Petrobras – Oil & Gas 360

Halliburton secures major offshore drilling contract with Petrobras

January 31, 2025

(World Oil) – Halliburton announced a contract award from Petrobras for integrated drilling services across several offshore fields in Brazil, the result of a competitive process. The contract scope includes drilling services for development and exploration wells over a three-year period. In this contract, Halliburton will provide iCruise® intelligent rotary steerable system (RSS) to reduce well time and place wells accurately,

Petrobras and Ecopetrol uncover historic gas find in Colombia

December 5, 2024

(Oil Price) – Brazilian oil giant Petrobras, in partnership with Colombia’s state-run Ecopetrol, has confirmed the largest natural gas discovery in Colombia’s history. Drilling results from the Sirius-2 well, located in the Guajira Offshore Basin, have revealed over 6 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place—enough to potentially double the country’s existing reserves. Petrobras holds a 44.44% stake in the

Baker Hughes wins Petrobras contracts to supply flexible pipe systems in Santos basin

October 28, 2024

(World Oil) – Baker Hughes announced today significant contracts with Petrobras to provide 77 km of flexible pipe systems to be deployed in Brazil’s pre-salt fields. The agreement was signed Oct. 15, 2024, following an open tender. The multi-year project includes risers and flowlines for hydrocarbon production and associated gas and water injection with support for equipment storage, maintenance and

Petrobras E&P strategy aims to get max oil output from current fields

October 18, 2024

(World Oil) – Petrobras is pushing to extract as much oil as possible from its existing fields in Brazil while simultaneously hunting for new reserves to prevent production from starting to decline in the 2030s. The mantra “all the oil counts” will guide the company’s next strategic plan that will be unveiled in late November, members of the management team

Petrobras refinery hits record output with pre-salt oil driving gains

October 9, 2024

(World Oil) – Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil company, achieved record production at its refineries in September 2024. The Total Utilization Factor (FUT) of its refineries reached 96.8%, the highest monthly figure this year, according to the company. In the third quarter of 2024, Petrobras recorded an average FUT of 95.2%. This period also saw a significant increase in the processing

TotalEnergies eyes potential Petrobras partnership opportunities in Namibia, Suriname, Angola

September 23, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – TotalEnergies is interested in partnering with Petrobras on projects outside of Brazil as the French supermajor expands in Latin America’s most populous nation, Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said Monday. Namibia, Suriname and Angola were among the areas Pouyanne mentioned as potential cooperation zones. In Brazil, the offshore Mero project in the so-called pre-salt region, where

Petrobras, Ecopetrol ordered to halt drilling natural gas well offshore Colombia

September 16, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – A Colombian judge ordered Ecopetrol SA and Petroleo Brasileiro SA to halt the drilling of an offshore gas well in the nation’s Caribbean waters after an Indigenous community sought legal protection. The community in the area of Taganga, near the city of Santa Marta, claimed their consent should have been requested before the companies were allowed

Petrobras makes deepwater natural gas discovery offshore Colombia

August 5, 2024

World Oil (WO) – Petrobras achieved the main target of the Uchuva-2 well, confirming the extent of the natural gas discovery made in 2022 while drilling of the Uchuva-1 well. This well adds relevant information for the development of a new frontier of exploration and production in Colombia, reinforcing the volumetric potential for natural gas in the region. Uchuva-2 well,

Colombia eyes 2029 start-up date from offshore natural gas assets in $300 million drilling investment

July 31, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Ecopetrol SA expects offshore natural gas from Colombia to come online as soon as 2029, two years later than previously anticipated and not in time to curb a looming fuel shortfall. Colombia is set to face a gap between its domestic supply of natural gas and total demand beginning next year. The fuel gap of around

Petrobras to deploy Baker Hughes’ workover, plug and abandonment services across assets offshore Brazil

June 10, 2024

World Oil (WO) – Baker Hughes announced a significant order from Petrobras for workover and plug and abandonment (P&A) services in pre-salt and post-salt fields offshore Brazil. The multi-year offshore project, set to start in the first half of 2025, will be managed with Baker Hughes’ integrated solutions portfolio to optimize performance for Petrobras. Baker Hughes’ integrated approach will deploy

Brazil’s oil giant must assess the impact of drilling on indigenous communities

May 9, 2024

Oil Price Brazil’s environmental protection agency has required state-held oil and gas giant Petrobras to conduct a series of studies on how its plan to drill in an environmentally sensitive area offshore the mouth of the Amazon River would impact indigenous communities. In recent weeks, the agency, Ibama, has sent the requests to Petrobras, asking it to carry out studies

Petrobras, bp to expand exploration, production ventures with new E&P contract

April 22, 2024

World Oil (WO) – Petrobras and bp signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote discussions and collaboration between the two companies. The non-binding agreement focuses on business opportunities in exploration, and production (E&P), sustainable fuels, carbon credits, refining. The companies will also work together on research, development, and innovation projects. The two companies are already partners in exploration blocks

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