January 3, 2020 A 313 km long pipeline, being 294 km offshore and 19 km onshore, linking the Santos Basin pre-salt production hub to Madeira Island at the Itaguaí Port in Rio de Janeiro. This is Cosan's new project for harnessing pre-salt ultra-deepwater gas, in a project that begins with the discovery of Carcarcá, operator... Continue Reading →
Ibama opens consultation to model offshore wind licensing in Brazil
January 7, 2020 Ibama has opened a public consultation to receive contributions for the publication of the Model Term of Reference (TR) that will indicate the ways for the preparation of Environmental Impact Studies of offshore wind projects in the country. Contributions can be sent to the environmental agency until April 3. The reference term... Continue Reading →
PetroRio – IBrX-100 (B3) INDEX AND UPDATE OF HEDGE OPERATIONS
January 06, 2020 Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3) announces to its shareholders and to the market in general that as of this day, it has been included as part of IBXX (or IBrX-100 Index), which consists of the 100 most traded companies in Brazil’s main stock exchange. The Company had previously been... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on public offering of BNDES shares
January 6, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 13, 2019, reports that it has received new correspondence from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) in which it reports that it has invited Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A., Bank of America Merrill Lynch... Continue Reading →
Jair Bolsonaro’s contentious first year in office
Since jair bolsonaro became Brazil’s president on January 1st 2019, he has quarrelled with an impressive array of foreign leaders and celebrities. After France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, accused him of encouraging deforestation of the Amazon, Mr Bolsonaro called his wife ugly. When Greta Thunberg, a young Swedish climate activist, highlighted the murder of indigenous people in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on fuel prices due to events in Middle East
January 3, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, informs that, due to the latest events in Middle East, it will carry on with its international market monitoring process. The company points out that, according to its current pricing practices, there is no pre-defined frequency for applying adjustments. The company will continue to monitor the market... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces binding phase on E&P assets – DoRe-Mi and Rabo Branco
January 3, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/02/2019, announces that it has started the binding phase referring to the sale of its interest in DóRé-Mi and Rabo Branco onshore fields, belonging to the BT-SEAL-13 Concession, located in the SergipeAlagoas Basin. Qualified parties for this phase will... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s oil exports break record in December – increasing 9% in 2019
2 JAN 2020 Brazil's oil exports reached a record in December and are expected to continue to grow in the coming months and years, given a significant advance in production in the pre-salt fields, which could place Brazil among the top five global producers. The country exported 8.72 million tons in December, more than double... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore riding the FPSO renaissance wave
In surfing, reading the environment and anticipating a wave from a small lump on the horizon can be difficult, but rewarding. This is what SBM Offshore, a Dutch-based FPSO industry specialist which has been building floating production units for 60 years, had done when after a rather dry period for FPSO orders it ordered an... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the resignation of Board Member
January 2, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the Board Member Clarissa de Araújo Lins presented her resignation as member of the Board of Directors of the company, as well as the Board Committees of which she was a member, for professional reasons that prevent her, at this moment, from continuing to perform... Continue Reading →