Nov 28, 2019 Petrobras received eight bids for the purchase of Victoria 10,000, the largest of which was $U$ 15 million, after reducing the minimum bid price from $ 47.5 million to $ 5 million. In the first attempt to sell the rig, no proposal was submitted. Vitória 10,000 is a Petrobras rig, but it... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of ANSA and UFN-III
November 26, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that, regarding to the sale of 100% of its equity interest in Araucária Nitrogenados S.A. (ANSA) and in Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit III (UFN-III), the ongoing negotiations with Acron Group have been closed, without business execution. Nevertheless, Petrobras informs that its strategic position of fully exiting the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase of refineries
November 22, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release dated August 30, 2019, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the first stage of the sale of refining and associated logistics assets in the country, which includes the refineries Abreu e Lima (RNEST) in Pernambuco, Landulpho Alves (RLAM) in Bahia,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras about fertilizer plants leasing
November 21, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that today it has signed with Proquigel Química S.A., a company of Unigel Group, lease agreements of its fertilizer plants in Bahia (Fafen-BA) and Sergipe (Fafen-SE), for the total amount of R$ 177 million for a period of 10 years, renewable for the same term. Leases... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Exxon steps up assets sales with sweeping $25 billion plan – sources
Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is accelerating its biggest asset sales in decades with plans to divest up to $25 billion of oil and gas fields in Europe, Asia and Africa as it sharpens its focus on a handful of mega projects at home and abroad, banking sources said. The vast programme, which will see Exxon effectively... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for sale of Liquigás
Petrobras, following up on the press release of November 7, 2019, reports that it has signed today with Copagaz and Nacional Gás Butano a contract for sale of all its stake in Liquigás Distribuidora S.A. The sale price is R$ 3.7 billion, to be adjusted according to contract rules and paid upon transaction closing. As... Continue Reading →
Dutch OOS Energy buys Ocyan semi-submersible rig
OOS Energy, a subsidiary of Dutch firm OOS International, has taken over management of the semi-submersible drilling rig ODN Delba III from Ocyan, formerly known as Odebrecht Oil & Gas. OOS International said last week that the onshore and offshore management teams of OOS Energy Rig Management took over management of the rig on November... Continue Reading →
MORE TIME FOR PETROBRAS DIVESTMENTS
Nov 19, 2019 ANP extended deadline for Petrobras to conclude operations involving land and shallow water fields The ANP has extended the deadlines for Petrobras to complete its divestments in land and shallow water. The operations involve 124 fields at 20 clusters - some of them already sold, but not yet with all the regulatory... Continue Reading →
Rystad Energy: Oil and gas majors could raise over $27 billion in global selling spree
The global oil and gas supermajors are looking to sell assets that could bring in a total of $27.5 billion, according to energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy. The intelligence firm said on Monday that these companies were actively shedding mature assets on a massive scale to finance higher-yielding investments elsewhere. The sale of mature assets... Continue Reading →
Petrobras discloses binding phase for onshore fields
November 13, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release dated 09/13/2019, reports on the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its stakes in two onshore concessions, including offloading facilities named Cupiúba and Carapanaúba Cluster, located in the state of Amazonas. Qualified parties for this phase will receive invitation... Continue Reading →