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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 3, 2020, informs that the company's Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the sale of its remaining 10% stake in Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS) to Nova Infraestrutura Gasodutos Participações S.A., a company formed by Nova Infraestrutura Fundo... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazil's antitrust authority CADE said Wednesday it had postponed deadlines for divestitures by state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, including its refineries, natural gas pipelines and its stakes in natural gas distribution companies. Refineries Isaac Sabba, REFAP and Lubnor may be sold by July 31st. The sale of RNEST, SIX and REGAP needs to... Continue Reading →
(TNPetroleo) The international bidding process promoted by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) on Wednesday, 28, to hire a trading agent for oil destined for the Union from the Tupi Individualized Area was declared closed, without the receipt of bids. The companies Equinor, Petrobras and Total, which asked to register to participate, did not send the documentation. The... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) Petrobras is gradually resuming its project at Parque das Baleias, in the Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin. The next month promises to be decisive for the project, which last year was postponed for a year due to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the end of May, Petrobras plans to open... Continue Reading →
(MegaWhat) One of the main participants in the divestment program of Petrobras, in number of closed deals, the Brazilian 3R Petroleum sees no risk of discontinuity of the plan for the sale of assets of the state company of onshore fields, with the new management. For the company, which won six bids and still participates... Continue Reading →
CGG delivered the fast-track data from its Agata Reimaging program over the Agata block in the Santos Basin, a highly prolific area of Brazil’s offshore pre-salt. The ultramodern reimaged seismic data set covering over 9,300 sq km will provide valuable information to oil and gas companies wishing to evaluate acreage and assess the potential of... Continue Reading →
In 1Q21, we kept a solid operating performance, even with the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. The average production of oil, NGL and natural gas in 1Q21 was 2.77 MMboed, 3.1% higher than 4Q20, as P-70, installed in the Atapu field, continued to ramp-up, and due to lower losses with maintenance stoppages on... Continue Reading →
(TNPetroleo) Government representatives, MME's Secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas, José Mauro Ferreira Coelho, and the director general of ANP, Rodolfo Saboia, defend the program for the sale of the Petrobras refineries. "We think that divestment in refining is fundamental to create the new market," said Coelho. The secretary argues that, without new investments in... Continue Reading →
( TNPetroleo) Pre-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) is holding an international bidding this Wednesday, the 28th, at 10 am, for the contracting of a trading agent for the Union share of oil from the Individualized Area of Tupi. The contract will run for five years and is expected to sell 4 million barrels of oil at an... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured a four-year firm contract with four one-year options, for the West Saturn drillship with Norwegian oil major Equinor in Brazil. Seadrill said on Tuesday that the contract was awarded by Equinor’s subsidiary Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda for work on the Bacalhau offshore field. The total value for the firm... Continue Reading →
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