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Apr 17, 2020 The director of exploration and production at Petrobras, Carlos Alberto Pereira de Oliveira, declared that the exploration of the pre-salt is viable even in the face of the current scenario of lower prices. The statement was made today (17), in an online press conference. "We have a very robust portfolio, particularly in... Continue Reading →
April 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 02/03/2020, announces that it has started the binding phase referring to the sale of its entire stake at the Papa-terra field, located in deepwater in the Campos Basin. Qualified parties for this phase will receive a process letter with... Continue Reading →
April 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that the rating agency S&P Global Ratings (S&P) affirmed the ”BB-“ global scale rating for Petrobras, with a stable outlook. The stand-alone credit profile remained at "bb", one notch above the sovereign. S&P highlighted that the company's liquidity position remains strong despite forecasted lower operating cash... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tapped Symone Araujo to lead the country’s oil regulator ANP, according to Friday’s official gazette. Araujo is currently director for natural gas at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Her nomination still needs the Senate’s approval, and if confirmed she will replace Aurelio Amaral, whose mandate ended last... Continue Reading →
Seabed Geosolutions is feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its activity. A significant ongoing project in the Middle East has been cancelled and another project that was scheduled to start imminently in Brazil has been postponed. Continue reading
Apr 16, 2020 The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) indicates that the number of cases of Covid-19 in workers in the oil and gas sector in Brazil has risen to 162. As of yesterday, there were 132. Currently, there are still another 1,020 cases being investigated, awaiting test results. Fortunately, so far, there have been no... Continue Reading →
Apr 17, 2020 Petrobras temporarily paralyzed part of the Gaslub Itaboraí project (formerly Comperj), which includes the construction of the Rota 3 gas pipeline and the natural gas processing unit (UPGN). The measure complies with the letter from the Municipal Health Secretariat of Itaboraí (RJ), issued on March 23, which requests the interruption of 70%... Continue Reading →
Apr 16, 2020 The storm that has come in the oil and gas sector will not change Petrobras' direction. Despite the strong devaluation of the price of a barrel of oil, the president of the state-owned company, Roberto Castello Branco, guaranteed that the company will not change its position to focus its efforts on exploration... Continue Reading →
Apr 15, 2020 In March 2020, Wilson Sons recorded eight years without lost time accidents at its offshore support bases, a milestone in the oil and gas sector. There were 4.6 million man-hours worked in dozens of operations along the Brazilian coast. The new record reinforces the Company's commitment to the well-being of its employees,... Continue Reading →
This report is aimed at providing detailed information on collection of taxes and participations made by Petrobras S.A. in 2019, on a cash basis. Read Report - PBR 2019 Tax Report
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