The Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO, the fifth installed in the Mero field in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, has reached peak production at 180,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). Mero is the third largest producing field in Brazil, after Búzios and Tupi…
The Tupi field in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin has reached a cumulative production of 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boed), becoming the first in Petrobras’ 73-year history to achieve this production volume.This year, the asset also surpassed…
ABL Energy & Marine Consultants Brasil has been appointed marine warranty surveyor (MWS) for Subsea7’s transportation and installation campaign covering SURF infrastructure for the Mero 3 and Mero 4 offshore developments in Brazil’s Santos Basin…
TotalEnergies and its partners Repsol and Shell have started production from the Lapa South-West project in Brazil’s Santos Basin.Located approximately 300 km offshore, the project consists of three wells tied back to the existing Lapa floating production…
Petrobras and Shell have increased their participation in Brazil’s Atapu and Mero pre-salt reservoirs after securing additional equity in an auction held by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA).The consortium formed by Petrobras (80%), in partnership with Shell Brasil Petróleo (20%)…
Shell is seeking a buyer for a 20% stake in its Brazilian oilfield cluster to help fund a multibillion-dollar offshore development, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources.Shell declined to comment on the report, when contacted by Reuters…
Maersk Supply Service, with the support of Maritime Developments (MDL), has completed a complex dynamic riser assembly installation at Brazil’s Mero field in the pre-salt Santos Basin, connecting the deepwater site to a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) sensor grid…
Brazil's government has set a minimum total payment of 10.2 billion reais ($1.91 billion) for an upcoming auction offering stakes in three pre-salt oil fields already in production but not yet contracted, state-run firm Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA) said…
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has secured a contract from Petrobras to supply up to 50 subsea tree systems and associated services to support offshore oil and gas production across multiple fields in Brazil.The modern subsea systems…
BP's announcement on Monday of its largest global oil and gas discovery in 25 years in Brazil's offshore Santos basin bodes well for Equinor's nearby interests and strong appetite for an October auction of oil blocks in the region.Discoveries nearly two decades ago in the region…
Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (Shell Brasil), a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced the start of production at the floating production storage and offloading facility (FPSO) Alexandre de Gusmão in the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil…
SBM Offshore announces that FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão is formally on hire as of May 24, 2025 after achieving first oil and the completion of a 72-hour continuous production test leading to final acceptance.As part of the Mero-4 project, the FPSO will be connected to 12 wells…
Brazil's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved an executive order allowing the government to auction its share of oil in uncontracted offshore pre-salt areas, a move that could help boost revenue as it struggles to balance its budget…
Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC first-quarter net profit fell 7.9%, weighed down by weaker oil prices, though higher output helped stem the decline.Net income for January-March was 36.56 billion yuan ($5.03 billion), versus 39.7 billion yuan in the same period last year…
Brazil's government is preparing an extra auction this year of stakes in offshore oil areas to boost revenue, a plan gaining steam amid falling oil prices and rising global trade uncertainty, said four people familiar with the matter.Two of the sources…