The Special Tender Committee (CEL) approved the registration of one more company for the Permanent Offer: Ecopetrol Óleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda. With Ecopetrol, 69 companies have already signed up for the Permanent Offer. See the complete list: https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/rodadas-anp/oferta-permanente/inscricao-licitantes. The Permanent Offer is a modality of concession of blocks and areas with marginal accumulations... Continue Reading →
ANP Approves Mero’s Development Plan
A new important milestone for Petrobras and its partners in the consortium that operates in the Libra block, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the first development plan for the Mero field, which is located within the Libra area. In all, 65 wells will be drilled in... Continue Reading →
ANP REDUCES ROYALTIES FOR SMALL ONSHORE PRODUCERS AND DISCUSSES PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT RULES
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved today the reduction of the royalty rate levied on fields operated by small or medium-sized companies. In all, the agency granted a reduction in the charge for 36 fields, located in the states of Rio Grande do Norte (31), Espírito Santo (3), Bahia (1) and Sergipe (1). Small companies... Continue Reading →
Braskem shares plunge on delayed Petrobras disposal
(Reuters) - Shares in Brazil's Braskem SA (BRKM5.SA) plunged on Thursday after state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said it has yet to decide when and how to proceed with the proposed sale of its stake in the petrochemicals producer. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as Petrobras is formally known, said in a securities filing that it is still conducting studies on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on relevant shareholding position
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in compliance with Article 12 of CVM Resolution No. 44, of 08/23/2021, informs that it was communicated by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., by Goldman Sachs International, and other subsidiaries of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., namely Goldman Sachs do Brasil Banco... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies news about Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media about a possible offer of preferred shares of Braskem in the first quarter of 2022, clarifies that, as disclosed on June 8, August 9, 20 and 30, October 1, November 22 and 26, its stake in Braskem is still part of the assets... Continue Reading →
Petrobras rehires Skandi Santos
Petrobras has awarded Akastor’s affiliate AKOFS Offshore with a three-year contract for its subsea equipment support vessel (SESV) Skandi Santos to perform a scope of subsea services in Brazil. Under the $107 million contract, AKOFS Offshore will be performing the operations with its partners Bravante for marine services and IKM Subsea for ROV services. Work... Continue Reading →
‘Producing green hydrogen for $1/kg is achievable in some countries by 2030’: WoodMac
(Recharge) A dramatic fall in electrolyser prices will help some nations produce green hydrogen from renewable energy for $1/kg by 2030, with sub-$2/kg achievable in many countries, according to a new report from analyst Wood Mackenzie. he study, Hydrogen costs 2021: getting ready to scale, finds that the cost of alkaline and PEM electrolysers are set... Continue Reading →
TMC to deliver compressor system for Petrobras FPSO
TMC Compressors, a Norwegian supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, has been contracted to supply a large marine compressed air system for Petrobras’ Mero 3 floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will operate offshore Brazil. TMC Compressors reported on Wednesday that the marine compressed air system for the Mero 3 FPSO (Marechal... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on social program focused on LPG
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release from 09/29/2021 on the creation of a social program focused on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), informs that it has approved the delivery of 300,000 grants to support the acquisition of cooking gas canisters by families in a situation of social vulnerability by December 2021. In... Continue Reading →