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Brazil-Made FLiDAR Tech for Offshore Wind Set for $10M Investment Boost

Oct 25, 2024

Petrobras has announced plans to invest $10.5 million in a new sea wind testing and measuring phase by releasing new BRAVO buoy units to collect, monitor, and assess offshore wind resources.The technology, designed for the Brazilian sea, is…

Petrobras Targets Tupi Oil Field Production Increase in 2027

Oct 25, 2024

Brazil state-run firm Petrobras plans to bring oil production at its Tupi oil field back to 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2027, as it plans new investments in the asset, its director for exploration and production Sylvia dos Anjos told Reuters on Thursday…

Chinese Firm Takes Minority Share from SBM Offshore in Mero Field FPSO

Oct 25, 2024

SBM Offshore has completed the divestment of a 13.5% ownership interest in FPSO Sepetiba, deployed at Petrobras’ Mero field offshore Brazil, to China Merchants Financial Leasing (Hong Kong) Holding Co (CMFL).SBM Offshore is operator of the FPSO…

Yinson Production Concludes Minority Stake Sale in FPSO Anna Nery

Oct 22, 2024

Yinson Production has completed the sale of minority stake in floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Anna Nery, working for Petrobras offshore Brazil, to “K” Line for $49 million.Yinson Production sold its 11.8% stake in Yinson Boronia Consortium…

Brazil Annuls Two-Year Ban for Italy’s Saipem Business Units

Oct 18, 2024

Brazil’s Federal court has annulled a two-year ban imposed on Saipem’s two business units on from contracting with the Brazilian public administration.The decision to prohibit Saipem’s two businesses was taken due to alleged irregularities in the award of a contract related to gas pipelines…

ABS Takes Charge of Digital Twin Project for Petrobras’ FPSOs

Oct 17, 2024

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has secured a contract to provide and test a digital twin solution for real-time condition monitoring for a Petrobras floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The ABS solution will provide a digital twin of the asset…

Maria Quitéria FPSO Starts Operating at Petrobras’ Jubarte Field Off Brazil

Oct 15, 2024

The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Maria Quitéria, built by Malaysian FPSO supplier Yinson, has started operating at Petrobras’ Jubarte field in Campos Basin offshore Brazil.The FPSO unit has the capacity to produce up to…

Brazil's Petrobras to Reduce Investments Planned for 2025

Oct 14, 2024

Brazil's Petrobras is set to reduce planned investments for next year, despite requests by the government for the state-run oil firm to increase CAPEX, three sources close to the matter told Reuters.The firm foresaw $21 billion of investments for next year…

Petrobras Inks Three Pelotas Basin Concession Contracts

Oct 14, 2024

Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras has signed three remaining concession contracts, acquired in partnership with Shell and CNOOC, in Pelotas Basin offshore Brazil.The concessions were acquired as part of the fourth Permanent Concession Offer Cycle…

SLB OneSubsea to Deliver Subsea Equipment for Petrobras’ Roncador Field Off Brazil

Oct 14, 2024

SLB’s OneSubsea joint venture has secured a major contract by Petrobras to deliver full subsea equipment scope for one of Brazil’s five largest producing assets.As part of the project scope, OneSubsea will provide two subsea production manifolds…

Petrobras Confirms Magnitude of Gas Discovery in Colombia

Oct 04, 2024

Brazil’s state-owned oil giant Petrobras has informed that the gas potential of the discoveries in the Gujaira Basin offshore Colombia is around 6 trillion cubic feet (Tcf).The gas discoveries in the Uchuva-1 and Uchuva-2 wells, renamed Sirius-1 and Sirius-2…

Guyana Receives Bids from Major Energy Players for Oil Marketing Contract

Oct 03, 2024

Guyana on Tuesday received bids from major energy companies seeking a 12-month marketing contract to trade the government's share of crude produced in the country, the country's National Procurement and Tender Administration Boardsaid.A total of 27 offers were received…

TGS Gets 4D Survey Job in Southern Atlantic

Oct 03, 2024

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a baseline 4D streamer contract in the Southern Atlantic region with an independent energy company.The contract spans approximately 90 days, according to TGS.TGS will leveraging the capabilities of the Ramform acquisition platform…

TotalEnergies Greenlights $10.5B GranMorgu Oil Development Offshore Suriname

Oct 01, 2024

TotalEnergies has made the final investment decision (FID) for the GranMorgu development in Block 58 offshore Suriname, which includes Sapakara and Krabdagu oil discoveries.The GranMorgu project will develop the Sapakara and Krabdagu oil discoveries…

TotalEnergies Set to Make FID for $10B Development Offshore Suriname

Oct 01, 2024

French oil major TotalEnergies will sign a final investment decision (FID) on Tuesday for a more than $10 billion offshore oil and gas development in Suriname, the South American country's first, said four sources with knowledge of the project…

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