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Brazil: PetroRio Connects Polvo and Tubarao Martelo Fields. Eyes Significant OPEX Cut

Jul 15, 2021

Brazilian oil firm PetroRio said Wednesday it had completed the tieback between the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo offshore fields, a move that will slash its operational costs as there would no longer be a need for a chartered FPSO.According to PetroRio…

PetroRio Charters Ocyan Offshore Rig for Frade, Wahoo Field Drilling

Jul 14, 2021

Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has hired Ocyan Drilling's Norbe VI semi-submersible drilling rig for the Frade field revitalization campaign and the Wahoo Field development, offshore Brazil.Under the drilling contract which is expected to start in March 2022…

Report: At Least Three Firms Vying for Petrobras' Albacora Fields

Jul 13, 2021

Petrobras' Albacora oilfields in Brazil are likely to attract at least three buyers despite a roughly one-month delay to let interested parties finalize their bids, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Petroleo Brasileiro SA…

Guyana Relaunches Search for Company to Market Its Crude

Jul 12, 2021

Guyana is re-launching a search for a company to market the government's share of crude oil produced off the South American country's coast to make the tender process 'simpler and more competitive,' the natural resources minister said on Monday…

Petrobras Sells Papa-Terra Field to 3R Offshore

Jul 12, 2021

Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has struck a deal with 3R Offshore to sell it its interests in the producing Papa-Terra, located in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil, for up to $105.6 million in total.3R Offshore, a company with a strategy to revitalize mature offshore fields…

Petro+ to Buy Petrobras' Alagoas Cluster Fields for $300M

Jul 06, 2021

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has struck a deal with compatriot company Petro+ to sell it its stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water concessions denominated Alagoas Cluster, located in the state of Alagoas, Brazil for $300 million…

Enauta's Atlanta Field Output Hit by Pumping System Failure

Jul 06, 2021

Brazilian oil firm Enauta said Monday that production from its Atlanta field offshore Brazil was affected by a failure in the pumping system at two wells. The Atlanta Field is currently producing oil through one well only. 'Two wells stopped production in the last few days…

ExxonMobil Drills Another Dry Well in Canje Block, Offshore Guyana

Jul 05, 2021

ExxonMobil's Jabillo-1 offshore well in Guyana's Canje Block has reached the planned target depth, however, without finding evidence of commercial hydrocarbons, Exxon's partners in the block said Monday.The Jabillo-1, drilled by the Stena Carron drillship will now be plugged and abandoned…

Report: BW Energy, DBO Bid for Petrobras' Golfinho Offshore Fields

Jul 01, 2021

Norway's BW Energy Ltd and Brazil's DBO Energy have submitted binding offers for Petrobras' Golfinho offshore oilfields, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as Brazil's state-run oil company is formally known…

TechnipFMC Wins Subsea Contract for Petrobras’ Búzios 6-9 Fields

Jun 29, 2021

TechnipFMC said on Tuesday it has been awarded a subsea contract by Petrobras for the Búzios 6-9 fields, located in the deepwater Santos basin offshore Brazil.TechnipFMC, which called the award is 'substantial', worth between $250 million and $500 million…

Engineering Firm Wood to Pay $177M to Settle Amec Foster Wheeler's Brazil Bribery Case

Jun 29, 2021

UK-based engineering firm John Wood Group, also known as Wood, on Monday said it had reached agreements with authorities in the UK, Brazil, and the U.S. to resolve their respective bribery and corruption investigations into the past use of third parties in the legacy Amec Foster Wheeler business…

Enauta's Output Doubles as Barra Exits Atlanta Field Offshore Brazil

Jun 29, 2021

Brazilian oil company Enauta said Monday it had completed the transfer of a 50% stake in the Atlanta offshore field, previously held by Barra Energia. Enauta in April said it had received regulatory approval to take full ownership of the Atlanta offshore oil field in Brazil…

Eco Atlantic Joins ExxonMobil's Canje Block Off Guyana

Jun 28, 2021

Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic has agreed to acquire a stake in JHI Associates, which owns a share in the Canje block, offshore Guyana, where ExxonMobil is drilling for oil.Eco will acquire up to a 10% interest in JHI and appoint Keith Hill…

ExxonMobil Hires PGS for 4D Survey Offshore Guyana

Jun 28, 2021

Norwegian offshore seismic surveyor PGS has been awarded a 4D seismic acquisition contract by ExxonMobil for work offshore Guyana.PGS will deploy a Titan class seismic acquisition vessel in the fourth quarter of 2021 with the acquisition slated for completion in the first quarter of 2022…

TechnipFMC Pays Final Installment to Petrobras in Bribery Settlement Case

Jun 25, 2021

Brazilian oil company Petrobras said Friday it had received the third and final installment from TechnipFMC-affiliated companies as part of a leniency agreement struck in 2019 to resolve anti-corruption investigations in Brazil.Petrobras said…

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