Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has concluded the final round of the binding phase of the sale process of the Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets, in Bahia, in which Mubadala Capital presented the best final offer in an amount of US$ 1.65 billion. The signing of the purchase and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Highlights on production and sales in 4Q20
Petrobras had its best operating performance in 2020, overcoming considerable challenges arising from the pandemic, contraction in global demand for fuels and low prices. We reached annual production records of 2.28 million barrels per day (MMbpb) of oil and NGL and 2.84 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboed) of total production. Previous production... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expects to conclude Buzios negotiations with Chinese partners in 2021, says CEO
(Reuters) Petrobras expects to conclude negotiations with Chinese partners this year for the development of excess volumes from the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, and could buy part of the partners if "by chance" they want to sell, he said on Thursday. the president Roberto Castello Branco. The block with excess volumes of... Continue Reading →
Global oil demand to rise, boosted by vaccine distribution and economy: WoodMac
(Reuters) - Global oil demand is expected to rise by nearly 7% this year, boosted by quicker vaccine distribution and a better economic outlook, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. Total liquids demand is expected to average 96.7 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2021, 6.3 million bpd higher than last year when the Covid-19... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Chief Refining and Natural Gas Officer
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the dismissal of Anelise Quintão Lara and elected Rodrigo Costa Lima e Silva as Chief Refining and Natural Gas Officer. The Refining and Natural Gas Office is responsible for the industrial operations of refining and natural gas and is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on refinery sales
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media on the divestments progress of the refineries, clarifies: (i) the company has received a binding proposal for the sale of Alberto Pasqualini Refinery (REFAP), in Rio Grande do Sul, and is in the negotiation phase with Ultrapar Participações S.A.; (ii) the company has... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Brazil’s Ultrapar leads negotiation for Petrobras’ refinery Refap – sources
(Reuters) Brazilian group Ultrapar Participacoes SA offered the highest price for Petrobras’ refinery Refap and is leading talks to acquire the facility in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, three people close to the matter said. Brazil has been trying sell eight refineries, which would end Petrobras’s virtual monopoly in the country’s refining... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on amendments to the agreements with CADE
Rio de Janeiro, January 18, 2021 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras in relation to the news published in the media clarifies that the company did not sign the amendment to the Commitment Agreement (“TCC”) signed with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) for the refining market. The draft of the amendment was approved... Continue Reading →
Venezuela’s Oil Exports Plunge to 1940’s Level Under Tighter U.S. Sanctions
Pressured by strict U.S. sanctions, Venezuela's oil exports plunged by 376,500 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and internal documents from state-run PDVSA, financially squeezing socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump also put curbs on PDVSA's main trading partners, the owners of tankers still transporting... Continue Reading →
China Is Fueling South America’s Oil Boom
Oil demand from China has been one of the few bright spots for a global petroleum industry severely impacted by a long-term global supply glut and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s second-largest economy hunger for energy keeps growing despite the global COVID-19 pandemic and a resultant sharp decline in global economic... Continue Reading →