Tag: Petrobras
Siemens awarded major orders in Brazil
Siemens Power Generation (PG) has been awarded two contracts from Brazil.
Portugal: exploration and production
Petrobras has signed an agreement with Galp Energia and Partex for exploration and production in four blocks of the Lusitaniana basin offshore Portugal north of Lisbon.
More gas in Espírito Santo
Petróleo Brasileiro SA has hit gas with well 6-ESS-168. Drilling is ongoing, Petrobras says, but the well has reached sandstone reservoirs at a depth of 3378m encountering a 130m gas column.
Colombia: offshore development
Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced that its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration Colombia Limited, together with Ecopetrol and Petrobras, have signed the first exploration and production contract with Colombia's National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) to begin exploration activities offshore Colombia.
Petrobras sets up natural gas joint venture
Petrobras has announced the signing of a deal with local industrial group White Martins to form a natural gas company.
Petrobras opens rig bids
Brazil's state energy giant Petrobras has opened licensing for contracts to build a new 180,000 bpd offshore oil rig, which should start in 2007.
Pemex accepts Petrobras bid
Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex has accepted a bid from a consortium that includes Brazil's Petrobras to develop natural gas in the Fronterizo block in northern Mexico.
Ecuador bid plan in doubt
A group of foreign oil companies in Ecuador have said the government's plans to seek fresh investments to raise crude output faces risk of failure because of unattractive contract terms.
Petrobas signs pact with Statoil
Brazil's Petrobras and Norway's Statoil ASA have signed an agreement to expand co-operation in oil and gas exploration and in other activities, which may include natural gas commercialisation in foreign markets.
Petrobras tenders
Brazil's state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, is expected to announce the result of tenders for the construction of two new oil drilling platforms by the end of next week, a company spokeswoman has said.
