August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the non-binding phase, referring to the sale of its entire stake in the Atum, Curimã, Espada and Xaréu shallow waters fields (Ceará Cluster) , located in the State of Ceará. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive instructions on the divestment... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase in the Camamu Basin
August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/01/2020, announces the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its stake (35%) in the Manati field, a shallow water offshore production located in the Camamu Basin, in the state of Bahia. Potential buyers qualified for this phase... Continue Reading →
Petrobras undeterred by tumbling profits
Hefty financial losses and a depressed oil market fail to sway Brazilian NOC from pursuing ambitious upstream strategy The first half of the year was dire for Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras. The producer posted a combined $10.1bn loss, driven mainly by the oil price shock of Covid-19, currency devaluation and $13bn in impairment charges.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on monthballing of the Merluza platform
August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby announces that the Executive Board approved the monthballing of the Merluza platform (PMLZ-1), located in shallow waters in the Santos Basin. The platform’s production had already been interrupted since March 2020, with the abrupt drop of demand for natural gas, and the deactivation will allow the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin – Tartaruga Field
August 7 , 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on June 29, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase, referring to the sale of its entirem stake in the Tartaruga field, belonging to the SES-107D concession, located in shallow waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Potential buyers qualified... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces onshore fields binding phase – Urucu Cluster
August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 06/26/2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase, referring to the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore production concessions (Urucu Cluster), located in the Solimões Basin, in the state of Amazonas. Potential buyers qualified... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on onshore field sale in Sergipe
August 5, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/03/2020, informs that it signed today with Centro Oeste Óleo e Gás Ltda. an agreement for the sale of its entire stake in the Dó-Ré-Mi onshore field, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in the state of Sergipe. The sale value... Continue Reading →
BP to cut fossil fuels output by 40 per cent by 2030
Following record losses in the second quarter of 2020 and the first dividend cut in a decade, BP revealed parts of its new strategy that would reshape the company from an international oil company to an integrated energy company. BP said on Tuesday that it aims to increase its annual low carbon investment ten-fold to... Continue Reading →
Twelve companies dispute the Petrobras Bahia LNG terminal
August 4, 2020 Twelve companies, some from the same business group, were prequalified to dispute the lease of the Petrobras LNG terminal in Bahia, according to the call for prequalified agents, published by the company. Proposals are scheduled to be open on September 30. Petrobras will lease the terminal until December 2023, with no provision... Continue Reading →
BP halves dividend after record loss, speeds up reinvention
BP (BP.L) cut its dividend for the first time in a decade after a record $6.7 billion second-quarter loss, when the coronavirus crisis hammered fuel demand, and it sought to win over investors by speeding up its reinvention as a lower carbon company. Its shares rose more than 7% on Tuesday after BP unveiled earlier... Continue Reading →