Campos Basin News

 

No Decision Yet on Albacora Fields Sale, Petrobras Says

Oct 07, 2021

Brazilian oil company Petrobras said Thursday it had not yet picked the winner in a bidding race for its Albacora and Albacora Leste fields in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.The company issued an update after Reuters on Thursday said the…

Petrobras Confirms Bids for Albacora Fields. Could Snap Up More Than $4B

Oct 01, 2021

Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has confirmed it has received bids for its Albacora and Albacora Leste offshore fields which could 'exceed US$4 billion for both fields.'Petrobras said that binding offers were submitted by the consortia…

Petrobras Awards 4D Seismic Survey Contract to Shearwater

May 12, 2021

Marine seismic surveyor Shearwater GeoServices has secured a 4D monitoring contract with Petrobras for towed streamer seismic acquisition in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.These 3D and 4D programs will be conducted over 9-months by the SW Empress vessel over the Marlim…

Baker Hughes to Deliver Subsea Equipment for Petrobras' Campos Basin Fields

May 03, 2021

Oilfield services company Baker Hughes has won a subsea oilfield equipment contract with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras as part of the Marlim and Voador field revitalization plan in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. Baker Hughes will supply…

PGS Completes Seismic Survey over 17th Round Blocks in Brazil's Campos Basin

Feb 03, 2021

Norwegian seismic surveyor PGS has informed it has completed the survey of additional open acreage to complete PGS coverage of the emerging plays of the outboard Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.Per PGS, the survey, carried out by the Ramform Titan seismic vessel…

Brazil: PGS to Resume Campos Basin 3D Seismic Survey in December

Nov 30, 2020

Norwegian marine seismic data acquisition company PGS has informed that its Ramform Titan vessel is about to continue the acquisition of the Campos Deepwater GeoStreamer X (Phase 2), a prefunded MultiClient 3D seismic survey with multi-azimuth coverage…

Brazil: BP Sells Stake in Two Campos Basin Offshore Blocks to PetroRio

Nov 19, 2020

British oil major BP has agreed to sell its stake in two pre-salt offshore blocks in Brazil's Campos Basin to the Brazilian oil company PetroRio.Petro Rio said Thursday that it would acquire 35.7% interest in the BM-C-30 Block containing the Wahoo discovery…

Petrobras Selling 50% Stake in Marlim Cluster Offshore Brazil

Nov 16, 2020

Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has launched an opportunity disclosure stage (teaser) for the sale of 50% of its stakes in the offshore oil fields - known as the Marlim Cluster - in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.Petrobras is looking to sell stakes in the deepwater concessions of Marlim…

Petrobras Eyes Sale of Albacora Offshore Fields

Sep 25, 2020

Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has launched a teaser for the potential sale of its interests in Albacora and Albacora Leste deepwater offshore blocks in Brazil.Petrobras is selling a 100% operated working interest in the Albacora offshore…

Petrobras Makes Oil Find in Campos Basin Block

Sep 23, 2020

Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has discovered hydrocarbons at the first well drilled in the block C-M-657,in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin in which partners are U.S. ExxonMobil and Norway's Equinor.The exploration well named Naru…

Petrobras Starts Decommissioning Offshore Platform in Campos Basin

Jul 07, 2020

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has said it has started decommissioning works on the P-12 semi-submersible production platform in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.The 1983-built platform is located at the Linguado field, 83 km from Cabo de…

Oil Workers' Union, Petrobras Dismiss 'Fake News' of Helicopter Crash Offshore Brazil

Jun 10, 2020

Brazilian oil workers' union and oil company Petrobras have this week dismissed reports of a helicopter crash in the Campos basin, as fake news.Union SindipetroNF issued a statement is which it said that the 'news published in some media on Monday…

Petrobras Makes Two Pre-Salt Oil Discoveries

May 12, 2020

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has said it has made oil discoveries in the pre-salt areas of the Santos and Campos Basins offshore Brazil.Petrobras said Monday it had discovered oil of excellent quality in the southeast area of the Búzios field in the Santos Basin pre-salt…

Coronavirus Hits 7 Petrobras Offshore Platforms in Campos basin

Apr 30, 2020

Seven platforms operated by Brazilian oil company Petrobras in the Campos basin have confirmed cases of the coronavirus among its staff, the FUP oil workers union said on Wednesday.The FUP will ask oil industry regulator ANP and health authorities to halt work on the platforms with the most cases…

Petrobras Idles Six Platforms in Campos Basin Due to Coronavirus

Apr 09, 2020

Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said in a letter to the workers union on Thursday that it will idle six oil and gas platforms in five fields of the Campos basin due to the coronavirus epidemic.The company said the idling…

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