(Mint) In a landmark development to diversify crude oil sourcing for energy security in India, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazilian oil firm Petrobras. The signing of the MOU will strengthen future crude oil trade relations between the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Route 3 Integrated Project
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/11/22, informs that it has terminated the contract with SPE Kerui-Método, responsible for the works of the Natural Gas Processing Units (UPGN) of the Itaboraí Gaslub Cluster. As a result of this fact, and in order to minimize impacts on the entry... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Amid tense Brazil election, Petrobras emerges as surprise market darling
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) has spent much of 2022 in turmoil, cycling through four chief executives as President Jair Bolsonaro hammered the company to bring down fuel prices. Faced with that and the likely return of a left-wing government in next month's election, some investors have moved to the sidelines. But of seven... Continue Reading →
Radix wins $9.5 million contract with Petrobras for well, subsea engineering solutions
(WO) Radix Engineering and Software closed a R$49 million (approx. $9.5 million) contract with Petrobras to develop and maintain scientific software focused on Well Engineering and Subsea Engineering. Radix will develop software for two lots of subsea and one lot of wells, marking its return to large contracts with Petrobras. The partnership will last for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/28/2022 and 08/31/2022, informs that it has carried out today the payment of the 2nd installment of the remuneration to shareholders approved by its Board of Directors in a meeting held on 07/28/2022. The gross amount distributed today corresponds to dividends of R$... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of stake in the Potiguar Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 08/16/2022 and 09/08/2022, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of 40% of its stake in the BM-POT-17 exploratory concessions, in which the Pitu well Discovery Assessment Plan is being developed (Blocks POT-M-853 and POT-M-855), and the POT-M-762_R15 Concession (Block... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras to lower diesel prices from Tuesday
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Monday it will lower refinery gate diesel prices by 5.8% to an average 4.89 reais ($0.93) per liter starting on Tuesday, the lowest level in roughly four months. The move marks the third consecutive diesel price reduction since early August, while gasoline prices were kept at their... Continue Reading →
Siem Helix 2 stays with Petrobras for another two years
Helix Energy Solutions has secured another extension of its well intervention charter and services contracts with Petrobras for the well intervention vessel Siem Helix 2. The two-year extension directly follows Helix’s current contracts with Petrobras and is scheduled to conclude in December 2024. The initial four-year contract between the two companies for the vessel was extended by one... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ CEO Diagnosed with Cancer -Local Media
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Petrobras' Chief Executive Caio Paes de Andrade has been diagnosed with cancer, local media reported. The executive has started treatment to fight a head and neck carcinoma, according to the reports, citing a Petrobras internal statement. Petrobras said in a note to Reuters on Friday that Andrade is starting a health... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Nets ‘Significant’ EPCI Deal with TotalEnergies in Brazil
Oilfield services giant TechnipFMC said Wednesday it had secured a significant contract with the oil major TotalEnergies for its Lapa North East field in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil. For TechnipFMC, a “significant” contract is between $75 million and $250 million. Under the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract TechnipFMC will reconfigure and... Continue Reading →