March 16, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 12/23/2019, announces the beginning of the binding phase related to the sale of part of its interest in exploratory blocks belonging to the BM-P-2 concession, located in the Pelotas Basin deep waters, in the state of Rio Grande do... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces binding phase for the sale of TAG
March 13, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 01/17/2020, announces the beginning of the binding phase related to the sale of its remaining stake (10%) in Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A. (TAG). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter with detailed information on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for sale of wind farms
March 13, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that it has started the disclosure stage for this opportunity (teaser) in relation to the joint sale of all its shares in the wind farms Mangue Seco 3 and Mangue Seco 4, owners of the wind power generation plants with the same names. Petrobras holds a... Continue Reading →
Sandvik Divests Drilling and Completions Unit
Engineering group Sandvik has completed the divestment of Sandvik Drilling and Completions (Varel) to the private equity firm Blue Water Energy and its co-investor, the privately owned Nixon Energy Investments. Sandvik will remain a minority owner of 30% of the company and hold a position on the board. Continue reading
Petrobras signs agreement to sell onshore fields
March 9, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that today it signed an agreement with Eagle Exploração de Óleo e Gás Ltda. (Eagle) for the sale of 100% of its stakes in four onshore fields, located in the Tucano Basin, in the countryside of the state of Bahia, for US$ 3.01 million. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Suspends Offshore Wind Project
Mar 4, 2020 Petrobras decided to suspend the pilot project for offshore wind generation in the Ubarana field, in the Potiguar Basin, on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. The decision was communicated to Ibama, responsible for the environmental licensing of the project, at the end of January. In a letter sent to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras about expression of interest on E&P assets in the Pará-Maranhão Basin
February 28, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/03/2020, referring to the sale of part of its equity interest in the concessions BMPAMA-3 and BM-PAMA-8, located in the Pará-Maranhão Basin, reports that it has extended until 03/05/2020 the deadline for companies to send the documents foreseen in the... Continue Reading →
Sonangol to Start Asset Sale in April
Angolan state oil company Sonangol will begin in April to sell its stakes in several private firms, chair Sebastiao Gaspar Martins said, as part of a government bid to privatize key state assets including parts of Sonangol itself by 2022. The eleven companies include local bank Banco BAI as well as Sonamet, Sonatip, and Sonadit... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for sale of its stake in Gaspetro
February 27, 2020 -Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro). The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of potential participants, is available here:Teaser-Gaspetro-Ingles-completo... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases E&P teaser in the Santos Basin: Merluza and Lagosta fields
February 27, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of all its equity interest in Merluza and Lagosta fields, located in the shallow waters of Santos Basin. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria... Continue Reading →