- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in continuation of the notice released on 08/19/2022, hereby informs that it was concluded, on this date, the bookbuilding procedure of the 1st issuance of book-entry commercial notes (Issuance), without collateral and personal guarantee, in up to two series (Book-entry Commercial Notes), subject to public distribution, with restricted distribution... Continue Reading →
PRIO on the termination of the Albacora negotiations
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3) informs that it has received a notice from Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) informing of the termination of the Albacora Field (“Field” or “Albacora”) divestment process, as the parties have not reached an agreement regarding the valuation of the asset.Despite Albacora’s potential, PRIO believes that a transaction with values above... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of exploration assets in the Potiguar Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/16/2022, informs the extension of the deadlines, contained in items AA and AC of the teaser, for the expression of interest in participating in the opportunity to sell 40% of its interest in the BM-POT-17 exploratory concessions, where the Discovery Assessment Plan for... Continue Reading →
Royston wraps up engine overhaul works on the world’s largest subsea construction vessel
Marine engineering and maintenance specialist Royston has completed service and repair works on essential diesel power units onboard TechnipFMC’s Deep Blue vessel. Royston’s team of engineers completed a 12,000-hour overhaul on a MAN 32/40 main generator onboard the 200-meter long TechnipFMC’s Deep Blue vessel, while it was in transit from Las Palmas to Rio de... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of the Albacora field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on11/05/2021, informs that its Executive Board approved today the end of the competitive process for the sale of the Albacora concession, which will be maintained in its entirety in Petrobras' portfolio. The company was negotiating with PetroRio S.A. for the sale of the field.... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian North and Northeast Basins could be the country’s new great oil frontier
(TN) The basins of the North and Northeast of Brazil may be the new great frontiers of the country's oil. WesternGeco has announced a new “Reimaging” project of 60,000 kilometers of high resolution 2D data in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin, covering the Foz do Amazonas, Pará-Maranhão, Barreirinhas and Ceará basins. The project will apply advanced... Continue Reading →
Brazil refinery plans from Lula camp would face big obstacles
(Reuters) - Opposition proposals to roll back the initial privatizations of Brazilian refineries would run into stiff resistance from their new owners, with sale contracts offering no room for reversal, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Advisors to leading presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have floated the idea of buying... Continue Reading →
Oil boom falls flat in Latin America, despite having a fifth of the world’s reserves
(WO) From Saudi Arabia to West Texas, drillers are pumping more oil to cash in on a scorching price rally. But a region that’s home to a fifth of the world’s crude reserves is mostly missing out. All over Latin America, the upside of $100 crude has been blunted by nationalist policies that tightened government control of... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Oil & gas exploration on the decline with global awarded acreage near all-time lows
With the current energy crisis and clean energy transition taking centre stage, companies are shifting focus to lower-risk core assets and regions, thus, Rystad Energy, an energy intelligence group, forecasts that the global oil and gas exploration spending and activities are expected to shrink even further this year as the number of licensed blocks and total acreage fall... Continue Reading →
Investors must wait for Brazil election for fiscal clarity -Credit Suisse executive
(Reuters) - Investors seeking clarity about the future of Brazil's fiscal policy from 2023 on must wait for the outcome of October's presidential election, said the chief investment officer of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) for Latin America. "You have to wait for the definition of who is going to implement the policies next year to, in fact, be... Continue Reading →