(Reuters) - The nomination of a Brazilian senator and longtime energy consultant to lead Petrobras (PETR4.SA) suggests President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants the state-run firm to pivot to more renewable energy projects. Since 2019, Petroleo Brasileiro SA has doubled down on deep, and ultra deep-water exploration and production, while also selling off less productive assets... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of onshore optic fiber network
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/21/2022, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its onshore fiber optic network. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter with instructions on the divestment process, including guidelines for conducting due diligence and for submitting... Continue Reading →
Petroreconcavo Buys Maha Energy’s Brazil Subsidiary
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Petroreconcavo SA has agreed to buy Maha Energy's subsidiary in the Latin American country, the companies said on Wednesday, marking another step in the Brazilian firm's ongoing expansion. According to a securities filing, Petroreconcavo will pay $138 million for 100% of Maha Brasil, which operates oilfields in the country's northeastern region,... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s oil firms to invest $7.7 billion in onshore fields by 2029
(Reuters) - Brazil's small- and medium-sized oil firms are set to invest some 40 billion reais ($7.74 billion) in onshore fields by 2029, according to a survey by the country's independent oil and gas producers association Abpip. The group, which includes companies such as Eneva (ENEV3.SA) and PetroReconcavo (RECV3.SA), aims to extend the lifespan of and increase production... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of stake in electric power sector company
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/12/2022, informs that its Executive Board approved adjustments to the competitive process for the sale of all of its 18.80% stake in UEG Araucária S.A. (UEGA), with the end of the current phase and the restart of the process. In this process, Petrobras... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum on the closing of the Papa Terra Cluster acquisition
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS SA ("3R" or "Company") informs its investors and the market in general that, on December 22, 2022, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) approved the transfer of 62.5% stake in the concession rights over the Papa Terra production field (“Papa Terra Cluster” ), held by Petróleo... Continue Reading →
Petrobras begins the non-binding phase for the sale of POSA
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/14/2022, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of 100% of its equity interest in Petrobras Operaciones S.A. (POSA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petrobras in Argentina and holder of a 33.6% interest in the Rio Neuquén Field. Potential buyers qualified... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of E&P Carmopolis assets in Sergipe
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/23/2021, informs that it has concluded today the sale of all its stakes in the set of 11 concessions of onshore fields of oil and gas production, with integrated facilities, located in the state of Sergipe, jointly called Carmópolis Custer, to the company... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of Araucária Nitrogenados S.A.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/30/2020, informs that, observing the applicable internal governance, the termination of the competitive process for the sale of all its shares in the wholly owned subsidiary Araucária Nitrogenados S.A. (ANSA), which was in the binding phase, was approved. Petrobras will evaluate its next... Continue Reading →
ANP green lights sale of the Carmopolis Cluster to the Cobra Group
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) authorized the sale of Polo Carmopolis, a Petrobras asset located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, to Carmo Energy (a company of the Spanish group Cobra). According to the ANP decision, Carmo Energy must present a financial guarantee or a term guaranteeing the decommissioning of the fields involved. The agency also... Continue Reading →