Petrobras reached an average of 88% of total load factor of its refineries in the last three months of 2021. In early February, it reached close to 90%. Operational decisions in refining take into account that, for each barrel of oil processed in the refinery, necessarily, several products are generated and subsequently distributed. For example,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for sale of the Potiguar Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/28/2022, informs that it signed today with the company 3R Potiguar S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A., a contract for the sale of the totality of its stake (100%) in a set of 22 concessions of onshore... Continue Reading →
Exxon unveils sweeping restructuring in latest cost cutting move
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Monday disclosed a sweeping restructuring of its global operations that will combine its refining and chemicals businesses into one, and put its energy transition business on the same footing as its other operations. The broad restructuring marks its latest cost-cutting effort after activist investors seeking to boost returns and address... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Acquisition of the Potiguar Cluster
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), communicates to its shareholders, investors and the market in general that Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) sent a notification to the Company informing that its Board of Directors approved, on today's date, the sale to 3R Potiguar S.A. (“3R Potiguar” ), a subsidiary of the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras has record output, sales of low-sulfur diesel
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Friday it produced a record 21.2 billion liters of S-10 diesel in 2021, up 10% from a year earlier, while sales - including imported volumes - jumped 34.7% to a record 25.8 billion liters. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, said in a statement... Continue Reading →
Peru Prosecutors Seek Travel Ban for Repsol Execs amid Offshore Oil Leak Probe
(Reuters) Peruvian prosecutors requested on Thursday that the president and three other executives of Spanish oil firm Repsol SA's local refinery be barred from leaving Peru for 18 months while a probe into an oil leak is under way. Repsol's La Pampilla refinery, Peru's largest, leaked thousands of barrels' worth of oil off Peru's central... Continue Reading →
Shell to hand over Deer Park refinery to Pemex next week
(Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos will take control of the Deer Park refinery in Houston, Texas on Jan. 20, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) had agreed in May to sell its majority stake in the Deer Park refinery, which can process up to 340,000 barrels... Continue Reading →
Pemex plans sharp drop in crude exports next year as it ramps up refining
(Reuters) - Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said on Tuesday it would drastically reduce planned crude exports next year as the state oil company works to meet the government's target of refining all of its oil domestically. Pemex Chief Executive Officer Octavio Romero projected that its crude exportswould fall to 435,000 barrels per day (bpd) in... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras partners with Vibra Energia to test new renewable diesel
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has partnered with fuel distributor Vibra Energia SA (VBBR3.SA) to test its new renewable diesel made partly from edible oils, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), as the company is formally known, said the fuel will be tested starting next month by fleet owner Auto Viacao... Continue Reading →
U.S. approves Pemex Deer Park refinery deal, completion early 2022
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has authorized the purchase by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) of Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) controlling interest in a Texas oil refinery in a transaction that should conclude early next year, Mexico's government said Wednesday. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a regular news conference that the U.S. government had on Tuesday approved... Continue Reading →