Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the rating agency S&P Global Ratings (S&P) raised its stand-alone credit profile (intrinsic risk) by one notch, from "bb" to "bb+". The agency affirmed the global scale rating of the company's corporate debt at "BB-", two levels below the stand-alone credit profile, due to Brazil’s sovereign rating cap.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on favorable decision related to labor lawsuit
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, on this date, it became aware of a favorable decision handed down by the Minister Reporter of the Federal Supreme Court, in appeals filed against the decision of the Superior Labor Court on the review of the methodology for calculating the Minimum Compensation Per Level and Working Regime... Continue Reading →
Brazil oil and gas production totaled 3.757 MMboe/d in June and the highlight was the Atapu field with 100,000 boe/d
One year after the start of production, the Atapu field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, is already among the 10 largest producers in Brazil, having produced in June 111.763 Mboe/d (one thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day ), being 91,881 Mbbl/d (thousand barrels per day) of oil and 3,161 MMm3/d (million cubic meters per... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS TO OPEN BIDDING DOCUMENTATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS IN BÚZIOS ON AUG 9
(PetroNoticias) Petrobras is advancing again in yet another stage in the development of the Búzios field. On the 9th of August, the company will open the envelopes with proposals for the tender for contracting well construction services for the field. The tender will have national coverage and will consist of two excluding lots. The tender... Continue Reading →
Equinor second quarter 2021 results
Equinor (STOHF) (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) reports adjusted earnings of USD 4.64 billion and USD 1.58 billion after tax in the second quarter of 2021. IFRS net operating income was USD 5.30 billion and the IFRS net income was USD 1.94 billion. The second quarter of 2021 was characterised by: Strong results due to higher... Continue Reading →
ANP RELEASES THE RULES FOR THE CONCESSION MODEL OF THE 17th BIDDING ROUND TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER 2021
The ANP published the notice and concession contract model for the 17th Bidding Round, which contain, respectively, the rules and procedures of the round and the rights and obligations of future concessionaires. This round is scheduled to take place on October 7, with the offer of 92 blocks with exploratory risk, with a total area... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore signs FPSO Almirante Tamandaré contracts
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 26.25 years lease and operation of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré. These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of Intent as announced on February 25, 2021. FPSO Almirante Tamandaré will be deployed at the Búzios field in the... Continue Reading →
TWO LNG PROJECTS FOR THE PORT OF SUAPE
(PetroleoHoje) Hygo (formerly Golar Power) and Aruanã Energia plan to build two LNG facilities at the Port of Suape, in Pernambuco. Under analysis by the ANP, the projects foresee the use of the same area in the port, which motivated the agency's letter asking for clarification from the Suape administration. This is the Multiple Use... Continue Reading →
ATLANTA BEATS THE MARK OF 18 MILLION BARRELS AND ENAUTA PLANS TO CONTRACT FPSO UNTIL MID 2022
(PetroNoticias) Enauta started the week with good reasons to celebrate. Its main asset, the Atlanta field, reached today the mark of 18 million barrels produced since the beginning of its operation, in May 2018. Located in the Santos Basin, the field today operates through an Early Production System (EPS), the FPSO Petrojarl I, in a... Continue Reading →
Commodity trader Freepoint faces U.S. bribery probe, sources say
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Connecticut-based trading house Freepoint Commodities over whether payments to employees of Brazil's state-run oil company broke U.S. laws, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters this week. The criminal probe, which is being led by prosecutors in Washington, complements a separate, ongoing bribery investigation into... Continue Reading →
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