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Oceaneering Wins Offshore Brazil Contract with Petrobras for ROV Services

Jul 07, 2026

Oceaneering International, Inc. has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Production Systems do Brasil LTDA (MPS), won a contract from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) to deliver ROV services offshore Brazil. The award follows a competitive tender process…

MODEC Sends Brazil FPSO to Denmark for Recycling After 17 Years in Operation

Jun 30, 2026

Cidade de Niterói MV18 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit, owned and operated by MODEC, has arrived at a ship recycling facility in Denmark after completing charter and operations and maintenance services for Petrobras at the Marlim Leste field offshore Brazil…

Petrobras, Pemex Agree to Assess Joint Opportunities in Oil and Gas Sector

Jun 24, 2026

Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras and Mexico's state oil producer Pemex have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish strategic and technical cooperation on projects in the hydrocarbons sector, including exploration and production and industrial processes…

Petrobras' P-79 FPSO Completes First Oil Offloading at Búzios Field

Jun 12, 2026

Petrobras' P-79 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has completed its first oil offloading after beginning operations at the Búzios field offshore Brazil, according to shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.Hanwha Ocean, which carried out the engineering…

Petrobras Farms Into Equinor-Operated Itaimbezinho Block Offshore Brazil

Jun 10, 2026

Petrobras has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in the Itaimbezinho exploration block in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil from Equinor.Equinor currently holds a 100% stake in the block. Upon completion of the transaction, the consortium will consist of Equinor as operator with a 50% interest…

Petrobras Nears Deal With SBM Offshore for Two Sergipe FPSOs

May 29, 2026

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras' negotiation with SBM Offshore for two floating oil and gas production vessels (FPSO) for its Sergipe deepwater project is done, an executive from the company said on Thursday.The contract for the FPSOs is set to be signed soon…

Baker Hughes Expands Integrated Well Construction Contract with Petrobras

May 26, 2026

Baker Hughes announced Tuesday a major contract extension with Petrobras to provide integrated solutions for well construction across Brazil’s Santos Basin.Baker Hughes will expand the company’s comprehensive well construction operations in several of the basin’s oilfields…

Saipem, Petrobras Partner Up on Decom Ops in Brazil

May 21, 2026

Saipem and Petrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to initiate a technical dialogue aimed at assessing and potentially developing integrated solutions for decommissioning activities in Brazil, with reference to oil and gas fields…

Petrobras Nears Commercial Declaration for Aram Offshore Discovery

May 19, 2026

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras will soon declare the commercial viability of a still-unnamed new discovery at the offshore Aram block in Santos basin, Chief Executive Magda Chambriard said on Monday.The CEO had said last week the firm hoped to have two producing wells at the block by 2030…

Brazil Greenlights Petrobras’ Unitization Deals for Santos Basin Fields

May 05, 2026

Petrobras has confirmed that Brazil’s oil regulator approved production individualization agreements for the Sururu and Berbigão shared reservoirs in the Santos Basin, with the agreements taking effect on May 1.Petrobras was notified by the National Agency of Petroleum…

Petrobras Expands Campos Basin Presence with Argonauta Deal

Apr 28, 2026

Petrobras has agreed to acquire 100% of a portion of the Argonauta field ring-fence in the Campos Basin from Shell, ONGC and Brava.The acquired portion corresponds to an area holding 0.86% of the shared pre-salt Jubarte reservoir under a unitization agreement in effect since August 2025…

Petrobras Takes Operatorship of Offshore Block in Central Africa

Apr 17, 2026

Brazil’s Petrobras has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake and assume operatorship of Block 3 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe from Oranto Petroleum.The block is currently held by Oranto, which has a 90% interest and acts as operator, alongside…

Transocean’s Drillship on Prolonged $445M Stay with Petrobras

Apr 15, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a contract extension for its Deepwater Corcovado drillship with Petrobras, adding about $445 million in backlog.The 1,156-day extension will begin in direct continuation of the rig’s current…

Petrobras Makes FID for Brazil’s Deepwater Scheme, Picks SBM Offshore for FPSOs

Apr 14, 2026

Petrobras has made the final investment decision (FID) for the SEAP I project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, advancing development of the Sergipe Deepwater (SEAP) project, a new oil and gas frontier in Brazil.The approval follows the sanctioning of the SEAP II module in December 2025…

Solstad’s Normand Fortress CSV Gets $56M Extension with Petrobras

Apr 13, 2026

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has secured a two-year extension of the current contract for the subsea construction vessel (CSV) Normand Fortress with Petrobras.The extension will start in early July 2026. Under the extended contract…

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