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(U) The first bid round featuring pre-salt acreage under the permanent offer mechanism will be the last auction of the current four-year term of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro. Scheduled for 16 December, the round has attracted interest from supermajors in the US and Europe, as well as from oil companies in Asia looking for a... Continue Reading →
(U) Brazil’s Prio intends to become one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in the Americas and is counting on more than doubling its production over the next two years to meet that target. With a solid cash position of $1.2 billion, the company is simultaneously developing a pair of clusters in the... Continue Reading →
(U) Brazil has for decades been the king of the floating production, storage and offloading vessel market, and it should easily retain the crown for years to come as oil companies operating in the South American nation continue to opt for FPSOs to develop their hydrocarbon resources. Petrobras already has dozens of FPSOs spread across... Continue Reading →
(U) After years of uncertainty and stagnation, the offshore drilling market is making a comeback in 2022, with demand for rigs rebounding around the world. Brazil, one leg of the “golden triangle” of offshore oil and gas — the other two being the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa — is expected to lead rig... Continue Reading →
(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 →
- 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 →
(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 →
(WO) Radix Engineering and Software closed a R$49 million (approx. $9.5 million) contract with Petrobras to develop and maintain scientific software focused on Well Engineering and Subsea Engineering. Radix will develop software for two lots of subsea and one lot of wells, marking its return to large contracts with Petrobras. The partnership will last for... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/28/2022 and 08/31/2022, informs that it has carried out today the payment of the 2nd installment of the remuneration to shareholders approved by its Board of Directors in a meeting held on 07/28/2022. The gross amount distributed today corresponds to dividends of R$... Continue Reading →
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 →
