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Jun 22, 2020 Brazilian production still feels the demand effects of the coronavirus pandemic and suffered a further drop in May. During the period, 2.77 million barrels were extracted per day, which represents a decrease of 6.52% in comparison with the previous month. Meanwhile, natural gas production also declined in May. Altogether, there were 114.3... Continue Reading →
Jun 22, 2020 Petrobras and Porto de Açu reached a new agreement to double the volume of oil handled by the state company at the terminal. With the agreement, the oil company will be able to transport up to 100 million barrels while the contract is in force, until March 2021. Last year, Açu... Continue Reading →
Jun 22, 2020 The drilling of the first exploratory well on Saturno, an area of the 5th Production Sharing Round, in the Santos Basin resulted in a duster. The conclusion and result of the campaign - carried out by the consortium formed by Shell (operator, with 45% stake), in partnership with Chevron (45%) and Ecopetrol... Continue Reading →
Jun 22, 2020 The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted the Operation License for the platform vessel P-70, from Petrobras. The unit will be installed in the Atapu field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The document will be valid for four years. The P-70 will have the capacity to process 150,000 barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
Jun 19, 2020 3R Petroleum plans to invest US $ 200 million over the life cycle of the Polo Macau fields - a cluster of assets purchased from Petrobras in the Potiguar Basin, Rio Grande do Norte. - In a live interview with epbr, CEO Ricardo Savini, explained that the pandemic forced the company to... Continue Reading →
Jun 19, 2020 The ANP collegiate board approved the assignment of rights to 10 Petrobras concession contracts to Trident Energy do Brasil, referring to the Pampo and Enchova clusters, covering the fields of Badejo, Bicudo, Bonito, Enchova Oeste, Enchova, Sole, Marimbá, Pampo, Piraúna and Trilha. The assignment is part of Petrobras' divestment plan. The ten... Continue Reading →
Jun 18, 2020 The Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP) announced the creation of the Brazilian Downstream Association (ABD), which was officially instituted this week during a virtual assembly. The new entity will have its headquarters at the current IBP office in Rio de Janeiro, and already has a defined focus of action. In addition to prioritizing... Continue Reading →
June 19, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake in the Atum, Curimã, Espada and Xaréu fields, maritime production concessions in shallow waters located in the Mundaú sub-basin, in the State of Ceará. The teaser, which includes key... Continue Reading →
Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers, grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest. The rising threats from investors with more than $2 trillion in assets under management, including Finland-based Nordea and the... Continue Reading →
JUN 18, 2020 Engie Brasil is celebrating the positive result it is seeing from the TAG gas pipeline network, acquired from Petrobras last year. As a result, the French company is evaluating the possibility of buying the 10% of the assets that are still in the hands of the state-owned company. “The operation is better... Continue Reading →
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