Brazil upstream news
BW Offshore extends lease for FPSO Polvo
The firm period agreed with PetroRio for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo has been extended to 3Q21 (from 3Q20), with options until 3Q22.
TGS completes Multibeam and Coring programme in Campos and Santos Basins
The study, known as a SeepHunter campaign, includes the results of 342 conventional cores and 29 jumbo piston cores and heat probes.
SBM Offshore signs FPSO Sepetiba contracts with Petrobras
FPSO Sepetiba will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, 180 km offshore Rio de Janeiro.
SBM Offshore and Constellation complete FPSO ownership transaction
The transaction entailed the sale to SBM Offshore of Constellation’s equity ownership in the lease and operating companies related to five Brazilian FPSOs.
Shell and partners boost pre-salt production in Santos Basin
Oil and gas production has started at the P-68 FPSO located in BM-S-11-A Concession in Berbigão, Sururu and West Atapu.
MODEC, Mitsui, MOL and Marubeni to proceed with deepwater FPSO charter project in Brazil's pre-salt
The FPSO will be chartered for 21 years and deployed in the Búzios field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.
Petrobras, CNODC awarded Aram block in Brazil pre-salt round
Petrobras and CNODC offered the the minimum allowed profit oil of 29.96% for rights to explore and produce oil at the Aram block in Brazil's Santos Basin.
Petrobras, CNOOC and CNODC acquire stakes in Brazil's biggest oil auction
Petrobras and Chinese state firms CNOOC and CNODC made the only bids out of over a dozen major oil firms who had registered. Two of four blocks on offer got no bids.
Seabed Geosolutions completes OBN survey in Santos Basin
The survey started in late 2018 and covered the Buzios field, lying in approximately 2000 m water depth.
Petrobras signs agreement with Emerson to streamline software deployment and reduce deepwater operations costs
Under the terms of the agreement, Emerson will provide dedicated servers and associated hardware infrastructure to Petrobras and manage those systems on its behalf.