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July 8, 2020 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Paulínia Refinery (Replan), located in the state of São Paulo, broke the monthly production record for Bunker 2020, a low-sulfur fuel oil used on ships, for the second consecutive month. In June, the refinery reached 148 thousand m³, 20% higher than the previous record... Continue Reading →
July 6, 2020 Reuters) - Petrobras' decision to sell part of its refining assets is in line with national energy policy and does not go against the Supreme Federal Court (STF) decision on privatization, defended the Ministries of Economy and Mines and Energy in joint note this Monday. The manifestation of the portfolios follows the... Continue Reading →
Jul 1, 2020 A much leaner company. This is the goal of the president of Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco, who this Wednesday stated that the company should reduce the number of employees from the current 46,600 to 30,000. The executive also revealed that the Voluntary Dismissal Plans (PDVs) underway at the state-owned company had the... Continue Reading →
Jun 29, 2020 The oil unions are reacting hard and even with some indignation to the decision of the Petrobras Board of Directors, which, in early June, approved a change in the internal policy of the state-owned company, authorizing the increase of the appointments of outside professionals for the company's high command. The measure raises... Continue Reading →
Jun 29, 2020 The government is making progress in developing guidelines for Petrobras' divestments in the refining sector. On Friday (26), the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) announced a new position by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) on the subject. The guideline states that the refinery's logistics infrastructure must be operated by companies other... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA is set to receive binding offers for the country’s second-largest refinery on Thursday, five people with knowledge of the matter said, as the state oil company aims to restart a plan to divest more than $10 billion in assets. If the deal for the Landulpho Alves refinery, also known as RLAM,... Continue Reading →
Jun 18, 2020 The Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP) announced the creation of the Brazilian Downstream Association (ABD), which was officially instituted this week during a virtual assembly. The new entity will have its headquarters at the current IBP office in Rio de Janeiro, and already has a defined focus of action. In addition to prioritizing... Continue Reading →
Uruguay’s state-run oil company Ancap has held informal talks with at least two refiners in South America to gauge their appetite for joining forces to gain more clout in the regional market, Chairman Alejandro Stipanicic said. A potential deal could include agreements to jointly buy crude and export refined products, as well as the pooling of technical... Continue Reading →
June 1, 2020 Oil Group and EnP signed an agreement on Friday (29) to develop the construction project for the Espírito Santo Refinery (RefinES) and the Capixaba Lubricants and Asphalt Plant (LubCap). The expectation of the companies is that the works will raise investment in the order of R $ 2 billion for both projects.... Continue Reading →
May 29, 2020 The Oil Group and the Energy Platform-EnP (Marcio Felix) signed, on Friday (29/5), a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a mini-refinery and a lubricant factory, in Espírito Santo. Named RefinES and LubCap, the units will be installed in locations to be defined, after 2022. RefinES will have an initial capacity... Continue Reading →
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