Brazil

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August 02, 2024
As part of the second development of the Atapu and Sepia offshore fields, SLB OneSubsea will provide the Petrobras-standard configured, pre-salt vertical trees, subsea distribution units, subsea control systems and pipeline systems, along with related installation, commissioning and life-of-field services.
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July 30, 2024
Petrobras ended Q2 2024 with an average production of 2.7 MMboed, an increase of 2.4% compared to the same period of the previous year. The increase was driven by the increase in production ( ramp-up ) of the FPSOs Almirante Barroso, P-71, Anna Nery, Anita Garibaldi and Sepetiba, in addition to the entry into production of 12 new wells from complementary projects, eight in the Campos basin and four in the Santos basin.
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July 24, 2024
TechnipFMC has been awarded a “substantial” contract by Petrobras to supply flexible pipe for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The contract covers the design, engineering, and manufacture of flexible pipe for water injection and gas lift.
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July 22, 2024
Valaris Limited has been awarded a multi-year contract with Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (“Equinor”), for drillship VALARIS DS-17. The contract relates to work offshore Brazil on Project Raia. Equinor’s project partners are Repsol Sinpoec Brazil (35%) and Petrobras (30%).
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June 24, 2024
ATP will pay 100% of the work program, which initially consists of drilling and completing the AND-4 and AND-5 wells in the Andorinha field and a workover in the CR-2 well located in the POT-T-281 block.
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June 23, 2024
Daily crude production kicked off the year at 3.73 MMbpd, then plummeted nearly 25% following offshore maintenance. Now, more than one-third of the deficit has been restored, offering far-reaching implications for Latin America’s largest economy and worldwide energy markets.
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June 20, 2024
The FPSO will operate in the Jubarte field in the Campos basin's pre-salt layer, off Espírito Santo's coast. The unit has a production capacity of 100,000 bpd and can process 5 MMcmgd.
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June 18, 2024
Using Sonardyne’s proprietary optical and acoustic communications technologies, and drawing on its extensive experience of seabed monitoring, OD OBN expects to provide a versatile, lower cost, more resilient solution for time-lapse seismic and subsidence monitoring of producing reservoirs with better data and the capacity to be placed on the ocean floor for up to five years without human intervention.
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June 17, 2024
Vallourec low-carbon high performance OCTG solutions will contribute to the development of the Bacalhau and Raia fields operated in the pre-salt, as well as the Peregrino field in the post-salt, while contributing to Equinor's Energy Transition Plan to reach net zero by 2050.
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June 13, 2024
Trendsetter Engineering, a provider of subsea oil and gas equipment and services, has been awarded a significant contract by Trident Energy do Brasil to deliver two six-slot production subsea manifolds for the Bonito and Bicudo Fields offshore Brazil. 
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June 11, 2024
Oceaneering is contracted to supply up to 362 km, or approximately 225 miles, of steel tube and thermoplastic electro-hydraulic umbilicals and associated subsea distribution hardware for use in projects offshore Brazil.
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June 10, 2024
Baker Hughes’ integrated approach will deploy wireline, coiled tubing, cementing, tubular running, wellbore intervention, fishing, and geosciences services in all of Petrobras’ offshore fields. The agreement also includes Baker Hughes remedial tools, completion fluids and production chemicals.
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May 30, 2024
The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and pre-commissioning of 102 km of rigid risers and flowlines for the steel lazy wave production system.
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May 27, 2024
TotalEnergies, together with the operator Petrobras and their partners in the Atapu and Sépia consortiums, have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the second development phase of Atapu and Sépia fields, located in the prolific pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.
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May 26, 2024
The P-84 and P-85 platforms are part of Petrobras' new generation of FPSO platforms, characterized by a high production capacity that prioritize sustainable practices with innovative technologies. The P-84 and P-85 FPSOs will each have a production capacity of 225,000 bopd and gas processing capacity of 10 MMcmd.
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May 24, 2024
Petrobras’s board of directors appointed Magda Chambriard as the state-controlled oil giant’s next chief executive officer, who enters the job with a clear mandate to ramp up investments in sectors including refining.
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May 19, 2024
The combination will create a company with a production potential of more than 100,000 bpd of oil and natural gas.
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May 16, 2024
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will push the new head of Petrobras to speed the pace of investments into refineries and expand its natural gas supplies after ousting the state-run oil company’s chief executive officer, people familiar with his plans said.
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May 15, 2024
Prates’s dismissal was confirmed late Tuesday by people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters. Petrobras, as the company is commonly known, said in a statement late Tuesday that Prates is expected to officially resign at an upcoming board meeting.
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May 14, 2024
From 2024 to 2028, Petrobras will start up 14 floating oil production platforms, which account for a third of the global FPSO orders in this period. There’s also a considerable demand for underwater systems to connect these units.   
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May 08, 2024
In a Monday panel at OTC 2024, several Petrobras representatives tackled the multi-layered operations in revitalization of the Campos basin offshore Brazil.
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