(OET) Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has been selected as the winning bidder for a 650-day firm period contract for Petrobras’ tender in Brazil. This announcement comes after the firm disclosed in October 2022 that it had submitted the most competitive offer in this bidding process. Prosafe explained last Friday that the final contract award and the start of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on news in the media regarding Shareholder Remuneration Policy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news in the media about the Shareholder Remuneration Policy ("Policy"), approved by the Board of Directors in 2019 and improved in 2020 and 2021, clarifies that the payment of extraordinary dividends is provided for in the Policy. In addition, the Company does not take on debt to pay... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO aims to stay until April, sources say, auguring messy transition
(Reuters) - Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may have to wait months to implement his plans for state-run oil company Petrobras, as the chief executive appointed by the current government aims to finish his term in April, people familiar with his plans said. Until then, CEO Caio Paes de Andrade, installed by President... Continue Reading →
Deepwater Oil And Gas Production To Rise 60pct By 2030
(RZ) Deepwater production is set to increase by over 60% between 2022 and 2030, growing from 6% to 8% of overall upstream production. Ultra-deepwater production – from depths of 5,000 feet and above is growing fastest – by 2024 it will account for more than half of all deepwater production. Deepwater is the fastest-growing upstream... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on assignment of participation in the Búzios field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases of 09/29/2021, 10/04/2021 and 03/04/2022, informs that it has received today the amount of R$ 10.3 billion, equivalent to US$ 1.9 billion by the PTAX exchange rate of 11/24/2022, related to the assignment of 5% of its participation in the Production Sharing Contract of the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Lula won’t have interventionist stance on Petrobras, aide says
(Reuters) - Brazil's incoming leftist government will not have an interventionist stance on state-run oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA), a member of the transition team for President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday. Senator Jean Paul Prates told reporters that the future administration had no intention of causing a "breakdown" of the company and that... Continue Reading →
FPSO Anna Nery heads towards the Marlim field in the Campos Basin
(TN) The FPSO Anna Nery left the BrasFELS shipyard, in the city of Angra dos Reis (RJ), and headed for its final destination, the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4 million m³ of gas per... Continue Reading →
KNOT orders new shuttle tanker for charter with Petrobras
(OET) Norway-based shuttle tankers owner and operator Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT) has ordered another shuttle tanker for time charter with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras. On 21 November, KNOT signed a contract with Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) for the construction of a 154,000 cbm Suezmax dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tanker.... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s incoming government to revoke Bolsonaro’s biodiesel mandate decision
(Reuters) - Brazil's incoming government will look to revoke a decision to keep the mandatory blend of biodiesel in diesel at 10% until March 31, 2023, a member of the transition team for President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday. Senator Carlos Favaro said the Lula administration would "reaffirm" its commitment with the... Continue Reading →
Brazil transition team asks Bolsonaro govt to halt Petrobras asset sales
(Reuters) - The transition team for Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked the current administration to halt ongoing asset sales by state-run oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA) until a new Mines and Energy Minister is appointed, a member of the group said on Tuesday. The remarks by Professor Mauricio Tolmasquim, tapped last week to participate in the mining... Continue Reading →
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