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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 →
Brazil’s minimum wage will be increased to 1,039 reais ($258) a month in 2020, the government said on Tuesday, a higher level than it had previously forecast that will require even tighter controls on spending to ensure its fiscal rules are not broken. The new minimum wage, provisionally signed into law by President Jair Bolsonaro... Continue Reading →
December 30, 2019 -Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras following up on the press release disclosed on 12/27/2019, reaffirms that the total value of the sale of 50% of exploration and production rights of the Tartaruga Verde field (concession BM-C-36) and Module III of the Espadarte field to Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda ("Petronas") was US$ 1,293.5... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s public sector finances improved further in November, central bank figures showed on Monday, as the deficit as a share of the overall economy shrank to its smallest in over a year and the national debt fell for the third straight month. The primary deficit for the consolidated public sector, before interest payments are factored... Continue Reading →
Seabras 1 Bermuda and Seabras 1 USA filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Filings were made to ensure an orderly process to effectuate a new restructuring plan for Seabras 1 Bermuda, while ensuring that the company’s customers will continue to be served as usual. Continue reading
December 30, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that signed on 12/27/2019 a Transition Agreement under the natural gas supply agreement (GSA) with Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). The Agreement establishes a transition period (from 01/01/2020 to 03/10/2020) in the GSA, in which Petrobras and YPFB will continue the negotiation process with the objective... Continue Reading →
December 27, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/20/2019, reports that today its wholly owned subsidiary, Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBio), signed a contract for the sale of its 6.07% stake in Bioóleo Industrial e Comercial S.A. (Bioóleo) to 2H Participações Societárias EIRELI, which holds the other 93.93%... Continue Reading →
December 27, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press releases disclosed on October 10, November 6 and 7, and December 11, 2019, reports that today it made the final payments in the amount of R$ 34.191 billion (thirty four billion one hundred and ninety one million reais), referring to the... Continue Reading →
December 27, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 4/25/2019, reports that it has completed today the sale of 50% of exploration and production rights of the Tartaruga Verde field (concession BM-C-36) and Module III of the Espadarte field to Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda. (PPBL), a subsidiary of... Continue Reading →
December 26, 2019 Petrobras began a new environmental licensing process for drilling an exploratory well in the area of block BM-P-2 in the Pelotas Basin. The opening of the new process follows a license denied by Ibama for the campaign in the region. The request at Ibama was filed on December 3. After 14 years... Continue Reading →
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