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Petrobras to invest USD 5.6bn in oil and gas efficiency upgrade - update

Submitted by Sebastião Martins on 31st July 2012

31st July 2012

Petrobras to invest USD 5.6bn in oil and gas efficiency upgrade - update

Brazilian oil giant open to big investment in order to raise production and exploration efficiency in Campos Basin

Petrobras to boost Campos Basin efficiency to historic levels

Submitted by Sebastião Martins on 30th July 2012

30th July 2012

Petrobras to boost Campos Basin efficiency to historic levels

Petrobras launches USD 236.5bn project in bid to boost exploration and production in one of the oil rich sedimentary basins offshore Rio de Janeiro

Shell inches into a “more open” Russia

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on 27th July 2012

27th July 2012

Shell is following a deliberate strategy to bring more choice into the company’s next tranche of investment, its CEO confirmed this week. A large part of the strategy will be Russia which is starting to open its doors to foreign investors

Pre-salt basin discoveries spurned technology wave – report

Submitted by Sebastião Martins on 26th July 2012

26th July 2012

Pre-salt basin discoveries spurned technology wave – report

Petrobras announces major breakthroughs in O&G technology development and research

Chevron refutes Brazilian regulator’s spill report

Submitted by Sebastião Martins on 20th July 2012

20th July 2012

Chevron refutes Brazilian regulator’s spill report

ANP’s final report on Chevron’s oil spill last year highlights irregularities and issues recommendations

US companies eye oil projects in South China Sea

Submitted by Sebastião Martins on 18th July 2012

18th July 2012

US firms eye oil projects in South China Sea

US companies may bid for CNOOC’s O&G stakes in the rich South China Sea

Brazilian oil firm approves six drilling rigs

Submitted by Sebastião Martins on 17th July 2012

17th July 2012

Brazilian oil firm approves six drilling rigs

Petrobras gives green light for the construction of six new drilling rigs

US oil giant kicks off production at South African offshore project

Submitted by Sebastião Martins on 9th July 2012

09th July 2012

US oil giant kicks off production at South African offshore project

ExxonMobil jumpstarts production from Angola’s Kizomba Satellites project

Swiss chemical giant opens Latin America’s first oil technology centre in Brazil

Submitted by Karissa Singh on 5th July 2012

05th July 2012

The oil and gas technology centre will be built in Brazil

Clariant Oil Services chooses Brazil for a new technology centre with special focus on oil and gas industry

First autonomous wave-powered technology unleashed

Submitted by Charlotte Owen on 25th June 2012

25th June 2012

Leading technology supplier and marine industry experts team up to produce first independent wave-powered product which could help oil and gas exploration