petrobras


Friday, September 28, 2012
Petrobas: Transocean Ban is SUPER Inconvenient
Offshore

Petrobas: Transocean Ban is SUPER Inconvenient

RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR) said Friday it was taking legal action to lift an injunction barring

September 28, 2012
Total Views: 24

Tuesday, September 18, 2012
petrobras 10000 drillship
News

Kicking Transocean Out of Brazil May Cost Petrobras Millions in Lost Revenue

(Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s plan to boost oil production is being threatened by a court ruling that bans drilling contractor Transocean

September 18, 2012
Total Views: 114

Friday, August 10, 2012
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News

Petrobras Makes it Official, Signs Charter Agreement for 9 Drillships

Petrobras announced today they have signed contracts with Sete Brasil, Odebrecht and Etesco to charter and operate nine drillships. These ships will be built

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 87

Friday, August 3, 2012
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News

Petrobras Signs Newbuild Contracts for a Dozen Hi Spec Offshore Drilling Rigs

Petrobras signed contracts today with Sete Brasil, Queiroz Galvão, Petroserv, Odebrecht, Odfjell and Seadrill for the chartering and operation of 12

August 3, 2012
Total Views: 50

Saturday, July 28, 2012
FPSO OSX Campos Basin Brasil offshore
News

Petrobras Launches Campaign to Get Campos Basin Back on Track

BRASILIA–Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras (PBR, PETR4.BR) Friday launched a program to increase efficiency at its operations in

July 28, 2012
Total Views: 52

Friday, July 27, 2012
sete brasil petrobras fpso
News

OSX Brasil Positioning Itself to Compete for Big Petrobras Contracts

RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian shipbuilder and oil-field-services company OSX Brasil SA (OSXB3.BR), part of billionaire businessman Eike Batista’s

July 27, 2012
Total Views: 52

Monday, June 25, 2012
Petrobras / Chevron-Oil-Spill
Offshore

Chevron Oil Spill Hits Petrobras’ Bottom Line

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, said Monday it will produce 2.02 million barrels of oil

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Petrobras’ Ultra-Deepwater Chinook Field Leaks Hydraulic Oil into Gulf of Mexico
Incidents

Petrobras’ Ultra-Deepwater Chinook Field Leaks Hydraulic Oil into Gulf of Mexico

(Dow Jones) RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA(PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Wednesday a “small

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 85

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Takeshi Maeda
News

After Samsung’s Withdrawal, Are the Japanese Now Looking to Fill Korean Shoes in Brazil?

(Dow Jones) Japan infrastructure minister Takeshi Maeda and Brazil industry minister Fernando Pimentel signed a memorandum of understanding in Tokyo on Tuesday

May 29, 2012
Total Views: 45

Monday, April 2, 2012
Sapinhoá petrobras
News

Mitsubishi and Partners Sign 20 Year FPSO Charter Offshore Brazil

TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Mitsubishi Corp. (8058.TO) said Monday that it and two other companies have signed contracts to charter and operate a floating

April 2, 2012
Total Views: 55

Thursday, March 29, 2012
pazflor africa subsea fmc technologies
News

Petrobras Orders $1.5 Billion in Subsea Oilfield Equipment from FMC Technologies

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–FMC Technologies Inc. (FTI) said Thursday it struck a $1.5 billion four-year deal with Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR) for the supply

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 129

Saipem FDS2
News

Time to Lay Some Pipe! Saipem Wins $700 Million in Contracts off Brazil and Saudi Arabia

MILAN – Saipem announced today they had signed $700 million in new offshore engineering and construction contracts offshore Brazil and Saudi Arabia. In

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 177

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Alaskan star drilling rig
Incidents

Alaskan Star Drilling Rig Catches Fire Offshore Brazil

Petrobras announces that on Tuesday (13/03) around 14:30, the drilling rig SS-39 (Alaskan Star), a semi-submersible drilling rig owned by Queiroz Galvao

March 13, 2012
Total Views: 321

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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News

Maersk Wins 4-Year Contract from Petrobras to Launch Some Badass Anchors

Maersk Supply Service has won three new contracts with the Brazilian state owned oil company Petrobras (SAO:PETR3) for anchor handling tug supply (AHTS)

March 6, 2012
Total Views: 480

Friday, March 2, 2012
BW Pioneer
News

BW Pioneer Starts Production in the Gulf of Mexico for Petrobras

Almost a year after they had planning to start production, oil has finally started to flow from Petrobras’ Cascade Field, 250 kilometers south of

March 2, 2012
Total Views: 403

Saturday, February 11, 2012
ocean rig drillship
News

Sete Brasil Prepares to Become one of the World’s Largest Drilling Companies

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Fresh from winning one of the world’s single-largest orders for drilling rigs, investment company Sete Brasil plans to

February 11, 2012
Total Views: 167

Monday, February 6, 2012
P-57 FPSO petrobras
News

Petrobras: $10 Billion in Offshore Production Facilities Aimed for Santos Basin [REPORT]

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, is expected to receive up to $7 billion worth of

February 6, 2012
Total Views: 104

Thursday, February 2, 2012
exibe petrobras offshore production
Incidents

Brazil Regulators: Petrobras Could Face Sanctions for Offshore Oil Spill

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s lead environmental regulators said late Wednesday that state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR,

February 2, 2012
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
dynamic producer
Incidents

Petrobras Oil Spill Update: Industry Executives Await Official Response from Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Tuesday that an accident at an

February 1, 2012
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Dynamic Producer
Incidents

Oil Spill in Brazil’s Santos Basin, Petrobras’ Dynamic Producer Loses 160 Barrels

Petrobras announces that at 8:30 A.M. this Tuesday (January 31), a rupture was detected in the production column of FPWSO Dynamic Producer, which is anchored

January 31, 2012
Total Views: 92