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American ExxonMobil Finally Receives Authorization from Ibama to Explore Oil Blocks in Campos and Santos Basins

Written by Flavia Marinho
Published on 29/12/2020 at 11:49
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ExxonMobil informed that the expected investment in drilling the oil blocks in the Campos and Santos basins could reach R$ 7 billion

Finally, last Wednesday (12/23) Ibama (Brazilian Institute of the Environment) granted the operating license for ExxonMobil to drill up to six exploratory wells in the blocks C-M-753, C-M-789, S-M-536, S-M-647 and the Titan share area, located in the Campos and Santos basins. Petrobras opens arbitration against Odebrecht for R$ 800 million related to petrochemical Braskem

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The new oil exploration campaign off the Brazilian coast, where the American oil company received from the environmental agency a four-year license.

The license allows ExxonMobil to drill up to six exploratory wells, consisting of drilling two firm wells (Opal 1 in block C-M-789 and Titan-1) and four contingent wells.

The American oil company contracted the drilling vessel West Saturn to carry out the activities. According to Ibama, there is also the possibility of conducting a short training test.

The expected investment in drilling the oil blocks in the Campos and Santos basins may reach R$ 7 billion, says ExxonMobil. The total area of the blocks is approximately 3,234 km², with bathymetric levels between 2,600 meters and 3,100 meters, with water depth.

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The agreement involves Solstad providing supply vessel services that support ExxonMobil’s exploration activities in Brazil. The framework agreement is for 3 years.

The first call was received for the supply vessel for the platform “Normand Swift.” Built in 2014, the Normand Swift vessel will be with Exxon for a period of 3 months starting in December 2020.

About ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil, headquartered in Irving, Dallas County in the state of Texas, was formed on November 30, 1999, from the merger of Exxon and Mobil, two companies resulting from the breakup of the Standard Oil Company in 1911.

Today, the company has become one of the largest publicly traded energy and chemical manufacturing suppliers in the world, developing and applying cutting-edge technologies to help safely and responsibly meet the growing global demands for energy and high-quality chemical products.

Flavia Marinho

Flavia Marinho é Engenheira pós-graduada, com vasta experiência na indústria de construção naval onshore e offshore. Nos últimos anos, tem se dedicado a escrever artigos para sites de notícias nas áreas militar, segurança, indústria, petróleo e gás, energia, construção naval, geopolítica, empregos e cursos. Entre em contato com flaviacamil@gmail.com ou WhatsApp +55 21 973996379 para correções, sugestão de pauta, divulgação de vagas de emprego ou proposta de publicidade em nosso portal.

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