Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in addition to the announcement made on April 12, 2022, announces that it has today completed the global bond repurchase offer made by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF). The following tables set forth the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase in the... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Hawkish Fed and China lockdowns threaten Brazil’s world-beating FX rally
(Reuters) - The Brazilian currency's monster rally may soon run out of gas, analysts and government officials say, as U.S. interest rate hikes and risks to the Chinese economy threaten the fundamentals of the world's best-performing major currency. Brazil's real has gained over 18% against the U.S. dollar so far this year, more than twice... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving compensation for Atapu
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it received today, at sight, the amount of R$ 5.26 billion from Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. - Shell, referring to its share of 25% in the compensation for Atapu, a block acquired by the consortium composed by Petrobras (52.5%), Shell (25%) and Total Energies EP Brasil Ltda. -... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves dividends payment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on release disclosed on February 23, 2022, informs that, in a meeting held today, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved the remuneration to shareholders relative to the Fiscal Year 2021 in the amount of R$ 7.773202 per outstanding share (common or preferred). This amount includes the prepayments already... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE: Prisma hires Santander to sell Dommo
(Valor) Dommo Energia, a business resulting from the restructuring of OGX, started a sales process that has already attracted at least five interested parties. The process is at the beginning, but there are already signed NDAs. The oil company mandated Santander to carry out the M&A. According to a source, one of those interested in... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil and gas deals jump fourfold in Q1, cools after Ukraine crisis – report
(Reuters) - Dealmaking in the U.S. oil and gas industry surged fourfold in value in the first quarter, even as Russia's invasion of Ukraine poured cold water on M&A activity in March, according to consultancy Enverus. Oil producers struck deals worth $14 billion in the first three months, compared with $3.4 billion last year. Of... Continue Reading →
MISC’s Brazil FPSO project closely watched
(TE) MISC Bhd’s maiden foray into the deep-water floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) segment of the oil and gas (O&G) industry in Brazil will be closely watched this year. According to S&P Global Ratings, any potential delays and cost overruns on the Mero 3 FPSO project could weigh on its credit rating in the... Continue Reading →
CNOOC to Raise $4.41B in Shanghai Listing
(Reuters) Chinese oil giant CNOOC Ltd said on Monday it will raise 28.08 billion yuan ($4.41 billion) in a share listing in Shanghai, after setting the price for what will be mainland China's 11th-biggest public stock offering. Fundraising will be expanded to 32.29 billion yuan if an over-allotment "greenshoe" option to buy and sell more... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s J&F prepares bid for Braskem majority stake, paper says
(Reuters) - Holding company J&F Investimentos has prepared an offer to purchase a controlling stake in Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem SA (BRKM5.SA), newspaper O Globo reported on Sunday. The newspaper, which did not say how it obtained its information, did not specify the stage of any potential negotiations, saying only that the offer "had been discussed,... Continue Reading →
Ex-Petrobras CFO joins Brazilian oil independent Seacrest Petroleo
(Reuters) - Rafael Grisolia, a former CFO at Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and former CEO of fuel distributor Vibra Energia (VBBR3.SA), has been appointed the chief financial officer of Brazil's Seacrest Petroleo, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Seacrest Petroleo, the Brazilian unit of global oil and gas-focused private equity firm Seacrest Capital,... Continue Reading →