production took place with the start of production of the Rio Ventura cluster, in Bahia, acquired from Petrobras in 2020. -- Production... Continue Reading →
