The Brazilian government concluded it owes state oil company Petrobras money after a revaluation of stakes in offshore oil blocks known as transfer of rights areas, a government source familiar with the issue told Reuters on Friday. The government will offer to settle the debt arising from the transfer of rights contracts with Petrobras, or... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces the Settlement of the Early Redemption of Series of Notes maturing in 2018
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – June 22, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), further to the announcement released in June 20, 2017, has concluded the redemption of its 2.750% Global Notes due 2018, 5.875% Global Notes due 2018 and 4.875% Global... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces Early Redemption Prices for Notes Due 2018
Rio de Janeiro, June 20, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) has delivered notices to holders in connection with its redemption of the outstanding 2.750% Global Notes due 2018 (“2.750% Notes”), 5.875% Global Notes due 2018 (“5.875% Notes”) and 4.875% Global... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras says political turmoil unlikely to affect asset sales
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA does not expect political turmoil caused by a massive corruption investigation to affect its asset sales and debt reduction program, Chief Executive Officer Pedro Parente said Thursday. The Petrobras CEO also said the company will not stop deleveraging once the target of 2.5 times EBITDA is reached. He... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Inclusion of Debts in the Tax Regularization Program
Rio de Janeiro, June 1, 2017 – Petrobras informs that it requested the inclusion of tax debts in the Tax Regularization Program (Programa de Regurarização Tributária) created by Provisional Measure 766/2017 and governed by Normative Instruction of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service No. 1.687/2017 and National Treasury Attorney's Office Ordinance No. 152/2017. Enrollment in this... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces Redemption of Three Series of Notes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – May 23, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) has delivered notices of redemption to the holders of the outstanding 2.750% Global Notes due 2018 (“2.750% Notes”), 5.875% Global Notes due 2018 (“5.875% Notes”) and 4.875% Global... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Issues US$ 4 billion in Global Notes
Rio de Janeiro, May 22, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that it has closed today a US$ 4 billion issuance of 2022, 2027 and 2044 notes in the international capital markets. The notes were reopened by Petrobras’ wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) and constitute general senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Reduction of Significant Shareholding Interest
Rio de Janeiro, May 19, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated of 1/3/2002, informs that it was notified by BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock") that the latter has sold preferred shares issued by the company, and as of May 18, 2017 it manages shareholding interest... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Petrobras turnaround could yield first dividend in years in 2017
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras will pay its first shareholder dividend in three years if the company turns a profit in 2017, Chief Executive Officer Pedro Parente said on Wednesday. Parente took the helm of the world's most indebted energy company a year ago and said he is ahead of schedule with an aggressive restructuring... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces the Pricing of Reopening of Outstanding Series of Global Notes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – May 15, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces the pricing of additional notes of its 6.125% Global Notes due 2022 (CUSIP No. 71647N AR0 / ISIN No. US71647NAR08) (the “2022 Notes”), 7.375% Global Notes due 2027 (CUSIP No. 71647N AS8 / ISIN No. US71647NAS80)... Continue Reading →