(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 →
Lula to start job interviews for Petrobras overhaul, sources say
(Reuters) - Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva begins interviews this week with candidates to run oil firm Petrobras, people familiar with the talks said, kicking off what may be a rocky few months for the state-controlled company. Lula, who takes office on Jan. 1, has already signaled plans for a dramatic overhaul of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the method of shareholder remuneration distribution
– Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on November 03, 2022, informs that the distribution of the second installment of the remuneration to shareholders, approved by the Board of Directors on that date, to be paid on January 19, 2022, in the amount of R$ 1.67445, will be paid as... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of REGAP Refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has received a binding proposal for the sale of the Gabriel Passos Refinery (REGAP), in Minas Gerais, but decided to close the process, since the conditions of the presented proposal were below Petrobras' economic and financial evaluation. Thus, the company will evaluate the appropriate moment to start... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on real state receivables certificates
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/31/2022, informs that it concluded the bookbuilding procedure for the issue of real estate receivables certificates (CRI), in up to 3 (three) series, as part of the 1st (first), 2nd (second) and 3rd (third) series of the 67th (sixty-seventh) issue of Opea Securitizadora... Continue Reading →
Production restart from FPSO operating off Brazil expected by year-end
Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore is putting the wheels into motion to resume production by the end of the year from a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is working for Petrobras offshore Brazil. Back in January 2022, oil was observed close to the FPSO Cidade de Anchieta – designed for pre-salt production of the Baleia Azul, Jubarte and Pirambu fields in... Continue Reading →
ANP approves new development plan for the Marlim field, forecast of U$ 3.8 billion in investments
(PN) Petrobras' revitalization plans for the Marlim field will bring new investments to the Campos Basin. The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the new version of the field development plan presented by the oil company. Altogether, the program foresees investments of US$ 3.8 billion for Marlim and another US$ 60 million for the neighboring field,... Continue Reading →