Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, informs that there is no decision from the Executive Board or the Board of Directors in relation to the process of divestment or increase of interest in Braskem. Petrobras is currently developing analyses to define the best alternative for executing its... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Is Said to Rule Out Buyout Offer for Braskem
(Bloomberg) -- Petroleo Brasileiro SA is not considering proposing an offer to buy out Brazilian petrochemical maker Braskem SA, according to people familiar with the matter. The government-owned oil producer known as Petrobras, which holds a 36.1% stake of Braskem, is not planning to pose an offer to acquire the remaining stake in the company... Continue Reading →
Equinor Aims to Boost Brazil Offshore Oil Output Over Next Decade
(Reuters) Equinor plans to expand its oil production in Brazil more than fivefold over the next decade, while also eyeing green energy projects, especially in offshore wind power, an executive for the Norwegian energy giant said on Tuesday. The company aims to boost output to more than 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed)... Continue Reading →
bp targets Pau Brasil and Alto de Cabo Frio Central in 2024
(PH) Angelica Ruiz took charge of bp in Brazil just three months ago, but she already has a lot of work ahead of her. The executive, who accumulates the position of VP of Latin America, has the challenge of leading the operation of a company that, present in the country since 1957, operates in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil Gears Up To Become Fourth Largest Oil Producer
(OP) For nearly two decades, South America’s largest economy Brazil has been reaping a tremendous economic windfall from a massive oil boom that kicked off with the first offshore ultra deep-water pre-salt discovery in 2006. The boom nearly collapsed as corruption, mismanagement and malfeasance saw national oil company Petrobras laden with so much debt it was almost... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of dividends
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press releases published on 03/01/2023 and 04/27/2023, informs that it will pay, on Friday, 06/16/2023, the second installment of the complementary dividends referred to the 2022 fiscal year, based on shareholding position as of 04/27/2023, in connection to the Material Fact released on that date. The... Continue Reading →
Unipar makes an offer to buy Braskem
Unipar informed that the negotiations with Novonor and with its creditor banks holding mortgages on the potential operation involving the control of Braskem have evolved. The company sent a non-binding proposal to Novonor, which contemplates the partial payment of creditor banks, as well as new conditions for the remaining debt balance, and the possibility of... Continue Reading →
Dril-Quip delivers latest wellhead equipment for Petrobras deepwater project
Dril-Quip has installed an 18 ¾-inch BigBore IIe, its newest subsea wellhead system, for the Petrobras Exploratory project in the Aram Block in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. Water depth is 2,002 m. According to Dril-Quip, the system’s sealing technology is qualified to the latest Petrobras standards. It is designed to reduce costs through dispensing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras hits highest monthly refinery utilization rate since 2015
(PN) Petrobras' refineries operated at 95% of their total operating capacity in May. This is the company's best monthly result since July 2015. On some days, in the second half of the month, the level even exceeded 99%. The historic result was achieved even with scheduled maintenance stoppages at RPBC (Cubatão, SP), Refap (Canoas, RS),... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum on closing of the Potiguar Cluster acquisition
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in addition to the Material Fact of May 19, 2023, informs its investors and the market in general that, on June 7, 2023, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) approved the transfer of the entire stake (100%) of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.... Continue Reading →