Brazil upstream news

Total will operate the C-M-541 block with a 40% interest, alongside Qatar Petroleum (40%) and Petronas (20%). The consortium plans to drill a first exploration well in 2021.

Wintershall Dea will retain a 70% participating interest and operatorship in its Potiguar offshore exploration blocks.

The settlement is in relation to engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the construction of six semi-submersible drilling rigs for subsidiaries of Sete Brasil.

The 6th Production Sharing Round is scheduled for 7 November and will offer the Aram, Boomerang, Southern Cross, Southwest Sagittarius and North Brava blocks, distributed in the Santos and Campos basins.

Under the terms of a deal with Petrobras, Weatherford will deliver 24 Optimax™ deep-set safety valves in the next four years.

The Subsea & Drilling Brazil conference will take place from 28 – 29 November in Rio de Janeiro.

An application of thermography has been to detect wet insulation, which is one of the drivers for corrosion under insulation (CUI) attack.

Brazil’s recent pre-salt rounds have attracted majors, with BP, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and Statoil all now operators.

The 6-month project will cover approximately 8500 km2 and will be acquired by the Amazon Warrior using 14-streamers and Flexisource triple source.

At an event in Rio de Janeiro, firms paid a total of US$3.74 million for the rights to explore the areas in question.