Rio de Janeiro, March 29, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has signed yesterday, with the Specific Purpose Entity (SPE) formed by the Chinese company Shandong Kerui Petroleum and the Brazilian company Método Potencial, a contract in the approximate value of R$ 1.95 billion for the construction of the Natural Gas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces early tender results and early settlement for cash tender offers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 28, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that holders of US$7,639,381,000 and €365,771,000 principal amount of the outstanding notes of the series set forth in the table below (all such notes, collectively, the “Notes” and each a “series” of Notes), issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary... Continue Reading →
Murphy Oil is here `to stay ‘and looks at Petrobras assets
Six months after landing in Brazil along with giant ExxonMobil, American Murphy Oil is in search of more assets in the country. Company wants a field to call its own, assuming as operator, and preferably already in production. Murphy Oil is among those inscribed in ANP's 15th round of oil on Thursday, and is also... Continue Reading →
Petrobras closes contract for Natural Gas Unit at Comperj
China's Shandong Kerui and the Brazilian Potential Method signed with Petrobras the contract for the construction of Comperj's Natural Gas Unit. The final value of the agreement is not yet known. In a tender promoted last year by the oil company, Shandong offered R$ 1.947 million to make the EPC (engineering, supplies and construction) of... Continue Reading →
Suppliers negotiate contracts with Chevron/Frade
Chevron is expected to split the well services packages into the new Frade field development campaign between BHGE, Halliburton and Schlumberger, according to sources heard by Brasil Energia Petroleo. The first two companies are expected to complete completion services, and Halliburton would be specifically responsible for lower completion and foundation services. There are ongoing negotiations... Continue Reading →
Petrobras joins the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI)
Rio de Janeiro, March 28, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further to the Press Release disclosed on 1/25/2018, reports that its Board of Directors has approved, at a meeting held today, the company’s participation in the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI). This is one of the main initiatives of the oil and... Continue Reading →
Oil majors to vie for Brazil offshore stakes despite legal setbacks
Oil majors will gather in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to vie for stakes in offshore blocks near Brazil’s coveted pre-salt oil play, even after a court tossed the top two areas out of the running. Twenty companies including Chevron, BP, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Statoil, and Total have registered to bid in a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Mothballing of Fertilizer Plants
Rio de Janeiro, March 28, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, in addition to the press release disclosed on 03/20/2018, informs that the mothballing of the fertilizer plants located in Sergipe (Fafen-SE) and Bahia (Fafen-BA) should be concluded until October 31, 2018. The creation of committees to be formed by representatives of the governments... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Oil price hedging to shield operating cash generation
Rio de Janeiro, March 28, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has deployed a hedging strategy for part of its expected oil production in 2018. The transactions were carried out over the months of February and March, in a volume equivalent to 128 million barrels of oil. Put options have been... Continue Reading →
Round # 15 Sergipe ultra-deep in bidding and beginning to produce
March 28, 2018 Petrobras intends to start the production, from a Long-Term Test (TLD), of Farfan's discovery in the exploration block area SEAL-M-426 in ultra-deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin in September. The TLD will be conducted by FPSO BW Cidade de São Vicente, which is currently in the Santos Basin, and will last... Continue Reading →