July 21st, 2020 In a challenging context, we presented solid operational performance in 2Q20. The preventive measures against COVID-19 demanded a reduction in the number of shifts in our operations, in which we have been working with 50% of the regular staff. In view of this new scenario for the oil and gas industry, we... Continue Reading →
NEW BÚZIOS PHASE WILL BEGIN IN 2024 USING FPSOS WITH GREATER PRODUCTION CAPACITY
Jul 15, 2020 The Búzios field is the highlight of the news this Wednesday (15). The novelty now is that the second phase of the asset should begin in 2024, according to Petrobras president Roberto Castello Branco. The executive also confirmed that, in this new stage, FPSOs with a greater production capacity than those used... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes renewable diesel tests
July 14, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, on July 11th, it successfully concluded tests on an industrial scale for the production of renewable diesel. The tests were conducted at the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar), in Araucária, Paraná, where 2 million liters of soybean oil were processed, which resulted in the production... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on asphalt sale by Reduc
July 13, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that its refinery in Duque de Caxias (Reduc), located in Rio de Janeiro, reached the mark of 16,773 tons of asphalt sold in June 2020, an increase of 42.5% compared to May and 120.8% compared to the same month of the previous year. This is the... Continue Reading →
UTC back offshore
July 10, 2020 Almost three years after the end of the precautionary blockade by Petrobras, the group closes contracts with the state-owned company and Trident Energy. Heftos Óleo e Gás Engenharia - a subsidiary of the UTC Participações group - signed contracts with Petrobras to provide services at the Gabriel Passos Refinery (Regap), in Minas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on news in the press regarding RLAM
July 9, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding to the news published in the media, referring to the divestment of the Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM), clarifies that there was approval by the Company's internal bodies to start the negotiation phase of the applicable contracts and the Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) presented the best binding... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on fuel oil production at Replan
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 →
Sale of Petrobras refineries does not violate STF decision, says government
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 →
PETROBRAS WANTS TO REDUCE ITS WORK FORCE TO 30 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES
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 →
PETROBRAS RE-STRUCTURE WILL LEAVE THE COMPANY WITH A LESS STATE AND MORE PRIVATE CULTURE
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 →