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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is clarifying a piece of news published on Friday afternoon, February 5, 2021, based on distorted statements released by the press. The maintenance of the periodicity for the measurement of the adherence between realization prices and international prices, adopted since June 2020 and confirmed in January 2021, was mistakenly communicated... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on fuel prices Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media about fuel prices, clarifies that it practices prices aligned to the import parity. In the first half of 2020, given the significant increase in fuel price volatility, Petrobras decided to extend from quarterly to annual the limit period for... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 23, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its 51% stake in Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolivia-Brasil S.A. (TBG) and 25% stake in Transportadora Sulbrasileira de Gás S.A. (TSB). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 28, 2019, informs that it has concluded today the sale of its 30% participation in the Frade field, located in the Campos Basin, north coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, to PetroRio Jaguar Petróleo Ltda., a subsidiary of Petro Rio... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil regulator ANP said on Friday it had notified oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and fuel distributor BR Distribuidora of an investigation into the quality of aviation gasoline. Aviation gasoline produced by Petrobras in January did not meet required standards and ANP auditors have been at its Presidente Bernardes refinery investigating... Continue Reading →
( Bassoe Rig Analytics) While most regions are reporting lower offshore drilling rig activity, South America is bucking the trend - and this time it's not just Brazil driving demand. The South American rig market, led by Brazilian NOC Petrobras, has encountered its fair share of problems over the past years. The 2014 oil price crash... Continue Reading →
Norway's Aker BP could expand its oil and gas business to other countries if it comes across competitive opportunities abroad, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. Any move to invest outside its native Norway would be a change of strategy for Aker BP, which was founded in 2016 through the combination BP's Norwegian unit... Continue Reading →
Outlook for the offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) market in 2021 looks promising, boosted by projects deferred from 2020, according to market research provider Westwood. With a forecast of $29 billion firm or already awarded contracts and a further $16 billion of probable and possible awards, 2021 could, reportedly, match 2019’s $40 billion total.... Continue Reading →
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the sale of Total's stake in blocks from Foz do Amazonas to Petrobras. As a reminder, in September last year, the French oil company gave up on the business after successive unsuccessful attempts to obtain Ibama's environmental license for drilling wells in the areas. Petrobras will keep... Continue Reading →
The FPSO Carioca will arrive in Brazil this week, according to Petrobras. The unit will be docked at the BRASFels shipyard in Angra dos Reis. There, the platform ship will go through the latest integration and commissioning activities before leaving for its final destination, the Sepia field, in the Santos Basin. The unit was built... Continue Reading →
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