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(Reuters) - Brazil's antitrust watchdog on Wednesday approved the sale of state-run oil firm Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) 51% stake in gas company Gaspetro with no restrictions. Petrobras is selling the stake to Compass, which is controlled by energy company Cosan (CSAN3.SA), for 2.03 billion reais ($394.15 million), according to a statement from Compass when the deal was announced last... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/25/2022, informs that the company Grepar Participações Ltda. (Grepar), which entered into an agreement with Petrobras for the sale of the Lubrificantes e Derivados de Petróleo do Nordeste (LUBNOR) refinery and its associated logistics assets, sent a notification informing changes in its corporate... Continue Reading →
After its exclusivity deal with Australia’s Karoon Energy came to nought, Enauta, a Brazilian oil and gas player, has revealed that resuming the sale of a partial stake in a field located offshore Brazil is not currently on its agenda. Back in April 2021, Enauta disclosed its strategy to look for new partners for the development of the Atlanta... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following the announcement made on June 10, 2022 about the injunction decision issued by the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro determining the suspension of contractual negotiations related to the sale process of the Bahia Terra Cluster, informs that the suspensive effect of the appeal filed... Continue Reading →
Oslo Stock Exchange-listed oil and gas E&P company BW Energy has confirmed it is engaged in discussions with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras to acquire the latter’s stake in a field located offshore Brazil. Back in January 2020, Petrobras disclosed its intention to sell its entire stake in two sets of deep-water post-salt offshore concessions,... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 03/18/2020, informs that the divestment process of the maritime concession called Golfinho Cluster, located in deep waters, in the Espírito Santo Basin, is still in the binding phase. The company BW Energy was invited to the negotiation stage, as reported by this company... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it was notified, on 06/09/22, of the preliminary injunction decision issued by the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro, determining the paralysis of contractual negotiations with the Petrorecôncavo and Eneva consortium regarding the sale process of the onshore production fields located in the Recôncavo... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil and gas group Repsol (REP.MC) has agreed to sell a quarter of its newly-created renewable energy unit to Credit Agricole Assurances (CAGR.PA) and asset manager Energy Infrastructure Partners for 905 million euros ($964 million), the company said on Thursday. The deal values the whole unit, which is building wind, solar and hydro plants in Spain, the... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company New Age the operator of the Etinde license offshore Cameroon has signed a definitive conditional agreement to transfer all of New Age's participating interests in the Etinde permit, and operatorship of the Etinde JV. This is according to Bowleven, a partner in the license which contains the Etinde gas condensate field.... Continue Reading →
Amid successive changes of command, Petrobras will need to ask CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense) for more time to sell the refineries it needs to make available to the market because of an agreement signed with the antitrust body in 2019. More than two years after the agreement for the sale of the eight... Continue Reading →
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