Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/24/2020 and 07/28/2020, informs that it has concluded today the sale of its entire stake in the Baúna field (BM-S-40 concession area), located in shallow waters in the Santos Basin, to Karoon Petróleo & Gás Ltda (Karoon), a subsidiary of Karoon Energy Ltd.... Continue Reading →
PETRO RIO MATERIAL FACT SALE OF INTEREST IN THE MANATI FIELD
- Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has signed binding documents with Gas Bridge SA (“Gas Bridge”), concerning the sale of the 10% interest held by the Company in the Manati Field ("Field" or “Manati”). Total transaction value is R$ 144.4 million and includes... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase of E&P assets in Ceará
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on August 7, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its entire stake in the fields in shallow waters of Tuna, Curimã, Espada and Xaréu (Ceará Cluster), located in the state of Ceará. Potential buyers qualified for this phase... Continue Reading →
Total Looking to Sell Stakes in Several Offshore Oil Fields in Angola?
Total is seeking to sell stakes in a number of Angolan oilfields, in what is seen as an early sign of an expected wave of divestments by big energy companies from the West African country, industry sources said. Total could raise around $300 million from the sale of its 20% stake in Angola's offshore Block... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser of E&P assets in Bahia
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of all of its stakes in a set of twenty-eight onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the Recôncavo and Tucano Basins, in different municipalities of the state of Bahia, jointly called the Bahia... Continue Reading →
Enauta evaluates closing the Atlanta field operations
Enauta evaluates closing the Atlanta field operations, in the Santos Basin post-salt, after Barra Energia informs that it will abandon the asset. An alternative is to take 100% of the field. The decision should be taken by the end of this month, Enauta reported today. - “Enauta had already been revising the project in order... Continue Reading →
Petrofac closes sale of Mexican operations but plans legal action against Perenco
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has completed the disposal of its non-core assets in Mexico to Perenco, but the two companies have entered into a dispute related to this transaction. Petrofac first sold a 49 per cent of its operations in Mexico to Perenco back in October 2018. This included contracts for work on the Santuario and... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras says major divestments nearing finish line
(Reuters) - Petrobras is in the advanced stages of several major divestments, executives said on Thursday, indicating that the company’s ambitious deleveraging program may quicken after a pause during the worst of the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil. Speaking to analysts following the company's third-quarter results, executives at Petroleo Brasileiro SA PETR4.SA, as the state-run oil firm... Continue Reading →
SPECIAL REPORT: ANALYSIS OF BRAZIL’S O&G SECTOR: All-in for the Brazilian oil and gas industry
In November 2007 Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras, shocked the E&P world by announcing a 5-to-8-Bbbl discovery in a completely unknown geological play: carbonate reservoirs below a 2-km layer of salt, offshore Brazil, in a 2,000-m water depth. This announcement marked the beginning of a complete turnaround in the history of Brazil’s oil and gas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on news on Gaspetro
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs, regarding the news published in the media, that it received yesterday binding proposals for the sale of its 51% stake in Gaspetro S.A. (Gaspetro) and the proposal of Compass Gás e Energia S.A. was one of those received. The receipt of binding proposals is one of the stages of... Continue Reading →