June 01, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/04/2020, announces the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its stake (35%) in the Manati Field, a shallow water maritime production concession located in the Camamu Basin, in the State of Bahia. Potential buyers qualified for this... Continue Reading →
Strategy change on Rota 3 pipeline
May 27, 2020 McDermott will start, in the first week of June, the launch of the last stretch of Rota 3, a gas pipeline that will connect the Santos Basin pre-salt to Comperj, in Itaboraí (RJ). The campaign will be carried out with the DLV 2000 vessel, which belongs to the group's fleet. Locar Pipe... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS OPENING ACCESS TO ITS GAS PROCESSING PLANTS TO OTHER COMPANIES
May 27, 2020 Petrobras informed earlier this evening (27) that it took the first steps to allow access to its natural gas processing units by the other producers of the input in Brazil. The announcement comes hours after the Federation of Petroleum Workers (FUP) accused the company's management of lack of honesty, as it was... Continue Reading →
Proposals for gas in Brazil: a view from BNDES
May 25, 2020 The BNDES is proposing a discussion on business models that make the investment in infrastructure for the disposal of natural gas produced in the pre-salt possible, and one of the ideas is the development of an intermediate market for operators of the routes that connect the offshore fields to the market, on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts Gaspetro’s non-binding phase
May 15, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on May 4, 2020, announces the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its entire 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro). Qualified parties for the non-biding phase will receive a process letter with detailed instructions on the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts NTS’s non-binding phase
May 15, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 31, 2020, announces the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its remaining stake (10%) in Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS). Qualified parties for the non-biding phase will receive a process letter with detailed instructions... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on natural gas for distributors
May 08, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reaffirms its commitment to the proposals of the new gas market and informs that the sale prices of the product (which include the molecule and transportation parcels) to the distributors in the new contracts started in January had an average reduction of 36%, in US$/MMBtu, in May... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Gaspetro’s divestment
May 04, 2020 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 18 , 2020, regarding the sale of its entire 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro), informs the reopening of the analysis and qualification phase for potential buyers, which will extend until May 15, 2020. The adjusted... Continue Reading →
Keppel O&M Says Pivot to Gas, Renewables Pays Off
Keppel Offshore & Marine, an offshore construction subsidiary of Singapore's Keppel Corp, expects challenging conditions ahead due to the drop in oil prices but says its business diversification into gas and renewables has paid off. The company has traditionally been called an "offshore rig builder" as this was the Keppel O&M's core business in the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras production up despite global recession and health crisis
The negative effects of the global recession caused by the public health crisis did not substantially impact Petrobras’ production and sales performance in the first quarter, according to the Brazilian oil company’s production and sales report. Petrobras said on Monday that the average production of oil, NGL, and natural gas was 2,909 kboed, resulting in... Continue Reading →
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