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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 19, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in a set of 11 onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the state of Sergipe, jointly called the Carmópolis Cluster. Potential buyers... Continue Reading →
New preparations for the entry into operation of the Rota 3 gas pipeline, which will take the pre-salt gas to the Gaslub Itaboraí pole (formerly Comperj). Petrobras announced that it had asked Ibama for the operating license for the shallow and onshore maritime stretches of the line, which may start operating later this year. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras had its best operating performance in 2020, overcoming considerable challenges arising from the pandemic, contraction in global demand for fuels and low prices. We reached annual production records of 2.28 million barrels per day (MMbpb) of oil and NGL and 2.84 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboed) of total production. Previous production... Continue Reading →
The ANP released today the Monthly Bulletin on Oil and Natural Gas Production, with detailed data on national production for December 2020. This month's publication also includes a special insert with the consolidated data of production in the year 2020. The Bulletin can be accessed on the page https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/boletim-mensal-da-producao-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural. That year, production registered records in... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 7, 2020, informs that it has received binding proposals for the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore production concessions, called Urucu Cluster, located in the Solimões Basin, in the state of Amazonas, and it has begun the... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil major Chevron Corp swung to an $11 million fourth-quarter loss as low margins on fuel, acquisition costs and foreign currency effects overwhelmed improved drilling results. Oil companies are expected to benefit from a bounce-back in oil and gas prices after a one-two punch of falling demand and prices put the industry in a tailspin last year. But as... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Top oil and gas companies sharply slowed their search for new fossil fuel resources last year, data shows, as lower energy prices due to the coronavirus crisis triggered spending cuts. Acquisitions of new onshore and offshore exploration licences for the top five Western energy giants dropped to the lowest in at least five... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on September 29, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of the totality of its stakes in a set of four onshore field concessions, with integrated facilities, jointly named North Capixaba Cluster, located in the state of Espírito Santo.... Continue Reading →
Energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy has conducted a comprehensive company-level analysis of the world’s upstream industry, identifying the top carbon-intensity performers in each of the offshore, onshore, and shale segments and concluded that onshore producers have a higher carbon intensity on average, while offshore producers are scattered. The carbon footprint of exploration and production companies... Continue Reading →
National production in November was 3,550 MMboe / d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day), of which 2,755 MMbbl / d (million barrels per day) of oil and 126 MMm3 / d (million m3 per day) of natural gas. Oil production decreased 4.1% compared to the previous month and 10.9% compared to November 2019.... Continue Reading →
