Brazil upstream news

CGG has announced the start of work on Espirito Santo IV, a large BroadSeis™ 3D multi-client survey in the deep and ultra-deep waters of the Espirito Santo Basin offshore Brazil.

Petrobras reports that its total oil and natural gas production in July was 2.74 million boe/d, 2.63 million boe/d of which produced in Brazil and 114 000 boe/d produced abroad.

ION Geophysical Corporation has announced a new 3D multi-client broadband reimaging programme offshore Brazil.

Subsea 7 S.A. has had three pipelay support vessel contracts extended offshore Brazil.

CGG announced today the award by Petrobras of a contract to process the seismic data from a 3D Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) survey covering a full-fold area of 2180 km2 in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin.

Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gas has awarded Seadrill Limited a contract for one well and one drill stem test for the West Saturn.

SBM Offshore announces that Shell E and P Offshore Services B.V. (Shell) has notified the company of the fact that Shell is exercising its right under the charter agreement to purchase the FPSO Turritella.

Seatronics has provided a single source solution for all of the equipment required for a subsea project in Brazil.

Tendeka, a provider of completions systems and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has finalised an exclusive agreement with Brastech Serviços Téchnicos E Construçoes Náuticas LTDA (Brastech) as it expands within the South American market.

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