(Reuters) - Brazil’s securities regulator CVM is investigating the management changes at state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, its website showed on Monday, following President Jair Bolsonaro’s announcement last week that he will replace chief executive Roberto Castello Branco. The post on the CVM website gave no details about the investigation, but comes after Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Enauta resumes Atlanta field production after repairs
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta, formerly known as QGEP, has resumed production from its Atlanta field, located off Brazil, after a nearly month-long shutdown due to repairs. The Atlanta field Early Production System started production in May 2018, almost two years behind the schedule. The EPS is comprised of three productions wells connected to the FPSO... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras shares plunge 17% in NY after analysts’ downgrades
(Reuters) - Petrobras shares traded in New York plunged nearly 17% in premarket trading on Monday as analysts cut ratings on the stock after far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro moved to replace the state-controlled oil company’s market friendly CEO with a retired army general. Credit Suisse, Scotiabank, Bank of America, Bradesco and XP analysts were... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on letter from the Ministry of Mines and Energy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it received a letter from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, requesting measures to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting in order to promote the election and replacement of a Board of Directors member, and to appoint Joaquim Silva e Luna to replace Roberto da Cunha Castello Branco. Additionally,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO fights pressure from Brazil’s Bolsonaro to resign, sources say
(Reuters) - State-led oil company Petrobras’ board is set to meet on Tuesday as its chief executive faces pressure from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to resign amid a disagreement over fuel price policies, sources told Reuters on Friday. The company’s board will discuss Bolsonaro’s efforts to force out Roberto Castello Branco over his insistence on... Continue Reading →
Average production at 3R Petroleum grows 3.8% in January at the Macau cluster
(Reuters) 3R Petroleum (RRRP3) will present to its shareholders, investors and the market in general the preliminary and unaudited operational data referring to the monthly production of the assets in which the oil company holds interest. Regarding the Macau Cluster, total production in January grew by 3.8%, compared to December, and totaled 4,683 barrels of... Continue Reading →
MME launches on March 11, the Offshore Fields Revitalization Program – Promar
Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launches, in an online event promoted by the Energy Research Company (EPE), on March 11, the Program to Revitalize and Encourage the Production of Offshore Fields (Promar). The program seeks to create conditions for the revitalization of mature offshore fields and to improve the economic use of accumulations of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO resisting pressure from Bolsonaro to resign: sources
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras is resisting pressure from President Jair Bolsonaro to resign following tensions over rising fuel prices, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Roberto Castello Branco was appointed CEO of Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the state-controlled firm is known, when Bolsonaro took... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase of Carmópolis Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 19, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in a set of 11 onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the state of Sergipe, jointly called the Carmópolis Cluster. Potential buyers... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on rating maintenance by Fitch
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that the rating agency Fitch affirmed the ”BB-“ issuer default ratings for Petrobras, with a negative outlook, reflecting the agency’s opinion on the sovereign’s ratings. Petrobras stand-alone credit profile was also affirmed at "bbb", 4 notches above the sovereign. Fitch highlighted the company's strong capital structure, declining debt levels... Continue Reading →