Tag: Brazil

Petrobras has completed a formation test on well 3-BRSA-1178D-SES (3-SES-176D), informally known as Farfan 1, to evaluate the production capacity of the accumulation located in the BM-SEAL-11concession area, block SEAL-M-426, in the ultra-deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin.

Huisman, the lifting, drilling and subsea solutions provider, has received a first order for their new production facility in Brazil.

GE completed its 500th wind turbine installation in Brazil. The 1.6MW turbine was installed at DESA’s 38-MW Eurus project in João Camara in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. ”We selected GE for this project because of the company’s industry-leading technologies in wind power generation and its commitment to the industry here in Brazil”, said Carlos Augusto Leite Brandão, CEO, DESA.

IHC Merwede has announced that it has signed two new contracts for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) delivery of offloading system packages for five floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.

Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has won 100% interest and operatorship in four shallow-water exploration licences, BAR-M292, BAR-M-293, BAR-M-313 and BAR-M-314, in the Barreirinhas basin, offshore Brazil.

Nuclear technology firm Invap will construct two research reactors, one in Brazil and one in Argentina, under a contract signed with the two countries.

Engineering and technology group SENER has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil. The company establishes an operating and permanent division in the country made up of about 300 Brazilian professionals specialized in engineering and construction that will carry out projects in the fields of power and process, civil engineering and architecture, aerospace and marine engineering.

BP has completed a successful flow test of the Itaipu-1A discovery well offshore Brazil. The drill stem test was the latest activity in the ongoing appraisal program at the BP-operated Itaipu discovery.

Germany’s biggest power supplier E.ON will increase its stake in Brazilian electricity producer MPX to just over 36%.

BP has announced completion of a successful flow test of the Itaipu-1A discovery well offshore Brazil. The drill stem test was the latest activity in the ongoing appraisal programme at the BP-operated Itaipu discovery.