Petróleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras) said that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Well 1-BRSA-1376D-RJS (Naru) of Block C-M-657 in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin. According to the Brazilian national oil company, the Naru well was drilled nearly 308km from the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, in water depth of […]
Sapura Energy, a Malaysian oil and gas services company, has won three contracts with a total value of 840 million Malaysian Ringgit ($206 million) in South America and Africa. The contracts include a couple of major project wins in South America, and a drilling contract in the Ivory Coast. In South America, Sapura Energy’s subsidiary […]
French oil and gas giant Total said that it has stepped down as operator for five offshore exploration blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin in Brazil. In this connection, Total had notified its partners on 19 August regarding its resignation from operatorship of the FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127 blocks. Total has also […]
Petrobras and its partners will move ahead with the phase 3 development of the Mero oil field in the Libra block offshore Brazil, having taken the investment decision. The Mero field is located deep offshore in the prolific pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, 180 kilometers off the Rio de Janeiro coast. The partners will deploy […]
Royal IHC has bagged a contract from Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson for a tandem mooring and offloading system and a riser pull-in system to be used by the Anna Nery floating production, storage and offloading vessel (Anna Nery FPSO). Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed by the Dutch maritime service provider. The Anna […]
Petrobras and its partners have ramped up production in Block BM-S-11A (Iara cluster) in the deepwater Santos Basin pre-salt offshore Brazil by starting production from the P-70 floating production storage and offloading vessel (P-70 FPSO). According to Total, a participant in Block BM-S-11A, the P-70 FPSO, which will produce the reserve of the Atapu field, […]
Uirapuru oil discovery : Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has pulled off an oil discovery in the Uirapuru block in the Santos Basin pre-salt in Brazilian waters through the drilling of a pioneer well. The Brazilian oil giant said that the pioneer well is located nearly 200km off the coast of the city of Santos in São […]
Petrobras has launched the sale process of its stake in the Merluza and Lagosta fields, contained in the shallow waters of the Santos Basin, Brazil. The Brazilian national oil company said that the sale of is stake in the Santo Basin fields is in line with the optimization of its portfolio and also for improving […]
Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) and its partners Royal Dutch Shell, Total and Petrogal Brasil have started oil and gas production start at the P-68 floating production, storage, and offloading unit (P-68 FPSO) from the Berbigão field at the BM-S-11-A concession (lara license) in the Brazilian pre-salt Santos Basin. The P-68 FPSO is the fourth platform to […]
Upstream industry news : Petrobras and its partners Royal Dutch Shell and Galp have started production from the Lula North project in the Santos Basin in Brazil through the P-67 floating production and storage offloading vessel (P-67 FPSO). The Lula North deepwater field is located in the BM-S-11 concession, which is operated by Petrobras, through […]