Rio Oil And Gas News

 

Leak shuts down Petrobras production

Jan 22, 2016

Petrobras stopped production from its P-31 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Rio de Janeiro for the second time this month, after gas and oil leaks occurred earlier this week, according to the Sindipetro Norte Fluminense union…

Sandvik opens South American facility

Oct 26, 2015

Image: Sandvik Sandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has announced the opening of its South American…

Cidade de Itaguai arrives at Iracema Norte

Jul 07, 2015

The Cidade de Itaguaí FPSO has anchored in the Iracema Norte area of Lula field, Petrobras announced on 3 July. MODEC in consortium with Schahin was responsible for converting the VLCC Alga into the FPSO, as well as constructing and integrating the modules…

Big spending needs investment

Apr 01, 2015

Brazil has big plans as it sets its sight on increasing oil exports – but it will need investment in technology as it moves into ever deeper waters. Elaine Maslin reports from Subsea Expo. Various vessels await deployment in Guanabara Bay near Niterói…

Petrobras starts early at Búzios

Mar 12, 2015

Petrobras began early production at the deepwater Búzios field offshore Brazil. The Dynamic Producer. From Sembcorp Marine.   Búzios is located in the Santos basin, about 200km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro…

Technip gets Lula subsea gig

Mar 02, 2015

Tupi BV awarded Technip a contract to supply high technological flexible pipes for the Lula Alto pre-salt oil field off Brazil. Map from Petrobras.   Lula Alto is an ongoing development located in the Santos basin…

Libra’s exploration challenges

Jan 01, 2015

The giant Libra field has many challenges, sitting in Brazil’s deepwater pre-salt. Claudio Paschoa take a look at the development plans. The Libra prospect and the pre-salt region. Image from Mercopress…

Permanent seismic reservoir monitoring on Jubarte

Nov 01, 2014

Claudio Paschoa provides insights from technical sessions at this year’s Rio Oil & Gas event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Petrobras Geophysics Manager Paulo Johann. Photo from IBP.   At Rio Oil & Gas…

Nanotechnology applied to E&P

Nov 01, 2014

Rio Oil & Gas also highlighted the growth in development of nanotechnology within the oil industry. The debate concluded that nanotechnology could definitely be an important tool to increase the efficiency of oil recovery in any field and specifically in mature fields…

Odebrecht, Teekay sign LOI for Libra FPSO

Oct 10, 2014

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…

Rio Oil and Gas: Advancing recovery through nanotechnology

Sep 19, 2014

Rio Oil and Gas’ final day included a presentation on how nanotechnology can play a role in exploration and recovery. The oil and gas sector, with the support of IBP (Brazilian Petroleum Institute), is working on a nano agent capable of increasing oil recovery by 20%…

17th Rio Oil & Gas closes with record business volume

Sep 19, 2014

The 17th Rio Oil & Gas, one of three major events of the industry in the world, has come to a close on 18 September. Some points highlighted by João Carlos de Luca, president of Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP) included the volume of business conducted…

Petrobras to sign ship contract this month

Sep 19, 2014

Brazil's state-run oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro, will sign a contract to build and lease a floating production ship for its Libra offshore project this month, company Chief Executive Maria das Gracas Foster said on 18 September, as reported by Reuters…

DNV GL appoints new regional manager, South America

Sep 18, 2014

Alex Imperial has taken over as DNV GL Oil & Gas’s regional manager for South America just as the company is creating a dedicated research unit in Brazil. Imperial recently left Singapore, where he was Director for DNV GL’s Deepwater Technology Centre…

Rio Oil and Gas: Pre-salt production to increase by 2020

Sep 18, 2014

Petrobras expects pre-salt production to account for 50% of its total production by 2020, Carlos Tadeu Fraga, Petrobras’ general manager for pre-salt E&P told attendees at Rio Oil and Gas 2014 on Wednesday. Fraga (pictured) stepped in…

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