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[ 09/27/2011 19:40 ] - E&P
Petrobras In FLNG Parlay
Petrobras on Wednesday (September 28) will begin negotiating with the Saipem/Hyundai consortium to try to obtain a reduction in the US$ 3.29 billion proposal for the construction of an FLNG (floating LNG plant) under study for the Santos cluster. The date for the first meeting was set for last week, after the oil company’s tender committee denied appeals from the SBM/ Chiyoda and...
[ 09/27/2011 19:27 ] - hydro power
 No Pirapora Until 2015
Although the initial forecast for the startup of operation in 2012, the scheduled construction program for the Pirapora small hydroelectric plant on the Tietê River, between the municipalities of Pirapora do Bom Jesus and Santana de Parnaíba (SP) was changed by the Metropolitan Water And Energy Company (Emae). The change was approved by Aneel. The two...
[ 09/27/2011 19:14 ] - E&P
 P-55 Installation Approved
Ibama has issued an installation license for the P-55 platform that will be used by Petrobras in module three in the Roncador field in the ultra deep waters of Campos basin. The document is valid through September 2015, and the oil company is required to conform to the conditions issued by the environmental agency. The P- 55 will have production capacity of 180,000...
[ 09/27/2011 14:21 ] - strategy
PD&MS Energy Builds Bases In Brazil
Engineering company PD&MS Energy, a subsidiary of the Wilton Group, has opened two operating units in Brazil, in Macaé and Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro state). In the country, the company will supply solutions for initial research, modernization, repairs and specific modifications for the oil and gas industry. The company already has contracts for modernizing...
[ 09/27/2011 14:18 ] - pré-sal brasil 2011
105 New Platforms By 2020
The National Naval Offshore Repair and Construction Industry Syndicate (Sinaval) estimates that the development of the production of post- and pre-salt assets in Brazil will generate a demand of 105 new production and drilling units through 2020. The value of these orders will be about US$ 126 billion. The numbers were presented on Tuesday (September 27) by the executive secretary of...
[ 09/27/2011 14:05 ] - regulatory
Local Content Credit
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) is studying the creation of credits that could be used for operators and vendors to increase the local content of oil exploration and production projects. The suggestions were sent to the executive secretariat of the Ministry of Mines and Energy and could be put into practice as of the 12th Round of Bids. The credit would be...
[ 09/27/2011 13:52 ] - strategy
Flexlife Bets On Brazil’s Market
Flexlife, a British company specialized in project management and subsea integrity, expects that its Brazilian operations will respond to around 60% of its sale growth in the next two years. Executive Director Gerry Ward made the revelation, saying “In Brazil there is a large installed base demanding these services which should grow substantially over the next...
[ 09/26/2011 19:18 ] - RENEWABLE SOURCES
 Tax Free Renewable Energy
Beginning today, September 26, generation of solar and wind energy will be exempt from the tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS), In the state of Rio De Janeiro. The decree was signed this morning by Governor Sérgio Cabral (PMDB). “Relief from these taxes could represent a cost production about 25% for this equipment,” said the ...
[ 09/26/2011 19:15 ] - supply
 VSB: Logistics Factor
Logistics was the determining factor in the V&M / Sumitomo decision to choose Brazil for the site of the VSB steel complex. Opened on September 1, at a cost of US$5 billion, VSB will produce premium seamless steel pipe for use in the oil and gas industry. Brazil’s candidacy overcame strong competition from other sources in the steel industry, such as India and China. Set up...
[ 09/26/2011 19:13 ] - E&P
 Production Test in Franco
Petrobras has started the production tests in Franco, an onerous assignment area in the Santos basin. The project, according to the manager of pre-salt Planning for Petrobras, Mauro Hayashi, is being performed by the discovery well in the block. Today Petrobras is operating three drill rigs in the onerous assignment areas. In addition to the test in Franco, wildcat wells...
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