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Petrobras Finds Oil in Aram Block Offshore Brazil

May 09, 2025

Petrobras has identified the presence of high-quality oil with no contaminants in the pre-salt of Santos Basin, in an exploratory well in Aram block, offshore Brazil.Well 3-BRSA-1396D-SPS is located 248 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1…

Petrobras Hires Subsea7 for Buzios Field Offshore Work in $1.2B Deal

May 05, 2025

Subsea7 has secured a super-major contract by Petrobras, after winning a competitive tender, for the development of the Búzios 11 deepwater field, offshore Brazil.The field is located approximately 180 kilometers off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro…

MODEC, Sumitomo Partner Up for Delivery of Gato do Mato FPSO

Apr 28, 2025

MODEC has executed a contract with Sumitomo Heavy Industries for the delivery of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Shell, which will be deployed offshore Brazil.MODEC and Sumitomo Heavy Industries signed…

Woodside's First-Quarter Revenue Beats Expectations

Apr 22, 2025

Shares of Australia's Woodside Energy were up nearly 4% on Wednesday after the gas producer posted first-quarter revenue above estimates.Perth-based Woodside reported revenue of $3.32 billion for the quarter ended March 31, beating a Visible Alpha consensus estimate of $2…

TotalEnergies Inks 15-Year LNG Supply Deal for Dominican Republic

Apr 15, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Energia Natural Dominicana (ENADOM), the joint venture between AES Dominicana and Energas in the Dominican Republic, for the delivery of 400,000 tons of LNG per year.Subject to the finalization of the supply purchase agreements (SPAs)…

TechnipFMC Awarded Major Contract for Gato do Mato

Mar 25, 2025

TechnipFMC has been awarded a major integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract worth over $1 billion by Shell for its Gato do Mato greenfield development offshore Brazil.In addition to integrated execution…

MODEC Gets Shell’s Gato do Mato FPSO Ops and Maintenance Job

Mar 25, 2025

MODEC has signed an agreement with Shell for the operations and maintenance of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, to be deployed at Gato do Mato deepwater field off Brazil, for a period of 20 years.The agreement follows…

Shell Makes FID for Deepwater Gato do Mato Project off Brazil

Mar 21, 2025

Shell Brasil Petróleo, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Gato do Mato, a deepwater oil and gas project in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The Gato do Mato Consortium includes Shell (operator with a 50% stake)…

Petrobras Finds Hydrocarbons in Aram Block Off Brazil

Mar 18, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has identified presence of hydrocarbons in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Aram block, offshore Brazil.The well, 4-BRSA-1395-SPS, is located 245 km from the city of Santos-SP…

Fifth FPSO for Petrobras’ Mero Field Reaches Brazil

Mar 06, 2025

Alexandre de Gusmão floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has entered Brazilian waters, and is heading to Petrobras’ Mero field in Santos Basin for commissioning works before being put into production later in 2025.Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO departed China…

New Oil Discovery Validates Potential of Buzios Field

Feb 17, 2025

Petrobras has made an oil discovery at the Búzios field, reaffirming the pre-salt potential of the field located in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.Petrobras confirmed the presence of oil with the drilling of well 9-BUZ-99D-RJS, located in the western region of the Búzios field…

Santos Hires Weststar-GAP for Timor-Leste Offshore Helicopter Services

Jan 31, 2025

Australian oil and gas company Santos has signed a helicopter transportation services contract with Weststar-GAP Aviation for its offshore operations in Timor-Leste’s Bayu-Undan region.Under the $40 million contract, Weststar-GAP Aviation, a joint venture between Timor GAP-Timor Gas Petroleo…

Petrobras Increases Oil and Gas Reserves to 11.4 billion Barrels

Jan 30, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil and gas major Petrobras has informed that its proven reserves of oil, condensate and natural gas rose to 11.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in 2024, compared to 10.9 billion boe reported in 2023.Oil and condensate…

Petrobras’ Berbigão and Sururu Merge into One Field

Jan 27, 2025

Brazilian oil and gas regulator National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has made a decision to merge Petrobras-operated Berbigão and Sururu fields, in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.Operated by Petrobras with a 42…

Petrobras Extends Tupi Field FPSO Stay, Lines Up System Upgrades

Jan 22, 2025

Petrobras, on behalf of the Tupi field consortium, has extended charter and service agreements for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Angra dos Reis, announcing also the upgrades to the vessel.The amendments…

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