Amid successive changes of command, Petrobras will need to ask CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense) for more time to sell the refineries it needs to make available to the market because of an agreement signed with the antitrust body in 2019. More than two years after the agreement for the sale of the eight... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Repsol in Talks to Sell 25% of Oil and Gas Unit to EIG
(Reuters) - EIG Global Energy Partners is in early discussions with Repsol (REP.MC) to buy a slice of the Spanish company's oil and gas exploration and production business, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The U.S. fund is seeking to purchase up to 25% of Repsol's so-called upstream business, the sources said, in a... Continue Reading →
PetroRio Formalizes Acquisition of Aquadrill’s Semi-submersible Drilling Rig
Brazilian oil company PetroRio said Monday it had formalized the acquisition of the West Capricorn (or just Capricorn) semi-submersible rig with the payment of US$ 4 million to offshore drilling contractor Aquadrill, previously known as Seadrill Partners. "The balance of the acquisition is due upon delivery of the rig or on August 05, 2022, whichever... Continue Reading →
Floatel wins extension in Brazil, assigns unit for Gulf of Mexico job
Offshore accommodation provider Floatel International has secured a contract extension with Equinor for a unit operating offshore Brazil, which will later on move to the Gulf of Mexico to work for Chevron. Floatel informed last Friday that Equinor had extended the contract for Floatel Victory to provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) services alongside Peregrino floating production storage and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of stake in electric power sector company
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has begun the teaser phase for the sale of its entire 18.80% stake in the company UEG Araucária S.A. (UEGA), located in the state of Paraná. The teaser, which contains key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for the selection of potential participants,... Continue Reading →
In April, Brazil produced about 3 million barrels of oil per day
(ANP) In April, Brazil produced 2.999 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil, an increase of 0.6% compared to the previous month and 0.8% compared to April 2021. 137 MMm3/d (million cubic meters daily) of natural gas, an increase of 1.8% compared to March and 4.1% compared to the same month of the previous year.... Continue Reading →
Ibama grants installation license for FPSO P-71 in Itapu field
(PN) The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted the installation license for the P-71 platform, which will be installed in the Itapu field. The unit is part of the replicating platform family and will have a production capacity of 150,000 barrels per day. Petrobras had requested the license to install the platform in September... Continue Reading →
Steel Pipe Maker Tenaris Pays $78.1M to Resolve U.S. Bribery Probes
(Reuters) Tenaris SA , a global manufacturer of steel pipes, said on Thursday it will pay $78.1 million to resolve U.S. probes into its alleged payment of bribes to win business from Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras. The Luxembourg-based company will pay a $25 million civil fine plus $53.1 million in disgorgement and interest to... Continue Reading →
Second shuttle tanker for Petrobras charter joins Asian operator’s fleet
AET, a Singapore-based petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad, has brought in the second of three Suezmax second-generation dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tankers, purpose-built for a long-term charter with Petrobras for operations in Brazil. Back in February 2020, AET inked a charter deal with Petrobras for three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers and the first... Continue Reading →
Brazil greenlights study of Petrobras privatization, analysts remain skeptical
(Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's government said it aims to include state oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) in its privatization program on Thursday, despite analysts calling it a long-shot for the far-right leader seeking reelection. Rather than triggering privatization in itself, the move - not final until Bolsonaro signs a decree - would enable the country's Investment... Continue Reading →