Overview
- ANP said drilling can restart only after Petrobras replaces all seals on the riser joints and submits photographic evidence and an installation assessment within five days of the final joint being installed.
- Petrobras must train crews on the updated blowout preventer descent procedure, revise its preventive maintenance plan to shorten subsea vibration data collection intervals for the first 60 days, and use spare riser joints only with conformity certificates.
- The authorization takes effect only after Petrobras proves it met the requirements by the regulator’s deadlines, and the company faces penalties if it resumes without full compliance.
- ANP has begun auditing the drillship’s operational safety management system this week as oversight continues on the ODN II (NS‑42).
- The Morpho well in block FZA‑M‑059 lies about 175 km off Amapá in deep water, the released material was a water‑based, low‑toxicity drilling fluid with no oil spill recorded by Ibama, and indigenous and environmental groups continue to voice concern.