Brazil upstream news
Petrobras agrees to sell shallow water fields in Potiguar Basin
Petrobras has sold its entire stake in the Pescada, Arabaiana, and Dentão fields to OP Pescada Óleo e Gás Ltda.
Petrobras preparing open tender for Brazil's biggest ever platform
Petrobras plans to launch the leasing tender for the FPSO by the end of August.
Petrobras begins decommissioning Campos Basin platforms
Petrobras has started to decommission platform P-12 in the Campos Basin.
ABB teams up with Yinson on offshore oil and gas project in Brazil
ABB to deliver complete electrical, control and telecommunication solutions to drive efficiency and productivity for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Petrobras awards Saipem contract for Búzios pre-salt subsea work
Saipem is to install a rigid riser-based subsea system to serve the Búzios pre-salt project offshore Brazil.
Shearwater lands seismic contracts with CGG and Oil India
The company will carry out the Brazil Nebula survey extension for CGG and a 3D scope for Oil India lasting 1.5 months, starting in 3Q20.
Petrobras begins production in Atapu field
The FPSO operating the well has the capacity to process up to 150 000 bpd and treat up to 6 million m3 of natural gas.
MAN to supply compression technology for FPSO Anna Nery
MAN will supply Yinson with four RB-type centrifugal-compressor trains for gas production and export, as well as two screw-compressor trains, which will be put into operation as vapour-recovery units.
Petrobras begins sale process for offshore oilfields
The company is selling its entire stake in the Atum, Curimã, Espada and Xaréu shallow-water oilfields.
Rystad Energy: Covid-19 to reduce world’s recoverable oil by 282 billion bbl
Rystad Energy has released its annual global energy outlook, which claims that the Covid-19 downturn will expedite peak oil demand.