Rio de Janeiro, March 10, 2021 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that received official letter from the Ministry of Mines and Energy with two nominations for the Board of Directors in the next Extraordinary General Meeting, selected as provided in art. 18, § 7, of Petrobras’ Bylaws: Cynthia Santana Silveira Ana Silvia Corso Matte... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore orders fourth Fast4Ward FPSO hull from SWS
Dutch FPSO giant SBM Offshore has ordered the fourth Fast4Ward FPSO hull from the Chinese Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) shipyard. SWS said that his type of FPSO hull also adopts SBM’s ‘universal’ hull design concept and has an oil storage capacity of 2.3 million barrels of crude oil. It also meets the marine environmental conditions... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on nomination of Board Member by minority shareholder
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 3, 2021, informs that it has received a letter from Fundo de Investimento em Ações Dinâmica Energia and Banclass Fundo de Investimento em Ações, managed by Banco Clássico S.A., indicating Leonardo Pietro Antonelli for election to the company's Board of Directors,... Continue Reading →
Brazil judge annuls Lula’s convictions, opens door to 2022 run
(Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday annulled the criminal convictions against former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that could allow the popular politician to run in next year’s presidential election. The decision roiled financial markets and scrambled forecasts for the 2022 race, with many investors betting it would... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the appointment of Board Members by the Federal Government
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that received official letters from the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Economy with six nominations for the next Extraordinary General Meeting, to exercise the position of the company’s Board of Directors members: Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira – Chairman of the Board Joaquim Silva e LunaRuy Flaks... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Enauta Launches Bidding Process for Atlanta Field FPSO
Brazilian oil company Enauta has launched the bidding process for the FPSO for the full development of the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Atlanta field has been producing oil via Petrojarl I FPSO - an early production system. Enauta expects that the bidding process for the full field development FPSo will... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Extends Seadrill Drillship’s Workscope in Brazil
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has recently awarded a contract extension to Seadrill for the use of the West Saturn drillship in Brazil. Seadrill revealed the news in its fourth-quarter 2020 presentation on Thursday. The offshore drilling contractor, which said it expected the 2021 rig demand to be bleak, said ExxonMobil earlier this year exercised the... Continue Reading →
Is This The World’s Next Big Offshore Oil Region?
The COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 crude oil price crash and ongoing global petroleum supply glut have done little to slow the growth of South America’s massive offshore oil boom. The colossal oil boom underway in the tiny South American nation of Guyana is gaining momentum, while Suriname is on the cusp of experiencing its own and... Continue Reading →
Artificial intelligence could reduce reservoir modeling step by 80%
Petrobras has developed an innovative data analysis platform, whose objective is to map the production potential of areas recently acquired by the company and portions of fields under development. Named the Analog Panel, the platform integrates a large volume of data obtained from oil reservoirs, enabling comparative analysis and information sharing. The tool is part... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Executive Board
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, clarifies that there is no decision, up to this moment, about the exit of the Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer, Andrea Marques de Almeida and the Chief Trading and Logistics Officer, André Barreto Chiarini. All members of the Executive Board... Continue Reading →