Brazil

Early production test at Libra

Submitted by Mark Venables on Wed, 2017-12-13 10:10

13th December 2017

Located approximately 180 kilometres off the Rio de Janeiro coast, Pioneiro de Libra FPSO can process up to 50,000-barrels of oil and 4-million cubic meters of associated gas per day.

BP boosts ethanol capacity in Brazil

Submitted by Mark Venables on Sat, 2017-12-02 08:03

02nd December 2017

Terminal Copersucar de Etanol in Paulínia i

BP Biofuels and Copersucar have announced that they have agreed to form a joint venture to own and operate a major ethanol storage terminal in Brazil, better and flexibly connecting ethanol production with the country’s main fuels markets.

First oil from Brazil’s giant Libra field

Submitted by Mark Venables on Wed, 2017-11-29 18:02

29th November 2017

First oil from Brazil’s giant Libra field

Total has announced first oil from the Libra mega-field, located in ultra-deep waters 180 kilometres offshore Rio de Janeiro, in the pre-salt Santos Basin in Brazil.

Brazilian oil major renews comprehensive service agreement with MAN Diesel & Turbo

Submitted by Editorial on Thu, 2017-11-02 09:14

02nd November 2017

Long-term contract to ensure efficiency and availability of essential turbomachinery units working offshore

Petrobras oil and natural gas production in January

Submitted by Mark Venables on Sat, 2017-02-18 15:09

18th February 2017

Petrobras’ total oil and natural gas production in January was 2.86 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), of which 2.74 million boed were produced in Brazil and 0.12 million boed abroad.

Despite challenges, Brazil continues to lead the world for offshore oil and gas upstream projects

Submitted by Mark Venables on Thu, 2016-11-10 08:23

10th November 2016

Brazil is set to lead the global offshore oil and gas industry in terms of planned projects, with a staggering total of 40 developments scheduled to start operations by 2025, out of an anticipated total of 236 worldwide, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Petrobras’ troubles highlight bleak prospects for Brazil to 2020

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2016-01-05 22:45

05th January 2016

Marred by corruption and market turmoil, Petrobras, the operator of key pre-salt projects for Brazil’s oil production over the next five years, is one of many Brazilian oil and gas companies facing a difficult financial future in the short term, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Despite corruption probes, Brazil will drive global growth in FPSO industry

Submitted by Editorial on Thu, 2015-10-29 21:28

29th October 2015

Brazil will lead global growth in the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) industry despite the country’s national oil company, Petrobras, recently facing allegations of corruption, says research and consulting firm GlobalData.

CGG begins BroadSeis Survey in Brazil’s Barreirinhas Basin

Submitted by Editorial on Thu, 2015-10-22 13:14

22nd October 2015

CGG will begin a BroadSeis survey in Brazil's Barreirinhas Basin

CGG has announced that it has now received all necessary permits to start acquiring the industry’s first regional broadband seismic survey of the Barreirinhas Basin in the Equatorial Margin of northern Brazil in early November.