Jailed former Downstream director of Petrobras to testify in Congress about corruption in the company. Sep 15, 2014Jailed former Downstream director of Petrobras to testify in Congress about corruption in the company. This could severely affect
Petrobras receives international award for deep-water exploration and production Sep 5, 2014Petrobras CEO Maria das Graças Silva Foster has announced winner of the Global Pacific & Partners Award in the Offshore/Deepwater Player category at the 20th Latin Oil Week, an event held at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro. Awards were made to the most outstanding Latin American companies
FMC gets order for five additional subsea manifolds for Petrobras' pre-salt fields Aug 20, 2014FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order for five subsea manifolds from Petrobras, Brazil's national oil company, for its pre-salt
Fourth Jupiter well proves extension of Santos Basin pre-salt discovery Aug 15, 2014Petrobras has confirmed the extension of the Jupiter discovery in the Santos Basin pre-salt block BM-S-24 following drilling operations at well 3-BRSA-1246-RJS (3-RJS-732), informally known as Apollonia.This well, which is situated 296 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, at a water depth of 2,183 meters,
Petrobras declares July oil and natural gas production Aug 13, 2014Petrobras says that its domestic oil production rose by 2% from 2,008 thousand bpd in June to an average 2,049 thousand
Petrobras' June oil production in Brazil up 1.7% exceeding 2 million barrels per day Jul 22, 2014Petrobras's June oil production in Brazil averaged 2,008 thousand barrels/day (bpd), up 1.7% from May's production of 1,975 thousand
Seadrill and SapuraKencana's PLSV starts Petrobras job Jul 7, 2014Seadrill Limited and SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad’s jointly owned entity Sapura Navegação Marítima (SNM) has commenced operations of its first pipe-laying support vessel (PLSV) - Sapura Diamante - for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Brazil, (Petrobras).
Petrobras reaches 500,000 barrels per day in pre-salt output Jul 4, 2014Petrobras and its partners have broken through the barrier of 500,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) produced in the Brazilian pre-salt, just
Petrobras’ May oil production in Brazil up 2.2% Jul 2, 2014Petrobras says that its May oil production in Brazil averaged 1,975 thousand barrels/day (bpd), up 2.2% from April’s production of 1,933
Pre-salt production breaks new record and surpasses 500 thousand barrels of oil per day Jul 2, 2014Petrobras says that oil production in the fields operated by Petrobras in the Santos and Campos Basins pre-salt areas has exceeded
Oil and gas sector contribution to Brazilian GDP reaches 13% Jun 19, 2014The oil and natural gas sector’s contribution to Brazilian GDP (Gross Domestic Product, which measures the amount of wealth
Petrobras confirms another discovery in the Santos Basin pre-salt May 22, 2014Petrobras has completed the formation test on well 1-SPS-98 (1-BRSA-1063-SPS), informally known as Sagitário, located in ultra-deep
Pre-salt production sets new record, passing 470 thousand barrels of oil per day May 16, 2014Petrobras announces that oil production in the fields operated by the company, at the Pre-Salt Layer of the Santos and Campos basins
Petrobras starts-up Platform P-62 in Roncador field May 13, 2014Petrobras announces that production platform P-62, one of the strategic projects of its 2014-2018 Business
Petrobras breaks operational efficiency records in Campos Basin May 9, 2014The company's Campos Basin Operational Unit reached 80.6% efficiency in April, while the Rio de Janeiro