Petrobras
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Offshore
Petrobras completes formation test in Alto de Cabo Frio Central block
Petrobras has completed a formation test in wildcat well 1-BRSA-1383A-RJS in the pre-salt area of the Alto de Cabo Frio…
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Offshore
Petrobras elects new CEO
The board of directors of Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas company, on Monday elected Caio Paes de Andrade as…
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Offshore
Petrobras CEO fired by Brazil’s President after less than 2 months on the job
Jose Mauro Coelho, who became CEO of Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras on April 13, has been fired by President…
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Renewables
Petrobras and Equinor assess environmental feasibility of joint offshore wind energy project
Petrobras and Equinor are evaluating the environmental feasibility of jointly developing an offshore wind farm in the Campos Basin, about…
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Offshore
Petrobras terminates process to sell four concessions in Sergipe-Alagoas Basin
Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil company, has decided to terminate the current competitive process, which was in the binding phase, for…
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Americas
Brazilian president replaces mines and energy minister
On May 9, Petrobras announced it was increasing refinery gate diesel prices by 8.9%. Two days later, Brazilian President Jair…
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Offshore
Petrobras to invest $16bn in Campos Basin revitalisation
Petrobras plans to invest $16bn in the Campos Basin, installing three new FPSO platforms and more than 100 oil rigs…
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Offshore
Petrobras begins oil and gas production in the Mero field using new FPSO
Petrobras has started to produce oil and gas from the Mero field through the . The new floating production, storage…
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Offshore
Petrobras and Equinor start production at IOR project
Petrobras and Equinor have started production from the first two wells of the increased oil recovery (IOR) project at Roncador.…
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Offshore
Petrobras to try again to sell Tartaruga oilfield
Petrobras, Brazil’s state-run oil company, plans to restart the process to sell its stake in the shallow-water Tartaruga oilfield offshore…
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Offshore
Prosafe wins Petrobras contract for accommodation vessel
Prosafe has won a contract to provide Petrobras the 500-bed , a semi-submersible accommodation vessel, for a four-year period starting…
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Offshore
New nominees selected by Brazilian government to head up Petrobras
After Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s choices for CEO and Chairman of Petrobras both declined their nominations last week, the pressure was on…
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Offshore
Candidates for both top jobs at Petrobras have withdrawn, Bolsonaro has just a week to find replacements
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s succession plans for state-owned Petrobras have taken a hit this week. His candidates for both the…
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Offshore
Brazilian prosecutor sees potential conflict of interest for Adriano Pires, President Bolsonaro’s appointee to lead Petrobras
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is looking to replace Joaquim Silva e Luna as CEO of state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) at…
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Americas
Brazilian president reported to have decided to remove Petrobras CEO
Brazilian weekly news magazine Veja has reported that President Jair Bolsonaro plans to remove Joaquim Silva e Luna as CEO…
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Offshore
Petrobras moves forward with sale of E&P assets in Gulf of Mexico
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has begun the non-binding phase of the sale of Petrobras America Inc.’s 20% interest in MP…
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Offshore
Petrobras moves to exercise rights to Campos Basin blocks
In December 2021, the Brazilian National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) authorized oil regulator ANP to put 11 pre-salt blocks…
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Offshore
Petrobras begins process to contract suppliers to develop its patented HISEP technology
Petrobras has started hiring suppliers to manufacture, install and test its patented HISEP technology designed to separate CO2-rich gas from…
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Shipyards
Keppel receives extension to pay $52.7m owed as part of Brazilian resolution
As part of a global resolution reached in 2017 with authorities in the US, Brazil and Singapore in relation to…
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Offshore
Petrobras plans to drill first well at Equatorial Margin in 2022
Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) plans to begin drilling at the Equatorial Margin in 2022, according to the company’s reservoir executive manager…
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