The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) this week approved a resolution that deals with procedures for presenting guarantees and instruments that ensure the decommissioning of production facilities in oil and gas fields in the country. The presentation of these financial guarantees was already foreseen in the exploration and production contracts. The agency's new resolution brings more... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes sale of interest in GásLocal
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/25/2020, informs that it concluded, on this date, the sale of its 40% interest in the company GNL Gemini Comercialização e Logística de Gás Ltda. (GásLocal) to White Martins Gases Industriais Ltda. (White Martins), ending the controversies arising from the activities of the... Continue Reading →
AUTHORIZED TRANSFERS OF THE MIRANGA CLUSTER TO PETRORECONCAVO AND OF THE PEROA CLUSTER TO 3R PETROLEUM
(PetroNoticias) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the transfer of 100% of the Petrobras stake in the Miranga cluster in Bahia, to PetroReconcavo. The regulatory agency also gave the green light for the full sale of Polo Peroa, in the shallow waters of Espírito Santo, to 3R Petroleum. As a reminder, the sale of the... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$635 million bridge loan for FPSO Almirante Tamandaré
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has secured a US$635 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré. The facility was secured by the special purpose company which will own FPSO Almirante Tamandaré. Currently, SBM Offshore is the sole owner of this special purpose company. Discussions around... Continue Reading →
BW Offshore preferred bidder for the offshore Golfinho cluster
BW Offshore may acquire another asset in Petrobras' divestment program. Industry sources confirmed to PetroleoHoje that the Norwegian oil company was recently selected as the preferred bider for the Golfinho cluster, a deep-water package in the Espírito Santo Basin. Although BW Offshore does not comment on the subject, the company's proposal would have been around... Continue Reading →
Shell Exits Permian with $9.5B Sale to ConocoPhillips. Its U.S. Output Now Mostly Offshore
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) said on Monday it would sell its Permian Basin assets to ConocoPhillips (COP.N) for $9.5 billion in cash, an exit from the largest U.S. oilfield for the energy major shifting its focus to the clean energy transition. For ConocoPhillips, it is the second sizable acquisition in a year in the heart of the... Continue Reading →
Karoon Eyes Growth in Brazil with Own Oil Fields, Acquisitions
Karoon Energy sees strong growth prospects in Brazil, where it started producing oil last year, working to more than double output by 2023 and considering two options to develop another field by mid-decade, its chief executive said on Monday. Karoon produced an average of just over 13,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the eight months... Continue Reading →
Special Report: BP gambles big on fast transition from oil to renewables
(Reuters) - Deep in the Oman desert lies one of BP's more lucrative projects, a mass of steel pipes and cooling towers that showcases the British energy giant's pioneering natural gas extraction technology. The facility earned BP Plc (BP.L) more than $650 million in profits in 2019, according to financial filings reviewed by Reuters. Yet the oil... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase of Deten Química S.A.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/28/2021, informs that it has concluded the non-binding phase initiated on 07/08/2021 related to the sale of its entire 27.88% equity interest in Deten Química S.A. (Deten), located in the industrial complex of Camaçari, in the state of Bahia. The company is starting... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser of E&P assets in the Santos Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of the totality of its stake in the Uruguá and Tambaú fields, belonging to the BS-500 concession, located in the Santos Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The teaser, which includes key information about... Continue Reading →