August 28, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the new Shareholder Compensation Policy. The new policy aims to establish an objective parameter for the payment of earnings, providing investors with more transparency on their compensation, considering the company's indebtedness and cash flow. The... Continue Reading →
Privatize Petrobras? Lofty ambition, higher hurdles
Brazil’s influential finance minister has convinced President Jair Bolsonaro to consider the once-unthinkable step of privatizing state-owned oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), but stiff political opposition could stifle any effort to sell the country’s corporate crown jewel. Petrobras, or Petroleo Brasileiro SA, was founded in 1953 by former president Getulio Vargas following a nationalist campaign that... Continue Reading →
Cade approves Trident Energy entry into Campos Basin
August 28, 2019 Cade approved, without restrictions, the sale by Petrobras of control of 11 shallow water offshore fields from the Campos Basin to Trident Energy. The completion of the U$1 billion operation was announced by the state company in mid-July. Petrobras has bid the fields three times. In July 2018, the state-owned company announced... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Campos Neto says GDP may not have grown in second quarter, sees room for stimulus
Brazil’s economy was stable or expanded slightly in the second quarter and while growth should pick up in the coming months, low inflation means there is room for more stimulus, central bank president Roberto Campos Neto said on Tuesday. In testimony to the Senate’s economic committee, Campos Neto also said that the central bank is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras receives binding offers for the sale of Liquigás
August 23, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in relation to the news reported in the media, clarifies that as part of the competitive process of divestment of its entire stake in Liquigás Distribuidora S.A. the consortium formed by Itaúsa, Copagaz and Nacional Gás Butano presented the best binding offer for the acquisition of this... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs that Moody’s raised the company’s stand-alone credit profile
August 23, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the rating agency Moody raised its stand-alone credit profile (SCP) by one notch to "ba2" from " ba3" and affirmed the “Ba2“ corporate rating, with a stable outlook. Moody's highlighted that the SPC upgrade reflects Petrobras' continued success in improving its credit metrics and liquidity... Continue Reading →
Investments in drilling activity and decommissioning will increase in next two years – ANP
AUG 23, 2019 The expected jump by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) in drilling activity next year will bring a large increase in investment volume. According to estimates, the amount will reach R$ 23.5 billion. This is a significant increase of 144% when compared to the R $ 9.6 billion forecast for 2019. As we... Continue Reading →
Modec Completes $ 1.1 Billion Issue to Fund Pre-Salt Platform
Aug 23, 2019 Modec do Brasil has completed the issuance of a US $ 1.1 billion bond to finance one of its vessels in Brazil, the FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba, in operation since 2014 in the Iracema Sul area, in the Lula pre-salt area. “This is the first public issuance to fund a Floating Production... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea Returns to Profit as Group Seeks Refinancing Deal
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF Group, reported profit in the second quarter of 2019 of NOK 14 million ($1.5 million), compared to loss of NOK 292 million ($32.4 million) in the corresponding period in 2018. Year-to-date result for 2018 came out negative, with loss of NOK 10 million ($1.1 million), against loss of NOK... Continue Reading →
Rosneft Profit Suffers From Pipeline Incident, Weaker Oil
Rosneft PJSC’s second-quarter net income fell as the Russian giant suffered the effects of weaker oil prices and production cuts, but the decline was less severe than analysts expected. While the results show the impact on Rosneft of the Druzhba crisis, in which millions of barrels of exports to central Europe via the Soviet-era pipeline... Continue Reading →