Petróleo Brasileiro SA and Norway’s Statoil ASA are expanding an existing partnership to help the Brazilian state-controlled company arrest declining production at aging wells in the offshore Campos Basin, two people with direct knowledge of the plan said.
In late August, Petrobras and Statoil signed a memorandum of understanding that has since evolved to targeting aging wells. Both firms are discussing under which terms Statoil could get stakes in some fields in exchange for fresh investment and technological cooperation, the people said.
Press representatives for Petrobras did not have a comment. The sources asked not to be identified because the talks remain private.
However, in an emailed statement to Reuters, Oslo-based Statoil acknowledged the plan, adding that it is too early to elaborate on the evolution of the talks.
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