Petrobras adopts Reflex Marine’s Frog-6 for safer personnel transfer Dec 9, 2014
Reflex Marine has supplied two six-person FROGs to Brazil’s national operator Petrobras. The sale follows Reflex Marine’s certification by Brazil’s Directoria de Portos e Costas (DPC) and will place Petrobras as leading the way in improving the safety of offshore operations in the region.

Petrobras makes first discovery in Colombian Caribbean deep waters Dec 4, 2014
The Petrobras Orca-1 exploratory well (Tayrona Block) has revealed a natural gas accumulation in Colombian Caribbean deep waters, 40 km off

Petrobras approves appointment of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Director Nov 27, 2014
Petrobras' Board of Directors approved at a meeting the appointment of a director of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance, charged

Petrobras completes drilling of first appraisal well in the Libra Consortium area Nov 26, 2014
On November 6, Petrobras completed the drilling of the first appraisal well in the Libra Consortium area, the 3-BRSA-1255 (3-RJS-731), known as NW1. Located in the Northwest portion of the Libra block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, the well is approximately 4 km southeast of the discovery well, the 2-ANP-2A-RJS.

Praj wins a $ 38 million order for oil & gas process skids for Petrobras project in Brazil Nov 18, 2014
Praj Industries has won an Rs.2.35 billion (US$ 38 million) order for oil & gas process skids for Petrobras, a multinational Fortune 500 Oil & Gas

Hand-over of first modules for Petrobras’ FPSO Vessel Nov 17, 2014
The “Consórcio Tomé Ferrostaal” (CTF) named consortium of Rheinmetall International Engineering, a joint venture of Ferrostaal and

Petrobras reaches its highest historical monthly oil production in Brazil Nov 13, 2014
Petrobras' consolidated oil and gas production, in Brazil and abroad, reached 2 million 795 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in October, up 0.5% from September's production of 2 million 781 thousand boed. Oil production in Brazil rose 0.4% in relation to September and reaches a new record

Petrobras and PPSA sign PIA for Tartaruga Mestiça field in Campos Basin Nov 5, 2014
Petrobras and PPSA (Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A.) signed a Production Individualization Agreement (PIA) for the Tartaruga Mestiça field, in the southern part of the Campos Basin. This Agreement sets out the rules for joint production of oil and natural gas and the development of operations in the area, as well as the interest of each party.

Petrobras discovers hydrocarbons in Espírito Santo Basin Oct 27, 2014
Petrobras has discovered a hydrocarbon accumulation in deep waters of the Espírito Santo Basin post-salt by drilling well 4-BRSA-1265-ESS (ANP nomenclature)

Petrobras total production reaches 2.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in September Oct 16, 2014
Petrobras says that its consolidated oil and gas production, in Brazil and abroad, rose 0.8% from August’s production of 2,759 thousand barrels of oil

Discovery of gas accumulation at Espírito Santo Basin Oct 7, 2014
Petrobras has discovered new gas accumulation at Espírito Santo Basin post-salt. The discovery took place during drilling of well 3-BRSA-1259-ESS

Petroleum Geopolitics change with US oil production growth and Brazil’s pre-salt oil boom Oct 3, 2014
The United States, which is still the largest importer of petroleum in the world, is producing more oil than importing and raises questions about how

"Skandi Santos" awarded five-year contract extension from Petrobras Sep 30, 2014
AKOFS Offshore, a part of Akastor ASA, has been notified of a five-year contract extension from Petrobras to use the Skandi Santos, a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel in Brazil. The extension, worth about NOK 2.5 billion, will start March 1, 2015 in direct continuation of current contract. The vessel is currently operating under

Petrobras' total production tops 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in August Sep 16, 2014
Petrobras' consolidated oil and natural gas production in Brazil and abroad reached 2,759 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day

Aker Wayfarer wins five-year contract from Petrobras Sep 16, 2014
Aker Solutions' subsidiary Aker Oilfield Services (AKOFS) has won a contract worth USD 465 million over five years from Petrobras to provide subsea intervention services offshore Brazil from the Aker Wayfarer vessel. The contract will start within the fourth quarter of 2016 and has a five-year option extension. AKOFS will at the end of September become