Sept 10, 2020 Petrobras has been announcing to the market the sale of several oil and natural gas exploration and production assets, especially fields located on land or in shallow waters. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) clarifies that the decision rests exclusively with the Company and is part of its strategy of portfolio... Continue Reading →
ANP APPROVES SALE OF 30% OF PETROBRAS IN THE FRADE FIELD TO PETRORIO
Sept 10, 2020 The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) gave the go-ahead this afternoon (10) for Petrobras to sell its 30% stake in the Frade field to PetroRio. The transaction raised US $ 100 million and was announced at the end of last year. PetroRio awaited the approval of the deal by the... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes Plots Low Carbon Future
Sept 8, 2020 Baker Hughes is pivoting to customers preparing for the transition to a low-carbon future, bolstering its footprint beyond oil and gas oilfield services, its chief executive said on Tuesday. The company will continue to downsize its oilfield services and equipment portfolio, CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power conference, putting... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on E&P assets in Santos Basin
September 8, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated August 10, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of 50% to 100% of its stake, with the passing of the operation, in the BM-S-51 concession, in the Santos Basin. The concession is located at water depths... Continue Reading →
3R registered for an IPO with the CVM
3R Petroleum registered with the CVM the IPO request for shares on the Brazilian stock exchange. The objective is to raise funds for new acquisitions of oil fields in Brazil and to sustain investments in the revitalization of assets. Starboard, with a stake in the private equity fund Apollo, holds 52.3% of the capital of... Continue Reading →
Big Oil’s patchy deals record casts shadow over green makeover
As major oil companies prepare to spend billions on renewable energy assets to stay relevant in a low-carbon future, the industry’s patchy track record on takeovers is a red flag for some investors. Ten years ago, the world’s top energy companies were spending billions of dollars on major oil and gas assets and costly drilling... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for onshore fields sale in ES
August 27 , 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/06/2019, informs that it signed today with Karavan SPE Cricaré S.A., a Specific Purpose Entity (SPE), a contract for the sale of all of its stakes in 27 onshore exploration and production concessions , located in Espírito Santo, jointly... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on public offering of Petrobras Distribuidora shares
August 26, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, today, the proposal to sell its remaining 37.5% stake in the capital stock of Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (BR), by means of a secondary public offering (follow-on). The moment of launching the offer will be defined later, and is subject, among... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases E&P assets teaser in Rio Grande do Norte
August 24, 2020 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-six onshore and shallow water E&P concessions, located in the Potiguar Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, jointly called Potiguar Cluster.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on onshore fields sale in Bahia
Rio de Janeiro, August 21 , 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/26/2019, informs that it signed today with SPE Rio Ventura S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum e Participações S.A., a contract for the sale of its entire interest in eight E&P onshore fields, denominated Rio... Continue Reading →