Italian oil and gas contractor Saipem said it will work with Shell to further enhance key features of the oil major’s proprietary subsea autonomous vehicle, FlatFish.Since March 2018, Saipem has been the sole developer of FlatFish technology for Shell…
Brazil’s oil and gas sector related businesses traded about R$22 billion (about US$5.6 billion) in the last two years. This figure from the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) was presented during a ceremony on the balance of advances in the sector…
A small amount of crude oil belonging to Royal Dutch Shell Plc leaked during a ship-to-ship oil transfer in Brazilian waters last month, the company confirmed to Reuters on Monday.About 200 milliliters of crude were released on Nov. 30 during the maneuver…
Brazil held its 2nd and 3rd production sharing rounds concerning pre-salt areas today (27 October) where Shell and Petrobras were early winners. Shell will participate in three blocks, and operate two, while Petrobras will serve as operator for three blocks…
Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) has received 10 expressions of interest for the second round and 15 for the third round of pre-salt bidding under production sharing contracts in the upcoming 27 October auction. The applications…
Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) has published the final bidding terms for the 14th Round of bids for oil and gas blocks set for 27 September. Some of the blocks available in the 14th Round in the Sergipe-Alagoas area…
Galp Energia entered into an agreement with the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe, and Kosmos Energy for the award of Block 6 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe, offshore Africa. Galp Energia will be the operator of the block with 45% interest…
Karoon Gas Australia is revising its previous estimates of the Kangaroo field in the Santos basin offshore Brazil that decreases its 2C resources by nearly 39%. The Australian company is also estimating its Echidna’s light oil gross contingent 2C resource volume to be of 75 MMbbl…
Rosneft, via its subsidiary RN-Brasil, has registered as a participant in Brazil's 13th license round. The registration is subject to the approval of Brazil's Agencia Nacional do Petroleo ANP and will allow Rosneft to take part in the…
Petro Vista Energy entered into a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canada-based Maha Energy for the sale of its all of its 37.5% undivided working interest in the exploration and production contract covering the Tartaruga offshore…
Odebrecht and Teekay received a letter of intent from the Libra consortium to charter an FPSO for the extended well test campaign in the Libra area of the Santos Basin pre-salt, offshore Brazil, Petrobras announced on 10 October 2014. The…
If the expected increase in Brazilian oil production continues, Brazil will become a crude oil exporter by 2018, with a forecasted export volume of between 1.5-2MMb/d, Magda Chambriard, General Manager of the ANP (Brazil's National Petroleum Agency)…
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) submitted a Declaration of Commerciality (DoC) for oil and gas accumulations in the Carioca area, located in the Santos basin pre-salt. The new field will now be known as “Lapa.” The DoC was submitted to the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum…
A consortium of companies, including Royal Dutch Shell plc, Petrobras, Total, CNPC and CNOOC, won today a 35-year production sharing contract to develop the giant Libra pre-salt oil discovery located in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Brazilian regulator…
ANP, Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency, announced the winners of its 11th licensing round. There were 289 blocks (150,000 sq km) up for bid. Thirty high bids were accepted, about US$1.4 billion in revenue, ANP said. Total offered the highest bid for a single block…
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