BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Apr.2026, Words: 266) — Brava Energia S.A. entered into an agreement with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PETROBRAS) for the sale of 100% of a portion of the ring-fence of the Argonauta field (BC-10 Concession), in the Campos basin. Said field is held by […]
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PETROBRAS boosts Campos basin presence with purchase of Argonauta ring-fence
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Apr.2026, Words: 486) — PETROBRAS entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of a portion of the ring-fence of the Argonauta field (BC-10 concession) in the Campos basin, currently held by Shell (Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda.), ONGC (ONGC Campos Ltda.), and Brava […]
Petrobras reveals earnout payment related to Sépia and Atapu
SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Feb.2026, Words: 170) — Petrobras received R$ 1.65bn from its partners in the Sépia and Atapu fields: TotalEnergies EP Brasil Ltda (28% WI), PETRONAS Petróleo Brasil Ltda (21% WI), and QatarEnergy Brasil Ltda (21% WI) in Sépia; and Shell Brasil Petróleo […]
SBM says FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão leaves China for Brazil
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Dec.2024, Words: 428) — The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Alexandre de Gusmão has left the COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore shipyard in China for Brazil. The vessel will be the eighth SBM Offshore unit to operate in Brazil and is headed […]
Mero 3 FPSO Starts Production in Libra Pre-salt Offshore Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Oct.2024) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras announced that on 30 Oct. 2024 the Marechal Duque de Caxias platform ship (Mero 3) has started producing oil and gas in the Mero field located in the Libra Block in the Santos Basin’s pre-salt layer. Nero 3 can produce up to […]
Sepetiba Platform Reaches Top Pre-salt Production
(Petrobras, 28.Aug.2024) — The platform ship Sepetiba, chartered by Petrobras, reached its top production, 180 million oil barrels per day (bpd), in the Mero field, in the Santo Basin’s pre-salt layer, last 27 Aug. 2024. This milestone was reached within the estimated time frame of eight months due to the promptness […]
Marechal Duque de Caxias in Brazil on Way to Pre-salt Layer
(Petrobras, 27.May.2024) — The platform ship Marechal Duque de Caxias arrived in Brazil on 27 May 2024, from China, heading for the Mero field in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The platform of the FPSO type (floating production, storage, and transfer unit) can produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil and compress […]
Petrobras Puts Platform Vessel into Pre-salt Production
(Petrobras, 31.Dec.2023) — Petrobras put into production today the Sepetiba platform vessel, in the Mero field, Libra block, in the pre-salt Santos Basin. This is Mero’s third production system, with the capacity to produce up to 180 thousand barrels of oil a day and compress up to 12 million cubic meters […]
Petrobras on ANP 1st Cycle Auction Result
(Petrobras, 16.Dec.2022) — Petrobras acquired the Sudoeste de Sagitário, Água Marinha and Norte de Brava blocks in the 1st Cycle of Permanent Production Sharing Offer of the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP). Petrobras has acquired the Sudoeste de Sagitário block in partnership with Shell Brasil. The consortium […]
Libra Consortium Starts Production at Mero Field’s FPSO Guanabara
(Shell Brasil, 2.May.2022) — Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda., a subsidiary of Shell plc, announces the start of production of the FPSO Guanabara in the Mero field, offshore Santos Basin in Brazil. The FPSO Guanabara, which while under construction was also known as Mero-1, has an installed capacity of 12 million cubic […]
Shell Brasil Applies for Environmental License for Offshore Wind Power Projects
(Shell Brasil, 18.Mar.2022) — Shell Brasil earlier this week applied for environmental licenses from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) for offshore wind power generation in six areas covered by the states of Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and Rio […]
Petrobras Comments on 2021 Production, Cuts 2022 Target
(Petrobras, 14.Jan.2022) — Petrobras confirms the achievement of its production targets for the year 2021, with the following results: The highlights of 2021 were: • the start of production from FPSO Carioca, the first platform in the Sépia field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt; • own production in the pre-salt, […]
ANP Reveals Result of 2nd Bid Round for TOR Surplus
(Petrobras, 17.Dec.2021) — Petrobras acquired the exploration and production rights of the volumes exceeding those of the Transfer of Rights in the Atapu and Sepia offshore fields in the 2nd Bidding Round for the Transfer of Rights surplus under the Production Sharing Regime, held today, by the National Agency of […]
Petrobras On Sapinhoá Seismic Acquisition
(Petrobras, 9.Jun.2021) — Petrobras will start on 13 June 2021 the first of the two seismic acquisitions of the Sapinhoá field monitoring project, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. Seismic acquisition is an important tool for managing the deposit (reservoirs) and optimizing production systems, seeking to maximize the value […]
Shell And Partners Add Pre-salt Production
(Shell, 14.Nov.2019) — New, deep-water production has come online from the Brazilian pre-salt Santos Basin. Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (Shell Brasil) and its consortium partners today announced the start of oil and natural gas production at the P-68 floating production, storage, and offloading unit (FPSO), located in BM-S-11A Concession in […]