Sept 10, 2020 Petrobras has been announcing to the market the sale of several oil and natural gas exploration and production assets, especially fields located on land or in shallow waters. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) clarifies that the decision rests exclusively with the Company and is part of its strategy of portfolio... Continue Reading →
Petrobras collaborates with new phase of Lava Jato operation
September 11, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that yesterday, the 74th phase of Lava Jato operation (Car Wash) was launched, in which the Federal Prosecutors and the Federal Police are investigating possible wrongdoing in connection with exchange contracts signed with Banco Paulista, as well as alleged improper payments to three Company employees,... Continue Reading →
TK-Ocyan has a new name
Sept 10, 2020 Altera & Ocyan is the new name of the joint venture formed by the Brazilian Ocyan and the Norwegian Altera Infrastructure (formerly Teekay Offshore). The brand change took place at the beginning of the second half, after the Altera Infrastructure brand change process, which was completed at the beginning of the year.... Continue Reading →
Manager at Brazil’s Petrobras investigated in latest graft probe
Sept 10, 2020 A Petrobras manager was among the subjects of search warrants issued to police on Thursday, part of a years-long investigation into alleged corruption at the Brazilian state-controlled oil firm, according to court documents seen by Reuters. Brazil’s federal police served 25 search warrants as part of the sweeping “Car Wash” probe, one... Continue Reading →
Natural gas is losing its luster as a “bridge fuel” to renewable energy
Sept 10, 2020 Even the cleanest fossil fuel is losing its appeal to rich nations. Just a few years ago, natural gas was hailed as vital for the transition toward an economy that runs on renewable energy. But sentiment is changing and the fuel is going the same way as coal, its dirtier sibling shunned... Continue Reading →
ANP APPROVES SALE OF 30% OF PETROBRAS IN THE FRADE FIELD TO PETRORIO
Sept 10, 2020 The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) gave the go-ahead this afternoon (10) for Petrobras to sell its 30% stake in the Frade field to PetroRio. The transaction raised US $ 100 million and was announced at the end of last year. PetroRio awaited the approval of the deal by the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ probe targets Petrobras forex transactions
Sept 10, 2020 Brazil’s federal police were serving 25 search warrants as part of an investigation regarding foreign-exchange transactions done by state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA between 2008 and 2011, according to a statement from federal prosecutors on Thursday. The raids are part of the 74th phase of Brazil’s so-called Car Wash probe, the... Continue Reading →
RAPHAEL MOURA IS ANP’S NEW INTERIM DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Sept 10, 2020 The agency announced today the name of Raphael Moura as its new interim director general. Currently occupying a role in the superintendence of the ANP, Moura will assume the new role from next Monday (14), replacing José Gutman, who had occupied the post since March 28. The new director general of ANP... Continue Reading →
PETRO RIO MATERIAL FACT – OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES
September 10, 2020 Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of Law No. 6,404, of December 15, 1976, as amended, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) Instruction No. 358, of January 3, 2002, as amended, informs its shareholders and the market in general of a proposed offering of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on S-10 Diesel and LPG record
September 9, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, for the third month in a row, it has broken the production record of S-10 Diesel, low-sulfur diesel. In August, the company's refineries processed 1.84 million m³ of the product, a volume slightly higher than in July, when it reached 1.81 million m³, and 15%... Continue Reading →