Petrobras News

Oil and Gas Majors Start Next Phase of Pioneering OD OBN Project

Jun 18, 2024

The next phase of the On Demand Ocean Bottom Node (OD OBN) project, involving Sonardyne, Shell, Petrobras and SENAI CIMATEC, has started offshore Brazil, which could result in the development of next generation of geophysical monitoring systems in the offshore oil and gas industry…

Petrobras and Shearwater Join Forces for Seismic Tech R&D

Jun 11, 2024

Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras and seismic acquisition company Shearwater Geoservices have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint development and execution of scientific research and technology innovation within…

Petrobras Makes FID to Advance Two Oil Projects Offshore Brazil

May 27, 2024

Petrobras, together with its partners, has made the final investment decision (FID) for the second development phase of Atapu and Sépia fields, located in the prolific pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The Atapu field has been producing…

Lula's Ambitions for Petrobras Hemmed in by New Rules

May 20, 2024

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may soon discover that swapping the CEO of Petrobras PETR4.SA is not enough to turn the state-run oil company into the engine for job creation and development it was during his first 2002-2010 terms…

New Petrobras CEO Says Oil Prospect is of “National Interest”

May 27, 2024

Petrobras' new chief executive said a basin in Brazil's Equatorial Margin, an environmentally sensitive offshore prospect seen as the country's most promising frontier for oil exploration, was a matter of 'national interest.'Magda Chambriard…

Brazil Pushes Out Petrobras CEO, Names Ex-Regulator to Top Job

May 15, 2024

The chief executive of Brazil's Petrobras offered to step down, the state-run oil company said on Tuesday, as the government lined up a former regulator for the role, sending shares sliding as investors braced for political interference.Brazilian…

DOF Secures $192M from Two Contracts with Petrobras

Apr 30, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two contracts with Brazil’s state-run oil and gas company Petrobras, worth over $192 million.Petrobras has awarded new long-term charter and service contracts to Norskan Offshore. and DOF Subsea Servicos Brasil…

Petrobras Required to Assess Indigenous Impact of Amazon Offshore Drilling

May 09, 2024

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras must do a series of studies on the impact on Indigenous groups in the Amazon area of planned offshore drilling nearby in order to analyze the project's viability, according to a federal agency and documents from government agencies…

New Petrobras CEO Pressed on Shipbuilding Reboot, Jobs

May 16, 2024

The next chief executive of Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, arrives with the résumé and mandate to make Brazil's state-run oil firm what it was under prior Workers Party governments: an engine of job creation and industrial development, said people familiar with the matter…

Petrobras Resists Order to Assess Indigenous Impact of Amazon Drilling

May 14, 2024

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is resisting regulatory demands requiring it to assess the impact on Indigenous groups of drilling in an offshore basin near the mouth of the Amazon River, Chief Exploration and Production Officer Joelson Mendes told journalists on Tuesday…

Petrobras Signs Contracts with Perenco for Sale of Two Campos Basin Fields

Apr 26, 2024

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has signed contracts for the sale of its entire stake in the Cherne and Bagre fields, located in shallow waters in the Campos Basin, to Perenco.Production from the two fields was interrupted in March…

Petrobras Sells Two Mothballed Campos Basin Fields to Perenco

Apr 18, 2024

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has agreed the sale of its entire stake in the Cherne and Bagre fields, located in shallow waters in the Campos Basin, to Brazil's subsidiary of UK-based oil and gas firm Perenco.Production from the two…

Petrobras Hires SLB for Buzios Field Work Offshore Brazil

Apr 15, 2024

Oilfield services and technology company SLB has been awarded three contracts by Petrobras for completion hardware and services for up to 35 subsea wells in the development of  Buzios Wave II offshore oil field.The scope of the contract includes…

Petrobras and BP Deepen Partnership

Apr 19, 2024

Petrobras and BP have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation and business opportunities between the companies.Petrobras and BP are partners in exploration blocks in the Exploration & Production segment, including Alto de Cabo Frio Central…

Búzios Field Hits 1 Billion Barrels of Oil Production Offshore Brazil

Apr 18, 2024

Petrobras, in a consortium with CNOOC, CNODC, and PPSA, has marked a new milestone with the Búzios field, which has reached 1 billion barrels of oil (bbl) produced since the start of operations in 2018.The milestone was reached on March 31,…

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