Petróleo Brasileiro SA raised on Wednesday a goal for asset divestitures and partnerships for this and next year to $21 billion from $19.5 billion previously, a sign Brazil's state-controlled oil company plans to expand ventures with peers in segments from refining to oil exploration. In a presentation detailing fourth-quarter results, Petrobras said cash and equivalents... Continue Reading →
Petrobras debt, operational metrics improve despite profit miss
Petróleo Brasileiro SA cut debt by 20 percent and had positive free cash flow for the seventh straight quarter during the fourth quarter, in a further sign of recovery at Brazil's state-controlled oil company in spite of a quarterly profit miss. Net income at Petrobras (PETR4.SA) came in at 2.510 billion reais ($812 million) last... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Results Announcement 2016
Rio de Janeiro – March 21, 2017 - FINANCIAL REPORT FOURTH QUARTER OF 2016 RESULTS - Derived from consolidated interim financial information audited by independent auditors, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards - IFRS. Net income R$ 2,510 billion Production 2,144 Mbbl/d Adjusted EBITDA R$ 24,788 million Attached find the Press Conference... Continue Reading →
Petrobras misses estimates as revenue disappoints, debt slumps
Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA missed fourth-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday after revenue came in well below expectations. According to a statement, Petrobras earned net income of 2.510 billion reais ($812 million) last quarter, reversing a loss of 16.458 billion reais in the third quarter. Operational and cash flow trends improved while net... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras confident accounting practices correct -CFO
Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is "completely confident" its financial reporting is in line with regulation, the company's chief financial officer said on Wednesday, after Brazil's CVM market regulator questioned its hedging practices. Chief Financial Officer Ivan Monteiro told reporters Petrobras would appeal the CVM decision and will continue to adopt the same... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – 2016 Annual Results Release Date
Rio de Janeiro, March 8, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras informs that it will release its 2016 annual results on March 21, 2017, after the market is closed. Therefore, the Company is in quiet period until the date of disclosure, during which Petrobras is not able to comment or provide clarifications related to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Clarifications regarding CVM Letter
Rio de de Janeiro, March 7, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras informs that it received today a Letter No. 33/2017/CVM/SEP/GEA-5, following a meeting of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) that took place today, in which CVM’s Collegiate decided to publish the Letter No. 30/2017/CVM/SEP/GEA-5 (“Letter No. 30”), dated March 3, 2017,... Continue Reading →
Standard & Poor’s improves Petrobras’ rating
Rio de Janeiro, February 10, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s announced that it raised the rating for the Company’s corporate debt to 'BB-' from 'B+' and altered its outlook to stable from negative. The agency noted on its report that the improvement in Petrobras’ rating... Continue Reading →
Petrobras investors offer $5.58 bln of bonds in buyback tender
Jan 26 Investors have offered to tender a combined $5.58 billion worth of dollar- and euro-denominated global bonds as part of Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro's $6 billion bond buyback program. Petrobras got a combined $4.89 billion worth of dollar-denominated bonds tendered and another 651 million euros ($698 million) in buyback offers from... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces Increase of Tender Cap and Extension of Early Tender Date and Expiration Date
01/24/2017 Petrobras Announces Increase of Tender Cap and Extension of Early Tender Date and Expiration Date Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – January 24, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) has increased the tender cap in its previously announced cash tender offers... Continue Reading →