September 14, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby announces that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved the change in the name of the Lula field to Tupi field. The approval is aimed at complying with the ruling of July 7, 2020, in a citizen lawsuit, which ordered the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras collaborates with new phase of Lava Jato operation
September 11, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that yesterday, the 74th phase of Lava Jato operation (Car Wash) was launched, in which the Federal Prosecutors and the Federal Police are investigating possible wrongdoing in connection with exchange contracts signed with Banco Paulista, as well as alleged improper payments to three Company employees,... Continue Reading →
Manager at Brazil’s Petrobras investigated in latest graft probe
Sept 10, 2020 A Petrobras manager was among the subjects of search warrants issued to police on Thursday, part of a years-long investigation into alleged corruption at the Brazilian state-controlled oil firm, according to court documents seen by Reuters. Brazil’s federal police served 25 search warrants as part of the sweeping “Car Wash” probe, one... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ probe targets Petrobras forex transactions
Sept 10, 2020 Brazil’s federal police were serving 25 search warrants as part of an investigation regarding foreign-exchange transactions done by state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA between 2008 and 2011, according to a statement from federal prosecutors on Thursday. The raids are part of the 74th phase of Brazil’s so-called Car Wash probe, the... Continue Reading →
Elliott attempting to prevent Chevron’s takeover of Noble Energy
September 10, 2020, by Bojan Lepic Paul Singer’s investment management firm Elliott Management will push for Noble Energy to abandon plans to sell itself to oil major Chevron, believing that the deal undervalues the oil and gas producer. Paul Singer; Source: Elliott Bloomberg said in an article on Wednesday, quoting people familiar with the matter, that Elliott... Continue Reading →
Petrobras returns to the World Economic Forum’s anti-corruption initiative
September 9, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has again become a signatory to the anti-corruption initiative Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) of the World Economic Forum. PACI is the leading international anti-corruption organization with compliance officers from large multinationals, international organizations and governments. The initiative acts as a global platform for... Continue Reading →
Total resumes environmental licensing for seven wells in Foz do Amazonas
Sept 3, 2020 Total started a new environmental licensing process for drilling seven exploratory wells in the area of blocks FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZAM-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127, in the Basin of Foz do Amazonas. The company was forced to restart the licensing of the projects after the environmental agency dismissed, in April last year, the reconsideration... Continue Reading →
PDVSA, Eni Looking at Options to Offload Oil from Idle FSO
Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and Italy's Eni are looking at options to safely offload crude from a floating storage facility on Venezuela's eastern coast that has remained idle for over a year due to U.S. sanctions, according to sources close to the discussions. The companies suspended output at their joint venture Petrosucre shortly after... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases the Annual Letter of Public Policy and Corporate Governance
August 28, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved the 2019 Annual Letter of Public Policy and Corporate Governance. The Annual Letter is a requirement of Law 13.303/2016 and Decree 8.945/2016 and is in line with the transparency requirements required by legislation. This Letter is intended for the general... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the Suspension of an Arbitration Award
August 26, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in continuity to the notices to the market released on July 21 and July 29, 2020, hereby announces that a judicial decision was issued today in favor of the Company, determining the immediate suspension of the arbitration proceeding filed by Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Pessoal (Petros) and... Continue Reading →