Brazil
Industry
Norwegian offshore rig provider Seadrill has provided further details on plans originally unveiled in 2011 to launch an initial public offering of shares in its Brazilian unit Seabras...
2012-01-27Industry
OGX has received some much-needed and encouraging news after discovering a huge hydrocarbon column with its Fortaleza well, which is showing promise in the Santos Basin. The company...
2012-01-17Industry
France's Total, Norway's Statoil and Denmark's Maersk Oil are among the firms expected to bid for Anadarko Petroleum's Brazilian assets, the Financial Times (FT) reported on January...
2012-01-16Industry
French independent Perenco announced on January 6 2012 that it had signed a deal with the Brazilian subsidiary of China's Sinochem to farm-out stakes in its five offshore concessions...
2012-01-09Industry
A declaration of commerciality at the Petrobras-operated Guara field has been issued to Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The prospect illustrates the enormous reserves and...
2011-12-30Industry
News that federal prosecutors will hit Chevron and Transocean with an unprecedented fine and production injunction is likely to be motivated by a desire to restore public faith in offshore...
2011-12-15Industry
A US$1.5bn loan could help restore momentum to the the Abreu E Lima project after years of delays. The loan is likely to see China secure valuable crude supplies.
2011-12-05Industry
BMI View: Petrobras' latest offshore discovery in the Santos basin further confirms Brazil's subsalt potential. However, disagreements over royalties continue to hamper the monetisation...
2011-11-30
