(PB) Company is producing as much as possible under safe, sustainable and economic conditions Petrobras reached 91% of total load factor of the refining park in the last week of March 2022. The average load factor considering the whole month was 89%. In 2021, the average level of utilization of Petrobras refineries was 83%, the... Continue Reading →
Brazil antitrust watchdog extends deadline for Petrobras to sell refineries
(Reuters) - Brazil antitrust watchdog CADE extended the deadline for Petrobras (PETR4.SA) to sell its refineries as part of obligations assumed by the company in an agreement to stimulate competition in the local oil refining market, the agency said on Wednesday. The new schedule for the sales was not disclosed by CADE in order not to prejudice... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of the REMAN refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/25/2021, concerning the sale process of Refinaria Isaac Sabbá (REMAN) to Ream Participações S.A., informs that the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) published on 03/08/2022 a dispatch declaring the Act of Concentration to be complex and ordering the... Continue Reading →
Tanker Owners “are having a ball”
(OE) Oil benchmarks are hitting multiple price and spread milestones across several key markets as the fallout from severe sanctions on key exporter Russia sows confusion and panic among global crude oil traders, shipping firms and importers. The oil industry has been gripped by acute risk aversion in the finance and shipping sectors after several... Continue Reading →
Petrobras adopts wait-and-see pricing strategy after Ukraine invasion
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras will closely monitor international price swings following Russia's invasion of Ukraine before making any decisions on domestic fuel prices, the firm's logistics and trading head said on Thursday. The company, formally Petroleo Brasileiro SA , says it aligns domestic prices with international rates but allows prices to decouple... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Financial Performance in 4Q21
In 4Q21, Petrobras posted solid operational and financial results. According to Petrobras’ CEO, Joaquim Silva e Luna, “Petrobras generated consistent results in 4Q21, demonstrating that a healthy company committed to society is capable of growing, investing, generating jobs, paying taxes and returning money to its shareholders, effectively contributing to the country’s development. None of this... Continue Reading →
Raizen says Petrobras should raise gasoline prices to level playing field
(Reuters) - Brazilian state run oil firm Petrobras should raise gasoline prices in the domestic market to reflect high international oil prices and level the playing field, Ricardo Mussa, chief executive of energy company Raizen (RAIZ4.SA), said on Tuesday. "At some point, Petrobras will have to make a move in gasoline ... (the current price situation)... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Highlights on Production and Sales in 2021
Petrobras posted an excellent operational performance in 2021, reaching all production targets for the year with the achievement of the following marks: The highlights for 2021 were: FPSO Carioca production start-up, on August 23, the first platform in Sépia field, in Santos Basin pre-salt. Throughout the year, 3 new producing wells were connected and currently... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Refinery Capacity Reaches 88%
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 →