(PetroleoHoje) Shell intends to carry out a new exploratory campaign in Brazil in 2023, with the drilling of at least two wells in the Campos and Santos basins. The oil company launched a bid to charter a rig. Some companies, however, have already informed that they are not available to attend the campaign. Shell does... Continue Reading →
PetroReconcavo reports 2021 revenues of BR$ 1 billion
The independent oil company closed 2021 with net revenue of R$ 1.04 billion. Of this total, BRL 285 million refers to the fourth quarter, with a growth of 38.1% compared to the same period in 2020. In addition, the company's net income reached BRL 176.9 million in the consolidated for 2021 and EBITDA in the... Continue Reading →
PXGEO Taps CGG for OBN Seismic Imaging Project in Brazil
French offshore seismic surveyor CGG has secured a two-part Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic imaging project by PXGEO over the Sapinhoá Shared Reservoir in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. "The resulting data will bring improved geological insight to the asset operator, Petrobras, to assist with better management of oil recovery and production development," CGG said. Peter... Continue Reading →
Brazil antitrust watchdog extends deadline for Petrobras to sell refineries
(Reuters) - Brazil antitrust watchdog CADE extended the deadline for Petrobras (PETR4.SA) to sell its refineries as part of obligations assumed by the company in an agreement to stimulate competition in the local oil refining market, the agency said on Wednesday. The new schedule for the sales was not disclosed by CADE in order not to prejudice... Continue Reading →
Brazil to increase oil production by 300,000 barrels per day to help stabilize the global energy market
Brazil will increase its oil production by 300,000 barrels a day by the end of the year to help stabilize global energy markets. The information was revealed today by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, during the opening ceremony of the Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA), in Paris. The additional... Continue Reading →
Brazil Senate Committee Invites Petrobras CEO to Explain Dividend Policy
(Reuters) A Brazilian Senate committee on Tuesday approved an invitation to Petrobras Chief Executive Joaquim Silva e Luna to explain the state-run oil company's dividend policy, amid surging oil prices. The infrastructure committee also approved another request for a public hearing with oil industry experts. "We have seen successive increases in fuel prices in the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on PCBios liquidation
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 20, 2019, informs that was concluded the process of closing Participações em Complexos Bioenergéticos S.A. (PCBios), a company in which Petrobras held a 50% interest and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. held the other 50%. The dissolution and liquidation of PCBios were approved... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum is NOT a participant in the Petrobras Bahia Terra divestment
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, comes to clarify the veracity of the news entitled “Brazil’s Eneva, PetroReconcavo and 3R bid for Petrobras onshore fields, say sources”, published on March 22 on Reuters news platform (“news”). Contrary to the statement... Continue Reading →
Exxon estimates up to 1 billion barrels in Brazil oil prospect – Cutthroat well
(Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is drilling in a new area offshore of Brazil that could have as much as 1 billion barrels of oil and gas, its partner Murphy Oil said on Tuesday. If exploration is successful, it would be Exxon's first oil discovery in Brazil as an operator. Exxon leads the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on news regarding the Bahia Terra divestment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news in the media regarding the sale of the onshore production fields, located in the Recôncavo and Tucano Basin, in the state of Bahia, jointly called Bahia Terra Cluster, clarifies that it received today new binding offers in the scope of this divestment process. The new... Continue Reading →