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Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has been granted a royalty rate reduction for the Tubarão Martelo field by the country’s authorities in an effort to incentivize investment in revitalization. Brazil’s National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) approved PetroRio’s Development Plan for the cluster consisting of the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo offshore fields, the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/11/2020, informs that today it signed contracts for the sale of its 20% stakes in Termelétrica Potiguar S.A. (TEP) and 40% in Companhia Energética Manauara S.A. (CEM) to Global Participações Energia S.A. (GPE), through its subsidiaries GFT Participações S.A. and GFM Participações S.A.,... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/10/2020 and 12/30/2020, informs that it has signed a contract with the company Compass Gás e Energia S.A. (Compass) for the sale of all its stake (51%) in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro). The sale value is R$ 2.03 billion, to be paid at... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
(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 (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 →
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 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 →
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