December 19, 2019 Royalties are the most traditional form of taxation of mineral resources in the world. It is compensation for the exploitation of a mineral resource designed to ensure that future generations enjoy the benefits that exploitation of the non-renewable natural resource provides to the current generation. In the Brazilian case, according to Law... Continue Reading →
Campaign to explain portfolio management, asset sales and pre-salt has website launched by Petrobras
12/19/2019 Petrobras launched the website New Paths (www.petrobras.com.br/novoscaminhos ), a channel created to explain the strategies and business decisions of the company. In addition to the site, an advertising campaign featuring two television films and Internet plays will invite people to learn more about the portfolio management at Petrobras. The main message is to explain... Continue Reading →
Petrobras develops alternatives for Comperj
December 18, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has completed the economic feasibility study regarding the completion of the Comperj refinery construction, together with the Chinese company CNPC and its affiliates, under the agreements to implement the strategic partnership, as disclosed to the market on October 16, 2018. The study showed that... Continue Reading →
Sinopec, EIG deliver bid for Petrobras refinery in Minas state: sources
China’s Sinopec and U.S.-based EIG Global Energy Partners have delivered non-binding offers to buy Brazilian refinery REGAP from state-run oil firm Petrobras, three people with knowledge of the matter said. With a processing capacity of 150,000 barrels per day, REGAP is the fifth-largest refinery of eight up for sale by Petrobras, as part of a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces binding phase on E&P assets / Sergipe-Alagoas Basin
December 17, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 11/01/2019, announces that it has started the binding phase referring to the sale of its interest in fifteen onshore exploratory blocks, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Qualified parties for this phase will receive a process letter with instructions on the... Continue Reading →
Divestment plan forecasts Petrobras concentrated in the Southeast
Dec. 16, 2019 Reduction of state company’s presence in other regions creates resistance from workers and politicians In a presentation to foreign investors last week, Petrobras pointed to its future on a map with assets only in the Southeast region and the possibility of investments in logistics to serve Southeast and Midwest, a major consumer... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces E&P teaser in the Pelotas Basin
December 16, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage ( teaser) , referring to the sale of its interest in the concession BM-P2, located in the Pelotas Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Petrobras and Total are partners in this concession and each has... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras boosts oil production, abandons refinery plans amid upstream push
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras flagged another major production boost on Wednesday, while formally scuttling a refinery project outside Rio de Janeiro, underlining its laser-like focus on offshore oil exploration and production. At a breakfast with journalists, Petrobras Exploration and Production Director Carlos Alberto de Oliveira said the firm would produce more than 2.7 million... Continue Reading →
Petrobras discloses teaser for sale of its stake in TAG
December 11, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), relating to the sale of its remaining stake (10%) in Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A. (“TAG”). The teaser, which contains key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of potential participants,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras completes sale of 34 onshore fields in Rio Grande do Norte
December 9, 2019 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/25/2019, reports that it has completed today the sale of its entire stake in 34 onshore production fields located in the Potiguar Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, to Potiguar E&P S.A., a subsidiary of Petrorecôncavo S.A.... Continue Reading →