BBG2 Lease Sale results (Mar 11): 38 bids led to 25 leases awarded, totaling ~$47M. 13 companies participated including bp, Chevron, Shell and Oxy. Green Canyon was the most competitive area. Full results now available in MarketWatch GOA.
#oilandgas#gulfofmexico#upstream#gom
FPSO P-79 arrives at Búzios.
Following P-78’s start-up on Dec 31, Búzios welcomes its 8th production unit. P-79 (by SAME Netherlands) will connect to 8 producers + 6 injectors, with capacity of 180 kbpd and 7.2 MMm³/d of gas. Commissioning underway.
#FPSO#P79#Buzios#PreSalt
KUFPEC joins Orca Project (Santos Basin)
Shell has sold a 20% stake in the Orca Project (Pre-Salt Santos Basin) to KUFPEC. The fields were declared commercial in 2025. The new consortium is Shell (50%), Ecopetrol (30%) and KUFPEC (20%), subject to approvals.
#OrcaProject
Equinor seeks drilling license in Santos Basin
Equinor applied for 3 drilling permits in block S-M-1378, acquired in Brazil’s 4th Open Acreage Cycle (2023), near the Pre-Salt polygon. The area borders Bumerangue, bp’s largest discovery in 25 years, ~353 km offshore.
#Equinor
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Petrobras kicks off production at P-78 (Búzios 6).
The FPSO became the 7th unit operating at Búzios, with capacity of 180 kbpd and 7.2 MMm³/d of gas, strengthening Brazil’s pre-salt production.
#Petrobras#P78#Buzios#PreSalt#FPSO#Offshore#Energy
As we close out 2025, thank you for being part of a successful year at Katalyst Data Management. We’re grateful for the trust and collaboration across global energy projects and look forward to building even more in 2026.
#HappyNewYear #2026 #Energy#DataManagement
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PPSA held today’s Auction of Non-Contracted Areas at B3, offering the Federal Government’s shares in Mero, Atapu, and Tupi. Petrobras + Shell secured Mero (R$ 7.79 bi) and Atapu (R$ 1 bi).No bids were placed for Tupi.
#PPSA#PreSalt#OilAndGas#Petrobras#Shell#Mero#Atapu#Tupi
We had an amazing SBGf 2025!
Thank you to everyone who visited the Katalyst Data Management booth (#22).
Great conversations and insights about the future of data in energy.
Learn more: https://t.co/sJSKmnTuBv
See you in 2027!
#SBGf2025#DataManagement#OilandGas#Katalystdm
Katalyst Data Management will be at SBGf Conference 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Nov 18–20!
Visit us at Booth 22 and discover how we’re transforming geoscientific data management.
Don’t miss Mateus Ferreira’s poster “Is Our Geophysical Data Ready for AI?”
#SBGf2025#Geoscience
Petrobras gets green light for Foz do Amazonas exploration.
IBAMA approved drilling of the Morpho well (block FZA-M-059), ~175 km off Amapá. Operations with drillship ODN II are expected to last 5 months.
#Petrobras#FozDoAmazonas#OilAndGas#BrazilEnergy#OffshoreBrazil
3rd Production Sharing Open Acreage Results
Geopost Platform is already updated with the results from ANP’s 3rd Cycle of the Production Sharing regime.
See full details 👉 https://t.co/PoSfYpzStb
#OpenAcreage#ANP#OilAndGas#EnergyData#GeopostPlatform
Bacalhau Produces First Oil!
A major milestone in Brazil’s pre-salt. Operated by Equinor with ExxonMobil & Galp, the field holds ~1B barrels of reserves. FPSO built by MODEC can produce up to 220k bopd.
#BacalhauField#FirstOil#Equinor#ExxonMobil#Galp#PreSalt#BrazilEnergy
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Happening today!
Join us Oct 1st, 9:00–11:30 AM, at Americas Ballroom – Level 2 for Mateus Ferreira’s poster: Evaluating how applications manage geoscience data for low-carbon projects.
🏢 Booth 505
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#ICE2025#AAPG#EnergyTransition
Perenco launches US$250M plan to reactivate Cherne & Bagre fields in 3 phases over 2 years: platform upgrades, new pipeline to FSO Pargo & 36 well workovers. Goal: 15k bopd. Assets acquired from Petrobras last month.
#Perenco#OilAndGas#BrazilOilAndGas