Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/20/2021 and 12/30/2021, informs that it has today concluded the sale to the company Ubuntu Engenharia e Serviços Ltda (Ubuntu) of its total stake in blocks PAR-T-198 and PAR-T-218, located in the Paraná Basin. After compliance with all the precedent conditions and approval... Continue Reading →
Adriano Bastos assumes top job at BP Brazil
(PN) News in the leadership of the British oil company BP. The executive Adriano Bastos took over this month as the company's Head of Country in Brazil. He returned to the country after serving as president of BP in Angola. Bastos replaced Mario Lindenhayn, who has been BP's Head of Country in Brazil. “Adriano will... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Petrobras, Equinor Start Production from Two Offshore Wells under Roncador IOR Project
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has brought online the first two wells of the increased oil recovery (IOR) project at Roncador project offshore Brazil, almost five months ahead of schedule and at half of the planned cost, Equinor, Petrobras' partner in the project, said Wednesday. "This represents an important milestone in the development of the field, increasing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras breaks national record for well construction time in deep waters
(PN) Petrobras announced that it achieved a new national record in well construction in deep waters. The feat was achieved in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The 7-MRL-233H-RJ well is in a water depth of 850 meters and was built in just 35 days. The record surpasses the company's best result so far... Continue Reading →
PetroRio on Manati divestment
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), following best corporate governance practices and in addition to the Material Fact of November 5, 2020, informs its shareholders and the market in general that it formally notified Gas Bridge S.A. (“Gas Bridge”) of the SPA termination, which aimed to sell the 10% interest in the Manati... Continue Reading →
Acelem announces investments of BR$ 500MM in the Mataripe refinery, formerly RLAM
(PN) Acelen, the investment arm of Mubadala Capital, announced that it will invest BRL 500 million in the Mataripe Refinery (formerly RLAM), in Bahia. The funds will be applied to the plant's scheduled maintenance shutdown cycle over the next 12 months. The company's expectation is that up to 4,000 jobs will be generated at the... Continue Reading →
ANP concedes reduction of royalties to 71 producing fields
(PetroleoHoje) From a list of 195 fields, 71 have already have their royalties reduced according to ANP Resolution No. 853/2021, which allows the reduction of the royalty rate to 5%, in the case of fields granted to small companies, and to 7, 5%, for fields operated by medium-sized companies, if they comply with the requirements... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving compensation for Atapu
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/13/2022, informs that, contractually, TotalEnergies EP Brasil Ltda. - TotalEnergies may make the updated payment for its 22.5% share in the compensation for Atapu until 04/28/2022. The Atapu block was acquired by the consortium composed by Petrobras (52.5%), Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. -... Continue Reading →
Petro-Victory Energy acquires 19 Brazilian oil blocks, doubling company’s total acreage
(WO) Petro-Victory Energy Corp. secured 19 new oil and gas blocks in the company's core operating area, the Potiguar Basin onshore Brazil, the company announced. This acquisition cements Petro-Victory's status as one of the largest landholders in the highly petroliferous basin. Petro-Victory secured the blocks by participating in the Agencia Nacional do Petroleo Gas Natural e... Continue Reading →
Petrobras begins binding phase of E&P assets in the Gulf of Mexico
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/16/22, informs that today it started the binding phase regarding the sale of the entire 20% stake held by its subsidiary Petrobras America Inc. (PAI) in the company MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC. (MPGoM), located in Texas, USA, which owns offshore fields in... Continue Reading →