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Petrobras Aims to Resume Scheduled Shutdowns, Interconnection of Wells, and Commissioning of New Units Starting in September

Written by Roberta Souza
Published on 23/07/2020 at 12:24
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Such operations had been postponed by Petrobras due to shipping restrictions because of the coronavirus

For September, Petrobras is confident in resuming the already scheduled shutdowns of its platforms. The state company also intends to resume other activities, such as interconnections of new wells and commissioning of new units. Such operations were delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic during the second quarter of this year.

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The company also stated that, despite the restrictions imposed on its operations due to the new coronavirus, it will keep its production target for this year of 2.7 million barrels of oil per day, with a variation of 2.5%.

Petrobras’ production in the second quarter of this year was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and a decline in demand, totaling 2.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, a decrease of 3.7% compared to the first quarter.

Petrobras qualifies four companies in the dispute for chartering rigs for the Mero field in the Santos Basin

Petrobras’ bidding for the chartering of rigs for the Mero field progresses to the second phase, with four companies remaining in the competition.

Petrobras announced the qualification of four companies for the second phase of the bidding for rigs for the Mero field in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. They are: Constellation, Ocyan, Seadrill, and Vallaris, which submitted the best proposals in Phase I.

Roberta Souza

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